THE FEASTS OF THE LORD 

 INTRO 

A PAT PHRASE GOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS REFERRING TO THE BIBLE '

THE OLD IS IN THE NEW REVEALED , THE NEW IS IN THE OLD CONCEALED ,

IN so many ways the whole BIBLE is a JEWISH BOOK , all the

writers but Mark were Jewish, Jesus is a Jew , and for the most

part it was written to Jews or Jewish Christian believers, so it

is very desirable if you wish to study some of the background to

have a good understanding of the Old Testament and of Jewish

culture to appreciate some of the finer points of the new

testament.

At the time of Christ's ministry and of the early Church the

ONLY scriptures that the people had was the OLD TESTAMENT, in

Hebrew and the first five books, (the TORAH) translated into

greek. this was called the SEPTUIGENT, after the approximately 70

scholars in Egypt who translated it. In addition to this, there

was the oral traditions, which were later written into the

MISHNAH, and numerous commentaries similar to those we have in

christian bookstores, but from the perspectives of scholars in

Orthdox Judaism. Notable among these are that of Gamaliel, Paul's

tutor , and his grandfather Hillel.

This, the OLD TESTAMENT , is what is referred to in ;

LUKE 24;25-27 where Christ speaks "Oh fools , and slow of heart to

believe all that the prophets have spoken ; ought not Christ to

have suffered these things and to enter into his glory?" and

beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in

all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

32 .....He opened unto us the Scriptures.

45 He opened their understanding , that they might understand

the Scriptures (when he gave them the great commission).

MATT 21;42

LUKE 4;21

JOHN 2;22

JOHN 5;39

7;38

19;37

ACTS 8;32--

17;2

11

18;24,28

ROM 1;2

16;26

1COR 15;3,4

2 TIM 3;15

Jesus , of course had a whole different perspective on how to

understand the word of God. Each great scholar had a different

in- terpretation of what was meant, This because the LORD himself

had blinded their eyes and stopped their ears (ISA 6:9,10 :JER

5:21; JOHN 12:40) SO in trying to grasp the simple truth in the

scriptures

they confused themselves and would only resort to

quoting the authority of some of the great rabbis who would in

turn contradict each other. This to them was the solution, know

all the answers of the rabbis , and use the ones that tickle your

ears . No single Rabbi had the answer nor the authority to speak

for God as the prophets did. This is why they were all astonished

at the authority with which the deciples and Jesus spoke , saying"

never a man spoke like this " or When they saw the boldness of

Peter and John , and percieved that they were unlearned and

ignorant men, they marvelled , and took knowledge that they had

been with Jesus. He would have us understand ,though, and exhorts

us to study . Moreover He gives us the HOLY SPIRIT to teach us .

So we have a great deal to study in the Old Testament in order

to see CHRIST in it ,

IN O.T. manifestations called THEOPHANIES

IN PROPHECIES

IN TYPES , or word pictures,

 

 

This last way is somewhat obscure , but I am sure you will be

able to follow along as we look at Jesus in the feasts of The Lord

and see how his redemption and other works are brought out in the

scriptures.

THREE DIVISIONS BY SEASON

In Israel they did not celebrate Valentines , Easter etc.or for

that matter any of the holidays as we know them, but the Lord

commanded the Children of Israel:

Ex 23;14-16 three times shalt thou keep a feast unto me in the

year.

Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread ........

the first fruits of thy labours

.....and the feast of ingathering .

SEVEN FEASTS

Of these three times in the year there are actually seven

specific feasts and we shall deal with each of these as we have

time. They are set out in Lev 23 Deut 16 in the law and commented

on in other passages.

LOOK FOR FOUR THINGS;

1. The simple intent for Israel.a memorial as to what God has done

for Israel

2. the fulfillment in Christ

3. the fulfillment in the Church

4. the fulfillment in our personal salvation

 THEY OCCUR NORMALLY IN THIS ORDER � HEBREW NAME � TIME �

� PASSOVER � PESAH � �

� UNLEAVENED BREAD � MOTZA � EASTER �

� FIRSTFRUITS � BIKKURIM � �

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� WEEKS (OR PENTECOST ) � SHEVOUT � 7 WKS LATER �

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� TRUMPETS � ROSH HASHANAH � �

� THE DAY OF ATONEMENT � YOM KIPPOR � THANKSGIVING�

� TABERNACLES � SUCCOTH � �

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NOTE I am going to discuss them out of chronological order in

which they occur because want to deal with Passover ,and the feast

of FEASTS OF THE LORD firstfruits as we celebrate it on

Resurrection Sunday

 

� #1 PASSOVER �

� JUSTIFICATION �

PASSOVER INTRODUCTION LEV 23;4 7

feasts of the LORD even a HOLY CONVOCATION

SPEAKS OF SALVATION, justification- our position (Luther)

A HIGH SABBTH ..NO SERVILE WORK,WHY? ___________________________

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14th day of the FIRST MONTH [Abib]

EX 12:1 must be in season

Beginning of months

10th day of the month the Lamb is brought into the house, what

day is this?_____________________________________________________

Examined for 4 days [Christ before scribes pharisees lawyers

matt26

ex 12;4 enough for every one

5 without blemish , What does this speak of?_______________

6 to be sacrificed on the 14 day of the month

Ex 12;7 blood shed on the side post and on the upper lintel makes

the sign of the cross.

