Ezra 6:22, “And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy.”
Nehemiah 8:9-12, “This day is holy unto the Lord your God: mourn not, nor weep… Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord; neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength… And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.”
Nehemiah 12:27, 43, “To keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps… Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced; for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.”
Esther 9:19, 22, “a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.
1 Chronicles 12:40 - the celebration to make David king! “And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking… for there was joy in Israel.”
Notice that their feasts didn’t last for one meal, but went on for days.
Luke 15:23-25, “Bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to be merry. Now his older son was in the field, And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.”
This manual will give you a vision for your family meal table far beyond what you have ever had before. It has 35 chapters and over 200 pages of scriptural inspiration and creative ideas for your family mealtimes and hospitality. It also has questions at the end of each chapter for personal meditation or group discussion in a Bible Study group. This manual is a “must” for every family.
