CELEBRATION FEASTS

Please read chapter 23:1-44. Read slowly and carefully for a deeper understanding.

This chapter offers a complete list and describes it as a schedule of celebrations of God’s people to commemorate what He had done for them and anticipate what He had promised to do.

Far from being a cultural holiday, Israel’s festivals are prophetic and powerful.
They also tell us that God values celebrations and that people need them.

They also establish a rhythm of life that pictures a story of redemption every year.

From Deliverance to Faithfulness.

From Faithfulness to Fruitfulness.

From Fruitfulness to ultimate Fulfilment.

Many Christians today have not understood their implications concerning the Lord Jesus.
Jesus kept the feasts during His ministry, while He was here. Others are rediscovering the riches of God’s Calendar, its story, and the Fulfilment it predicts.

LEVITICUS IS LOADED WITH MEANING!

There are seven feasts celebrated.

1. THE FEAST OF THE PASSOVER.

2. THE FEAST OF PENTECOST.

3. THE BLOWING OF THE TRUMPETS.

4. THE DAY OF ATONEMENT.

5. THE FEAST OF THE TABERNACLE.

6. THE SEVENTH YEAR SABBATH.

7. THE YEAR OF JUBILEE.

I suggest you study and see how significant they are to you.
They are prophetic and closely related to Jesus’s earthly Ministry.

THE PASSOVER FEAST.
The celebration, which began at sunset on the 14th day of the first month,
was commemorative of the Deliverance of Israel out of Egypt.

This feast came first because it speaks of redemption, the slain Lamb and its shed blood was the covering from Judgement.
It was slain and eaten on the evening of the 14th day.

“JESUS IS THE LAMB OF GOD”

THE SLAYING SPEAKS OF SALVATION;

AND THE FEASTING SPEAKS OF

FELLOWSHIP.

Then at the beginning of the 15th day, there were 7 days of eating unleavened bread (Bread without yeast).

Leaven is a symbol of Moral corruption of sin, and Israel’s abstinence from it. You may want to read Leviticus chapter 23:5-14.

We will observe now the.

FEAST OF PENTECOST.

Therefore, this feast was fixed and fell just fifty days after the Passover.
In the New Testament, the word in the Greek is translated “Fiftieth.”

The Passover “Wave Sheaves” were the commencement of the grain harvest.

The “Wave loaves” marked its completion.

So, we have the Wave Sheaf – the grain from God’s Harvest.
And the Wave Loaf, – food to be eaten.

Typically, this observance speaks of the New Testament’s great PENTECOST, which took place exactly 50 days after our Lord’s Resurrection, namely, the coming of the HOLY SPIRIT upon the Christians who were redeemed through CHRIST. Acts 2:1-6.

It is a picture of God’s people gathered by the Holy Spirit and presented before Him in connection with Christ’s preciousness.

“Unto those who believe He is Precious.”

The seven days mean completion.
God was teaching them to be separated from all evil and to be a holy people. Paul applies this in ..

1 Corinthians 5:7,8.

He explains the meaning of “leaven,” which is “malice and wickedness.”

“Unleavened”, which is the bread of Sincerity and truth.”

The first and last days of the week were the Sabbaths, during which no servile work was done.

This ties in with Hebrews 4:10. We are to cease from our works of righteousness to gain Salvation and instead rest on the finished work of Jesus Christ.

How do we apply this to our lives today?

We come to Jesus for salvation and the Holy Spirit for His Empowerment to live a separate life from the things of this world and live a holy life unto Him, which is very precious!

You have BEEN DELIVERED from darkness into His marvellous light.

“SO LIVE IN THE LIGHT, AS HE IS IN THE LIGHT,
AND THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST WILL CLEANSE YOU FROM ALL SIN.”

Amen.

THE ATONEMENT.

I decided to conduct a personal study on the Atonement by comparing Leviticus with the Book of Hebrews, without relying on a commentary, and allowing the Holy Spirit to bring revelation instead.

I was amazed and elated to see the Atonement’s more profound meaning.
I was elated when I discovered that all my sins had been forgiven and would be forgotten entirely.

