This emphasis is too insistent to be avoided.  Underlying the whole

history of Israel is this sabbatic element.  From verse 4 of Leviticus 23

feasts 'in their seasons' are recorded, which also conform to the sabbatic

character.  We have, in verse 5, the feast of the first month detailed, and

in verses 34 and 39 that of the seventh month described.  Between these two

all the other feasts are found, so that while Israel's year had twelve

months, with an intercalary thirteenth month at intervals, its typical year

took note only of seven of these months.

We must now tabulate the feasts in order to place the sunteleia: