Jeremiah 36:9
36:9 All the people living in Jerusalem
and all the people who came into Jerusalem from the towns of Judah came to observe a fast before the
Lord. The fast took place in the ninth month of the fifth year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was ruling over Judah.
Leviticus 16:29-31
Review of the Day of Atonement
16:29 “This is to be a perpetual statute for you. In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you must humble yourselves and do no work of any kind, both the native citizen and the foreigner who resides in your midst,
16:30 for on this day atonement is to be made for you to cleanse you from all your sins; you must be clean before the Lord.
16:31 It is to be a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you must humble yourselves. It is a perpetual statute.
Leviticus 23:27-32
23:27 “The
tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement.
It is to be a holy assembly for you, and you must humble yourselves
and present a gift to the
Lord.
23:28 You must not do any work on this particular day,
because it is a day of atonement to make atonement for yourselves
before the
Lord your God.
23:29 Indeed,
any person who does not behave with humility on this particular day will be cut off from his people.
23:30 As for any person
who does any work on this particular day, I will exterminate
that person from the midst of his people!
23:31 You must not do any work. This is a perpetual statute throughout your generations
in all the places where you live.
23:32 It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you must humble yourselves on the ninth day of the month in the evening, from evening until evening you must observe your Sabbath.”
Acts 27:9
Caught in a Violent Storm
27:9 Since considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because the fast was already over, Paul advised them,