Tues.’s Devo - The Feasts

Read: Numbers 28:16-29:40; Luke 3:23-38; Psalm 62:1-12; Proverbs 11:18-19 On the fourteenth of the first month on the spiritual calendar, Nissan, they would celebrate the Passover. The next day, 15th, would be unleavened bread, which would be celebrated a whole week. On the first day of the week they were to do no work. Every day during the feast they were to offer a burnt offering which would begin in the morning and continue all day. The last day of the feast was to be holy and no work done. *** On the day of first fruits they were to bring a new meat offering to the Lord and do no work. They were to offer a meat offering and a grain offering. *** In the seventh month on the religious calendar and the first month on the civil calendar, Tishri, they were to celebrate the feast of trumpets. Trumpets were to be blown and many offerings made. No work would be done on this day. On the tenth of this month they were not to work. It was the Day of Atonement. It was the most holy day and they were to afflict their souls in repentance. Offering of atonement were given and the feast would last seven days. *** On the fifteenth of that month it would be the feast of Tabernacles. A countdown of offerings was made. It began with 13 bulls, 2 rams and 14 lambs. The second day the offering would be 12 bulls, 2 rams and 14 lambs. The third would be 11 bulls, 2 rams and 14 lambs. Then the countdown continued with the bulls one less than the day before, but the rams and lambs staying the same. When it got to the seventh day the count was 7 bulls, 2 rams and 14 lambs. But on the eighth day it changed to 1 bull, 1 ram and 7 lambs. *** What does all this mean to us? Here are some thoughts. The Feast of Tabernacle has to do with God living in us and us in him. It begins with us needing more bulls to cover more sin but as the days continue, our need for more bulls diminishes as we become more like him. Seven is the number for completion so that is the number on the seventh day. Eight is the day of new beginning so when we become perfect in Christ, we become a new creature who is perfect and righteous. *** In Luke, Jesus had just been baptized and was thirty when he entered his public ministry. His supposed father was Joseph. His lineage was given and he was of the tribe of Judah. It went all the way to Adam who was the son of God. *** Lord, thank you that you know us by name and we have been chosen before the foundation of the earth to be your child. May we walk in righteousness and be in you as you are in us.