 

Ex 12;8 eat the flesh thereof[matt26;26

9,10 whole burnt offering

13 and the blood shall be to you

for a token.

EXODUS 12; 2 THIS MONTH SHALL be unto you the beginning of months:

it shall be the first month of the year to you .

In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them

every man a lamb , according to the house of their fathers, a lamb

for a n house:

And if the household be too little for the lamb , let him

and his neighbour next to his house take it according to the

number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make

your count for the lamb.

Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first

year; ye shall take it out from the sheep or from the goats:

And ye shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same

month; and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall

kill it in the evening.

 

And ye shall take of the blood and strike on the two door

posts , and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they

shall eat it.

And they shall eat the flesh there in that night roast

with fire, and unleavened bread , and with bitter herbs shall they

eat it.

Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast

with fire; his head with his legs , and with the purtinence

thereof.

And ye shall let nothing remain of it until the morning;

and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn

with fire.

And thus shall ye eat it ; with your loins girded, your

shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand, and ye shall eat

it in haste: it is THE LORD'S PASSOVER.

For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night , and will

smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast;

and against all the Gods of Egypt I will execute judgementL I AM

the LORD

 

 

 

 

And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where

you are : and when I see the blood I will Pass over you, and the

plague shall not be upon you to destroy you when I smite the land

of Egypt

And this day shall be unto you for a memorial ; and ye shall

keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations ; ye shall

keep it a feast by an ordinance forever.

when I see the blood I will pass over you and the plague

shall not be upon you to destroy you

This day is a memorial to you forever

v 23 who is the destroyer [hint rev 9;11] ______________________

46 no bones broken

48 also for the gentiles [us]

PSALM 91 =the passover

CHRIST THE PERFECT LAMB

LUKE 19;37

MATT 22;16 HERODIANS thou art true

23-33 SADUCEES astonished at his doctrine

34-46 PHARISEES no man answered him a word

Jn 18 CIAPHAS found no fault

;38 PILATE I find no fault in him at all

19;4 that ye may know i find no fault

;5 PEOPLE by our law he ought to die

JN 11 CIAPHAS prophesied one should die for the

nation

JN 19;6 Take ye him and crucify him for

I find no fault in him

ROMANS 5;15-21 concerning christ

 

� #2 UNLEAVENED BREAD �

EXODUS 12:8,15-17,2  DEUT 16:3--8, 

HOW IT IS OBSERVED IN THE JEWISH HOUSEHOLD 

the whole house is cleaned to be sure there is none left. In

old times people would search thuought the house with candles

or lamps to be sure that there was none left.

At even the day before , the children go about with a candle

and a feather and sweep up the few pieces left just for them

onto a wooden' spoon from where they are placed a bag to burn.

WHAT IS MOTZA?

Motza is a thin biscuit ,prepared from parched grain. To be

Kosher for passover ,it must not have gotten damp or have

occasion to be mixed with other foods that might contain

yeast.(leaven) it is therefore baked very quickly also, in

order that no yeast naturally present in the grain would have

a chance to grow and cause the lump to ferment, and therefore

rise like our current sourdough bread, which is what they

would normally have used day to day. In addition to yeast

bread they would also have to clean their house of any grain

product that was not deemed KASHER LEPESAH(clean for passover).

This might include macarroni, sealed bags of flour, or

anything that may have gotten damp enough to begin to ferment.

Motza always has stripes of pierce marks on it, in rows like

furrows. ISA 53 .....By his stripes we are healed

PS 22;14 ...all my bones are out of joint

16 they pierced my hands and feet,

17 I can count all my bones

The middle of three pieces on the passover table is broken

The piece of this which is "hidden" is consumed with the forth

cup of wine, this was the AFIKOMEN , of which Christ said,

"this is my body which is broken for you"

15 SEVEN days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day shall

ye put away leaven out of your houses; for whosoever eateth

leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day , that

soul shall be cut off from Israel.

16 And in the first day a holy convocation , and in the seventh day

there shall be a holy convocation to you ; no manner of work shall

be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may

be done of you .

17 And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened

bread for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of

the land of Egypt: Therefore ye shall observe this day in your

generations by an ordinance for ever.

 

 

 

SPEAKS OF SANCTIFICATION

--OUR CONDITION

PURITY

GETTING THE LEAVEN OUT

WESLEY'S MESSAGE

EX 12:34 And the people took their dough BEFORE IT WAS LEAVENED,

their kneeding thoughs being bound up in their clothes, upon

their shoulders

:39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they

brought fourth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened

because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry

neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.

