This could possibly be the day for the Battle of Armageddon. Fall feasts are the most famous ones in the Jewish holiday cycle. 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. All during the time of the Old Testament, there were no feasts during this period (except in apostasy when some holidays were added). - The first day of the month was the Feast of Trumpets and the new moon. Feast of Trumpets begins the High Holidays, also called the Days of Awe, that lead up to the Day of Atonement. 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. Adam and Eve started their lives on earth with fellowship with their Creator on the Sabbath. After the conclusion of the ten plagues, the Egyptian Pharaoh finally let the people go. My dwelling place also will be with them; and I will be their God, and they will be My people. Web3 FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD Lev. This entire era, from the giving of the Law on Pentecost until Christ, is known as the Dispensation of the Law. Once he returns, there will be a wedding feast of celebration. How many feasts where there? * THE 8TH DAY OF THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES is on Monday, October 17th at sundown through Tuesday, October 18th (service at 1PM). On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall not do any laborious work. What the High Priest did there couldnt offer more than an annual payment for their sins. But that isn't what this word means. 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 Dedication of Solomons Temple was on the Feast of Tabernacles. God must keep His Word, especially in an unconditional covenant. 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. (17) These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. It shall be a jubilee for you, and each of you shall return to his own property, and each of you shall return to his family.. It proves the existence of an intelligence beyond this world. The Day of Atonement will be fulfilled in a wonderful way when the Lord returns at His second coming. The later autumn feasts all deal with the events at the end of the age including the rapture and resurrection, the second coming of Christ and the long awaited Messianic Kingdom on earth. A Concise Overview of the Seven Feasts of Israel This feast portrayed the work of Christ on the Cross with emphasis on redemption. The third feast that God gave Israel was on the seventeenth Day of Nisan, the Feast of Firstfruits. There are a few Hebrew words for feast. One is Chag, which means to circle, as in to circle dance or feast. 7 But let's start with a series of questions to get the grey matter firing (or maybe misfiring as the case may be! He teaches us to remain watchful. To be true Israel, you had to believe in Jesus Christ, LEV 23:67. It is remarkable that it is exactly 1260 days from Passover until the Feast of Trumpets, three and a half years later. Going up, they put it up on the lintel, then touched the two sides of the frame (Exodus 12). God performed this exact ceremony with the burial of Jesus and more importantly, He performed it on the exact day of the Jewish feast. Purim is a celebration of another victory of the Jewish people over their enemies. The most significant event that took place on the seventeenth day of Nisan is the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the firstfruits of all future resurrections into eternal life. Unconditional means these covenants require nothing from man to be fulfilled and executed. In the Bible, who came up with the idea of having feasts? Most ancient nations, including Israel, began their calendar year in the fall, around Sept or Oct. 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! In contrast, the Hebrew calendar is lunar. This was a reminder that as a nation sows against divine institutions, they destroy themselves; but as they sow in the utilization of divine institutions, they become great. Also, The Jewish Almanac records that historically, it (the sixth day of Sivan--Pentecost) commemorates the revelation on Mount Sinai when God gave the Torah to the children of Israel. The Israelites took a bundle of hyssop and dipped it into the blood in the basin at the threshold. During Passover, while the Lord sent the destroyer to slay all the first born of Egypt, the children of Israel prepared to leave Egypt in a hurry. A new dispensation, the Church Age, was inserted into history. The third great event which will happen and is future is that Israel will Mourn when they see their Messiah whom they Pierced. To the east was the impassable Red Sea; to the west was the enormous Egyptian army; and surrounding was a frightened multitude. The Church-age is the intensified stage of the angelic conflict. 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. Well actually, since when did I get what I want? When they arrived at the Red Sea, after camping in the desert, they looked back and saw the approaching Egyptian army. On this day, Nisan 15, God brought the children of Israel out of the bondage of Egypt on the exact day their father Abraham had prophesied it would happen some 430 years earlier. 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. People are instructed to clean out the yeast out of their homes and only eat bread without leaven, called matzah. 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): This is displayed in the following table: Or, to display it a little differently, here is a chart that shows the order, separation and prophetic significance of each feast. We read above that the feasts / festivals were 'shadows' of the reality that is in Christ. Nevertheless, the Jewish tradition on Rosh HaShanah is to dip apples in honey, wishing everyone a good and sweet new year. THE SEVEN ANNUAL SACRED FEASTS OF THE OLD COVENANT: The Feasts of Remembrance. This feast lasted for seven days, and it occurred immediately after the Passover. 