), Let's start with some general questions and then I'll give the answers. Repentance: Before the Lord and yielding ourselves up to Him. During this time, remembering the hardships in Egypt and how God freed them from captivity, the Jews eat nothing leavened. Did our Lord give them any signs that He had been resurrected? It must have been a major argument of the disciples following Pentecost, as they witnessed to the Jews, that the feasts had been totally fulfilled in a remarkable fashion by the Lord Jesus Christ. 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! In John 6:35, Jesus boldly states that he is the bread of life. 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. You shall do no work at all. 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. The establishment of the Jewish Holy Days was given to Moses by Jehovah, Himself. LEV 23:23-24, Again the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, In the seventh month on the first of the month [this would be mid-September on our calendar], you shall have a rest, a reminder by blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.. The Feast of Atonement, LEV 23:2632. To the east was the impassable Red Sea; to the west was the enormous Egyptian army; and surrounding was a frightened multitude. 7. 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: But let's start with a series of questions to get the grey matter firing (or maybe misfiring as the case may be! It also portrayed the Hypostatic Union of Christ, for Jesus Christ is called the Bread of Life. JOE 2:1-2, Blow a trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm on My holy mountain! 6. TheChurchofGodisrequired to (23:37) You shall keep it as afeast to the Lord (23:41) So Moses declared to the children of Israel thefeasts of the Lord. Whichever calendar we follow, God is teaching us about His appointed times. 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. This feast also points to the promise that God will return and rally with his people in the person of Jesus. 1 Co 5:7, Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us.. And for twenty-four hours the people were to do no work but were to spend the entire time confessing their sins that they had committed during the past year. 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). They were shadows of what is to come. But for seven days you shall present an offering by fire to the Lord. This feast lasted seven days and represented the perfect environment of the millennial rule of Christ, LEV 23:3343; Zech 14:9,16. - The twenty-second day was the solemn assembly and the prayer for rain. This feast occurred exactly fifty days after the Passover, according to LEV 23:1521. If born before then, the baby would have a hard time breathing." Being watchful and ready. Please select your language below. Simply put, these feasts are amazing! This pictures the Lord establishing His Tabernacle in Jerusalem during the Millennial reign, EZE 37:26-27. Copyright 2023 Robert McLaughlin Bible Ministries | Powered by JT Digital Creatives, Click the File Folder to Download Your PDF. In 2020 and 2023, the Passover feast days fall on the same days in both It is remarkable that it is exactly 1260 days from Passover until the Feast of Trumpets, three and a half years later. By Gods miracle, the menorah (a candelabra in the Temple) burned for eight days, despite having enough oil to last only a day. Feast of Trumpets begins the High Holidays, also called the Days of Awe, that lead up to the Day of Atonement. The Passover connoted the beginning of Gods plan, EPH 2:89. 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. This feast represented the termination of the fifth cycle of discipline to Israel. It was on that exact day that God made a Covenant with Abraham regarding the Promised Land, GEN 15:18, On that day [this is the same day the Passover is celebrated] the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, To your descendants I have given this land, From the river of Egypt as far as the great river, the river Euphrates: Abraham, the father of the Jewish race was removed from his home and led to a strange land which God promised He would deed to Abrahams descendants forever. That will be our focus. The seven feasts in Lev 23 were to be celebrated annually: Passover, Unleavened Bread; First Fruits; Pentecost; Trumpets, Atonement, and then Tabernacles. Just look at how many times that phrase is repeated in a single chapter of Leviticus: These are thefeasts of the Lord, holy convocations which you shall proclaim at their appointed times. On the seventh day is a holy convocation; you shall not do any laborious work. Pentecost was a one-day feast in the first week in June. Passover was the first of these feasts. 3. WebLuke 22:1, 7, 15 Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the Passover must be killed. People are instructed to clean out the yeast out of their homes and only eat bread without leaven, called matzah. WebYou shall celebrate it in the seventh month. 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. With God, things are precise and perfect and as we shall see, so is the fulfillment of these feasts! Our Lord was resurrected forty days after the Passover. I think all Christians will have heard something about the feasts for, at the very least, all Christians should be familiar with the terms Passover and Pentecost (which of course are two of the feasts). Pastor Robert R. McLaughlin. 