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God's Seven Holiday Feasts

These are seven Feasts of the YAHWEH
Important points: they are called “Feasts of the Yahweh” not Jewish feasts or feasts of Israel.




Day of Trumpets 2018

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Exodus 5:1

5 And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.

All of them are listed in Leviticus chapter 23:
 
1) The Feast of Passover

Leviticus 23:4-5

4 These are the feasts of God, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons.

5 In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the Yahweh passover.

Feast of Unleavened Bread.

Leviticus 23:6-8

6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the Yahweh: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.

7 In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

8 But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Yahweh seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

3) .The Feast of First Fruits

 Leviticus 23:9-14

9 And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying,

10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:

11 And he shall wave the sheaf before the God, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.

12 And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto God.

13 And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto God for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an him.

14 And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

4)  The Feast of Shavuot / Pentecost 

In the Old Testament and in the Hebrew, this holiday is referred to as Shavuot. The word means: weeks

Leviticus 23:15-16 ‘You shall also count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day when you brought in the sheaf of the wave offering; there shall be seven complete Sabbaths. You shall count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath; then you shall present a new grain offering to the Lord.

Shavuot is one of the three holidays where Jewish men are required to come to Jerusalem (Exodus 23:14-17). The men were to make their presentation and sacrifice before God at the Temple.

This holiday is one of seven holidays appointed by God.Shavuot and Pentecost are synonymous. Shavuot is often associated with God giving the Torah, the birth of Judaism. Pentecost is often associated with God giving the Holy Spirit, the birth of the church.

Leviticus 23:13-22

13 And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the Lord for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an him.

14 And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

15 And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete:

16 Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto God.

17 Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals; they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto God.

18 And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt offering unto the God, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the God.

19 Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings.

20 And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offering before the God, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the God for the priest.

21 And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.

22 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the your God Yahweh.

5)  The Feast of Trumpets 

Leviticus 23:23-25

23 And the Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying,

24 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.

25 Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto God.

6)  The Feast of Atonement 

Leviticus 23:26-32

26 And the God spake unto Moses, saying,

27 Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto God.

28 And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before Yahweh your God.

29 For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.

30 And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people.

31 Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

32 It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.

7)  The Feast of Tabernacles 

Leviticus 23:33-44

33 And the God spake unto Moses, saying,

34 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto God.

35 On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

36 Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto God: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the God: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.

37 These are the feasts of the God, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto God, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day:

38 Beside the sabbaths of the God, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the God.

39 Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the God seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.

40 And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the Yahweh your God seven days.

41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto the God seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month.

42 Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born 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 Yahweh your God.

44 And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of  God.


What does the Feast of Tabernacles symbolize?
For the Old Testament Jews, the Feast of Tabernacles represented a celebration in remembrance that God provided everything they needed for the sustaining of life. They celebrated this, at The harvest time, when the fruits of their labor could be used both in the present time--and also stored up in their warehouses for future, physical life.
What Is The Feast of Tabernacles?
 
The Feast of Tabernacles is one of the seven annual biblical festivals (holy days) of God, introduced to Israel at the time of the Exodus (see Leviticus chapter 23).  The Feast of Tabernacles was one of the annual pilgrimage festivals, when the people journeyed from all over the nation of Israel to keep the Feast in Jerusalem.  It was to be a joyous celebration, to be observed throughout the generations.
What does the Feast of Tabernacles represent?  At its most basic level, It is a fall festival, celebrating the abundance of God’s blessings in connection with the ingathering of the fall harvest.
In addition, The Feast of Tabernacles looks forward to the great ingathering of believers after the return of Christ, during the time of His millennial rule on earth.

What Is The Feast of Tabernacles?
 
