1) The Messianic significance: This is the work of Jesus Christ at His first coming as well as what He will do leading up to His return and kingdom rule. ZEC 14:16, Then it will come about that any who are left of all the nations that went against Jerusalem will go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of tabernacles. What should we focus on as we study these feasts? Each one of these feasts actually pointed to a specific coming event. 42 You shall dwell in [ g]booths for seven days. I think you'll find it as amazing as I did as it testifies to the One who designed both! Day of Atonement in Hebrew is called Yom Kippur. When is the last time you heard a sermon on them or read a book about them? In COL 2:16 he said, Therefore let no one act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath daythings which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ. The Church-age is the intensified stage of the angelic conflict. Israel now waited for three days at the base of Mount Sinai for Moses to return from conversing with God. First of course, there was the Exodus from Egypt (EXO 12:41). And he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord for you to be accepted; on the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it.. In the Bible, who came up with the idea of having feasts? This feast remembers the last plague in Egypt, when the angel of death passed over the children of Israel who applied the blood of the lamb to their doors. (8) Therefore let us celebrate the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. EXO 14:13-14, But Moses said to the people, Do not fear! Next, the gynecologist said, "Within two to six days, the fertilized egg attaches itself to the wall of the womb and begins to grow." We can celebrate the miracles He has done. This passage tells us the time when all believers who had died were transferred from Paradise in Hades to the third heaven or new Paradise. Join the 28,126 who get encouraging articles, an exclusive insider view, and connect with what God is doing in Israel every week. This is what the Galatian church tried to do and note Paul's concern and disappointment with them: When we accept Christ, we accept the loving gift of a second chance because of his death on the cross, we have a clean slate! The Feast of the First Fruits was held during the wheat harvest. Our Lord celebrated this feast by first conquering death Himself, then by offering the Firstfruits to all future resurrections. What does the split timing of the feasts teach us about the Messiah's work of redemption? Let's have a look at a brief overview of what is taught in each feast. The whole offering, except the skin of the animal, was burnt upon the altar and all During that session, the gynecologist showed him a series of pictures, pointed to the first one (an egg and a sperm) and said, "On the fourteenth day of the first month, the egg appears." The Old Testament has many hidden truths that, in light of the New Testament, bring a richer understanding to your life in Jesus Christ. Wycliffe Bible Translators. Estera Wieja is a journalist, book author and public speaker, focused on the topics of Israel, Jewish history, and Judeo-Christian culture. 2) The personal significance: This is the spiritual outworking of the truth of these feasts into our lives today. The gynecologist continued: "The egg must be fertilized within 24 hours, or it will pass on." The Jewish teachings also confirm that it was on the sixth day of Sivan that Moses received the Ten Commandments. This third day celebration was the same day that Jesus resurrected from the dead. It is to be a Sabbath of complete rest to you, and you shall humble your souls; on the ninth of the month at evening, from evening until evening you shall keep your Sabbath. Called Sukkot in Hebrew (booths), it points to the commandment of God to stay in temporary dwellings for a week. As mentioned earlier, what God does is perfect so you won't go far wrong if you say it must be God's perfect number, seven! 1. At the feast of Tabernacles, Satan and his demons are gone, Rev 20. Jesus in the 7 Feasts of the Lord: An Introduction and Overview. Whichever calendar we follow, God is teaching us about His appointed times. As a day of humility and repentance to God, it was a time for the Jews to get their hearts, consciences and lives right before him. However, God changed Israels calendar so that, from the time of the Exodus, their New Years Day began in the Spring on the first day of the month of Nisan, around March or April. The Festival of Light called Chanukah and the holiday of Purim are times when the Jewish people celebrate God saving them from the hands of their enemies. Each feast, regardless when or how it is celebrated, is called the same thing: a holy convocation.. Leviticus 25 describes this celebration: LEV 25:9-10, You shall then sound a rams horn abroad on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the day of atonement you shall sound a horn all through your land. Sorting through prophecies and symbolisms of the Old Testament can feel similar, like an intricate game of Wheres Jesus?. In giving the Law for His people, God set several appointed feasts of the Lord for Israel to observe at specific times during the year, according to Lev 23. Lift up a standard toward Zion! In the Bible, when was the first mention of any of the feasts? So there have been two major events on this day, the fifteenth day of Nisan. In 1CO 1:22, For indeed Jews ask for signs. No Church-age doctrine was ever revealed prior to the universal indwelling of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, except for some principles taught by Christ, as in the Upper Room Discourse. On Shavuot, God gave Moses and the people of Israel His law. However biblically, it was a solemn day with