This holy convocation (assembly of the people before God) is called for in Numbers 29:7. During the service in modern times, those assembled collectively confess sins, not against one another, but rather sins committed against the God who has defined sin.

It is this appointment with God that also provides the meaning for the redemptive Passion of the Christ – the ultimate Atonement for God’s people. Pay attention to these Scriptures: Leviticus 16, verses 7-10 and Hebrews 13, verses 11-12.

This time of repentance is actually a culmination of a forty-day period. Although individuals have been directed to reconcile, think again in terms of society. Jesus has paid the supreme sacrifice for each of us, but there is a passage that states

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves,
and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways;
then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin,
and will heal their land.            2 Chronicles 7:14

The Book of the Bible to study today is Jonah. Read it and then return with comments about how it relates to our current times and the troubles in our land.

Faith stands out today in both books, Hebrews 1 – James 3, but not without corresponding actions.

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Hebrews
Chapter 1 – The Son and Angels
Chapter 2 – A Caution
Chapter 3 – Jesus Compared to Moses
Chapter 4 – The Sabbath Rest
Chapter 5 – The Great High Priest
Chapter 6 – Maturity in Christ
Chapter 7 – God’s Promise
Chapter 8 – Melchizedek, Jesus, and a New Covenant
Chapter 9 – The Blood of the Lamb of God
Chapter 10 – Finality of Christ’s Sacrifice
Chapter 11 – The “By Faith” Chapter
Chapter 12 – God’s Discipline
Chapter 13 – Exhortations

James
Chapter 1 – Perseverance and Follow-through
Chapter 2 – Faith and Deeds [Works]
Chapter 3 – Controlling the Tongue