100 Bible Verses About Festivals

Bible verses about Festivals

Exploring festivals through the lens of scripture reveals more than just celebratory events; it unveils God's rhythm for humanity. The Bible's festivals are not mere historical relics, but powerful reminders of God's provision, deliverance, and covenant with His people. Understanding these appointed times allows us to connect with ancient traditions, grasp the prophetic significance woven within them, and discover deeper meaning in our own spiritual journeys. By studying the biblical context of festivals, we can realign our celebrations with God's intentions and experience His blessings in a more profound way. It’s an invitation to remember, rejoice, and renew our commitment to His divine plan.

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Psalms 107:8 (KJV)

Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

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And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.

Exodus 25:26KJV

And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the Lord out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the Lord, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the Lord.

Isaiah 66:20KJV

Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:

Leviticus 23:42KJV

The song of songs, which is Solomon’s.

Song of Solomon 1:1KJV

Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.

Jeremiah 10:9KJV

The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the Lord.

Psalms 146:10KJV

Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

Psalms 107:8KJV

And David and all the house of Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.

2 Samuel 6:5KJV

Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.

Isaiah 60:4KJV

Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.

Esther 9:19KJV

As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee.

Psalms 87:7KJV

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.

Psalms 98:4KJV

In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

Proverbs 14:28KJV

Give unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the Lord glory and strength.

Psalms 96:7KJV

On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

Esther 9:17KJV

Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.

Isaiah 1:14KJV

So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the house of Obed–edom with joy.

1 Chronicles 15:25KJV

And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.

Isaiah 12:4KJV

And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.

Esther 9:28KJV

Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;

Psalms 81:8KJV

They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.

Job 21:12KJV

Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

Psalms 150:1KJV

Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.

Ecclesiastes 9:8KJV

And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.

Genesis 4:21KJV

The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the Lord.

Isaiah 60:6KJV

Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

Psalms 45:9KJV

Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.

Psalms 148:3KJV

Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.

Exodus 25:7KJV

And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:

2 Chronicles 31:15KJV

Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

Psalms 81:1KJV

And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

Genesis 28:3KJV

Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 8:15KJV

And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.

Genesis 26:30KJV

And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

Genesis 29:22KJV

Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.

Psalms 92:3KJV

Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.

Song of Solomon 6:6KJV

Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:

Jeremiah 2:4KJV

And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.

Genesis 34:9KJV

Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

Psalms 100:2KJV

Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.

Isaiah 60:11KJV

And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.

Exodus 27:13KJV

Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,

Exodus 25:6KJV

Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

Psalms 81:2KJV

Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?

Psalms 50:13KJV

And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.

Genesis 43:33KJV

Behold, I build an house to the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the Lord our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.

2 Chronicles 2:4KJV

Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.

Psalms 122:4KJV

In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine.

Isaiah 27:2KJV

And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.

Genesis 43:16KJV

I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.

Psalms 35:18KJV

Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:

Genesis 49:11KJV

And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the Lord: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day.

2 Chronicles 20:26KJV

For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.

Psalms 47:7KJV

King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon.

Song of Solomon 3:9KJV

His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

Genesis 49:12KJV

And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.

Esther 8:15KJV

So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.

Psalms 79:13KJV

And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the Lord.

Exodus 10:9KJV

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

Psalms 147:12KJV

Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.

Psalms 67:5KJV

Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice

Psalms 96:12KJV

A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.

Exodus 12:45KJV

Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.

1 Chronicles 16:32KJV

And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

Exodus 12:4KJV

The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

Psalms 72:10KJV

Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.

Psalms 150:5KJV

Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.

Exodus 25:39KJV

With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the Lord, the King.

Psalms 98:6KJV

Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther’s feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.

Esther 2:18KJV

Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.

Exodus 16:36KJV

Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord.

Exodus 13:6KJV

And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.

Exodus 16:5KJV

Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.

Isaiah 22:2KJV

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

Psalms 95:2KJV

And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.

1 Chronicles 15:22KJV

So the people rested on the seventh day.

Exodus 16:30KJV

And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

Exodus 15:20KJV

Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,

Jeremiah 5:20KJV

The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,

Isaiah 3:22KJV

And the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.

2 Chronicles 4:22KJV

Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year.

Exodus 13:10KJV

The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.

Psalms 65:13KJV

But as for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, which minister unto the Lord, are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait upon their business:

2 Chronicles 13:10KJV

O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.

Psalms 117:1KJV

Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

Psalms 150:4KJV

Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

Psalms 48:12KJV

They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them.

Isaiah 65:23KJV

All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass.

Exodus 27:17KJV

I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

Psalms 69:30KJV

And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.

Exodus 25:24KJV

Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.

Isaiah 56:12KJV

When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.

Psalms 102:22KJV

And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass,

Exodus 25:3KJV

Even an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalms 136:22KJV

They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the Lord, they shall cry aloud from the sea.

Isaiah 24:14KJV

And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.

Exodus 27:3KJV

Sing unto the Lord with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.

Psalms 98:5KJV

With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.

Exodus 28:11KJV

I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

Psalms 108:3KJV

And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

1 Chronicles 23:2KJV

The Bible’s verses on festivals offer a rich tapestry of meaning, illuminating God's provision, remembrance of His mighty acts, and the importance of communal celebration. From Passover's liberation narrative to the joy of Sukkot's harvest, these observances were not merely rituals, but profound opportunities for spiritual renewal and societal bonding. Examining these scriptures allows us to appreciate the historical context of these feasts and glean timeless principles applicable to our own lives. Whether observing traditional festivals or creating our own moments of gratitude and fellowship, these verses encourage us to reflect on God's blessings, remember His faithfulness, and cultivate a spirit of celebration within our hearts and communities. May we embrace opportunities to gather, remember, and rejoice in the goodness of God, allowing these ancient traditions to inspire a deeper connection with Him and with one another.