Leviticus 23:27 provides a day of People are instructed to clean out the yeast out of their homes and only eat bread without leaven, called matzah. The Festival of Light called Chanukah and the holiday of Purim are times when the Jewish people celebrate God saving them from the hands of their enemies. Watchful/Warfare: Living in view of His imminent return. The biblical calendar reckons the beginning of a new day from sunset as God did at creation. The seventh and final feast is the Feast of Tabernacles which lasted seven days and represents the perfect environment of the Millennial rule of Christ, LEV 23:3343; ZEC 14:9,16. Purim is observed in the last month of the Hebrew Calendar (Adar), which leads us back into spring. In the New Testament, the Greek term pneuma, normally translated as "breath," is applied to the "Holy Spirit." 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 seven days n God was honored with the firstfruits of the harvest n Leviticus 23:9-14 THE FEAST OF PENTECOST n Leviticus 23:9-12 n Observed 50 days after the Passover They take a stand in face of adversity and their courage is celebrated at Purim. The New Testament commentary on this feast (known today as Yom Kippur is found in ROM 3:2326 and HEB 9:2428. This feast portrayed the work of Christ on the Cross with emphasis on redemption. Bottom to top, side to side: the motion formed a cross. The Prophetic Feasts of Israel 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. Many of Jesus teachings occurred during these biblical feasts. Are believers in Christ told to keep the feasts today? If this supposition is correct, then each major event in the life of our Lord followed one of the three main Feast Days which required all male Jews to come up to the Jerusalem Temple to worship the Lord. I thought I had a good understanding of the feasts before I did a recent study on them but I was wrong! To the east was the impassable Red Sea; to the west was the enormous Egyptian army; and surrounding was a frightened multitude. Unleavened bread emphasizes the impeccability of the humanity of Christ and therefore His qualification to be our sin offering. Tribulational believers alive at the Second Advent live into the Millennium to repopulate the earth. EXO 14:13-14, But Moses said to the people, Do not fear! These look at His death, burial, and resurrection, as well as the sending of the Holy Spirit: Passover Feast of Unleavened Bread Firstfruits Feast of Weeks The The joyous Feast of Tabernacles is the third (out of three) pilgrimage holiday. This was another feasts totally fulfilled by the Lord. You shall count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath; then you shall present a new grain offering to the Lord. The scapegoat was to be burdened with all the sins of Israel and sent into the wilderness. What are the different Jewish festivals in the Bible? 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. 7. (11) I fear for you, that perhaps I have labored over you in vain. The Relationship of Feasts to the Agricultural Economy of the Ancient World. For the first time, it can hear and distinguish sounds outside the womb."