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. The Passover emphasized redemption, the Cross, and the road to glory in the supergrace life. Fall is the most festive season of the year for the Jewish people. But for seven days you shall present an offering by fire to the Lord. Offerings In Biblical times, the year would begin in early Spring. 9. Many of Jesus teachings occurred during these biblical feasts. The message spread to both Jews and Gentiles (the two leavened loaves of bread), extending the harvest to us! 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. 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. The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! (John 1:29, NLT), he understood the Old Testament reference. You'll also receive ongoing updates about our work. It celebrates the giving of the Torah, Gods gift to the Jewish people.. Moses wrote them down and instructed the sons of Israel as directed by God. Jewish Feasts - 1 - Bible Charts Commemorating a victory of the Jewish people over their Greek oppressor, the holiday also celebrates a sanctification of the Temple. So, lets dive deeper into what they are. The remarkable fulfillment of Passover on the exact day illustrates a principle which we will see with each one of the feasts. Their situation appeared utterly hopeless with the enemy behind them and the seemingly impossible barrier of the Red Sea before them. In his attempt to deceive Israel about his Messiahship, it is possible that the Antichrist will enter the Temple, appear to be killed and raised from the dead by Satan on Passover to try and fulfill the prophecies and prove his claims (REV 13:2-8,14). WebThe 7. feast in the 7. month takes 7 days. People who have capacity are the only people who are ready for freedom and can enjoy freedom. Each month is determined by the phases of the moon. More than one hundred thousand Egyptian soldiers invaded Sinai against some three thousand Jewish defenders. Christians can freely celebrate these feasts out of a desire to know Gods character. Zola thought, "That's Pentecost!" Gods plan to save souls included more than the Jews. This was a reminder to the Jews that, always under free enterprise, there is opportunity for new business. The Feast of Passover commemorated the deliverance of the Hebrew people from the destroyer that passed over their blood-sprinkled homes as he visited the homes of the Egyptians, taking the lives of the firstborn of every family. That is because the Hebrew calendar is slightly different from the western Gregorian calendar. The Lord will fight for you while you keep silent.. All of the spring feasts were fulfilled EXACTLY in Jesus' first coming 2000 years ago. Until then, we don't know if we have a duck or a tadpole." Since Israel was dispersed during the Church-age, our Lord first re-gathers Israel at the Second Advent. Web1. WebEach feast has an historic, memorial context (not to be a basis of criticism). 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 autumn feasts are Trumpets, Atonement and Tabernacles. They were not given to any other nation nor were they given to the Church. - The third day of the month was a special commemoration for the murder of Gedaliah. The Seven Feasts of Israel - End-Time Pilgrim Yes, you read that right! These covenants are fulfilled to bornagain Jews only, not simply to racial Jews. Bottom to top, side to side: the motion formed a cross. The Feasts of Trumpets, Atonement, and Tabernacles were observed during the early rains and the time of sowing. It is the first of three pilgrimage holidays. Optimum spirituality will exist, ISA 65:24; JOE 2:2829. 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. First of course, there was the Exodus from Egypt (EXO 12:41). The Jews were constantly sacrificing unblemished animals to temporarily atone for sin. 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). That arrival was the day the Church was born Pentecost and the harvest began with 3,000 souls. The Haggadah, the Jewish liturgy, says that at the Passover, In every generation, each person should feel as though she or he were personally redeemed from Egypt.. To make atonement is to make restitution for wrongs committed. God has given these feasts to foretell in advance the work of His Son, Jesus Christ, in specific relation to His death, resurrection and return. For Christ our Passover also has been sacrificed. Let us therefore celebrate the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. Later, that meal became known as the Last Supper, and it happened the night before His crucifixion. 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. God is in charge! 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. 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. In English followed by the Hebrew names in brackets: 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.. The gynecologist said, "On the first day of the seventh month, the baby's hearing is developed. These feasts deal with the death and resurrection of Christ as well as the sending of the Holy Spirit. That will be enough questions for now. 3. Join our worldwide prayer team for those awaiting and translating Scripture! Sign up to receive the free devotional. (10) You observe days and months and seasons and years. 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. Then He judges the unbelievers, resurrects the Old Testament believers and Tribulational martyrs, and brings them with Him into the Millennium. Are believers in Christ told to keep the feasts today? We can celebrate the miracles He has done. WebINTRODUCTION TO THE 7 FEASTS OF ISRAEL THE SPRING FEASTS 1. The Day of Atonement is the tenth day of Tishri, (Sept-Oct). 