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Discover Gods Feasts
"Discovery" is the word associated with research scientists, explorers, adventurers, and "Star Trek" characters that would "boldly go where no other man has gone before.." When I speak of Discovering Gods Feasts that is the picture we should have concerning the practice and study of these times . You will discover that God himself is in these places. These are specific places of intimacy and revelation, you soon discover that God speaks to you and touches you during these Feasts in ways that are not available anywhere else. As you learn and practice these Feasts, you begin to discover the depths, simplicity, and power of God's plan of redemption and salvation for the all of creation. First, the Lord had to establish a people seperated and set apart from the power and influence of the world which was accomplished with Israel in their agreement at Mt. Sinai. It is at this time that God established the Feasts. We must first discover that Gods Feasts are given to His own special people as Gifts of Intimacy and Rest.
Feasts of the LORD
The foundation Scripture for these teachings is found in Leviticus 23. It is worth a read before pulling out the treasures and revelation that the Lord has for us in these appointed times of intimacy, celebration, and solemn assembly known collectively as Gods Feasts
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Leviticus 23:1-2
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'The feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are My feasts....
New King James Version
What are Feasts?
The Hebrew word "Feasts" used in Leviticus 23 is "mowed`" (mo-ade'); or "moed`" (mo-ade');it means properly, an appointment, i.e.
a fixed time or season; specifically,
a festival; conventionally a year; by implication,
an assembly (as convened for a definite purpose); technically the congregation; by extension,
the place of meeting; also a signal (as appointed beforehand):
In the King James Version, it is translated variously as; appointed (sign, time), (place of, solemn) assembly, congregation, (set, solemn) feast, (appointed, due) season, solemn (-ity), synogogue, (set) time (appointed).
(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright (c) 1994, Biblesoft and International Bible Translators, Inc.)
We discover Gods Feasts are PLACES, they are places in time, APPOINTED and FIXED. They are like dinner dates of a young couple in love, or special anniversary traditions of married couples, they are similar to national holidays like the Fourth of July in America where we remember and celebrate significant events in our history, but they are also more than the sum of these together. They are, as the definition says, assemblies convened for definite and specific purposes. We must remember that these are "the Lord's" appointed times, they are his idea and his purposes and goals are built into them.
These assemblies are important to God, it is the LORD, the supreme commander, YAWEH, I AM that is telling Moses to tell the people about these days. If these days are not important to us we must ask ourselves "why" if they are important to God.
Let's put this event in its historical context...
God has only recently displayed His power and favor towards His people in Egypt, and He has delivered them out of slavery, provided them with wealth, cattle, sheep, food and water. He has brought them out into a solitary quiet place away from all the rest of the world to ask them if they would like to enter into an exclusive covenant of marriage with Him as a special people.
All of Israel has agreed to this arrangement and He is beginning to tell them the specifics of how this relationship is to operate because being betrothed to the Living God is a completely different way of life from slavery.
This is exactly the situation with every new believer who enters into the Kingdom of God and we can learn a lot about ourselves, and the Lord by studying these feasts, and even more by responding to God's invitation to show up at these places in time that He has reserved and made special. These "appointed times" are located in the same seasons every year, and they paint us a picture of His kingdom, they point to the method and operation of our redemption as individuals, and collectively of mankind.
These are assemblies that are "convened for a definite purpose". They are all different and help us understand many important operations of life within His covenant. The more we come to them, and the more we yield over when we seek to find Him in these times, the more we receive. These times are intimate gifts for His own special people. Those who are not believers are invited only to the Feast of Tabernacles, and there are some reasons for this that we will discover later.
For now let's begin our walk through Leviticus 23 and see how much life we can find in the book that many peole see as just a list of confusing "rules"...
The Sabbath
Discover Gods Feasts every week
Leveticus 23:3
'six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work on it; it is the Sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings. New King James Version
This speaks of the weekly Sabbath that is the last day of every week that is given to us to cease from labor as the Lord did/does in His work of creation. This is more than sitting on the couch refusing to do anything we decide is "labor", and it is not simply a matter of completing the perfect "this is not allowed" list of forbidden activities for a twenty-four hour period every week. read more... .
see also The Seventh Day in Genesis
The Passover and Unleavened Bread
Discover Gods Feasts every Spring
Introduction...
(Exodus 12, Deuteronomy 16:1-8, Leviticus 23:4-8, Num 28:16-25)
The Feast of Passover has at least three different aspects of understanding and operation. Many mysteries of the Kingdom are demonstrated and revealed in the history and observance of the first seasonal Feast of the Lord.
First, there is the historical record of the deliverance of the children of Isreal from Egypt at the first Passover.
Secondly, God gives instructions to remember the Passover and observe this time every year. This appointed time is given as an ordinance to God's people forever. (That's a long time)
Thirdly this Feast speaks to us as a picture and example of our own deliverance from the power and bondage of sin into living in relationship to God read more...
If you are new to all this, Get the CHART ,a printable overview of the Feasts their seasons and significance and begin to discover Gods feasts on a single page
Note:The Chart is in ADOBE PDF format - it requres a FREE Adobe Reader to view
Counting the Omer
The Festival of Anticipation and Grace - counting the Days from Passover to the Feast of First Fruits (also called Pentecost) read more...
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The Feast of Firstfruits
Discover Gods Feasts in the Summer
(Lev 23:15 Ex 34:22; Num 28:26-31; Deut 16:9,10)
The Feast of Trumpets
Discover Gods Feasts as a warning
(Lev 23:23, Num 29:1-6)
The Day of Atonement
Discover Gods Feasts in solemn intimacy
(Lev 23:26, Num 29:7-11)
The Feast of Tabernacles
THE MOST HOLY HOLIDAY !!!
GOD’S FAVORITE HOLIDAY - THAT WE FORGOT!!!
Discover Gods Feasts at the Fall Harvest with Great Rejoicing. Discover Gods feasts in a week long celebration commanded by the Lord himself.
(Lev 23:33, Num 29:12-40; Deut 16:13-17)
Lev 23:44
So Moses declared to the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD
NKJV
