test prep feast

▪ The names of each Feast of YHVH in English and Hebrew.

1. Passover

   • Hebrew: Pesach

2. Feast of Unleavened Bread

   • Hebrew:

3. Feast of Firstfruits

   • Hebrew:

4. Pentecost (feast of Weeks)

   • Hebrew: Shavuot

5. Feast of Trumpets

   • Hebrew: Yom Te'ruah

6. Day of Atonement

   • Hebrew: Yom Kippur

7. Feast of Tabernacles

   • Hebrew: Sukkot

▪ Understand what the three (3) seasons in the Feasts of YHVH are and what they represent for us as believers.

First Season (Spring) – Pesach (1^st coming of Yeshua)

Feasts:

Pesach – Passover

Unleavened Bread

First Fruit

Represents: Peace (resembles the peace we find in YHVH when we return to covenant with Him and turn away from our sinful past.)

Agricultural Significance: Barley harvest during Passover.

Second season ( Summer) - Shavuot

Feast:

Shavuot – Pentecost

Represents: Power/ Authority (asking YHVH to fill us with his power and how to apply it in my daily life as I walk in his authority.)

Agricultural Significance: Wheat harvest during Pentecost (Shavuot).

Third Season (Fall) - Sukkot (Tabernacles) (2^nd coming of Yeshua)

Feasts:

Feast of Trumpets (Yom Te’Ruah)

Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)

Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)

Represents: Rest of YHVH (Regardless of what is happening around us, we are able to enter into YHVH’s presence and into His rest.)

Agricultural Significance: final wheat and Grape harvest during Sukkot (Tabernacles).

▪ Biblical dates of the feasts.

1. Pesach (Passover)

   • Date: 14th of Aviv (Nisan)

   • 1st Month (Aviv/Nisan): Celebrated in the spring.

   • 10th Day of Aviv: Selection of the lamb.

   • 14th Day of Aviv: Slaughtering of the lamb and the beginning of Passover.

   • Time: Begins at sunset on the 14th; lamb slaughtered at 3 PM. Slaughtering must be completed by 6:00 PM, marking the start of the Sabbath.

   • Gregorian Calendar: Falls Between: March to April.

2. Feast of Unleavened Bread

   • Date: 15th to 21st of Aviv

   • Time: Begins at sunset on the 14th, lasts for 7 days.

3. Feast of First Fruits

   • Date: first, 1st day after the Sabbath following Passover (Sunday)

   • Time: Celebrated on the day after the Sabbath.

4. Shavuot (Pentecost)

   • Date: 50 days after First Fruits (7 Shabbats between Firstfruits & Pentacost

   • Time: Celebrated on the 6th of Sivan.

5. Feast of Trumpets (Yom Te'Ruah)

   • Date: 1st of Tishri

   • Time: Begins at sunset.

6. Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)

   • Date: 10th of Tishri

   • Time: Begins at sunset on the 9th, lasts until sunset on the 10th.

7. Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) 7^th month

   • Date: 15th to 21st of Tishri

   • Time: Begins at sunset on the 14th, lasts for 7 days.

▪ The harvest and offering during each festival.

1. Pesach (Passover):

   • Harvest: Barley harvest

   • Offering: Lamb without blemish (slaughtered) & Unleavened bread

2. Feast of Unleavened Bread:

   • Harvest: Barley continues to be harvested

   • Offering: Unleavened bread for 7 days

3. Feast of First Fruits:

   • Harvest: First sheaf of barley.

   • Offering:

§  Sheaf of the first harvest waved before the Lord

§  A year-old lamb as a burnt offering

§  Fine flour mixed with oil

§  Wine as a drink offering

4. Shavuot (Pentecost):

   • Harvest:1^st  Wheat harvest.

   • Offering: Two loaves of bread (with leaven), seven lambs, a bull, and two rams.