The Feast of Tabernacles is one of the seven annual biblical festivals (holy days) of God, introduced to Israel at the time of the Exodus (see Leviticus chapter 23).  The Feast of Tabernacles was one of the annual pilgrimage festivals, when the people journeyed from all over the nation of Israel to keep the Feast in Jerusalem.  It was to be a joyous celebration, to be observed throughout the generations.
All of the annual holy days are rich with meaning and symbolism.  Taken together, they reveal the progressive fulfillment of God’s plan for mankind, and they present a framework or model showing the individual believer’s growth and salvation.  A study into the annual holy days can be both fascinating and rewarding, and reveals a definite Christology.  That is, the annual holy days join with the Messianic prophecies to bring into sharper focus the plan of God and the reason for Christ’s first and second coming.  There is a definite Christian application to God’s annual holy days!
What does the Feast of Tabernacles represent?  At its most basic level, it is a fall festival, celebrating the abundance of God’s blessings in connection with the ingathering of the fall harvest.
It is also a memorial of the Exodus, when the Israelites wandered in the wilderness, living in tabernacles, or tents, en route to the Promised Land.  It is, therefore, a representation of faith in God’s protection and promises.
In addition, the Feast of Tabernacles looks forward to the great ingathering of believers after the return of Christ, during the time of His millennial rule on earth.
Comparing scriptures and history, it appears that Jesus the Messiah, at his first coming, was born during the fall holy day period.  Just as the tabernacles, or tents, represented temporary dwelling places, the Messiah was made manifest in a temporary dwelling (body) as He came to tabernacle among us (John 1:14).  The symbolism of Tabernacles may ultimately be fulfilled at His second coming, when He will once again tabernacle among men, this time as the King of kings and Lord of lords, the mighty Ruler, finally providing a millennial rest for all mankind and the earth (see Hebrews chapter 4).
Interest in the annual holy days, and their deep meaning and rich symbolism, has enjoyed something of a revival in recent years.  More church groups and individuals are rediscovering the holy days and are attempting to recognize and observe them in some fashion, in order to learn and benefit from them.  These holy days are instructional aids to help us learn the deeper truths of God.  Many of the various Sabbatarian Churches of God have been observing these holy days, including the Feast of Tabernacles, for years.
The basic tradition currently extant among most of the Church of God groups involves an eight-day observance (including seven days of the Feast of Tabernacles plus an eighth day commonly referred to as “The Last Great Day”) held at designated sites around the world.  Site attendance may range from a few dozen to a few thousand, depending on the location and the sponsoring group.  The object of meeting at designated sites is to observe the pilgrimage festival, to leave our homes to meet together as one before God.  We cannot help but notice the corresponding symbolism of living in temporary dwellings, as we look to the future and the triumphant return of our Lord and Savior.
The daily format at the Feast varies among different groups and organizations.  Typically the format includes an opening prayer; praise and worship in the form of singing, praying, and reading of scriptures; some announcements as needed; a main message (often followed by open discussion); some closing songs; and a prayer.  Some groups also offer praise dancing (sometimes called Davidic dancing) and other offerings and celebrations.  Services seldom run more than two hours, and the remainder of the day is usually free for individuals to spend the time as they wish with their families. There are usually a number of optional activities scheduled throughout the week, including workshops, Bible studies, talent shows, fellowship evenings, dances, special youth events and activities, etc.
During services, the speaker may wish to conduct his teaching sessions in the traditional sermon format, or he may decide to lead a seminar, providing some opportunity for the audience to interact and to ask questions of the presenter during the presentation.
Depending on the group, additional activities might include such things as:  building a sukkah (booth), daily Torah readings (the five books of Moses), Davidic dance instruction, instructional re-enactments of some of the Festival-related events of the first century (such as the Water Pouring Ceremony, during which Jesus presented his Living Water message, John chapter 7), or perhaps an “Israel Night” banquet, providing an opportunity to sample some traditional foods and to learn more about the land and people of Israel.  Some Feast sites have a distinctively Messianic flavor, some are set up like a church retreat, and others are conducted with traditional formal church services.
Many Feast sites are located in areas that can serve a variety of needs in terms of lodging, from campgrounds to cabins, lodges, and conventional hotel / motel rooms.  Services during the Feast can range from the informal to the very formal, depending on which Feast site you attend.  All Feast sites are filled with happy, purposeful people who have gathered together to worship God and fellowship before His throne.