:43 And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, this is the

ordinance of the passover, There shall no stranger eat

thereof.

COMPARE this with 1 COR 11:27-31 What does this say to us ?

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EX 13:6 SEVEN days shalt thou eat unleavened bread, and in the

seventh day shall be a feast unto the LORD.

7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days, and there shall

no leaven be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven

seen with thee in all thy quarters.

WHAT DOES LEAVEN SYMBOLIZE?________________________________

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JN 5;32-35 Verily, verily I say unto you, Moses gave you not that

bread from Heaven , but my father giveth you that true bread

from heaven, For the Bread of GOD is He which cometh down

from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. Then they said

unto him; Lord ,ever more give us this bread.

And Jesus said unto them ,

I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE,

HE THAT COMETH TO ME SHALL NEVER HUNGER;

AND HE THAT BELIEVETH ON ME SHALL NEVER THIRST

ACTS 3;19-26 God sent his son Jesus to bless you, in TURNING AWAY

every one of you FROM his INIQUITIES.

What then does the feast of unleavened braed signify to us?

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What does the commandment mean for US?______________________

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Who had the responsibility to do the cleaning ,then,now?____

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NUM 9:11 Eat it with BITTER HERBS (horseradish) What does this

signify? ___________________________________________________

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LEV 23;6-14 IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWS PASSOVER for 7 days

the sheaf offering to be WAVED on SUNDAY, What day is this?

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What does the waving signify,_______________________________

DEALS with the POWER of (HABIT of) SIN

1COR 5;6-8 Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

Purge out therefore the old leaven that ye may be a new lump

as ye are unleavened.

For even CHRIST, OUR PASSOVER is sacrifised for us;

Therefore let US keep the feast NOT WITH OLD LEAVEN, niether

with the leaven of malice or wickedness; but with the

unleavened bread of sincerety and truth.

MATT 1;21 Thou shalt call his name JESUS, for He shall save his

people from their sins.

NUM 6:15 , 17 19, 9:11 28:17

ZEPH 1;12 in that day will I search Jerusalem with candles

GAL 2;20 I am crucified with Christ ....

ROM 6;6-11 knowing this, that our old self was crucified with him,

that that our body of SIN MIGHT BE DONE AWAY WITH , that we

should NO LONGER be SLAVES TO SIN ;

For he who has died is FREED FROM SIN.......

even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin,

but alive to GOD in CHRIST JESUS.

2COR 5;21 He made Him who knew no sin ----sin on our behalf , that

we might become the RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IN HIM

ROM 6;4 buried with him through baptism

PS 51:7- Purify ME with hissop and I shall be clean,

wash me and I shall be whiter than snow,

10 Create in ME a clean heart, O GOD

and renew a right spirit within me

 

PS 139 23 SEARCH ME O GODand know my heart:

try me and know my thoughts;

and see if there be any wicked way in me,

and lead me in the way everlasting.

 

 

 

 

 

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lev 23:15-21

SPEAKS OF: CREATION, RE-CREATION

RESSURECTION

THE REFORMATION

THREE DAYS AFTER PASSOVER

THE RED SEA

BAPTISM

IDENTIFICATION WITH CHRIST

NO TURNING BACK / Complete dedication

HISTORICAL ASPECT

EX 13;14-22

14;21,22

15;1,2

LEV 23;9-14 ............THE OMER offered with OIL

Originally was thought of as simply the

acknowledgement of the total provision of the Lord in providing

grain , and a trust in the grace of God tp allow a bountiful

harvest . God as Lord of the Harvest would first havve his table

set with the best of the new grain , and then as servants the

children of ISRAEL could eat later, having performed their duty

to God.

THe grain offering offered with leaven speaks of the holy spirit

in the life of the sinful life of the participant, given as a

total sacrifice to God , A fire offering was totally consumed.

The libation speaks of the willingness to pour oneself out for God

 

Josh 5:10,11 Here is the first practical demonstration of the

feast...... and the MANNA STOPPED

IN THE GRAVE THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS

ewish definition of a day Gen 1:5,,8,13,19,23,31 an evening and a morning

 

