Sun.’s Devo -The Offerings of the Feasts

Read: Numbers 28:16-29:40; Luke 3:23-38; Psalm 62:1-12; Proverbs 11:18-19 The feasts were set times when God wanted them to offer exact offerings as rehearsals for his appearing and fulfillments. Jesus fulfilled Passover when he became the lamb that took away the sins of the world. He was buried on Unleavened Bread and rose on First Fruits. Fifty days later, he gave his Holy Spirit on Pentecost. *** The fall feasts have yet to be fulfilled. On Feast of Tabernacles, God will call his Church home in what we call the Rapture. The Day of Atonement will be the day when the gates of heaven will be opened and the Great Tribulation will begin. The Bible refers to it as the Days of Awe. Many will come to know the Lord during all the tribulations. *** Jesus will return with his Church on the Feast of Tabernacles and set up his kingdom on earth. The eight day of that feast is an additional feast called Simbat Torah where the Jews celebrate the law. They begin again reading through the Jewish law, the Torah, beginning with Genesis. It celebrates a new heaven and a new earth. *** The sacrifices during all of these festivals are the same until you get to the Feast of Tabernacles and then it begins a countdown. Day one begins with 13 bulls, 14 lambs and 2 rams then every day after that subtracts a bull until it gets to the seventh day. On the seventh day of the festival it is down to 7 bulls meaning “completion”. On the eighth day, Simbat Torah they are to proclaim another holy day where there is not work. Only one bull, one ram and seven lambs are offered signifying that the earth is reborn and they are starting over. This is exactly what will happen on that day. *** In Luke we re given the lineage of either Joseph or Mary’s. The commentators argue both points. What is obvious is that Matthew’s genealogy and Luke’s are different. Matthew begins with Abraham where Lukes goes all the way back to Adam, the son of God. We do know that Adam was a type of Jesus the Son of God. One of these lines is the kingly line (Matthew) and one is the priestly line (Luke). Jesus was both priest and king. Lord, we trust that your Word is true and right even when we do not understand it. You give us the end from the beginning.