The Gospel in the Feasts of Israel

What’s the Gospel?

Christ died for our sins

He was buried

He was raised on the third day

1 Corinthians 15:1-4

The Jewish Feasts(Leviticus 23)

Sabbath (v. 1-3)

Passover (v. 4-5)Unleavened Bread (v. 6-8)First Fruits (v. 9-14)Weeks (v. 15-22)

Trumpets (v. 23-25)Atonement (v. 26-32)Booths (v. 33-44)

SPRING FEASTS:

WEEKLY FEAST:

FALL FEASTS:

What does the NT tell us?

Shadow of what is to come (Col. 2:16-17);

For our instruction (Rom. 15:4);

For training in righteousness (2 Tim. 3:16-

17).

The Jewish Feasts(Leviticus 23)

Sabbath (v. 1-3)

Passover (v. 4-5)Unleavened Bread (v. 6-8)First Fruits (v. 9-14)Weeks (v. 15-22)

Trumpets (v. 23-25)Atonement (v. 26-32)Booths (v. 33-44)

SPRING FEASTS:

WEEKLY FEAST:

FALL FEASTS:

Prophetically Fulfilled

Yet to be Fulfilled

Passover (v. 4-5)

One day feast (14 de Nisan or Abib);

Instituted as a memorial of Israel’s redemption (Exod. 12:1-14,21-51), as a judgment against all the gods of Egypt (Exod. 12:12; Num. 33:4);

Typifies the death of the Messiah, the Lamb of God (John 1:29; 1 Pet. 1:17-21).

Unleavened Bread (v. 6-8)

A seven-day feast, from Nisan 15 to 21 (Exod. 12:15-20; 13:4-8);

Leaven in Scripture is a symbol of sin, so it typifies the sinless life of Jesus (1 Pet. 2:21-25);

It also represents the sanctification and justification we have in Christ (1 Cor. 5:7-8; 2 Cor. 5:21)

First Fruits (v. 9-14) One-day feast, on the second day of

Unleavened Bread (Nisan 16).

The first grain of the harvest was offered, as a promise of the larger harvest to come. Jesus compared the sacrifice He was going to make to a grain of wheat (John 12:23-24);

Typifies Jesus’ resurrection and the great harvest that will happen on His return (1 Cor. 15:20-24).

Weeks (v. 15-22)

One-day feast, happening 50 days after the Passover Sabbath (6 of Sivan);

Offered two loaves of (leavened) bread;

Curiously on Shavuot the book of Ruth is read;

Typifies the establishment of the Church (Acts 2:1-13; 1 Co. 12:12-13).

The Fall Feasts (Lev. 23:23-44)

ALL ON THE SEVENTH MONTH,

THE HOLIEST OF ALL THE MONTHS

Trumpets (v. 23-25)

One-day feast, the first of the 7th month, a long time with no feast, representing the gap for the return of Christ;

Trumpet will be blown in the future restoration of Israel (Isa. 27:13; Zech. 9:14);

Typifies the rapture of the Church, the return of Christ (1 Cor. 15:50-58; 1 Thes. 4:13-18) and the tribulation (Rev. 8).The ten days between Trumpets and

Atonement are called “the days of awe”.

Atonement (v. 26-32)

The only day of the year the high priest could enter the Holy of Holies (Lev. 16);

Jesus’ offer is for once and forever (Heb. 9:24-28)

Typifies the day in the future, after the trumpets, when the Messiah will pour upon all the remnant of Israel the Spirit of grace (Zech. 12:10; 13:1; 14:1-9).

Booths (v. 33-44)

Seven-day feast (15 to 21 of Tishrei);

Celebrates the final harvest.

Double goal: remembrance (v. 43) and joy (v. 40);

Jesus speaks on this day (John 7:1;37-39);

Typifies the Messianic Kingdom (Zech. 14:16; Matt. 17:1-13).

What’s the result of the Gospel?

1 Corinthians 15:51-58

The Gospel in the Feasts of Israel

The Sabbath (Lev. 23:3)

Partially fulfilled:

Jesus gives us rest (Matt. 11:28), but

There remains a Sabbath for the people of God (Heb. 4:9), i.e. Eternity