This truly means, my PAST- PRESENT and FUTURE SINS.

All because God loved me and sent His Son to pay the price for all my sin by shedding His Precious Blood on the cross of Calvary.

So many Christians live in guilt, deep shame, and fear of punishment due to a lack of understanding of what the Atonement truly means.

So, look closer at the Atonement to find “freedom from condemnation.” In Leviticus 16:1, Priests, after their own cleansing, chose two goats for the ceremony. The first goat they slaughtered was a sin offering for the people.
Leviticus 16:15.

He sprinkled the goat’s blood on the Altar (Mercy seat) to cleanse it and make it holy.

Then he turned toward the live goat, laid both hands upon its head, and confessed the people’s sins, such as ceremonial uncleanness and injustice. This transferred all their sins onto the head of the goat. A man, specifically chosen for the task, would drive the goat into the wilderness of desolation, never to return again. The slain goat was a substitute for the people’s sins; it took their place of punishment.

The other goat was called the “Scapegoat,“ which had “all” of the people’s sins on its head.

A WONDERFUL PICTURE OF THE WORK OF JESUS.

Both goats are types of Jesus. The first goat showed how Christ’s death satisfied God’s justice.

See Isaiah 5:1,11

The second goat reveals how Christ bore the full weight of our guilt and shame.

(Everything the devil uses to accuse us.). Then He carried them away from us, and when Jesus died, HE entered the wilderness of death, returning all the accusations back in the devil’s face!!

Amen! Thank you, Jesus!!

Now you can enjoy God’s complete forgiveness, and you never need to say, I’m too great a sinner for God to save me.

“No, you are not too great a sinner! Don’t live under the heavy weight of guilt and shame.

“AS FAR AS THE EAST IS FROM THE WEST, HE HAS REMOVED OUR TRANSGRESSIONS FROM US.”

PSALM 1O3:12. Keep this in your mind. Under the old Covenant, people’s sins were “Covered,” which is why the Atonement ceremony was held each year on the Sabbath.
The Atonement of Christ did not just cover our sins…“He took them away!”

Hebrews 10:4.

It was by the shedding of His Blood. (Blood brought life, and not death!)

That is the meaning of the word, Atonement.
Glorious,

“AT- ONE – MENT! “AT ONE WITH GOD!” Through Christ.

The Old Testament is a shadow of Christ and the “REALITY” of Christ in the New Testament. When the single God-Man gave his life, He opened the way to: ”whosoever will” may come! “THE LIFE IS IN THE BLOOD,
AND MUST FOR SIN ATONE
ON: “SACRIFICE” AND ONCE FOR ALL!
THE BLOOD OF JESUS ALONE.
OH, SEE THE GUILT OF SIN,
WHICH NEEDED SUCH A PRICE!
AND SEE THAT MARVEL, OF HIS LOVE,
WHO MADE THE SACRIFICE!”

J.S. Baxter.

THE GREAT HIGH PRIEST.

As the great High Priest, Jesus took His Blood and entered into the Heavenly Sanctuary, with the blood, and laid it on the Altar. A Perfect Sacrifice!

But He has not yet come the second time for His people. Hebrews 9:24.

At that time, Israel will be a penitent people.
They will weep and say…

“THE HARVEST IS PAST, THE SUMMER HAS ENDED, AND WE ARE NOT SAVED.”

Then they shall look upon Jesus, whom they pierced, and weep!
Then in believing contrition …

THEY SHALL BE SAVED!!

You, dear reader, who need to be saved, must realise that your time to repent of your sins is now!

The way to receive Him is open now!

“NOW! IS THE ACCEPTABLE TIME, NOW! IS THE DAY OF SALVATION!”

After Jesus finally arrives, it will be too late.

Please pray this prayer of salvation. Then you will be saved for all eternity.