trumpet blasts reminding people to reflect on their lives and repent. The third feast that God gave Israel was on the seventeenth Day of Nisan, the Feast of Firstfruits. Stand by and see the salvation of the Lord which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again forever. This feast is the second of the three harvest feasts. The statement struck a chord in his Jewish mind because that was the date of Passover. Four coincidences are hard to explain away, especially when each one is so completely appropriate to its purpose. All of the spring feasts were fulfilled EXACTLY in Jesus' first coming 2000 years ago. Remembering the giving of the law (Torah) on Sinai, The coming of the Holy Spirit to indwell believers, Dependence: Walking in the fullness of the Holy Spirit and following the law of the spirit of life, The rapture and resurrection of believers. - The seventh day of the month was a fast for the golden calf incident. They were shadows of what is to come. It is a clear picture of the sacrifice of Jesus, who saved us through his death on the Cross. There are several Christian holidays that famously correspond with Jewish ones. There is an interesting parallel in the Gospel of Matthew where he lists the genealogy of Jesus, the Lamb of God. After 430 years they were faced with either imminent disaster or salvation from the slavery and bondage of Egypt. The Passover emphasized redemption, the Cross, and the road to glory in the supergrace life. This was the time for the harvesting of the early crops of spring. And as soon as the sun sets on Saturday, the new week begins. However, it deserves to be mentioned separately as it is in the Bible. And to show this transfer was occurring, some were permitted to come out of their tombs, take their former bodies in resuscitation, and announced it in the city. The New Testament commentary on this feast (known today as Yom Kippur is found in ROM 3:2326 and HEB 9:2428. - The third day of the month was a special commemoration for the murder of Gedaliah. Hes preparing us to celebrate! Great stuff! You remember that the Lord rejoined His disciples after His resurrection and taught them for forty days, ACT 1:3. The gynecologist continued, "On the tenth day of the seventh month, the hemoglobin of the blood changes from that of the mother, to a self-sustaining baby." Each of the seven feasts has a historical, Messianic and personal significance associated with them. (And if that is too easy for you, do it in Hebrew!) For the sake of not crushing your confidence too early, we'll start off pretty easy and leave some tougher ones for later : ). It is the holiest day of the year for the Jewish people. It should also be noted that there is a spiritual way in which we still keep these feasts and this spiritual / personal aspect will also be explored as we continue with our studies. WebGrouping of 7 Main Feasts: Spring: Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits Late Spring: Weeks / Pentecost (50 days after Firstfruits) Fall: Trumpets, Atonement, Tabernacle The Spring Feasts OT Background Passover (Exodus 12; Leviticus 23; Number 9; Deuteronomy 16; 2 Chronicles 30, 25) Exodus 12 (summary): ), Unlocking the secrets of the Feasts - Michael Norton (a smaller, quicker read but with some interesting information), After the Rapture - Jerry L. Dart (a very comprehensive book on Bible prophecy/end times in general but includes useful information on the 'days of awe' between the feast of Trumpets and the day of Atonement.). It begins on the fifteenth day of Tishri, five days after the solemn Day of Atonement. It is no coincidence that, on the same day of Pentecost in which God appeared to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai and revealed to man a new relationship based upon His sacred Law that He again revealed to man a new relationship based on the Holy Spirit. Born and raised in Poland, Estera is a regular contributor to "Our Inspirations" magazine in Poland. This could possibly be the day for the Battle of Armageddon. The Feast of Trumpets, better known as Rosh HaShanah, meaning Head of the Year, points to the beginning of the civil calendar in Israel. 33 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 34 Speak to the people of Israel, saying, On the fifteenth day of this seventh month and for seven days is the Feast of Booths[ f] to the Lord. Leviticus 23:2 Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'These are my appointed feasts, the appointed feasts of the LORD, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies. My dwelling place also will be with them; and I will be their God, and they will be My people. It represented the establishment of Israel as a nation, ISA 5:2630, 10:1923, 11:1116, 14:13, 60:46; JOE 2:16ff; ZEC 10:612. Two historically important events have already occurred on the tenth day of Tishri, and one future event will possibly transpire on this date. Of the seven Feasts of the Lord mentioned in Lev 23, it is fascinating to note that four of them have had a prophetic fulfillment in the major significant events in the life of Jesus Christ. I thought I had a good understanding of the feasts before I did a recent study on them but I was wrong! For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled, sanctify for the cleansing of the flesh, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? Observant Jews still celebrate them now. In terms of the timing of these feasts, are they split in any way? Aside from the obvious obstacle of the strong nations occupying this territory, an even greater obstacle seemed to stand in the way of Gods promise of giving a land to Abrahams descendants. First Fruits occurred on the first Sunday after the Passover. Christians can freely celebrate these feasts out of a desire to know Gods character. So the