What Holidays Did Jesus Celebrate? THE FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD 3. And it is all laid out in advance! It was essential for Jesus to die in order to triumph over death, sin and Satan. The Day of Atonement or Yom Kippur is the Holiest day in the Jewish calendar. It is the day when all Israel mourns for their sins. The Feast of Trumpets could have a double meaning, it could bring in the Rapture and it represents the termination of the fifth cycle of discipline to Israel and the re-gathering of Israel at the Second Advent. The Jewish leaders condemned Jesus, and he burdened with the sins of all mankind was led out of the city to be crucified: He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins and not only our sins but the sins of the world (1John 2:2, NLT). Which was initially several different places, and eventually, Jerusalem. The statement struck a chord in his Jewish mind because that was the date of Passover. In the recent years, the amount of churches across the world that celebrate these holidays has grown. This became a symbol of their slavery that was transformed into their freedom by the miraculous redemptive act of God, known forever as the Exodus. - The third day of the month was a special commemoration for the murder of Gedaliah. They are God's calendar for the order and details of the most significant events in the history of the world! ), Let's start with some general questions and then I'll give the answers. You shall thus consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim a release through the land to all its inhabitants. It actually marked the summer harvest in which many crops were available. Here is a list. With God, things are precise and perfect and as we shall see, so is the fulfillment of these feasts! WebThe 7. feast in the 7. month takes 7 days. The Day of Atonement will be fulfilled in a wonderful way when the Lord returns at His second coming. Wycliffe Bible Translators. Zola noted that the eight days of Hanukkah are celebrated right on schedule, nine months and ten days after Passover. Although there is no clear, scriptural proof of the exact date of the birth of Christ, Johns Gospel is very suggestive that the day was in fact the Feast of Tabernacles when he uses the unusual word tabernacled to describe the birth of Christ. The unleavened bread was to be buried just like our Lord Jesus Christ was the unleavened bread of life buried into the ground. God also included specific signs that were appointed before the foundation of the world and represent His desire for all of mankind. Consecration: Living in newness of life as a New Creation in Christ and offering ourselves back to Him. However, he also clearly revealed that the festivals or the feasts were intended by the Lord as prophetic signs of future events. His death allows the judgement we deserve to pass over us. - On the twenty-third day, the Jews celebrated the dedication of the first temple. THE SEVEN ANNUAL SACRED FEASTS OF THE OLD COVENANT: The Feasts of Remembrance. In the Hebrew calendar, a day runs from one sunset to the next. (17) These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. (23:4) These are thefeasts of the Lordwhich you shall proclaim to be holy convocations. The necessity of the Day of Atonement was rendered void by Jesus death on the cross our debt has been paid! WebProduct Description. Youre invited to explore what it means to be part of the kingdom of heaven here on earth in our free, 7-day devotional called A Place at the Table.. After that the full instruction for all the feasts were given by God to Moses when the law was given at Sinai. Each of the seven feasts has a historical, Messianic and personal significance associated with them. Great! Bible doctrine has practical and temporal applications as well as spiritual blessing. All during the time of the Old Testament, there were no feasts during this period (except in apostasy when some holidays were added). 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. WebOther words used to describe Gods seven feasts are hag, a noun meaning a feast, and hagag, a verb meaning to hold a feast, a pilgrim feast, to celebrate a holy day (ibid., pp. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2. You shall also offer one male goat for a sin offering and two male lambs one year old for a sacrifice of peace offerings. Although there are several verses in Genesis which indicate that this crucial event took place on Passover, the fourteenth of Nisan, God has confirmed this fact by His account in EXO 12:41 which clearly states that the Passover Exodus, on the fourteenth of Nisan, occurs on the exact anniversary of the giving of the Abrahamic Covenant, four hundred and thirty years earlier. In Leviticus 23:24 God commands his people to gather and to commemorate the decree with trumpet blasts. In Biblical times, the year would begin in early Spring. Rest: Living in the rest and joy that is in Christ in our daily lives today. The feasts of the Lord are the public calling of God for anyone to come to these holy convocations. More than one hundred thousand Egyptian soldiers invaded Sinai against some three thousand Jewish defenders. The feasts are split into two groups that can be summarised as the spring and autumn (fall) feasts. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance. In giving these answers, I will also try to add a few related thoughts where appropriate. This feast portrayed the resurrection of our Lord who is the first fruits. The Passover emphasized redemption, the Cross, and the road to glory in the supergrace life. First Fruits Leviticus 23:10. 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. These two points combined are summed up in that term 'the reality that is in Christ'. Many of Jesus teachings occurred during these biblical feasts. Written with Christian and Jewish audiences in mind, The Feasts of the Lord takes the reader through all the holy days of Israel. She holds a Bachelor degree in Communications and Media from Azusa Pacific University (California, USA), and a Master degree in Journalism from University of Warsaw, Poland. 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. 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). The Jews had Divine protection during this plague due to their sacrifice of the Passover lamb and the application of its blood to their door posts. Whichever calendar we follow, God is teaching us about His appointed times. Next, he was shown a photo of an embryo showing arms, hands, fingers, legs, feet, toes, a head, eyes, etc. This feast represented the termination of the fifth cycle of discipline to Israel. But this is not just any public meeting. When used in Scripture, this word mik-rah is almost always followed by the word ko-desh, which is translated, holy. This is not like just any another church get-together. This indicates a sacred gathering because God Himself has called Israel to come together, and He will be in their midst. We can celebrate the miracles He has done. Zola thought, "That's Pentecost!" Although they didnt know it at the time, the children of Israel were celebrating what would become a very important day. Not wanting to lead the gynecologist off from the subject at hand, he didn't say anything, but continued to listen. This entire era, from the giving of the Law on Pentecost until Christ, is known as the Dispensation of the Law. This was a reminder of the importance of free enterprise. That will be enough questions for now. Passover. Modern Jews refer to the Day of Atonement as Yom Kippur. When Abraham had obeyed, he fell into a deep sleep. Only the Messiah, the perfect sinless sacrifice, could offer a permanent solution. ZEC 12:10, And I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him, like the bitter weeping over a firstborn. 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 Jews catechism is his calendar. The Hebrew word used is 'miqra' which means 'something called out, that is, a public meeting.' Passover (Pesach), Unleavened Bread (Hag Hamatzot), Firstfruits (Hag HaBikkurim), Pentecost or Weeks (Shavuot), Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah), Atonement (Yom Kippur), Tabernacles (Succoth). This feast taught that all Israel is not Israel. It represented the beginning of the Church-age and the times of the Gentiles. During the five month lapse, there was the grape, olive, fig, and date harvest. LEV 23:6-8, Then on the fifteenth day of the same month there is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. Passover was the first of these feasts. - On days 1521 was the Feast of Tabernacles. The establishment of the Jewish Holy Days was given to Moses by Jehovah, Himself. Every fiftieth year they had what was known as the Year of Jubilee. When is the last time you heard a sermon on them or read a book about them? It is to remember the Hebrews journey through the desert. God revealed in His Word that even though He mysteriously works outside of our timeframe, He works with it for our benefit, and wants us to be mindful of it. Each one of these feasts actually pointed to a specific coming event. I have very much enjoyed studying this topic and have been amazed at what God has hidden in 'the feasts of the Lord'! Why would we want to miss out on something that He said points to Him? When I was a kid, the white-washed walls of a doctors waiting room pointed to only one thing: checking out the Wheres Waldo? book. You may know them as the Jewish holidays,but did you know the Bible calls them Feasts of the LORD? 2CH 35:1, Then Josiah celebrated the Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem, and they slaughtered the Passover animals on the fourteenth day of the first month. When GEN 8:4 describes Noahs ark resting on Mount Ararat on the seventeenth day of the ancient calendars seventh month, it is the same day exactly as the seventeenth day of the new calendars first month which ultimately became the Feast of Firstfruits for Israel. God gave very specific directions for counting the proper number of days until the Feast of Harvest which we refer to as Pentecost. (23:44), Leviticus 23 briefly covers all of the feasts of the Lord. The Lord will fight for you while you keep silent.. EZE 37:26-27, And I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant with them. Simply put, these feasts are amazing! And now with the seven Feasts of Israel they