Word of YHVH:

• Is indestructible.

• Is A love story about a Groom and His Bride.

• His perfect Salvation plan has always been there from the beginning and will always be there.

• Nothing that happens in heaven or on earth, nothing that originated from His heart is unplanned or outside His original plan because He is an all knowing Elohim.

• Salvation plan for earth has always been there and will always be the same.

• YHVH did not use different methods (slavery, deaths, wars, penalties) to bring Salvation to his children in OT to try & get His children to love Him and walk in Covenant with Him and when all these plans failed and His children did not want to adhere to the commandments, then only decided to send Yeshua as a plan B (and a NT) to save His children.

Why use feasts

How does YHVH teach His children:

• Uses the physical right through His word to illustrate & explain His will and plan for us with visual aid.

• His word Given in Hebrew.

• Hebrew = picture and action language, gives detail plan if we study His word.

Eg:

• Yeshua Would pick a grain of wheat from the field and while His disciples would watch him teach them a truth about YHVH’s Kingdom through the grain of wheat in his hand

• YHVH used this so that they could see learn and understand.

• These illustrations that he used or visual aids to enable ask to get to know Him and to understand his word and his plan of salvation for us.

Eg:

• When we teach our children the alphabet we many times use building blocks.

• we sometimes use a chart and when we come to the later a we would point on the chart and say for example a is for apple.

• we would then point to a picture of an apple to teach our child.

• we use these charts to teach our children the alphabet from A-Z.

• Each time our children would see the letter A they would see the chart with a picture of the A, and inside them there is a recollection of this picture surrounding the truth about the certain letter.

• We as human beings have a sinful nature (Gal 5:17).

• We struggle to understand the spiritual truths in the word of YHVH as we battle to understand it with our physical minds.

• YHVH knows it is easier for us to use our five physical senses to understand something/concept.

• This is why the word is full of pictures, patterns and illustrations.

• These are repeated over And over to teach us about His covenant love and plans, purposes and promises he has for us.

• This is the very reason he gave us his Torah.

• The so-called laws (guidelines/instructions) given in the Torah existed long before it was given in writing as part of the character of YHVH.

• They were given to us as physical guidelines to understand his truths about obedience and living in covenant with our groom.

• His children come to understand through living obeying his guidelines, the truths about relationship and blessings in our walk with ABBA father.

• We come to understand the truth about the reason for the feasts of Yahweh if we see his heart of love within these feasts.

Leviticus 23:2 KJV

[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.

• The Hebrew Root word for feasts is Mo’ed.

• Means:

  appointed times

  Set times/meetings

  Appointed signs / signals.

• YHVH Carefully designed, planned and orchestrated the timing and sequence of each of these seven feasts to reveal to us a very unique love story.

• These fees are often called holy convocations which is also translated from the Hebrew language as rehearsals.

• These are appointed times of meeting between YHVH and man for holy (set-apart) purposes.

• These seven feasts of YHVH are appointed times for set-apart purposes they carry with them great sacredness and solemnity.

Genesis 1:14 KJV

[14] And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

• The Hebrew word for seasons used in Genesis 1:14 is the Hebrew word Mo’ed that is also used for feasts in Leviticus 23.

Eg:

• When building a big jigsaw puzzle with many pieces you would know that it is advisable to 1st establish or build the framework.

• this framework consists of all the straight edged pieces of the puzzle.

• after completing the framework of the puzzle the rest of the pieces fit in much easier as we have an idea of which colour pieces would fit into which part of the puzzle.

YHVH’S prophetic framework for this jigsaw puzzle.

• Is a succession of important steps outlined in scripture.

• These steps are commemorated annually in a series of feasts or appointed times.

• The feasts reveal and indicate the way YHVH would save you and me and the rest of mankind whosoever would enter his covenant.

• YHVH gave us these visual aids to teach us about the Messiah that was and is coming.

• He always people had been celebrating these seven feasts annually for approximately 1500 years, By the time of Yeshua’s ministry but when Yeshua came and these feasts came into fulfillment (4 out of 7) They continued celebrating these feasts of YHVH but remained stuck at the road sign, not seeing the revelation to which these feasts pointed.

• These feasts were given so that we could learn about his plan of salvation for us.

• He revealed so much of himself in this.

• We so often want to use all sorts of traditions to supposedly commemorate with the work that the Yeshua did on the cross and try and celebrate his love through allsorts of man made feasts and traditions.

• This is of no meaning to YHVH (Mark 7:6-9)

• He gave us the feasts and certain symbols to declare that he is our God and that we are in a covenant relationship with him.

• Under no circumstances discard His seasons, signs, or appointed times and create our own.

• He will never approve of this as He alone is Elohim.

• Some of the most powerful of these symbols or visual images or so-called Jewish holidays or more accurately, the feasts of YHVH.

• Studying these seven feasts help us understand YHVH so much better.

• He does not change and remains the same yesterday today and forever.

• We study the feasts of YHVH in order to learn more about his character.

• We learn more about YHVH in order to get to know him better as Abba, the perfect father that he wants to be for us.

• The feasts of YHVH have a very strong prophetic meaning, which is valuable since it does not only show us what part of his plan has been fulfilled, But also point toward what will happen in the future where the second coming of Yeshua.

• The prophetic meaning of these feasts illustrates the YHVH’s entire plan for the earth as we know it and you YHVH’S plan of salvation.

• when we hear the word feast we automatically think of meal or party.

• we naturally associate the word feast with food.

• Food formed part of celebrating the feast but it was not central to them.

• The feasts were holy and introduced by YHVH himself.

• At these appointed times throughout the year the children of YHVH gathered to meet him in a special way.

• YHVH introduced 7 feasts.

• 7 is also the number indicating the fullness, completing and perfection of YHVH.

• he divided these seven feasts into three seasons.

• Namely season of Passover ( Pesach), Pentecost (Shavuot), and Tabernacle (Sukkot).

• First season consisted of three feasts.

• the second season of one feast.

• and the third season of another three feasts.

• during these three seasons the children of YHVH travelled to Jerusalem to celebrate these feasts.

• These 7 feasts pointed to the life and ministry of Yeshua Ha’ Massaich (Jesus Christ)

• They were visual aids given to the children of Yahweh pointing to both the 1st and 2nd coming of yeshua.

• Therefor the three seasons namely Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles represent the three main characteristics of my relationship with YHVH and how to build and grow in this relationship through the peace, power(authority) and rest of YHVH.

• Yahweh points us to this through these feast or appoint at times.

• we also read about the feasts in

Exodus 23:14-17 KJV

[14] Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year. [15] Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:) [16] and the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field. [17] Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord GOD.

Repeated in:

Deuteronomy 16:16 KJV

[16] Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty:

3 Aspects of our Relationship with YHVH:

• By introducing the feasts, YHVH offered us the opportunity to consider our relationship with him and to check where we find ourselves concerning the peace of YHVH, the power and the authority of YHVH, that we walk in the rest of YHVH to which he calls us.

• Yeshua ready for fold the first two seasons Pesach and Shavuot Through his first coming.

• The third season namely Sukkot, representing going into the rest of YHVH will be fulfilled through his second coming.

• The Hebraic / Jewish calendar lets us see how YHVH introduced these feasts.

• How the children of Yahweh gathered to celebrate them.

• And how these feast point to the Messiah.

Leviticus 23:4 KJV

[4] These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons.

• There is specific time linked to YHVH’S plan for us and for the world.

• YHVH knows exactly the day and the hour Yeshua will return.

• He is not postponing His return.

2 Peter 3:9 KJV

[9] The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

• He knows the very day hour and minute that his son will return.

• it is important for us to know that the days originally started at 6:00 in the evening.

• On the Gregorian calendar the day would end at 12:00 at night and the next day would start.

• The Jewish calendar works different.

• Monday for example would start at 6:00 in the evening.

• Four of the seven holidays occurred during the springtime.

• the first full feast have already been fulfilled by yeshua in his first coming.

• the final three feasts occur during the fall within a brief 15 day period In the Hebrew month of Tishri.

• Tishri corresponds to the month of September/October on the Gregorian calendar.

• These fall feasts have not yet been fulfilled.

• These events will unfold in YHVH’S timing.

• As the four spring feasts were fulfilled literally and right on schedule in connection with messiahs first coming.

• the three fall feasts will likewise be fulfilled literally and right on schedule In connection Do the Messiah’s second coming.

• Fall feasts:

  Trumpets

  Yom Kippur

  Tabernacles

SHOULD WE HONOUR THE FEASTS – EVEN TODAY?

• No less than four times in Leviticus 23 after mentioning the various feasts YHVH declares the feasts a statitute forever.

• We find when YHVH’S Kingdom comes to earth, everyone will come to keep his appointed times:

Isaiah 66:23 KJV

[23] And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.

Why are the feats of YHVH not kept and what is so hard about them?

• Traditions are the strongest forces today that hinder us from keeping the Feasts of YHVH.

• Instead of man obeying and keeping Abbas commandments and guidelines we would rather obey that which pleases the flesh and in many cases what YHVH has ordained is slowly pushed aside to the point that they are totally forgotten.

• Yeshua spoke to the Pharisees and teachers and said:

Mark 7:6-9 KJV

[6] He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, But their heart is far from me. [7] Howbeit in vain do they worship me, Teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. [8] For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. [9] And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

• The Jewish leaders and teachers allowed the feasts to become rituals instead of revelations and because of that they rejected the fulfillment or completion of the 1st 4 feasts or appointed times.

• Everything that the Pesach Lamb suggested or typified, Messiah for full to the hour and day.

• As we look at the life of Yeshua on earth and his death and the numerous perfect expressions of the Pesach feast we are amazed at such precision.

• They missed it because of ritualism and tradition.

• Tradition blinds you.

• others see it because of revelation.

• this is a spiritual fact in all truth that never fails.

• ritual law is that which leads so many into bondage, because it is that which has passed down to them.

• why is it bondage? Because instead of the word of YHVH being the guidance of our everyday lives we are accustomed to leaning on that which appeals to the flesh and what makes it comfortable.

• When a man transgresses the Torah it is sin.

• Trust YHVH to take us to these feasts or appointed times of his and teach us through Ruach Ha’Kodesh.

  Biblical Dates and Times of the Feasts

  Meaning of Hebrew/Greek Words and Names of Feasts

  1. Passover (Pesach)

     • Meaning: "To pass over"

     • Hebrew: פסח (Pesach)

  2. Feast of Unleavened Bread

     • Meaning: Represents purity and haste

     • Hebrew: חג המצות (Chag HaMatzot)

  3. Feast of Firstfruits

     • Meaning: "First of the harvest"

     • Hebrew: ביכורים (Bikkurim)

  4. Feast of Weeks (Shavuot)

     • Meaning: "Weeks" or "Seven weeks after Passover"

     • Hebrew: שבועות (Shavuot)

  5. Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah)

     • Meaning: "Head of the year"

     • Hebrew: ראש השנה (Rosh Hashanah)

  6. Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)

     • Meaning: "Day of atonement"

     • Hebrew: יום כיפור (Yom Kippur)

  7. Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)

     • Meaning: "Booths" or "Temporary shelters"

     • Hebrew: סוכות (Sukkot)

  1. Passover (Pesach)

     • Date: 14th of Aviv

     • Significance: Commemorates the Exodus from Egypt.

  2. Feast of Unleavened Bread

     • Date: 15th to 21st of Aviv

     • Duration: 7 days

     • Significance: Remembrance of the haste in leaving Egypt, symbolizing purity.

  3. Feast of Firstfruits

     • Date: The day after the Sabbath during Passover week

     • Significance: Celebrates the first harvest.

