A ninety-day reading through the seventh month: thirty days under the Trumpet, thirty at the Atonement, thirty in the Ingathering. One Scripture reading a day, with a short commentary and two questions, and a written examination at days 30, 60 and 90.
What You Are HoldingA ninety-day reading of the season the church has mostly stopped reading, and why the trumpet, the atonement and the booth come in that order.
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The Shape of the Seventh MonthLeviticus 23 puts three feasts in one month: wake up, settle the account, then rejoice.
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The Counterfeit HarvestHow the world keeps the feast and drops what it was built on: harvest without the trumpet, joy without atonement, a full barn with a closed gate.
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The Season in Three RegistersThe calendar, the Ethiopian witness, and the life of the reader.
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How to Use This GuideOne passage a day for ninety days, with written examinations at days 30, 60 and 90.
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What This Season Asks of YouAttention, confession and generosity.
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Days 1–30: The TrumpetThe alarm, the watchman, the accounting and the last trumpet: the reckoning every life will meet.
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Day 30 Examination: The Account OpenedThree questions to answer in writing before the Day of Atonement.
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Days 31–60: The AtonementThe blood that covers, the confession that names, and the finished work that ends the repeating.
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Day 60 Examination: The Account SettledWritten questions on what the thirty days of atonement covered, before you build the booth.
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Days 61–90: The IngatheringThe booth, the commanded joy, the portion for the poor, the table for the nations and the eighth day.
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Day 90 Examination: The Harvest DeclaredYour fall testimony: what the trumpet exposed, what the atonement covered, who is still outside the booth.
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The Ledger ClosedThe closing word of the ninety days.