Wed.’s Devo - God’s Appointed Feasts

Read: Lev. 23-25:23
Every year when I read through the Bible, I realize how much importance God puts on his feasts. They are his appointed times he will do something great with his people on the earth. I know I have gone over this many times but God keeps going over it so here it is again. The Passover was to represent Jesus death on the cross and our deliverance from sin. The Feast of Unleavened Bread was to represent our consecrated life of righteousness. The Feast of First Fruits was to represent Jesus’ resurrection - the first fruit to rise from the dead. It showed Jesus’ defeat over death. The Feast of Harvest or Pentecost was to represent the giving of the gift of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the Church. The two loaves represent the Jew and Gentile becoming one. This was the only festival that allowed yeast. This is because it would manifest under a new covenant of grace, not law.
The last three have yet to be manifested on the earth. The Feast of Trumpets represents Jesus return to earth. It will happen on Tishri One. I know the Bible says that no man will know the day or the hour because we don’t know which year he will come but he will fulfill this feast just like he has the others. From the first day of the month to the tenth are days the Jews call the Days of Awe or Yom Kippor. These are the days that man’s fate is sealed and any repenting that is ever going to be done for the past must be done by the tenth because on the tenth the books are opened. The Day of Atonement happens 10 days after the Feast of Trumpets and is the day the priest goes into the Holy of Holies to presents the prayers of the people and atone for the people for the next year. This would be Judgment Day.
Five days later is the Festival of Booths or Feast of Tabernacles. It is the final harvest of fruit. It is when God gathers the fruit of all the ones that are his. God’s people live in temporary dwellings where there will be rest from toil, joy and great rejoicing.
Next we have a picture of what this festival will look like. The people are to bring pure oil of pressed olives and flour to bake 12 loaves. The Feast of Tabernacles happens during the olive and grape harvest. This feast is about judging fruit and using it for God’s heavenly temple.
The picture of the man who had an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father who blasphemed God is the picture of a person who didn’t chose to believe so he was judged eternally.
Last we have the Year of Jubilee which is the year we are living in now. It is a picture of Jesus setting up his kingdom on earth and the earth being given back to his followers. It is a year of redemption and fulfilled promises.
Lord, may we redeem everything the devil has stolen from us this year. May we proclaim your blessings and goodness!