Q: When an offering is taken up at the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the congregations, the members are asked to give their offerings on the first day and also the seventh day of the Feast (the annual Sabbaths of unleavened bread). But we read in Scripture that we are commanded to make an offering made by fire for seven days and not only on the two Sabbaths! Why then do you not require for your members to give a money offering seven times, once on each day?

Published: May 6th, 2011

The Scripture that you are referring to is found in Leviticus 23:6-8, “And on the fifteenth day of the same [first] month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD; seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no customary work on it. But you shall offer an offering made by fire to the LORD for seven days. The seventh day shall be a holy convocation; you shall do no customary work on it.' "

It is correct that we should be keeping this Feast as well the other five annual Holy Days mentioned in this chapter. (For more information, please read our free booklet, “God’s Commanded Holy Days.” ). But there are a couple of other points that are noteworthy.