Bible Study: Feasts To The Lord

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Today is Tuesday February 09, 2010 and we are reading through the Bible in a year. Today's message comes from the reading of the Book of Leviticus, chapters 22-23. If you would like to read the chapters along with us here online you can Click Here to read them or copy & paste this URL onto your browser: http://www.readytofollow.com/bible-february-9

Title: Bible Study: Feasts To The Lord
There is nothing like a feast to bring people together, whether it is for fellowship, celebration, or mourning, food is a big part of any gathering. The Feasts of the Lord were observed as reminders of the freedom, gifts, and miracles that God had given to the Israelite's as He protected, provided, and fulfilled His promises to them. These were not ordinary feasts, they were sabbath days used to reflect on the freedom, provisions, and hope that only God could give. Before these feast days, the Israelite's did not know how to give offerings to God, so God instructed Moses on what the priests and Israelite's were to do. First, God spoke about the priests, “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the LORD. Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD.” - Leviticus 22:1-3. The priests were considered the closest thing to God, therefore, they and all their family members had to even separate themselves from what the people thought was holy. Think about it. How many different religions are out there claiming that they are Christian's? The majority of them are not and this is what God is referring to here. A true Christian believes in the birth, death, and resurrection of the one and only begotten Son of God, Jesus Christ, born of the virgin Mary. A true Christian, admits that he is a sinner and calls on Jesus to save him, trusting in the shed of His blood when He died on the cross to give them eternal life. A true Christian knows that once they accept Jesus as their Savior that it is forever and they can not lose or work for their Salvation. We as Christian's are to separate ourselves from Christian's who have different views on this very matter as well as deny the truth that heaven and hell are real. God requires us to reverence His name, His truths, His ordinances, and commandments. Let us beware of hypocrisy, and examine ourselves concerning our sinful ways, seeking to be purified from them in the blood of Christ, and by His sanctifying Spirit.

Every Feast of the Lord observance became a sabbath day, “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts. Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.” - Leviticus 23:1-4. The sabbath was a day of rest, usually it was the seventh or last day of the week, God created everything in 6 days and rested on the 7th therefore, He declared rest on the seventh day of the week. However, during any of these Feasts of the Lord there could be several sabbath days, “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:” - Leviticus 23:15. On a sabbath one was to separate himself from the world and all business that had nothing to do with God, this included working or doing any kind of labor outside of serving God. A holy convocation means that all the people were to assemble together in one place, including servants, and worship God. Today, God's sabbath's should still be a part of every Christian, it is a day of spiritual rest from all sin and a time of resting with God. The sabbath should be observed in every Christian home, by every part of the family as well as assemble together with other Christian families. That is what Sunday church is all about, a time for fellowship with other Christian's who have the same belief's as a holy convocation to God.

The great Feasts of the Lord are symbolic of Christ's entire work of salvation, the first feast was the Passover and and it symbolizes our redemption from sin by Christ, the Lamb of God who died for our sins. The Feast of Firstfruits was the Sunday after Passover and is symbolic of the resurrection of Christ for this was the day that Jesus arose from the dead. During this feast, one handful of grain from the first harvest was waved before God as an act of faith that He would give a great harvest. Fifty days after Firstfruits, a new Meat (Meal) Offering was brought, known as the Feast of Weeks and later as Pentecost, this summer harvest foreshadowed the Church. A long interval elapsed before the Feast of Trumpets, which represents the day this present age will close with the coming of Jesus. On the Day of Atonement, the high priest made confession of all the sins of the people and offered sacrifices. It proclaimed that approaching day when our Great High Priest, Savior, and King, Jesus Christ returns. The 7-day Feast of Tabernacles celebrated the fall harvest. It points to the coming glory of Christ's reign and the Christian's glorious inheritance in His kingdom. Today, we no longer have to observe these feasts, in fact we have feasts of the Lord of our own to observe, but we should not wait until these holy days come around before we go to God with all of our sins, and remember that Jesus Christ saved us from all of them. We should observe this every day of our lives. That is truly the only way to have redemption and fellowship with Christ.

Enjoy the rest of your day/night and God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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