have a chart into the future. Not everyone knows, but Pentecost is the biblical Feast of Weeks, Shavuot. What the High Priest did there couldnt offer more than an annual payment for their sins. The third great event which will happen and is future is that Israel will Mourn when they see their Messiah whom they Pierced. It fell on the third day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, LEV 23:914. Jesus said, If you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for He wrote of Me (John 5:46). This feast represented the fulfillment of the four unconditional covenants to Israel: the Abrahamic, Davidic, Palestinian, and New Covenants. God performed this exact ceremony with the burial of Jesus and more importantly, He performed it on the exact day of the Jewish feast. However, in Israel today, the year starts in early fall but more on that further below. Pentecost was the time when early figs ripened. Tribulational believers alive at the Second Advent live into the Millennium to repopulate the earth. Along with the bread, you shall present seven one year old male lambs without defect, and a bull of the herd, and two rams; they are to be a burnt offering to the Lord, with their grain offering and their libations, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the Lord. Can you see the imagery? The prophet Zechariah, after describing the Battle of Armageddon, goes on to describe a supernatural out-flowing of grace to the Jewish remnant several days after their Messiah defends them at the Battle of Armageddon. In terms of the timing of these feasts, are they split in any way? ZEC 12:10, And I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him, like the bitter weeping over a firstborn., REV 1:7, Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. After God created man and woman, before they even got a chance to rule over creation, He invited them to rest. The word Kippur comes from the Hebrew word Kapper, which means to cover over. In our Lords day, this feast came on a Sunday. So unleavened bread also emphasizes the impeccability of the humanity of Christ and therefore His qualification to be our sin offering. And there are actually three more Feasts left. I really would like you to give these some thought before moving on. A new dispensation, the Church Age, was inserted into history. Seek refuge, do not stand {still,} For I am bringing evil from the north, And great destruction. Time alone will prove whether this interpretation is correct and whether or not the Battle of Armageddon will begin on Rosh HaShanah, known as the Feast of Trumpets. I thought I had a good understanding of the feasts before I did a recent study on them but I was wrong! All rights reserved. These feasts deal with the death and resurrection of Christ as well as the sending of the Holy Spirit. But let's start with a series of questions to get the grey matter firing (or maybe misfiring as the case may be! Discover the clues that God left for Israel and for people today to find his son! As the dawn is spread over the mountains, {So} there is a great and mighty people; There has never been {anything} like it, Nor will there be again after it To the years of many generations. On the same front, the sound of a trumpet is also associated with the rapture, or the time Jesus will return for his bride (1 Corinthians 15:52). Adam and Eve started their lives on earth with fellowship with their Creator on the Sabbath. Forget Home and Garden or People magazines my eyes eagerly searched for the familiar time-waster of trying to find Waldo in the midst of the messy crowd. The Feast of Atonement, LEV 23:2632. 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): It is possible that this great Feast of Tabernacles will see its prophetic fulfillment in that glorious day when the Lord will usher in the long-awaited Millennium of peace. WebThe "Seven Feasts" may be divided into two sections of "four" and "three." Intercalation means insertion. In fact, Passover only happened on the first day. Christ will return with the blowing of the seventh trumpet (Revelation 11:15). At a natural level each of the feasts celebrated some aspect of Jewish history. He prophesied that they would be baptized with the Holy Spirit, and on the sixth day of Sivan the Holy Spirit manifested Himself and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with tongues. God is in charge! Repentance: Before the Lord and yielding ourselves up to Him. 1 Co 5:7, Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us.. 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 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. Although the Feast of Unleavened Bread is quite distinct from the Passover Feast, it occurs at the same time and lasts seven days from the fifteenth day of Nisan through the twenty-first. They are: Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, and Weeks. Israel is restored as a nation and the four unconditional covenants are fulfilled. Four coincidences are hard to explain away, especially when each one is so completely appropriate to its purpose. 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." So I have definitely 'not arrived' and nor will I. I am simply learning about these highly significant Jewish feasts and trying to pass on some of the interesting little 'nuggests'. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and thus we shall always be with the Lord. God covers over the sins of His people through the blood of the sacrifice. Weve put this guide together for you so that you have all you need to know about these holidays that God calls His own. That means the seasons are determined by the sun. The Day of Atonement was to be observed every year. Called Sukkot in Hebrew (booths), it points to the commandment of God to stay in temporary dwellings for a week. Secondly: The trumpet was a signal for the field workers in Israel to come to the Temple, and the Jews will begin their journey back to the Temple right after the Church is Raptured. It is remarkable that it is exactly 1260 days from Passover until the Feast of Trumpets, three and a half years later. So let me ask you: If you had all the events of mankind's history to chose from, which seven events would you choose as the most important to celebrate each year?2 What we find is that each of the feasts find their fulfillment in the life of the Messiah Jesus and God's plan to redeem this world! - The first day of the month was the Feast of Trumpets and the new moon. The Jewish fourth of July held on December twenty-fifth is a holiday that continues until January 1, called Hanukkah. Moreover, it reminds us that our life on earth is also a temporary dwelling. 2. The unleavened bread that is eaten reminds Israel of that terrible but hopeful night when the Jews ate the sacrificial lamb and unleavened bread in obedience to Gods command. And if you have heard the Good News from the New Testament and received Jesus as your Savior, Old Testament prophecies and symbolism provide further proof and assurance that Jesus is the Christ, the son of the living God. 8. 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. But the richness of Gods Word is that it often reveals a deeper truth if you know where to look. If you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for He wrote of Me. John 5:46. So it occurred sometime during the first week in June. That is why the holiest day of the week the Sabbath rightfully identified as Saturday, starts being celebrated on Friday evening. The seventh and final feast is the Feast of Tabernacles which lasted seven days and represents the perfect environment of the Millennial rule of Christ, LEV 23:3343; ZEC 14:9,16. Passover falls on the tenth of this month, called Nissan. You shall do no work at all. You may also remember that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit happened on the holiday of Pentecost. Celebration always follows the Day of Atonement. Grace Bible Church The Seven feats of the Lord. 1. The remaining seven holy days are the Feast of the Unleavened Bread. The second great event which happened on the sixth day of Sivan; or the day of Pentecost was the giving of the Holy Spirit. Unlike searching for Waldo in a messy world, we can pray for Gods wisdom as we read his Word. 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. There was no time for the leaven to cause the dough to rise, so they were forced to carry unleavened bread as their only food. As for any person who does any work on this same day [tries to earn salvation through works], that person I will destroy from among his people. For the majority of Christians I think it is fair to say that some common answers could well include the words 'long time', 'never' or 'what feasts?' Web9 Chapter 1) The Feast of Passover p. 13 Chapter 2) The Feast of Unleavened Bread p. 27 Chapter 3) The Feast of Firstfruits p. 37 Chapter 4) The Feast of Weeks p. 47 Chapter 5) The Summer Interval p. 57 Chapter 6) The Feast of Trumpets p. 63 Chapter 7) The Day of Atonement p. 75 Chapter 8) The Feast of Tabernacles p. 85 Chapter 9) Summary p. At the end of the Millennium, there is a revolt of unbelievers who have no capacity for life or freedom, Rev 20. God had instructed Abraham to bring a heifer, a goat, a ram, a dove and a young pigeon and cut them in half (except for the birds). As mentioned there are four feasts in the spring and three in the autumn with a four month gap in between. The first section includes the "Passover," the Feasts of "Unleavened Bread," of "First-Fruits" and To be true Israel, you had to believe in Jesus Christ, LEV 23:67. God wanted Israel to acknowledge that they owed Him not only the firstfruits, but that all that they had was from God, and that it was a daily gift from His gracious hand. This feast occurred exactly fifty days after the Passover, LEV 23:1521. 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. The Lord himself was with the Israelites in the desert, in a tented temple called the tabernacle, so the feast also celebrates his presence as he tabernacles (dwells) with us. Going up, they put it up on the lintel, then touched the two sides of the frame (Exodus 12). In a beautiful declaration God commands his people to rest. While preparing for writing a book for new parents, Zola contacted a gynecologist for some help in understanding gestation.
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