fourth of the seven feasts of Israel took place exactly fifty days after the Feast of the Firstfruits, therefore, the name Pentecost, penta meaning fifty. Sign up to receive the free devotional. The dedication took place on the fifteenth day of Tishri, the Feast of Tabernacles, 1005 B.C., The Possible Birthday of Jesus Christ. The unleavened bread represents Jesus sinless life; he is the only perfect sacrifice for our sins. To those at Colossae Paul wrote: That is because the Hebrew calendar is slightly different from the western Gregorian calendar. * THE 8TH DAY OF THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES is on Monday, October 17th at sundown through Tuesday, October 18th (service at 1PM). He represents the first of the great harvest of souls including you that will resurrect to eternal life because of the new covenant in his blood (Luke 22:20). Pentecost was a one-day feast in the first week in June. In the Bible, when was the first mention of any of the feasts? This means that believers of the Old Testament are resurrected at the Second Advent to go into the Millennium, in order that they might realize the fulfillment of the unconditional covenants. But, as the Lord later told Abraham in GEN 18:14, Is anything too difficult for the Lord? His death allows the judgement we deserve to pass over us. The next feast that they would celebrate would be a one-day feast in the first week in June known as the sixth day of Sivan, the Feast of Pentecost. Chagim (plural) are to be celebrated before the Lord in a joyous, party atmosphere with singing, dancing, and processions. So, lets dive deeper into what they are. The prophet Jeremiah may also be referring to Armageddon and the Feast of Trumpets when he says, JER 4:5-6, Declare in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem, and say, Blow the trumpet in the land; Cry aloud and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go Into the fortified cities. 6. After God created man and woman, before they even got a chance to rule over creation, He invited them to rest. The Hebrews who believed God to keep them safe were protected from death by the blood of the lamb on their doorposts. Written with Christian and Jewish audiences in mind, The Feasts of the Lord takes the reader through all the holy days of Israel. 23:6-8 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD; seven days you must eat They are God's calendar for the order and details of the most significant events in the history of the world! WebThese SEVEN FEASTS are (1) The Feast of the PASSOVER, (2) The Feast of the UNLEAVENED BREAD, (3) The Feast of the FIRST FRUITS (4) The Feast of WEEKS, (5) The Feast of TRUMPETS (6) The Feast of ATONEMENT, and (7) The Feast of TABERNACLES. God wants to meet with us to celebrate with usand to teach us. It occurs exactly seven weeks after the Feast of First Fruits, so its also called Pentecost which means 50 days. Traditionally, people were expected to bring the first harvest of grain to the Lord including two leavened loaves of bread. What nation or people were the feasts given to? That is why the holiest day of the week the Sabbath rightfully identified as Saturday, starts being celebrated on Friday evening. But God has given them for a far greater reason that that. The unleavened bread symbolized the purging out of the sins of pagan Egypt. Now, its interesting because these feasts point to a literal time on earth when they would be fulfilled by God Himself. This feast represented the fulfillment of the four unconditional covenants to Israel: the Abrahamic, Davidic, Palestinian, and New Covenants. God is in charge! Three feasts in the fall are bunched into fifteen days. They take a stand in face of adversity and their courage is celebrated at Purim. This feast taught that all Israel is not Israel. The next feast to come is the Feast of Trumpets. During the five month lapse, there was the grape, olive, fig, and date harvest. Later, that meal became known as the Last Supper, and it happened the night before His crucifixion. Why would we want to miss out on something that He said points to Him? It is much better if you think for yourself than just read someone else's thoughts on the matter. Unleavened bread portrayed the Hypostatic Union of Christ, for Jesus Christ is called the Bread of Life. It proves the existence of an intelligence beyond this world. We are not trying to learn so that we have more knowledge for knowledge sake. God gave very specific directions for counting the proper number of days until the Feast of Harvest which we refer to as Pentecost. To the east was the impassable Red Sea; to the west was the enormous Egyptian army; and surrounding was a frightened multitude. Its correlation with the human gestation period is not only remarkable; it proves "Intelligent Design." The first mention is when Israel as a nation was preparing to leave Egypt in the Exodus. - The finding of the book of the Law that Moses wrote. 