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. But, as the Lord later told Abraham in GEN 18:14, Is anything too difficult for the Lord? The blood that the people were told to put on their doorposts was from a sacrificial lamb. The feasts were given to the nation of Israel, as part of their law, to be celebrated each year. Day of Atonement in Hebrew is called Yom Kippur. Estera has lived in Jerusalem, Israel for several years before joining the staff at FIRM in 2018. In Matthew 9:37 Jesus tells his disciples that the harvest is great, but the workers are few. Then he put the plan into place: In Acts 1:4 he tells them to wait in Jerusalem for the Holy Spirit. He remembered the roasted egg on his family table every Passover. Each feast, regardless when or how it is celebrated, is called the same thing: a holy convocation.. In the Bible, who came up with the idea of having feasts? The priests sacrificed Passover lambs on the 14th day of the month of Nisan, and the first day of Passover was the 15th. Christ will return with the blowing of the seventh trumpet (Revelation 11:15). 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. Now, its interesting because these feasts point to a literal time on earth when they would be fulfilled by God Himself. Finally I want to mention a couple of books that have helped in this topic which I will be quoting from occasionally. 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]. 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. ; Ex 12:114; LEV 23:5. WebThe four spring feasts are Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, and the Feast of Weeks or Pentecost. Calendar: God's Biblical Festivals WebEach feast is a prophetic mile marker in the outworking of the Lords plan of redemption from the crucifixion through the Messianic (Millennial) Kingdom, the futuremost age revealed in the Hebrew Scriptures as a dwelling for those who love the Lord. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2. If there is any person who will not humble himself on this same day, he shall be cut off from his people. Unleavened bread represents fellowship with God. There are two notable historical anniversary events connected with the Feast of Tabernacles and one possible future fulfillment. Christ proved that His power over death was not limited to Himself by resurrecting many of the Old Testament saints on this Feast of Firstfruits and offering these saints to God. However, the week that our Lord died it was only a three day feast and it pointed to the burial of the Lord Jesus Christ and His person. The scapegoat was to be burdened with all the sins of Israel and sent into the wilderness. ZEC 13:6, And one will say to him, What are these wounds between your arms? Then he will say, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.. Now it should be said nice and clearly that I am by no means an expert in this. Join the 28,126 who get encouraging articles, an exclusive insider view, and connect with what God is doing in Israel every week. 1Co 15:20, But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep. When it falls to the ground and takes root it is soon transformed into new life. The Elapse of Time between Feasts for the Church Age. After that the full instruction for all the feasts were given by God to Moses when the law was given at Sinai. 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. Unleavened bread emphasizes the impeccability of the humanity of Christ and therefore His qualification to be our sin offering. But the richness of Gods Word is that it often reveals a deeper truth if you know where to look. 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 Bibleless Peoples Prayer Project needs you! He put on a temporary tabernacle a human body to dwell on this earth and offer himself as a sacrifice. The church is not under any law to outwardly keep the feasts as the nation of Israel was told to do. You may also remember that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit happened on the holiday of Pentecost. You may know them as the Jewish holidays,but did you know the Bible calls them Feasts of the LORD? Through Jesus, this plan was revealed. The generations from Abraham to David are fourteen, from David to the Babylonian captivity are fourteen, and from the captivity to Christ are fourteen. (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. So there have been two major events on this day, the fifteenth day of Nisan. It also portrayed freedom from slavery and the establishment of a new client nation. It is much better if you think for yourself than just read someone else's thoughts on the matter. It is the second pilgrimage holiday and it opens the season of harvest in Israel. 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. You may be wondering, should Christians observe the biblical feasts? In other words, feasts were related to the practical, every-day living of the Jews. This time gap represents the mystery age of the Church during which the royal family is being called out. Our Lord fulfilled each feast on its appropriate day with the appropriate action. 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! It portrayed phase two or living grace, which is everything God provides to keep you alive in Satans world, 1 Co 5:8. Colossians 2:16-17 Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. Even so. Now, for the first time, he knew what it meant! The next Feast takes place on the 15th Day of Nisan, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. The Prophetic Feasts of Israel 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. Christs age of thirty-three and a half years at His death on the Feast of Passover, as evidenced by the historical information we have available would correspond precisely to this birth date of the fifteenth day of Tishri, the Feast of Tabernacles. The Feast of Atonement, LEV 23:2632. However, one additional fact supports this interpretation. The biblical calendar reckons the beginning of a new day from sunset as God did at creation. 