JEWISH DYS� 1 � 2 � 3 � 1ST DAY STILL DK

OUR DAYS ß

SUN AM

WED THU FRI SAT SUN

VERY EARLY

SIGN OF THE PROPHET JONAS He entered Jersalem Sunday

MATT 12;38- 40 Abib 10th

THURSDAY WAS AN HIGH DAY he was crucified Thurs

JOHN 19;14 PREPARATION DAY Abib 14th

31 SABBATH AN HIGH DAY He arose early Sunday

LEV 23;7,8 1ST DAY AN HIGH DAY Abib 17th

MATT 27;51-53 fulfilling the week

JOHN 12;24

PERSONAL ASPECT

ROM 6;3,4 Therefore we are buried with him in baptism into death

THAT like as Christ was raised up from th e dead by the glory

of the Father, even so we should walk in newness of life

JAMES 5;7 patience while waiting for the rains and harvest

ROMANS 8 NOT CONDEMNED

ROM 8;2 FREE FROM THE LAW, CONTROL OF SIN

11 HE SHALL QUICKEN YOUR MORTAL BODIES

16 WE ARE THE CHILDREN OF GOD

FROM GLORY TO GLORY HE'S CHANGING ME

list of scripture ref's

FIRSTFRUITS RESURRECTION /RISE

EX 23:16 ISA 60 1

.19 MAT 22.23 MAT 14:2

34.22 28 17.9

26 30 26.32

LE 2;12 31 27.64

14 27.53 28. 6,7

23;10 MAR 12.18 MAR 16.6,9,14

23.17 23 24. 6 34

23.20 LUK 14.14 JN 21.14

NU 18.12 20.27 ACTS17.3

28;26 33 ROM 8 .34

DE 26.10 35,36 1CO 15;13,14,20,

2KI 4.42 JN 5;29 COL 2 .12

2CH 31 5 11.24 25 3.1

NE 10;35 ACTS 1;22

37 2.31

12.44 4.2 QUICKEN

13.31 33 PS 71.20

PR 3. 9 17.18 119:25,37,40,88,107,154

JER 2; 3 32 ROM 8 ;11

EZE 20.40 23. 6,8 EPH 2 ; 1,5

44.30 24;15 21 COL 2;13

48.14 ROM 1 4 JOHN 5 21

ROM 8 23 6; 5 ROM 4 17

16; 5 1COR 15;12 13,21,42

1CO 15.20 PH'P 3;10,11

23 2TIM 2;18

16.15 HEB 6; 2 JOB 19;20 IN MY FLESH I SHALL SEE GOD

JAS 1.18 11,35 PS 16;10 NOT SUFFER THINE H" ONE TO SEE

REV 14; 4 1PET 1; 3 ACTS 2;27,31-37 CORRUPTION

3.21

RASHITH (heb.)

GEN 1; 1

EX 23 19

34;26

LEV 2;12

23;10

1 SA 2 29 "CHIEFEST

NEH 12;44

JOB 8;7 BEGINNING

42 12

PS 111;10 BEG' OF WISDOM

PR 4; 7

� #4 PENTECOST �

FEAST OF WEEKS

FEAST OF HARVEST NEW GRAIN OFFERING

FREEWILL OFFERING

 

DEUT 16 9-12

EX 23 14-16

 

Originally started as a wheat harvest festival, this feast

has several things of different nature from the other feasts.

it was only one day long. It stood alone ,not like the other

feasts which came in groups of threes, however it is timed

from the "time when the sickle is first put to the barley

harvest. this time cioncides with the feast of firstfruits

,and was somehow recognised on the sabbath, because the feast

of weeks is seven weeks and one day later (lev 23:16) "You

shall count fifty days to the day after the seventh sabbath."

Because it had no fixed date, but only to be celebrated

fifty days after the offering of the OMER of the first sheaf

of barley, it was therefore a matter of great discussion

during the period of the second temple. The pharisees thought

that the omer was offered on the 16 of Nissan (Abib),thus

Shovuos would come on the sixth of Sivan, but the Saducees

thought that the omer was offered the first sunday after

Pesah, thus it would always fall on the seventh sunday after

Pesah. This is the time celebrated by the CHURCH, Samaritans

and Karaites, while Orthodox Jews follow the tradition of the

Pharisees.

There were some prescribed offerings to be made by the

levitical priesthood on behalf of the people;

two loaves of LEAVENED bread - a wave offering

seven one year old lambs 

a bull  a burnt offering

two rams a soothing aroma to the grain offerings

the LORD the drink offerings

one male goat - a sin offering

two male lambs - a peace offering

In addition there were freewill offerings to be made by

each individual (Deut 16:10 )" ...a tribute of a freewill

offering of your hand, which you shall give just as the LORD

your God blesses you. And you shall rejoice before the LORD

your GOD

It not only was to be a time of offering, but also came to

be known as the date on which Moses received the law on mount

Sinai. A simple glance at Ex 19:1 "In the third month ....on

that very day they came into the wilderness of Sinai." will

indicate that this is quite possible, if not probably

true, although there is no direct biblical proof.

It was also at one time thought to be the anniversary of

the covenant of God with Noah (book of Jubilees ch6), but

the giving of the law on Sinai tradition eclipsed this

thought, and became the spiritual focus of this celebration.

 

 

It is traditionally the day on which the jewish boys are

confirmed "BAR MITZVEH" or sons of the commandment, when

they are old enough to be responsible for their own sins.

