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. 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. EXO 23:19, You shall bring the choice first fruits of your soil into the house of the Lord your God., First Fruits occurred on the first Sunday after the Passover. The Dedication of Solomons Temple was on the Feast of Tabernacles. - On the twenty-third day, the Jews celebrated the dedication of the first temple. The 50 days is also the reason why it is called Pentecost, meaning fifty in Greek and Latin. Written with Christian and Jewish audiences in mind, The Feasts of the Lord takes the reader through all the holy days of Israel. This feast occurred exactly fifty days after the Passover, according to LEV 23:1521. What are the different Jewish festivals in the Bible? Summer is also a season when the Jewish people commemorate the destruction of the Temple. So God was setting up a 'fixed time' during the year when the nation of Israel would be 'called out' to gather together, every year, to 'rehearse' future coming events. Act 2:1-4, And when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 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. It is a clear picture of the sacrifice of Jesus, who saved us through his death on the Cross. For the sake of not crushing your confidence too early, we'll start off pretty easy and leave some tougher ones for later : ). When the temple was cleansed of the pigs blood from Antiochus Epiphanes and his evil dictatorship over Israel, the nation celebrated their freedom on 25 December 164 B.C. Feasts of the Lord WebTrumpets (Yom Teru'ah). 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. 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. 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. Tribulational believers alive at the Second Advent live into the Millennium to repopulate the earth. God must keep His Word, especially in an unconditional covenant. This was a reminder to the Jews that, always under free enterprise, there is opportunity for new business. The Seven Festivals of the Messiah - Edward Chumney (this is a very detailed book which will be very useful if you want to study this topic in a lot more detail. The gynecologist continued, "Around the fiftieth day, the embryo takes on the form of a human being. 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. What the High Priest did there couldnt offer more than an annual payment for their sins. Next, he was shown a photo of an embryo showing arms, hands, fingers, legs, feet, toes, a head, eyes, etc. 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). WebINTRODUCTION TO THE 7 FEASTS OF ISRAEL THE SPRING FEASTS 1. We read above that the feasts / festivals were 'shadows' of the reality that is in Christ. This is a fascinating aspect of the feasts. Once again a required Jewish feast was totally fulfilled by the greatest Jew of all, the Lord Jesus Christ. 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. WebJewish Feasts - Part 1 Barnes Bible Charts THE FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD n Leviticus 23:8 n Began the day after Passover n Begins on the 15th day of Abib n Lasted In short, the Gregorian calendar is solar. And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent, rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. It began a new period of spiritual stewardship and a further revelation of the will of God. 2. Join the 28,126 who get encouraging articles, an exclusive insider view, and connect with what God is doing in Israel every week. In the Hebrew calendar, a day runs from one sunset to the next. The apostle Paul spoke of the importance of these special days in his epistle to the Church at Colossi.