Sorting through symbolism and prophecies of the Old Testament can be overwhelming. However, the richness of the word of God is that it usually reveals a deeper reality if you know where to look. Christ often pointed to Genesis, the Law of Moses as well as the prophets to expose the plan of God to humankind and clues to identify the Savior. For the Jews of Jesus’ time, comprehending the Old Testament was chief to discovering that Yeshua is the promised Messiah. If you heard the Good News from this testament and accepted Christ as the savior, you are probably interested in knowing the feast days and what they mean. Read on for more info.
Feast of tabernacles. Celebration always comes after the Day of Atonement. This feast commemorates God’s protection and provision for Israelite as they wandered in the wilderness for forty years. They believed that God lived in the tabernacle. In Matthew 1:23, Jesus is referred to as Messiah, implying God is with us. There is the Day of Atonement. To make atonement means to make restitution for sins committed. As a day of repentance and humility to God, Jews were to get the consciences, lives, and hearts before God. The high priest would sacrifice animals in the Holy of Holies. This sacrifice only offered a yearly payment for their sins but not permanently. Jesus became the lamb of offering and was raised as the high priest to offer the sacrifice of our sins to God and took them once and for all. He continually takes care of our sins in that He is a high priest forever.
Next, there is the feast of trumpets. In a beautiful statement, God rules his people to relax. During this time, every regular work was forbidden and women and men presented a food offering to God. Also, the noise of a trumpet was related to the time Jesus would come for His bride. Once He comes, there’ll be a wedding festivity. The other kind of feast day was Pentecost. This is one of the three harvest feasts and it occurs precisely 7 weeks after the Feast of First Fruits. In the past, people had to bring the first harvest of grain to God as well as two leavened loaves of bread. God planned to include more people than the Jews in His salvation plan.
Next, there is the first fruit feast. This is among the Jewish produce feasts to thank God for his provisions. Even though they did not understand at that time, Israelite were celebrating what’d become an extremely crucial day. The priests offered Passover animals on the 14th day of the month and the Feast of First Fruits got celebrated 3 days afterward. The 3rd-day celebration was similar to the resurrection day of Christ. In addition, Christ became the first fruit among the dead. He represents the1st of the great yield of souls that are going to resurrect to life eternal.
You now realize that the feasts days of the Old Testament weren’t mere feasts but symbolized our redemption. You can discover more by praying to God to reveal His truth to you.