It is also the day on which the book of RUTH is read in

the synagogue, telling of her acceptance into the fold of

Israel, redemption by her kinsman, not to mention her kinship

to the messiah, for she was to be the grandmother of

David, out of whom was to issue the Christ. As the teacher

sings or interprets the AKDOMUS he paints a vivid picture

of the blissful days of the Messiah, golden thrones

approached by seven stairs and sitting on the thrones ,

saints bathed in light in His Kingdom.

A curious custom and totally unexplained is that of

Morroccan Jews who pour water over each other, paying no heed

to the holiday clothes. It does not require much

imagination, however, to see a similarity to the first

time that The church celebrated this feast. Since the meaning of

the word BAPTIZO is to sprinkle and the word BAPTIZIMO means to

whelm. The out pouring of the HOLY SPIRIT on that very day seems

to not only be a fulfillment of Joel 2: as Peter declared on thet

day Acts 2:17-21), but also of :

JER 31:31/4 Behold days are coming saith the LORD, when I will

make a new covenant with the house of Israel,

and with the house of Judah,

Not like the covenant which I made with their

fathers in the day I took them by the hand to

bring them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant

which they broke, although I was a husband to them,

declares the LORD.

But this is the covenant which I will make with the

House of Israel after those days ,declares the Lord,

Iwill put my law within them and on their heart will

I write it : And I will be their GOD and they shall

be MY PEOPLE

ACTS 2 38,39 Repent and be baptized for the remission of sins

and you shall recieve the gift of the HOLY GHOST.

For the promise is to you and to your children

And for all who are far off,

as many as the LORD our GOD shall call.

NOT TO THE JEW ONLY

EPH 2;13 -22 read this

followed by

EPH 3;3-6 Gentiles -- FELLOW HEIRS of the promise

JN 12;24,25 APPLIES TO ME

 

 

 

EX 23 17 TO BE AN ENCOUNTER W/ GOD ..APPEAR BEFORE JAH

EX 34;22 you shall celebrate! it is a command

DEUT 16;9 you shall count! it happens after a time

DEUT 16:11 all shall rejoice a joyfull time

10 a freewill offering it demands an offering

LEV 23;15-22 WAVE = WORSHIP , PRAISE

DEUT 16:16 where He chooses speaks of the temple, our body

ROMANS 12.1 reasonable service

LEV 23 NO SERVILE WORK [WORKS]

EZEK 44 PRIESTS WEAR LINNEN NO SWEAT

ZECH 4;6 Not by might nor by power, BUT by MY SPIRIT saith the LORD

GAL 2;20 The life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in

the SON OF GOD who loved me, and gave himself for me.

HEB 12 LET US GO UNTO HIM WITHOUT THE CAMP BEARING HIS

REROACH (WE MUST BRING A SACRIFICE.)

 

CHRIST OUR HIGH PRIEST AFTER HAVING OFFERED HIMSELF

TAKES FRESH COALS FROM OFF THE ALTAR AND LIGHTS OUR LAMPSTANDS

 

 

 

JER 5;23,24 A stubborn and rebellious people say, "Why bother"

DAN 9;25 Interesting group of 7 weeks is there any connection?

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2 CH 8;13 Solomon obeyed

 

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FEAST OF IN GATHERINGS ROSH HASHANNAH ( ONLY 1 OT REF )

EZEK 40:1

LEV 23 23-25 NUMBERS 29;1

BLOWING OF TRUMPETS HOLY CONVOCATION

OFFERING

BLOWN IN THE JUBILEE LEV 25;9

TRUMPET SYMBOL

ISA 58;1 WARNING

EZEK 33;5-9 WARNING

REV 1;10 WARNING TO THE 7 CHURCHES

WHEN

FIRST DAY OF THE 7TH MONTH

7 NUMBER OF COMPLETION

LEV 23 23-32 AND THE LORD SPAKE UNT MOSES, SAYING, SPEAK UNTO THE

CHILDREN OF ISRAEL SAYING, IN THE SEVENTH MONTH IN

THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH, YE SHALL HAVE A SABBATH,

A MEMORIAL OF BLOWING OF TRUMPETS, A HOLY

CONVOCATION YE SHALL DO NO SERVILE WORK: BUT YE

SHALL OFFER AN OFFERING MADE BY FIRE UNTO THE LORD.

ISA 58 A WARNING TO REPENT

ISA 18 A WARNING "BEFORE THE HARVEST HE WILL PRUNE AWAY

THE PARASITE SHOOTS

ISA 27;12,13 ...YOU WILL BE GATHERED IN .... A GREAT TRUMPET

WILL SOUND.

ZEPH 1:14,16 THE GREAT DAY OF THE LORD IS NEAR.....

...A DAY OF TRUMPETS.

PS 150 3 PRAISE HIM WITH THE SOUND OF THE TRUMPET.

GEN 22:13,14 ADONAI-JIREH THE RAM CAUGHT IN THE THICKET.

