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THE REVELATION OF GOD'S LAW ON MOUNT SINAI 119
PRIESTS BLOWING THE TRUMPETS AT THE FEAST OF THE N M N
land was to. lie fallow, and sowing and reaping were forbidden.
God set aside certain days of the year on which the· F d ysof
Israe11.tes were to honor H1.m wi.th m.ore prayers an theJe more sacri ces than usual. These days were known
as feast days. God appointed these feast days be-
cause He wanted to remind His Chosen People from
time to time in a special manner of the worship which they owed to Him, and to recall to their minds the great events in their history. Thus their hearts would be moved to gratitude for all the favors God· had shown them.
The Day of
day of the seventh month. It was the great day of onthe
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Atonement was observed on the tenth The_
public penance, and no servile work was done, nor = was any food eaten. On this day, the high priest