Read: Lev. 22-23
The laws God gave them were not only to keep them holy but to keep them well. They didn’t know what we know now about germs and diseases so these laws kept them immune.
The feasts were very important to the Lord because they are the bones of his plan for the world. They were holy convocations which translates “rehearsals”. They were to rehearse these feasts year after year so that when the real event happened they would recognize it. Most of them didn’t. Passover was to rehearse Jesus death, Unleavened Bread - His burial, and First Fruits - His resurrection. But most of them didn’t even put the two together. Fifty days later they were to celebrate the wave offering of their first fruits. This was later called Pentecost. This would be the day the Holy Spirit would come in like a wind and resemble the waving they were doing.
In the seventh month would be the feast of trumpets or Roshashana. Jesus will come back with the sound on the trumpet on this day in the future. The day of Atonement is today’s Yom Kippor where the world will go through the Great Tribulation and have a chance to repent before the gates of heaven are shut on Tabernacles. This will mark the millennium of rest and rejoicing. They were to dwell in booths to symbolize a new dwelling they will get when they get to heaven.
Lord, thank you that You had this whole thing planned out from the foundation of the earth. We can rest in Your goodness.
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