EX 19:19 THE TRUMPET SOUND FROM THE TOP OF SINAI,AT THE

GIVING OF THE LAW

GEN 49 10 UNTO HIM SHALL THE GATHERING OF HIS PEOPLE BE

JOEL 2:1 SOUND AN ALARM FOR THE DAY OF THE LORD IS COMING

15 PROCLAIM A SOLEMN ASS'Y,LET THE BRIDEGROOM COME

OUT OF HIS ROOM AND THE BRIDE OUT OF HER CHAMBER

NUMBERS 10;1,5 THE BLOWING IS A CALL TO ASSEMBLY

 

 

 

 

1 COR 15;52 AT THE LAST TRUMP 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 INCORRUPTIBLE.

1 THES 4:16 FOR THE LORD HIMSELF SHALL DESCEND FROM HEAVEN WITH

A SHOUT, WITH THE VOICE OF THE ARCHANGEL AND WITH

THE TRUMP OF GOD: AND THE DEAD IN CHRIST SHALL RISE

FIRST: THEN WE WHICH ARE ALIVE AND REMAIN SHALL BE

CAUGHT UP TOGETHER WIHT THEM IN THE CLOUDS TO MEET

THE LORD IN THE AIR: AND SO SHALL WE EVER BE WITH

THE LORD.

HEB 11;39 ALL THESE (HEROS OF FAITH) HAVING GAINED

APPROVAL THROUGH THEIR FAITH, DID NOT RECEIVE THE

PROMISE.

EPH 1 ;10 IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME HE MIGHT GATHER TOGETHER

FULL IN ONE ALL THINGS IN CHRIST.

EPH 3 IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME MEANS THE BODY COMES TO

FULL BIRTH

HEB 3;,4; A REST TO GOD'S PEOPLE

REV 10; 7 THE VOICE OF THER ANGEL...DECLARED TO HIS SERVANTS.

THE MYSTERY ..THAT THE GENTILES SHOULD BE FELLOW

HEIRS IN CHRIST, BY THE GOSPEL. THE VEIL IS LIFTED

BY THE GIFT OF REVELATION

W1 AND SO SHALL WE EVER BE WITH THE LORD W0

W1 TASHLICH

"THOU WILT CAST " W0

THIS IS THE AFTERNOON SERVICE ON ROSH HASHANNAH

WHEN OBSERVANT JEWS GATHER BESIDE A RIVER AND CAST STONES INTO THE

WATER, EMPTYING THEIR POCKETS, SIGNIFYING THE REMOVAL OF OUR SINS

AND THE EMPTYING OF OURSELVES.

PS 103:12 AS FAR AS THE EAST IS FROM THE WEST, SO FAR HAS HE

REMOVED OUR TRANSGRESSIONS FROM US.

MICAH 7:18,19 WHO IS A GOD LIKE UNTO THEE....DELIGHTING IN MERCY.

...THOU WILT CAST ALL THEIR SINS INTO THE DEPTH OF

THE SEA.

PS 55:22 CAST YOUR BURDEN APON THE LORD AND HE WILL SUSTAIN

YOU.

1 PET 5:7 CASTING ALL YOUR CARES UPON HIM FOR HE CARETH FOR

YOU.

SINGING A GOOD OLD SOUTHERN SPIRITUAL LIKE

GONNA LAY DOWN MY BURDEN, DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE

GONNA THROW ALL MY SINS AWAY, DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE

GONNA KNOW I'M FORGIVEN, DOWN... BY THE RIVERSIDE

 

FORTY DAYS

THE SOLEMN SEASON IS FORTY DAYS LONG , LASTING FROM THE NEW

MOON ONE MONTH BEFORE ROSH HASHANNAH, THROUGH TO TEN DAYS AFTER---

TIL THE DAY OF ATONEMENT THIS PERIOD IS A TIME OF INWARD SEARCHING

AND REPENTANCE FROM ONE'S SINS AND MAKING CONFESSION.

THE NUMBER 40 SEEMS TO HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANCE IN THE SCRIPTURES

AS A TIME OF PREPARATION;

MOSES IN MIDIAN

MOSES ON THE MOUNTAIN EX 24;18 34:28

DEUT 9;9 10;10

ISRAEL IN THE WILDERNESS 40 YRS

SPIES IN CAANAN NUMBERS 13;25

ELIJAH IN THE WILDERNESS 1 KINGS 19;8

JONAH IN NINEVAH JONAH 3;4,5

JESUS IN THE WILDERNESS MATT 4;1,2

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LEV 16:1-34

LEV 23: 26-32

NUM 19; 1-22

NUM 29: 1-40

SEVENTH MONTH ON THE TENTH DAY TISHRI

REV 22 1-4 THESE WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF LIFE

have access to the tree of life ....NO MORE CURSE.......

THEY SHALL SEE HIS FACE. compare to Esther 7;8 " and they covered

Haman's face.