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1 & 2. Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover) | Chag haMatzot (Chag haPesach)
Unleavened Bread is a seven-day firstfruits of barley harvest festival where unleavened bread is to be eaten during this time. Believers dispose of all yeast laden bread products (it is not called the feast of unleavened beer). Yeast is a fungal spore which is present in the air and can infiltrate bread dough and make it rise through the process of fermentation—not by induced chemical reaction (e.g. baking soda). Symbolically, unleavened bread contains no yeast. Leaven is a symbol of false doctrine (sin) that is spread through the air and of which believers must be aware (Matt 16:6-12).
Historically, this festival has been commonly called the Feast of Passover and the festival separated into two festivals by some Messianics: Passover and Unleavened Bread since there is a Sabbath (moed=appointment) on the first and last days of the Feast. Technically it is only one festival with only the first day of the Feast commonly termed Passover (named for the lamb (Ex 12:21) eaten that night and also refers to YHVH (i.e. the LORD in the KJV) passing over the Israelite homes (Ex 12:23). Over the centuries the term Passover in the Gospel accounts has become somewhat clouded: e.g. Did the term begin the season on Nisan 10 when the lambs were chosen? Did it only refer to Nisan 14? Or did it refer to the entire seven day festival? One might see a similar situation with Christmas and the Christmas season.
There is no record of the Jewish people changing their observance of the Passover date. Both John 4:6 and 19:14 are offered as evidence that the traditional observance of the “Lord’s Supper” (also called the "Christian Passover") was not held the night before the “Jewish” Passover. John was a Jew and, therefore, used “Jewish” time of day in both verses. Christ’s placement on the cross at 9 AM and death at 3 PM fulfills the dual typology of temple sacrifices, the slaying of the Passover lambs at 3 PM, and the setting of the sun (according to Jewish culture began at the noon hour— i.e. “between the evenings”). (See Quartodecimanism and Passover (Christian holiday). Consequently, some Hebrew Roots adherents follow the Jewish time of observance—not the Roman time, and are aware that a Passover meal is not plausible where leavened bread is used in a meal as a “sop” (John 13:26-30) along with other timing inconsistencies with Roman time such as John 13:1 and 18:28. Others in the movement may still observe the traditional Last Supper Passover the night before.[18] and offer the similar Gospel accounts of Mark 14:12-26; Matt 26:17-30; and Luke 22:70 as evidence to the contrary. Although the issue is more complex than this quite brief summary, the observing of either of the two different times, whichever one chooses, thus far, has not been a serious dividing issue in the movement. The Jewish Seder may or may not be followed as a general outline, but the inclusion of the Messiah’s life and events into the evening’s observance is always addressed.
Meaning: The festival is rich in many meanings as traditionally taught and for the Torah pursuant Hebrew Roots believer in Christ.
3. Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) | Chag Shavuot
Pentecost is a Greek word meaning “fiftieth (day)”. Shavuot (Shah-voo-oat') is the Hebrew word. The day is also called by other names, such as the Feast of Harvest (Ex. 23:16), Feast of Weeks (Ex. 34:22), and Day of Firstfruits (Num. 28:26). The main Shavuot ritual involved the "new meal-offering" which was the main ritual of that day and consisted of two loaves of leavened bread. Scripture does not directly reveal the meaning of the two loaves and various conjectures have been made: e.g. the two Houses of Israel, Israelites and Gentiles, etc. Many begin the count to Pentecost on the first weekly Sabbath following the Passover day, while others begin the count on Nisan 15 following the Jewish tradition and interpretation of which constitutes a "sabbath". This difference in counting is not a dividing issue. People observe either the one day or the other according to their conscience and knowledge of Scripture and still gather to meet on the weekly Sabbath and other annual Sabbath days.