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. Which was initially several different places, and eventually, Jerusalem. Feasts They are: Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, and Weeks. His return is the final answer to the hope weve carried our entire lives. The Passover ceremony of breaking and burying the bread, the middle piece representing the Son of God, very obviously presents the impeccable person of Christ even after He was judged for our sins. 42 You shall dwell in [ g]booths for seven days. The prophet Ezekiel tells of a great day of restoration for Israel: EZE 36:26, Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh., EZE 36:33, Thus says the Lord God, On the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the waste places will be rebuilt., Paul prophesied of Israels greatest Day of Atonement when he declared, ROM 9:26, And it shall be that in the place where it was said to them, you are not My people, There they shall be called sons of the living God.. 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. 1. 1CO 15:51-52, Behold, I tell you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. 7 Feasts Of The Lord - Bible Study This definition is rooted in the Biblical description of the Yom Kippur holiday inLeviticus23:32, where it says the holiday lasted from evening to evening. So as we move forward with these studies we will examine what we can learn from: Aspects of the Jewish observance of each feast, The Messianic / prophetic significance of the feasts, The personal spiritual reality of each feast today. JOE 2:1-2, Blow a trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Each of the seven feasts has a historical, Messianic and personal significance associated with them. His death allows the judgement we deserve to pass over us. On Shavuot, God gave Moses and the people of Israel His law. The New Testament commentary on this feast (known today as Yom Kippur is found in ROM 3:2326 and HEB 9:2428. During the five month lapse, there was the grape, olive, fig, and date harvest. In fact, Passover only happened on the first day. Why have you dealt with us in this way, bringing us out of Egypt? This is the introduction to the introduction to the Seven Feasts of the Lord if that makes sense! So it occurred sometime during the first week in June. Birth takes place on the tenth day of the ninth month. The Seven Feasts of the Lord - Robert McLaughlin Bible Ministries You remember that the Lord rejoined His disciples after His resurrection and taught them for forty days, ACT 1:3. The Apostle Paul was thinking of this same principle when he said in 1CO 5:7, Clean out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, just as you are in fact unleavened. Zola noted that the eight days of Hanukkah are celebrated right on schedule, nine months and ten days after Passover. The Feast of Pentecost is the second of the three great feasts that all male Jews were required to celebrate at the Temple in Jerusalem every year. 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. Once again a required Jewish feast was totally fulfilled by the greatest Jew of all, the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus said, If you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for He wrote of Me (John 5:46). Not only does he remove our sins, he nourishes our souls! Modern Jews refer to the Day of Atonement as Yom Kippur. Simply put, these feasts are amazing! In Winter, there are more holidays to observe. This day reminds us what a gift we have in Jesus, who became the ultimate atonement for our sins. On the night of Passover, when the Pharaoh of Egypt was finally forced by God to let Israel leave Egypt, hundreds of thousands of Jews started out toward freedom. (23:4) These are thefeasts of the Lordwhich you shall proclaim to be holy convocations. The Burnt Offering Here we have the highest aspect of the work of Christ where He is seen offering Himself up entirely to God to do His will even unto death. MAT 27:52-53, and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered the holy city and appeared to many. WebThe figure above shows the first three biblical feast days (High Sabbaths) according to the astronomical and biblical calendar of God 2023, where each month begins with the first visible crescent moon over Jerusalem, and the mathematical Jewish calendar 2023 used in Israel. The observance involved the sacrifice of animals as the High Priest entered the Holy of Holies. There are two important words that we need to concentrate on in this passage that will help answer what exactly a feast is. Written with Christian and Jewish audiences in mind, The Feasts of the Lord takes the reader through all the holy days of Israel. The 50 days is also the reason why it is called Pentecost, meaning fifty in Greek and Latin. The Feast of First Fruits is one of three Jewish harvest feasts to thank and honor God for all he provided. In contrast, other festivals or appointed times could be celebrated in your home or wherever you lived. ), Let's start with some general questions and then I'll give the answers. Why would we want to miss out on something that He said points to Him? THE FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD 3. - A second great event which happened on the Feast of Firstfruits, the seventeenth day of Nisan, is Israel miraculously crossed over the Red Sea. This third day celebration was the same day that Jesus resurrected from the dead. The unleavened bread was to be buried just like our Lord Jesus Christ was the unleavened bread of life buried into the ground. 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.
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