5. God established the biblical feasts for His people to observe. These look at His death, burial, and resurrection, as well as the sending of the Holy Spirit: Passover Feast of Unleavened Bread Firstfruits Feast of Weeks The 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. Combined these feasts speak of the total work of Christ to redeem mankind and this planet. In a special ceremony, the father removes the middle loaf from its compartment, breaks it, and then wraps it in a separate piece of white linen and hides it away or buries it. In a miracle as great as any in Bible times, the enemies of Israel paused to regroup at a point when they could easily have overrun the Jewish state. 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. 1. The word Kippur comes from the Hebrew word Kapper, which means to cover over. In one of his psalms, Moses expresses it beautifully, asking the Lord: Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom (Ps 90:12). Jesus said, If you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for He wrote of Me (John 5:46). All rights reserved. Since Israel was dispersed during the Church-age, our Lord first re-gathers Israel at the Second Advent. The Old Testament has many hidden truths that, in light of the New Testament, bring a richer understanding to your life in Jesus Christ. What a day that will be! Leaven often represents sin and decay in the Bible. He remembered the roasted egg on his family table every Passover. In the Bible, when was the first mention of any of the feasts? Bible doctrine produces common sense. 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. Abraham and his wife were long past the normal age for childbearing. To those at Colossae Paul wrote: 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'. 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. As mentioned there are four feasts in the spring and three in the autumn with a four month gap in between. It is the second pilgrimage holiday and it opens the season of harvest in Israel. 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." However, it deserves to be mentioned separately as it is in the Bible. Then He judges the unbelievers, resurrects the Old Testament believers and Tribulational martyrs, and brings them with Him into the Millennium. Unleavened bread portrayed the Hypostatic Union of Christ, for Jesus Christ is called the Bread of Life. 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. That arrival was the day the Church was born Pentecost and the harvest began with 3,000 souls. What nation or people were the feasts given to? Celebration always follows the Day of Atonement. 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. The Jewish fourth of July held on December twenty-fifth is a holiday that continues until January 1, called Hanukkah. However, the Passover holds forth the promise of that final redemption when the Messiah will redeem all those who look to Him for salvation. It is much better if you think for yourself than just read someone else's thoughts on the matter. The scapegoat was to be burdened with all the sins of Israel and sent into the wilderness. In contrast, the Hebrew calendar is lunar. On Shavuot, God gave Moses and the people of Israel His law. You may also remember that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit happened on the holiday of Pentecost. Although God had chosen Israel by His grace through Abraham, He now confirmed this covenant, four hundred and thirty years later, by the presentation of His Law on the Feast of Pentecost, the sixth of Sivan, according to EXO 19:1. God also included specific signs that were appointed before the foundation of the world and represent His desire for all of mankind. Well actually, since when did I get what I want? 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. Ten days later the Church-age began on the Day of Pentecost, signified by the baptism of the Spirit which forms the royal family of God. The Jewish people and the state of Israel still follows this rule. Have you given it some thought?1 Now for the answers! Most ancient nations, including Israel, began their calendar year in the fall, around Sept or Oct. During this time all regular work is prohibited, and men and women present a food offering to God. Millenia later, on this day God poured out His Spirit on the people celebrating Shavuot in Jerusalem. Their situation appeared utterly hopeless with the enemy behind them and the seemingly impossible barrier of the Red Sea before them. Unleavened bread represents fellowship with God. But, as "the Lord's appointed times", we can learn a great deal from them as we shall see. In the New Testament, the Greek term pneuma, normally translated as "breath," is applied to the "Holy Spirit." The Feast of First Fruits is one of three Jewish harvest feasts to thank and honor God for all he provided. WebTHE 1ST DAY OF THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES is on Monday, October 10th at sundown through Tuesday, October 11th (service at 1PM). God covers over the sins of His people through the blood of the sacrifice. We are trying to learn more about Jesus Christ and our life in Him. Observant Jews still celebrate them now. Yes, you read that right! Modern Jews refer to the Day of Atonement as Yom Kippur. The four spring feasts are Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, and the Feast of Weeks or Pentecost. These covenants are fulfilled to bornagain Jews only, not simply to racial Jews. Israel Saved from Annihilation in 1973, Yom Kippur War. Our Lord celebrated this feast by first conquering death Himself, then by offering the Firstfruits to all future resurrections. This was another feasts totally