PS 148;18

ISA 58:1-8 fasting encumbent on every Jew 13 yrs and up

except to the dangerously ill

NUM 8:19,21 TO REMOVE THE CURSE

16:46 TO APPEASE THE WRATH OF THE LORD

29:3 A GRAIN OFFERING MINGLED WITH OIL

The ten days of repentence ....the days of awe

a day of aflicting the soul (fasting )

an offering by fire unto the Lord

16.15 then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for

the people , and bring his blood within the veil.........and

sprinkle it upon the mercy seat and before the mercy seat , and he

shall make an atonement for the holy place for the uncleanness of

the children of ISRAEL and because of their transgressions in all

their sins ;.....

16.29 And this shall be a permanent statute for you in the

seventh month, and you shall humble your souls, and not do any

work , whether the native or the alienwho sojourns among you; for

it is on this day that atonement shall be made for you to cleanse

you. You shall be clean from all your sins before the LORD. It is

to be a sabbath of solomn rest for you, that you may humble your

souls; it is a permanent statute.

21 and Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat

and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of ISRAEL

, and all their transgressions in all their sins , putting them

upon the head of the goat and shall send him away by the hand of

a fit man into the wilderness

 

 

 

 

 

THE MEANING RECONCILIATION from KAPPER ;to cover

1 Cor 15:3 Christ died for uor sins

2 Sam 21:3 idea that there is no atonement

except through the blood of sacrifice

AMOS 4:12 PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD, O ISRAEL

JAMES 2:10 ... AND YET OFFEND IN ONE POINT. ... PURIFYING

GAL 3;29

HEB 7;26-28

Talmud Yoma 5a "There is no atonement

except with blood

JER;31;31-34 A NEW COVENANT.....

HEB 10;1-22

SCAPEGOAT "AZAZEL" led outside the walls Bearing the

sins of his people

Lev 16:21,22

MATT 27:33

The red heifer sacrificed and its blood sprinkled for

the cleansing of the people from all defilement of sin.

NUMBERS 19;

HEBREWS 9:13

 

 

 

THE INVOKING OF THE NAME OF JEHOVAH

After the offering He was to place upon the

people the name of Jehovah Num 6;24-27

THE LORD BLESS THEE , AND KEEP THEE ;

 

 

THE LORD MAKE HIS FACE SHINE UPON THEE, AND BE GRACIOUS UNTO THEE

 

 

THE lORD LIFT HIS COUNTENENCE (smile) UPON THEE,

 

 

AND GIVE THEE PEACE.

 

AND THEY SHALL PUT MY NAME UPON THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL;

 

FF AND I WILL BLESS THEM.

 

How much more meaningful to us as those whose names are written

the book of life to celebrate this day for the reconciliation and

unity ,at one-ness with Christ that He has provided for us in the

blood of the lamb, access to the very throne of GOD to which we

can come in boldness and without fear.

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LEV 23 33-43

DEUT 16;13-15

 

A TIME OF REJOICING BEFORE THE LORD FOR SEVEN DAYS

LEV 23;33-43

33 And the LORD spoke unto Moses saying;

34 Speak unto the children of Israel saying; On the fifteenth day

of this seventh month is the feast of tabernacles (HAG HASUCCOTH)

for seven days unto the LORD.

35 On the first day is to be a holy convocation ; ye shall do no

manner of servile work.

36 Seven days shall ye bring an offering made by fire unto the

LORD; on the eighth day shall be a holy convocation unto you; and

ye shall bring an offering made by fire unto the LORD; it is a day

of solemn assembly; ye shall do no manner of servile work.

37 These are the appointed seasons of the LORD, which ye shall

proclaim to be HOLY convocations to bring an offering made by fire

unto the LORD , a burnt offering and a meal offering a sacrifice

and drink offerings , each on its own day;

38 Beside the sabbaths of the LORD and beside your gifts and

beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill-offerings,

which ye give unto the LORD.

39 Howbeit on the fifteenth day of the seventh month when ye

have

gathered in the fruits of the land, ye shall keep the feast of

the LORD seven days; on the first day shall be a solemn rest, and

on the eighth day shall be a solemn rest .

40 And ye shall take you on the first day the fruit of goodly

trees, branches of palm trees, and willow s of the brook, and ye

shall rejoice before the LORD your god seven days .

41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the

year, it is a statute for ever in your generations; ye shall keep

it in the seventh month.

42 YE shall dwell in booths seven days ; all that are homeborn

in Israel shall dwell in booths.

43 THat your generations may KNOW that I made the children of

Israel to dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of

Egypt : I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD.

44 So Moses declared unto the children of Israel the

appointed seasons of the LORD.

DEUT 16:13-15 Thou shalt keep the Feast of Tabernacles seven days

after that ythou hast gathered in from thy threshingfloor, and

from thy winepress

And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast Thou and thy son and thy

daughter and thy man-servant and thy maid-servant and the Levite

and the stranger and the fatherless and the widow, that are within

thy gates.