  4. Feast of Weeks (Shavuot)

     • Date: 50 days after Firstfruits

     • Significance: Marks the giving of the Torah at Sinai.

  5. Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah)

     • Date: 1st of Tishri

     • Significance: New Year and a call to repentance.

  6. Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)

     • Date: 10th of Tishri

     • Significance: Day of fasting and repentance.

  7. Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)

     • Date: 15th to 21st of Tishri

     • Duration: 7 days

     • Significance: Commemorates the Israelites' wanderings in the desert.

  Additional Notes

  • Appointed Times: Each feast is an appointed time (Mo’ed) for meeting with YHVH.

  • Observance: Feasts are to be observed as statutes forever (Leviticus 23:4).

  Harvest and Offering During Each Festival

  1. Passover (Pesach):

     • Offering: Unleavened bread and lamb.

     • Harvest: Beginning of barley harvest.

  2. Feast of Unleavened Bread:

     • Offering: First fruits of barley.

     • Harvest: Continues barley harvest.

  3. Feast of Firstfruits:

     • Offering: Sheaf of the first barley harvest.

     • Harvest: Marks the start of the grain harvest.

  4. Feast of Weeks (Shavuot):

     • Offering: Two loaves of leavened bread.

     • Harvest: Wheat harvest.

  5. Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah):

     • Offering: Various offerings as prescribed.

     • Harvest: End of the agricultural year.

  6. Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur):

     • Offering: Sin offerings.

     • Harvest: Not directly related to harvest.

  7. Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot):

     • Offering: Various offerings, including fruits.

     • Harvest: Final harvest of the year.

  Celebration of the Feasts of YHVH by the Israelites

  1. Passover (Pesach):

     • Why: Commemorates the Exodus from Egypt.

     • How: Unleavened bread is eaten, lamb is sacrificed, and families gather for a Seder meal.

  2. Feast of Unleavened Bread:

     • Why: Represents purity and the haste of leaving Egypt.

     • How: For seven days, only unleavened bread is consumed.

  3. Feast of Firstfruits:

     • Why: Celebrates the beginning of the harvest.

     • How: Offerings of the first sheaf of barley are presented at the Temple.

  4. Feast of Weeks (Shavuot):

     • Why: Marks the giving of the Torah at Sinai.

     • How: Offerings of wheat are made, and it is a time of thanksgiving.

  5. Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah):

     • Why: New Year and a time of reflection.

     • How: Blowing of the shofar and gathering for prayer.

  6. Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur):

     • Why: A day of repentance and atonement.

     • How: Fasting, prayer, and seeking forgiveness.

  7. Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot):

     • Why: Remembers the Israelites' wanderings in the desert.

     • How: Living in temporary shelters (sukkot) and celebrating with joy.

  These feasts were observed with specific rituals, sacrifices, and communal gatherings, emphasizing their significance in the covenant relationship with YHVH.

Fulfillment of the Feasts by Yeshua

1. Passover (Pesach): Yeshua is seen as the Passover Lamb, whose sacrifice delivers believers from sin, paralleling the original Passover in Egypt.

2. Unleavened Bread: Represents Yeshua's sinless life; He was buried during this feast, symbolizing the removal of sin.

3. Firstfruits: Yeshua's resurrection occurred during this feast, signifying the first fruits of those who will be resurrected.

4. Pentecost (Shavuot): The Holy Spirit was given to believers, marking the birth of the Church, fulfilling the promise of the Law being written on hearts.

5. Trumpets (Yom Teruah): Anticipated as the time of Yeshua's return, signaling the gathering of His people.

6. Yom Kippur: Represents the final atonement for sin, expected to be fulfilled at His second coming.

7. Tabernacles (Sukkot): Symbolizes God's dwelling with humanity, to be fully realized in the Messianic Kingdom.

These fulfillments illustrate Yeshua's role in God's salvation plan, connecting the feasts to His life and ministry.

The Israelites celebrated the feasts of YHVH annually for approximately 1500 years before the ministry of Yeshua.