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╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ E FEASTS OF THE LORD F ║ ║ ║ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ 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. E THREE DIVISIONS BY SEASON F 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 . E SEVEN FEASTS F 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. E LOOK FOR FOUR THINGS; F 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 ┌─────────────────────────────────────┬─────────────────┬─────────────┐ │E THEY OCCUR NORMALLY IN THIS ORDER │ HEBREW NAME │ TIME │F ├─────────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────┼─────────────┤ │ PASSOVER │ PESAH │ │ │ UNLEAVENED BREAD │ MOTZA │ EASTER │ │ FIRSTFRUITS │ BIKKURIM │ │ │ │ │ │ │ WEEKS (OR PENTECOST ) │ SHEVOUT │ 7 WKS LATER │ │ │ │ │ │ TRUMPETS │ ROSH HASHANAH │ │ │ THE DAY OF ATONEMENT │ YOM KIPPOR │ THANKSGIVING│ │ TABERNACLES │ SUCCOTH │ │ │ │ │ │ └┬────────────────────────────────────┴─────────────────┴─────────────┘ 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 E PASSOVER ║ ║ JUSTIFICATION F ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════╝ 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? ___________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 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 E UNLEAVENED BREAD F ║ ║ ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════╝ E EXODUS 12:8,15-17,20F E DEUT 16:3--8, F E HOW IT IS OBSERVED IN THE JEWISH HOUSEHOLD F 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. E WHAT IS MOTZA? F 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. E SPEAKS OF SANCTIFICATIONF --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 ? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 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?________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 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 , E I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE, HE THAT COMETH TO ME SHALL NEVER HUNGER; AND HE THAT BELIEVETH ON ME SHALL NEVER THIRST F 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? ____________________________________________________________ What does the commandment mean for US?______________________ ____________________________________________________________ Who had the responsibility to do the cleaning ,then,now?____ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ NUM 9:11 Eat it with BITTER HERBS (horseradish) What does this signify? ___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ LEV 23;6-14 IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWS PASSOVER for 7 days the sheaf offering to be WAVED on SUNDAY, What day is this? ____________________________________________________________ What does the waving signify,_______________________________ E DEALS with the POWER of (HABIT of) SINF 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. ╔════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ #3 E FIRSTFRUITSF ║ ║ ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════╝ 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 E HISTORICAL ASPECTF 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 ▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀│ ▀▀▀▀▀▀│ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀│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 ╔════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ #4E PENTECOSTF ║ ║ ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════╝ E FEAST OF WEEKS F E FEAST OF HARVEST NEW GRAIN OFFERING F E FREEWILL OFFERING F 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 ┌── grain offerings the LORD └── 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? ________________________________________________________ 2 CH 8;13 Solomon obeyed ╔════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ #5 FEAST OF TRUMPETS ║ ║ ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════╝ FEAST OF IN GATHERINGS ROSH HASHANNAH ( ONLY 1 OT REF ) EZEK 40:1 LEV 23 23-25 NUMBERS 29;1 E BLOWING OF TRUMPETS HOLY CONVOCATION OFFERING BLOWN IN THE JUBILEE F LEV 25;9 E TRUMPET SYMBOL F ISA 58;1 WARNING EZEK 33;5-9 WARNING REV 1;10 WARNING TO THE 7 CHURCHES E WHENF 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 EW1 AND SO SHALL WE EVER BE WITH THE LORD FW0 EW1 TASHLICH "THOU WILT CAST " FW0 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 E FORTY DAYSF 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 ╔════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ #6 DAY OF ATONEMENT ║ ║ ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════╝ 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 E THE INVOKING OF THE NAME OF JEHOVAH F After the offering He was to place upon the people the name of Jehovah Num 6;24-27 E THE LORD BLESS THEE , AND KEEP THEE ; F E THE LORD MAKE HIS FACE SHINE UPON THEE, AND BE GRACIOUS UNTO THEE F E THE lORD LIFT HIS COUNTENENCE (smile) UPON THEE, F E AND GIVE THEE PEACE. F AND THEY SHALL PUT MY NAME UPON THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL; F FF AND I WILL BLESS THEM. F 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. ╔════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ #7E FEAST OF TABERNACLES F ║ ║ ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════╝ LEV 23 33-43 DEUT 16;13-15 E A TIME OF REJOICING BEFORE THE LORD FOR SEVEN DAYSF 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 :E I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD.F 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? _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 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 E"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. F 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 E"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 .F How beautifully this speaks of OUR LORD who standing in the temple proclaimed E"I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. F 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 "E 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.F 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.