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The Gospel in the Feasts of Israel. What’s the Gospel?. 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. Christ died for our sins He was buried He was raised on the third day. The Jewish Feasts ( Leviticus 23 ). WEEKLY FEAST:. SPRING FEASTS:. Sabbath (v. 1-3 ) Passover (v. 4-5 ) Unleavened Bread (v. 6-8 )
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The Gospel in the Feasts of Israel What’s the Gospel? 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 • Christ died for our sins • He was buried • He was raised on the third day
The Jewish Feasts(Leviticus 23) WEEKLY FEAST: SPRING FEASTS: Sabbath (v. 1-3) Passover (v. 4-5) Unleavened Bread (v. 6-8) First Fruits (v. 9-14) Weeks (v. 15-22) Trumpets (v. 23-25) Atonement (v. 26-32) Booths (v. 33-44) FALL FEASTS:
What does the NT tell us? • Shadow of what is to come (Col. 2:16-17); • For our instruction (Rom. 15:4); • For training in righteousness (2 Tim. 3:16-17).
The Jewish Feasts(Leviticus 23) WEEKLY FEAST: SPRING FEASTS: Prophetically Fulfilled Sabbath (v. 1-3) Passover (v. 4-5) Unleavened Bread (v. 6-8) First Fruits (v. 9-14) Weeks (v. 15-22) Trumpets (v. 23-25) Atonement (v. 26-32) Booths (v. 33-44) FALL FEASTS: Yet to be Fulfilled
Passover (v. 4-5) • One day feast (14 de Nisan or Abib); • Instituted as a memorial of Israel’s redemption (Exod. 12:1-14,21-51), as a judgment against all the gods of Egypt (Exod. 12:12; Num. 33:4); • Typifies the death of the Messiah, the Lamb of God (John 1:29; 1 Pet. 1:17-21).
Unleavened Bread (v. 6-8) • A seven-day feast, from Nisan 15 to 21 (Exod. 12:15-20; 13:4-8); • Leaven in Scripture is a symbol of sin, so it typifies the sinless life of Jesus (1 Pet. 2:21-25); • It also represents the sanctification and justification we have in Christ (1 Cor. 5:7-8; 2 Cor. 5:21)
First Fruits (v. 9-14) • One-day feast, on the second day of Unleavened Bread (Nisan 16). • The first grain of the harvest was offered, as a promise of the larger harvest to come. Jesus compared the sacrifice He was going to make to a grain of wheat (John 12:23-24); • Typifies Jesus’ resurrection and the great harvest that will happen on His return (1 Cor. 15:20-24).
Weeks (v. 15-22) • One-day feast, happening 50 days after the Passover Sabbath (6 of Sivan); • Offered two loaves of (leavened) bread; • Curiously on Shavuot the book of Ruth is read; • Typifies the establishment of the Church (Acts 2:1-13; 1 Co. 12:12-13).
The Fall Feasts (Lev. 23:23-44) ALL ON THE SEVENTH MONTH, THE HOLIEST OF ALL THE MONTHS
Trumpets (v. 23-25) One-day feast, the first of the 7th month, a long time with no feast, representing the gap for the return of Christ; Trumpet will be blown in the future restoration of Israel (Isa. 27:13; Zech. 9:14); Typifies the rapture of the Church, the return of Christ (1 Cor. 15:50-58; 1 Thes. 4:13-18) and the tribulation (Rev. 8). • The ten days between Trumpets and Atonement are called “the days of awe”.
Atonement (v. 26-32) • The only day of the year the high priest could enter the Holy of Holies (Lev. 16); • Jesus’ offer is for once and forever (Heb. 9:24-28) • Typifies the day in the future, after the trumpets, when the Messiah will pour upon all the remnant of Israel the Spirit of grace (Zech. 12:10; 13:1; 14:1-9).
Booths (v. 33-44) • Seven-day feast (15 to 21 of Tishrei); • Celebrates the final harvest. • Double goal: remembrance (v. 43) and joy (v. 40); • Jesus speaks on this day (John 7:1;37-39); • Typifies the Messianic Kingdom (Zech. 14:16; Matt. 17:1-13).
The Gospel in the Feasts of Israel What’s the result of the Gospel? 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 The Sabbath (Lev. 23:3) Partially fulfilled: Jesus gives us rest (Matt. 11:28), but There remains a Sabbath for the people of God (Heb. 4:9), i.e. Eternity