1. Optimum spirituality will exist, ISA 65:24; Joel 2:2829. In the New Testament, the Greek term pneuma, normally translated as "breath," is applied to the "Holy Spirit." Now, this is simply an overview and introduction to the series. Passover falls on the tenth of this month, called Nissan. Passover was the first of these feasts. The second great event which happened on the sixth day of Sivan; or the day of Pentecost was the giving of the Holy Spirit. Pentecost then occurred on a Sunday, exactly 50 days after the First Fruits or the resurrection of our Lord. Unleavened bread represents fellowship with God. The Day of Atonement will be fulfilled in a wonderful way when the Lord returns at His second coming. WebProduct Description. The Jewish fourth of July held on December twenty-fifth is a holiday that continues until January 1, called Hanukkah. So, in the sacred cycle of festivals, the Passover Supper on the evening of the fourteenth of Nisan, allows all Jews in all generations since the Exodus to participate personally in the miracle of Gods redemption from the slavery of Egypt. However, the Passover holds forth the promise of that final redemption when the Messiah will redeem all those who look to Him for salvation. Samson Raphael Hirsch The Heptadic Calendar 52 sabbaths + 7 days of Passover (including its related feast days) + 1 Shavout, Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) + 1 Yom Teruah, Feast of Trumpets This pictures the Lord establishing His Tabernacle in Jerusalem during the Millennial reign, EZE 37:26-27. This time gap represents the mystery age of the Church during which the royal family is being called out. For the first time, it can hear and distinguish sounds outside the womb." -The Exodus Passover Supper. in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ. (Colossians 2:16-17). Now, the blowing of the trumpet can refer to two things: 1TH 4:16-17, For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Day of Atonement The Day of Atonement teaches us that Jesus Christ gave His life to atone for the sins of all mankind. EXO 19:10-11, The Lord also said to Moses, Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments; and let them be ready for the third day, for on the third day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people. We read above that the feasts / festivals were 'shadows' of the reality that is in Christ. In fact, an old Jewish tradition claims that King David was born and also died on the Feast of Pentecost. 9. Aaron, the High Priest, made Atonement for Israel for the First Time in the Wilderness. That arrival was the day the Church was born Pentecost and the harvest began with 3,000 souls. Studying all the minute details that the Jews did outwardly at these feasts is only helpful to the extent that it can be applied to one of the following aspects: When God created the world, He did so in six days. ZEC 14:9, And the Lord will be king over all the earth; in that day the Lord will be {the only} one, and His name {the only} one. Thats why GEN 8:4 calls it In the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the ark rested upon the mountains of Ararat.. Ever since Isaac was spared by virtue of the ram being caught in the thicket by its horn, God Atonement (Yom Kippur). While all Israel is not Israel, the bornagain Jew is eternally saved through faith in Christ, and he will have the land and the covenants forever. It was essential for Jesus to die in order to triumph over death, sin and Satan. WebTrumpets (Yom Teru'ah). WebEach feast has an historic, memorial context (not to be a basis of criticism). ACT 1:3-4, To these He also presented Himself alive, after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days, and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God. LEV 23:15-19, You shall also count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath [a Sunday], from the day when you brought in the sheaf of the wave offering; there shall be seven complete Sabbaths [7 x 7 or 49 days]. EXO 12:1-2, Now the Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, This month shall be the beginning of months for you; it is to be the first month of the year to you.. But for seven days you shall present an offering by fire to the Lord. These are: Whatever the Jews had previously thought about the Lord Jesus Christ, they certainly had to admit that it seemed more than coincidental that He was crucified on the Passover, buried on Unleavened Bread, raised on First Fruits, and had sent the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. During this time, remembering the hardships in Egypt and how God freed them from captivity, the Jews eat nothing leavened. The Hebrew word is 'mo'ed' which means 'an appointment, that is, a fixed time or season; specifically a festival'. The Feast of First Fruits is one of three Jewish harvest feasts to thank and honor God for all he provided. Feast of Trumpets begins the High Holidays, also called the Days of Awe, that lead up to the Day of Atonement. The blood sprinkled in the Holy of Holies on the Day of Atonement was a prophecy of that ultimate sacrifice, Gods only begotten Son that had to be paid to atone for sins forever. You shall bring in from your dwelling places two loaves of bread for a wave offering, made of twotenths of an ephah; they shall be of a fine flour, baked with leaven as first fruits to the Lord. - On the twenty-third day, the Jews celebrated the dedication of the first temple. Israel is restored as a nation and the four unconditional covenants are fulfilled. And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent, rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Once Israel was free, this bread reminded them that they had left behind them the leaven and sinfulness of pagan Egypt, so it now represented freedom. JOH 12:24, Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains by itself alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.. This was a year of celebration and renewal. LEV 23:9-11, Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, When you enter the land which I am going to give to you and reap its harvest, then you shall bring in the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest. LEV 23:5, In the first month [Nisan, our April], on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight [6:00 PM] is the Lords Passover. - Noahs Ark Rested on Mount Ararat (GEN 8:4), After the flood destroyed all of humanity except for Noah and his family, the ark floated above the waters until, by Gods mercy, it finally came to rest, on the seventeenth day of Nisan, on Mount Ararat in Turkey.
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