Meaning: The day pictures the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, the Holy Spirit given to the Apostles, and a type of Jubilee (biblical) since it occurs 50 days after the Wave Sheaf Offering during the Feast of Unleavened Bread. The meaning of the day has also been compared to the Bride of Christ: “It signifies the completion of the cleansing and preparation of the Bride of Messiah (that's us!) for her wedding day.”[18] Jewish tradition indicates that the Torah was given on Shavuot. It was the acceptance of Torah which bound ancient Israel to God in a marriage contract. “All ancient Israelite marriages required a marriage contract, or covenant document, called a Ketuvah (Keh-too'-vah). The Torah constitutes the Ketuvah between God and the children of Israel. The bride was required to accept the terms of the Ketuvah (covenant) so they could be fully married. Israel, as the bride, did this when she said:"... 'All that the LORD [YHVH] has spoken we will do.'" (Ex. 19:8).[19] Shavuot has also been linked as a type of “Eighth Day” to the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
4. Trumpets | Yom Teruah (Rosh HaShanah)
Jews call this day Rosh Hashanah—but it is not termed so in Scripture where it is commanded to be kept. Instead it is found in Ezk. 29:17 and 45:18. The Hebrew word for trumpets is also not used where the command to be blown is found in Lev 23:24. An exact translation of the term would be 'Feast of Clamor' or 'Feast of Acclamation' or, the 'Day of Blowing'—as the Jews sometime name it. Instead, the day is most commonly known as Yom Teruah (Yohm Teh-roo-ah') and is translated into English as 'Feast of Trumpets”.[19] It is not clear whether a trumpet or shofar is to be blown on this day. The ancient Jewish tradition, however, was to blow a shofar.
Meaning: This day is also known as the 'Day of the Awakening Blast.' with at least four meanings. 1) Tradition holds that loud blasts are connected to this day when the Messiah will be crowned King over all the earth (Num 23:21); 2) when the people of the earth hear the sound of the shofar they are to repent of their sins, and 3) the resurrection of the dead at the return of the King, and 4) a battle cry of the King’s vengeance which that rehearses the coming of the "Day of the Lord." The Jews also call Trumpets the “Day of Judgment”.[19]
5. Atonement | Yom Kippur
In Hebrew yom means "day" and kippur is from a root meaning "to atone". On this day the Great Shofar (the Shofar haGadol) is blown to signify the “Day of Judgment”—another name for Yom Kippur.
Meaning: The general meaning of this appointed day of [Yom Kippur] is a generally similar to those in both the Jewish and Christian faiths: it is a day of fasting, repentance, and acknowledgment of the covering sacrifice of Jesus the Christ (Yahushua HaMashiach) for sin. It is commonly understood that the Messiah is the first goat. It is not so commonly understood that He is the second goat that is set forth to go into the wilderness—into the world—to fulfill His purpose in two comings. Some recognize this understanding in Hebrew Roots, some do not. The Feast Days are all about the Messiah and His Plan of Salvation for mankind.
6. Booths (Tabernacles) | Chag haSukkot (Sukkot)
Sukkot is a seven-day autumn harvest festival where believers are instructed to dwell in temporary dwellings (Lev 23). Although no specific harvest crop is noted in Scripture, Jewish tradition associates wine and water with festivals at Temple rituals. The Hebrew word Sukkot is usually translated as "tabernacles," or "booths" and is the plural form of sukka (sue’-kah)— a Hebrew word meaning tent or (temporary)booth that one lived in–not the Tabernacle (which was used for worship and was the portable sanctuary in the wilderness). The sukka symbolizes man's need to depend upon God for food, water, and shelter. Other translations translate the word more closely to its intended meaning of a tent or booth; hence the name “Feast of Booths”. “This feast is also known by other names, such as, the Festival of Ingathering (Ex. 23:16), the Feast of the Nations, the Festival of Dedication, the Festival of Lights, and the Season of Our Joy.[17]
Meaning: Anciently the feast represented the wandering in the wilderness and the physical harvest. For the believer, today, Sukkot has additional manifold spiritual meanings: it is the church’s journey; the harvest of souls at the end of the age (Olam Hazeh=”this world”) (Matt13:39; Rev.14:15; Joel 3:13),[17] while the 7 days and the Feast being the 7th appointment also foreshadow the millennial reign of Christ in the 7,000th year with His Bride. These seven days especially represent a time to place the cares of our life aside for a time, to fellowship, to learn, to recreate, and, perhaps have the opportunity to travel to beautiful areas of the nation where more than 110 festival locations (including Church of God) are located and share in meaning of the festival. It has a far deeper meaning and expression than Christmas. The last day of the feast is known as Hoshana Rabbah

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