Seven days shalt thou keep a feast unto the LORD in

the place which the LORD shall choose because the LORD thy God

shall bless thee in all thine increase and in all the work of thy

hands AND THOU SHALT BE ALTOGETHER JOYFUL .

 

 

 

 

FIFTEENTH DAY - Like passover, this feast is to be commenced at full

moon in th month TISHRI

BOOTHS- tabernacles Heb. SUCCOTH In EX. 23;16 it is called the feast

of ingathering ; in rabbinic literature it known as THE FEAST

(see John 7:37)In

later times it the eighth day came to be known as HASHANNAH RABBAH

(roughly the year's plenty) ,the following day taking the name

SIMCAH TORAH (Rejoicing in the LAW) the day on which the annual

reading of the torah was completed and restarted.

THE SUCCAH itself represents a hastily constructed and unsubstantial

edifice such as the Israelites set up during the wanderings in the

wilderness

THE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES is set aside for reading on the eighth day

(ATZERETH)

GOODLY TREES - traditionally the citron (ethrog)

THICK TREES - traditionaly the leafy Myrtle, HADASSAH

THey are not to appear before the LORD empty. what does this say to us?

Deut 16;16 ______________________________________________________

"Message of the feast is that there is shelter in the tabernacle of God

under the wings of the shekinah glory , for the Jew first and also

to the gentiles.

Prophetically what does this mean?

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There were three outstanding features which characterised the TEMPLE

service at this feast.

1. The pouring of water in the Temple. The first thought of the

participants was thanks for the rain in the proper season. But it

was prophetic of the outpouring of the HOLY SPIRIT . JOHN 7:37,38

speaks of this occasion ,when as the water from the pool of SILOAM

was being poured into the altar basin amidst the blast of the

shofar and and the singing of the HILLEL PSALMS (113-118) by the

Levites,saying " HOSANNAH , SAVE NOW, I BESEECH THEE O LORD ";

"BLESSED IS HE THAT COMETH IN THE NAME OF THE LORD; WE HAVE

BLESSED YOU OUT OF THE HOUSE OF THE LORD. and when as the

messianic fervor was at its highest OUR LORD JESUS THE MESSIAH

said "IF ANY MAN THIRST LET HIM COME UNTO ME ,AND DRINK HE THAT

BELIEVETH ON ME AS THE SCRIPTURE HATH SAID , OUT OF HIS BELLY

SHALL FLOW RIVERS OF LIVING WATER.

ISA 55:1 Ho every one that thirsts come to the waters

ISA 58:11 and the LORD will continually guide you and satisfy your

desire in scorched places .... and you will be like a watered

garden, and like a spring whose waters do not fail.

ISA 44:3 For I will pour out my water on the thirsty land and

streams on the dry ground ; and I will pour out my spirit on your

offspring , and my blessing on your descendants.

 

 

 

 

2. The illumination of the temple. The festive pilgrims came to

the temple bearing lights and torches, while inside the temple the

golden lampstand was lighted, changing the dim evening of

Jerusalem into a brilliant focus of light illuminating the entire

surroundings, amid praises of "GOD IS THE LORD WHICH HAS SHOWED

US LIGHT;BIND THE SACRIFICE WITH CORDS TO THE ALTAR. THOU ART MY

GOD AND I WILL PRAISE THEE; THOU ART MY GOD , IWILL EXALT THEE .

How beautifully this speaks of OUR LORD who standing in the temple

proclaimed "I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.

It speaks even more, prophetically when in heaven John by

revelation says, (Rev 21 ;23-24) .. and the city had no need of

the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it for the GLORY OF GOD

did lighten it, and the LAMB is the light thereof. And the nations

of them that are saved shall walk in the light of it ; ...

3. THE PRAISES . Again John writes of thr greater feast of

SUCCOTH " AFTER THIS I BEHELD , AND LO, A GREAT MULTITUDE , THAT

NO MAN COULD NUMBER , OF ALL NATIONS , AND KINDREDS, AND PEOPLE ,

AND TONGUES, STOOD BEFORE THE THRONE, AND BEFORE THE LAMB ,

CLOTHED IN WHITE ROBES, AND PALMS IN THEIR HANDS: AND CRIED WITH A

LOUD VOICE ,SAYING HOSANNAH (SALVATION) TO OUR GOD WHICH

SITTETH UPON THE THRONE, AND UNTO THE LAMB. Rev 7;9,10

HISTORICALLY it was observed thruought the O.T.

2 CHRON 8;13 IN SOLOMON'S REIGN

2 CHRON 31:3 IN HEZEKIAH'S REIGN

EZRA 3:4 IN THE RETURN FROM EXILE

NEHEM. 7:73-8:18 " so the people went out .....and made for

themselves booths each on his roof and in his

court.....and there was great rejoicing . what

a great fun filled way to learn the promises of

GOD and to share them with our families.


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