fulfilled by the Lord. It was essential for Jesus to die in order to triumph over death, sin and Satan. In Leviticus 23:24 God commands his people to gather and to commemorate the decree with trumpet blasts. You shall also offer one male goat for a sin offering and two male lambs one year old for a sacrifice of peace offerings. This was a reminder to the Jews that, always under free enterprise, there is opportunity for new business. The Elapse of Time between Feasts for the Church Age. On Yom Kippur, the tenth day of Tishri, the holiest day of the Jewish Year the Arab armies attacked Israel without warning. There are three annual feasts that the Lord commanded all of Israel to celebrate in Jerusalem Passover, Shavuot (Pentecost) and Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles). It was this spiritual (not natural / outward) that Paul spoke about when he wrote: 312, 313). In English followed by the Hebrew names in brackets: In fact, an old Jewish tradition claims that King David was born and also died on the Feast of Pentecost. For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.. It is both commemorative and prophetic in its meaning. WebThe 7. feast in the 7. month takes 7 days. You'll also receive ongoing updates about our work. The unleavened bread was to be buried just like our Lord Jesus Christ was the unleavened bread of life buried into the ground. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them. Through Jesus, this plan was revealed. (23:4) These are thefeasts of the Lordwhich you shall proclaim to be holy convocations. 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? The Hebrew word for convocation is mik-rah. Strongs Concordance describes this word as something called out, i.e., a public meeting (the act, the persons, or the place). At least four times in their history on this day, the fourteenth day of Nisan, the evening the Passover Supper is celebrated, marks some great spiritual and national events in the life of Israel. 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. Considering the phenomenon that over forty major events in Israels spiritual history have occurred on the anniversary dates of Biblical feast or fast days, it is more than probable that the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ also followed this pattern and occurred on the anniversary of the Feast of Tabernacles. It represented the re-gathering of Israel. Bottom to top, side to side: the motion formed a cross. It is to be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwelling places. 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. It is the first of three pilgrimage holidays. It fell on the third day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, LEV 23:914. To be true Israel, you had to believe in Jesus Christ, LEV 23:67. Even with this small glimpse into these feasts, we see his intentional love for humanity has endured centuries, and he has left us clues that foreshadow the beauty that is to come. 9. 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. The book, The Jewish Holidays --A Guide and Commentary, describes this Feast of Pentecost as follows: Shavuot (Pentecost--Feast of Weeks) occurs on the sixth day of Sivan. Both Daniel (9:27) and the book of Revelation (12:6) confirm that the period of the Great Tribulation. 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. But, as the Lord later told Abraham in GEN 18:14, Is anything too difficult for the Lord? After the conclusion of the ten plagues, the Egyptian Pharaoh finally let the people go. No human being could have understood the gestation period 3,500 years ago. Can you name all the feasts in order? However, he also clearly revealed that the festivals or the feasts were intended by the Lord as prophetic signs of future events. Now, for the first time, he knew what it meant! Watchful/Warfare: Living in view of His imminent return. ; Ex 12:114; LEV 23:5. Eight days after birth, in Jewish families, a son is circumcised. The unleavened bread symbolized the purging out of the sins of pagan Egypt. When studied closely, they present an ongoing picture of the first and second coming of the Messiah Yeshua. As soon as the new moon was sighted in eastern Israel, the watchers would trumpet the signal from hill to hill until the signal finally reached the Temple. 1. 42 You shall dwell in [ g]booths for seven days. Appendix - Jewish Holy Days: The Making of a Baby. What does the split timing of the feasts teach us about the Messiah's work of redemption? Next, the gynecologist said, "Within two to six days, the fertilized egg attaches itself to the wall of the womb and begins to grow." That is because the Hebrew calendar is slightly different from the western Gregorian calendar. 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. - Another great event which happened on the Feast of Firstfruits, the seventeenth day of Nisan was the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Sorting through prophecies and symbolisms of the Old Testament can feel similar, like an intricate game of Wheres Jesus?. In short, the Gregorian calendar is solar. It was a reminder that God has provided through free enterprise the only basis for sustaining a nation. Fall is the most festive season of the year for the Jewish people. The sixth Feast is the Day of Atonement which was a day of confession, and it will represent the Jews confessing that Jesus Christ is their Messiah and therefore it represents the Second Advent or the Second coming of Jesus Christ. 