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Mandatory Feasts of Israel

Explore the significance of the mandatory feasts in the Bible, including Passover, Pentecost, and Booths, and their typological significance pointing to Jesus Christ. Learn about the specific dates and rituals associated with each feast. Discover how these feasts are relevant to believers today.

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Mandatory Feasts of Israel

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  1. Mandatory Feasts of Israel

  2. The Feasts • Sabbath (Leviticus 23:1-3; 23-25) • Sabbath Day (Exodus 20:8-11; 31:12-17; Deuteronomy 5:13-15) • Feast of Trumpets / Seventh New Moon (Leviticus 23:23-25; Numbers 10:10; 28:11-15; 29:1-6) • Sabbath Year (Exodus 23:10-11; Leviticus 25:2-7, 20-22) • Year of Jubilee (Leviticus 25:8-16; 27:16-25) • Passover and Unleavened Bread (Leviticus 23:4-8) • Pentecost / Weeks and First Fruits (Leviticus 23:9-22) • Day of Atonement (Leviticus 23:26-32) • Booths / Tabernacles (Leviticus 23:33-44) • Purim (Esther 9:16-32) • Dedication (John 10:22-23)

  3. Time of Year for the Feasts • Abib/Nisan (March – April) Passover and Unleavened Bread – Nisan 14-21 • Ziv/Iyyar(April – May) • Sivan (May – June) Pentecost / Weeks and First Fruits – Sivan 6 • Tammuz (June – July) • Ab (July – August) • Elul (August – September) • Ethanim/Tishri (September – October) Feast of Trumpets / Seventh New Moon Tishri 1 Day of Atonement – Tishri 10 Booths / Tabernacles – Tishri 15-21 • Bul/Heshvan (October – November) • Chislev (November – December) Dedication – Chislev25-30 and Tebeth1-2 • Tebeth(December – January) • Shebat (January – February) • Adar (February – March) Purim – Adar 14/15 • Adar Sheni – a leap month that was added if the barley was not ripe on the 16th of Nisan

  4. Feast of Passover • The Passover Feast and the Feast of Unleavened Bread • The Passover feast and the feast of Unleavened Bread are celebrated together • This feast signified the start of the year • The sacrifice was an unblemished, one year old, male lamb which was observed for 4 days • The lamb was killed on the 14th of Nisan/Abib • The Feast of Unleavened Bread began on the 15th of Nisan/Abib • The lamb was to be eaten in haste and with unleavened bread • There were to be no leftovers • It was a picture of the redemption of the Israelites from Egypt • On the first day, leaven was removed from the homes • Unleavened bread was eaten for seven days • The first and seventh days were Sabbaths • Those who were ceremonially unclean or on a distant journey could observe the Passover a month later • Those who did not celebrate the Passover were cut off • All seven days, burnt and grain offerings, and a sin offering were sacrificed • The Passover had to be sacrificed in the presence of the Lord • Typology • Jesus Christ was observed and found to be unblemished • Jesus Christ is our Passover sacrifice • Jesus presented His sacrifice in the presence of the Lord

  5. Feast of Weeks • Pentecost / Weeks and First Fruits • The Feasts of Weeks (Pentecost) and First Fruits are related • The offering was presented as a wave offering • The first fruits were offered the day after the Sabbath of Passover and also a burnt offering of a one year old, unblemished lamb • No harvesting was to be done prior to the Feast of Weeks and First Fruits • The Feast of Weeks was celebrated a day after the seven Sabbaths (weeks), thus it occurred 50 days (hence the NT name Pentecost) after the First Fruits • Offerings would be offered at the Feast of Weeks • A Sabbath was observed on the Feast of Weeks • The edges of the fields were to be left for the poor and the sojourner • The freewill offerings were according to how the Lord blessed you • The feast was a time of rejoicing for all people • The feast was a time to remember being a slave in Egypt • Typology • Jesus is the first fruits from the dead • The Holy Spirit is the guarantee of our salvation and He was given on Pentecost • We are the harvest that Jesus Christ’s death inaugurated and the Holy Spirit guarantees • The Church started on the day of Pentecost

  6. Feast of Booths • Booths / Tabernacles • The feast begins on the 15th of Tishri and lasts 7 days • The Day of Atonement occurred on of 10th day of Tishri and the Feast of Trumpets occurred on the 1st of Tishri • The first and eighth days of the feast are Sabbaths • An offering by fire was required for every day of the feast • The feast coincided with gathering in the crops • It was a feast of rejoicing • The people were to live in booths made of foliage, branches, and boughs • It was a testimony to future generations • It was a testimony of the Lord’s deliverance out of Egypt • The reason for the feast was the blessing of the Lord • The law was read during the feast • The feast was a time to learn the fear of the Lord • The feast will be celebrated during the Millennium (cf. Peter in Luke 9:27-36) • Typology • Jesus Christ delivered us out of the domain of darkness • Jesus Christ gives us rest • Jesus Christ takes care of us • We have been blessed through Jesus Christ • Our citizenship is in heaven

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