5. Feast of Trumpets (Yom Te'Ruah):

   • Harvest: Final wheat and grape harvest

   • Offering: day of rest and blowing of shofars

6. Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur):

   • Harvest: Final wheat and grape harvest

   • Offering: Blood of a sacrificed bullock sprinkled in the Holy of Holies

7. Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot):

   • Harvest: Final wheat and grape harvest

   • Offering: “pouring of water” at the Temple & lighting of the temple

▪ The chronological order of the feasts and their seasons (e.g. spring, summer, fall or winter).

Spring – Summer – Fall

▪ How long did the Israelites celebrate each Feast?

1. Pesach (Passover): 1 day

2. Feast of Unleavened Bread: 7 days

3. Feast of First Fruits: 1 day

4. Shavuot (Pentecost): 1 day

5. Feast of Trumpets (Yom Te'Ruah): 1 day

6. Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur): 1 day

7. Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot): 7d ays

▪ Why and how did the Israelites celebrate each Feast of YHVH.

1. Pesach (Passover):

   • Purpose: Commemorates the Exodus from Egypt.

   • Celebration: Families select a lamb, observe it for defects, and sacrifice it. They apply its blood to doorposts and eat unleavened bread.

2. Feast of Unleavened Bread:

   • Purpose: Reminds of the haste in leaving Egypt.

   • Celebration: For seven days, no leavened bread is consumed. Homes are cleaned of yeast.

3. Feast of First Fruits:

   • Purpose: Acknowledges the harvest.

   • Celebration: The first sheaf of the harvest is brought to the priest, who waves it before YHVH.

4. Shavuot (Pentecost):

   • Purpose: Celebrates the giving of the Torah.

   • Celebration: Two loaves of bread are offered, along with animal sacrifices.

5. Feast of Trumpets (Yom Te’Ruah):

   • Purpose: Marks the new year and calls for repentance.

   • Celebration: Shofars are blown, and a day of rest is observed.

6. Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur):

   • Purpose: Day of repentance and atonement for sins.

   • Celebration: Fasting and prayer, with the High Priest entering the Holy of Holies.

7. Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot):

   • Purpose: Commemorates the Israelites' wilderness journey.

   • Celebration: Living in temporary shelters (sukkot) for seven days, offering sacrifices, and rejoicing.

▪ How Yeshua came to fulfill the feasts; or will fulfill the feasts.

1. Pesach (Passover):

   • Yeshua is the Lamb of YHVH, fulfilling the Passover by being crucified on the 14th of Aviv, the same day lambs were sacrificed. His blood signifies protection and salvation from sin. (cruxifiction)

2. Feast of Unleavened Bread:

   • Yeshua, without sin (leaven), was buried on the first day of this feast, symbolizing the removal of sin from the world. (Yeshua in the grave)

3. Feast of First Fruits:

   • Yeshua rose from the dead on this feast, becoming the "firstfruits" of those who will be resurrected, signifying victory over death. (Resurrection)

4. Shavuot (Pentecost):

   • Yeshua's ascension and the sending of the Holy Spirit on this day empower believers, fulfilling the promise of the Torah and the Spirit. (outpouring of Holy Spirit in the Upper room)

5. Feast of Trumpets (Yom Te’Ruah):

   • This feast will be fulfilled at Yeshua's second coming, heralded by the sound of the shofar, signaling His return. (2nd coming of Yeshua)

6. Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur):

   • (When Yeshua returnes on a white horse (Rev 19:11) with the final battle of Armageddon and the judgement at the white throne of YHVH (Rev 20) will be the final fulfillment of the day of Atonement)

7. Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot):

   • This feast will be fulfilled during Yeshua's millennial reign, symbolizing God's dwelling among His people and the ultimate rest.(The feast of rest described in Rev 20 as the 1000 years of peace.)

▪ Which days are celebrated as Sabbath days during the Feasts of YHVH.

Pesach

Feast of trumpets

Day of Atonement

Tabernacles

▪ How we must keep the feasts today

Remember and honour the feast

Keep Holy