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. The Sabbath month is called Tishri, the seventh month, Sept to Oct. There are several Christian holidays that famously correspond with Jewish ones. WebINTRODUCTION TO THE 7 FEASTS OF ISRAEL THE SPRING FEASTS 1. This day reminds us what a gift we have in Jesus, who became the ultimate atonement for our sins. For the first time, it can hear and distinguish sounds outside the womb." This feast occurred exactly fifty days after the Passover, LEV 23:1521. Christians can freely celebrate the Jewish feasts (feasts of the Bible) out of a desire to know Gods character. 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. This feast lasted for seven days, and it occurred immediately after the Passover. Unconditional means these covenants require nothing from man to be fulfilled and executed. 1441 B.C. Later, that meal became known as the Last Supper, and it happened the night before His crucifixion. And once again God intervened in this war of Yom Kippur and Israel turned the tide of battle to win against Syria and Egypt. When is the last time you heard a sermon on them or read a book about them? WebSeven angels with seven trumpets are described in Revelation 8-10. Pentecost then occurred on a Sunday, exactly 50 days after the First Fruits or the resurrection of our Lord. The second great event which took place was the Crucifixion of Christ, our Passover Lamb who was buried on the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the fifteenth day of Nisan. The next morning, exactly 430 years from the day when God made His Covenant with Abraham, the Lord brought the children of Israel out of their slavery in Egypt. Are believers in Christ told to keep the feasts today? However, the following two festivals are not included in what the Torah describes as the Feasts of the Lord. LEV 23:27-32, On exactly the tenth day of this seventh month is the day of atonement; it shall be a holy convocation for you, and you shall humble your souls and present an offering by fire to the Lord. God must keep His Word, especially in an unconditional covenant. You shall thus consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim a release through the land to all its inhabitants. 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. The necessity of the Day of Atonement was rendered void by Jesus death on the cross our debt has been paid! The final three feasts, the Feast of Trumpets, the Feast of Atonement and the Feast of Tabernacles will be fulfilled at the Second advent of our Lord Jesus Christ. I want to help people meet Christ through translated Scripture. All during the time of the Old Testament, there were no feasts during this period (except in apostasy when some holidays were added). In Winter, there are more holidays to observe. Our years begin in January. 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. The Relationship of Feasts to the Agricultural Economy of the Ancient World. WebEach feast has an historic, memorial context (not to be a basis of criticism). If there is any person who will not humble himself on this same day, he shall be cut off from his people. EXO 12:41, And it came about at the end of four hundred and thirty years, to the very day, that all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt. This is a fascinating aspect of the feasts. It is a clear picture of the sacrifice of Jesus, who saved us through his death on the Cross. Only the Messiah, the perfect sinless sacrifice, could offer a permanent solution. It proves the existence of an intelligence beyond this world. The Passover emphasized redemption, the Cross, and the road to glory in the supergrace life. It began a new period of spiritual stewardship and a further revelation of the will of God. This is the introduction to the introduction to the Seven Feasts of the Lord if that makes sense! Sign up to receive the free devotional. Now, this is simply an overview and introduction to the series. This was a reminder of the importance of free enterprise. Many of Jesus teachings occurred during these biblical feasts. The gynecologist said, "On the first day of the seventh month, the baby's hearing is developed. What should we focus on as we study these feasts? (23:44), Leviticus 23 briefly covers all of the feasts of the Lord. For the sake of not crushing your confidence too early, we'll start off pretty easy and leave some tougher ones for later : ). Rest: Living in the rest and joy that is in Christ in our daily lives today. In Biblical times, these three feasts required that you make your way to where the Tabernacle or Temple stood. This is where God first taught about the 'Passover' and 'Unleavened Bread' as mentioned in Exodus 12. And there are actually three more Feasts left. The writer of the book of Hebrews describes Christ as our great High Priest who neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. In terms of the timing of these feasts, are they split in any way? When Christ was crucified, His blood covered over our sins so that when God looks at a repentant sinner, He no longer sees the sin, rather, He sees the blood of His righteous Son. In the haste of the Israelites to leave Egypt, there was no time to add leaven (yeast) to their bread. 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.. Let's have a look at a brief overview of what is taught in each feast. The evidence from. 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. WebThe Seven Feasts of the Lord - Robert McLaughlin Bible Ministries Click the File Folder to Download Your PDF OR Read Online Below Grace Bible Church The Seven feats of the - 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.