“LORD JESUS,
I THANK YOU FOR SHEDDING YOUR PRECIOUS BLOOD FOR ME. THANK YOU FOR PAYING THE PRICE FOR ALL MY SINS. PLEASE FORGIVE MY SIN AND CLEANSE ME FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS. PLEASE FILL ME WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT TO EMPOWER ME TO BECOME COMPLETELY CONFORMED TO YOUR IMAGE.

Amen.

Please let me know if you pray this prayer from my blog, so I can offer a prayer for you.

“GONE, GONE, GONE .. ALL MY SINS ARE GONE !!”

Think about this .. When I talk about sin, I’m not putting sin into categories, as some people do, e.g. Adultery is worse than telling a lie.

“In Christ, God dealt with the ‘Human Sinful Nature, ‘ not specific sins.

This fallen nature was passed upon us from Adam. So when you receive the Atonement of Christ, you receive His Nature, and become a new Creature. (Creation)

The old has passed away, and all things have become new. That is how God sees us in Christ. Yes, the temptation to sin is still there, but when we sin, we repent and confess it to God, and because of the Atonement, we are forgiven.

You may be wondering, “But what if I die in an accident before I get to confess my last sin?

“This is why the Atonement is so exciting,

IT DEALS WITH SIN AS A WHOLE.”

OUR SIN WILL NOT BE REMEMBERED, “ANYMORE”

Amen!

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IT’S RICHES!

The account of Leviticus picks up after God has delivered the Israelites from their captors. He mightily leads them into the desert and safely brings them to Mt. Sinai to encounter Him. God is working on their behalf.

This is a reminder that He was merging with His people, and the law was based on His Holy character.

Then, He gave instructions on how to build a mobile place of worship. At Mount Sinai, Leviticus focuses on ethical, ceremonial, and ritual details for God’s new nation and a newly established priesthood.

Is Leviticus boring to read?

Some people answer, “Yes!” It is not dull; it is full of rich treasures, especially when you read it in conjunction with the New Testament.

Don’t pass over this excellent book, or skim through its pages. You will be blessed, I promise you!

It is about your God, a HOLY GOD who wants you to know Him better.

Here we see the altars, where people come in thoughtful preparation; no one leaves without bloodshed and sacrifice. The joy of knowing God is tempered with an awareness of severe cost.

This is not the same as an earthly relationship; it is a union sealed in blood.

All its requirements are gloriously fulfilled by the Blood of the Lamb. (Blessed Jesus) who was slain for us before the creation of the World.

The Precious Blood of Jesus.

THE STRUCTURE OF LEVITICUS.

There are two main parts in Leviticus.
The first part covers chapters 1-17.

THE FIRST PART.
We have received non-moral obligations here. This part also deals with worship and the Tabernacle.

Part one shows the way to God by sacrifice. This has to do with the People’s Cleansing.

THE SECOND PART.
This part covers chapters 18-27.
Here God is dealing with the relationship concerning morals. It has to do with practice.

It shows that our walk with God is how we separate ourselves from the practice of the ungodly, which is defilement and punishment. God wants us to live clean lives!!

CHRISTIANITY TODAY.

We as Christians do not need to keep all these requirements in Leviticus because they are all fulfilled in Christ. But we live by its principles of separation from the world, such as…
The New Testament contains passages on cleanliness and other matters related to living a Christlike, Spirit-filled life.

THE CENTRAL MESSAGE OF LEVITICUS.

The message is concerned with “Fellowship.”

The idea of a new relationship on the grounds of a blood-sealed Covenant.

This is defined as a Godward Fellowship, and there is a Manward Fellowship.

This truth is expressed for us in 1 John 1:7.

“If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have Fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, God’s Son, cleanses us from all sin.”

Yes, through the blood of Jesus Christ (as we walk in the light), we can fellowship with each other; truly, our Fellowship is with the Father.

So we have the “Grounds of Fellowship,”
which is Sacrifice.

The “Walk of Fellowship,” which means separation.

EXTERNALLY CLEAN.

Lev 11:1 – 47.
In this chapter, Moses and Aaron
spelled out instructions from God about foods that were “clean” and “unclean.”
These rules defined what could be consumed and what had to be avoided.

Every bird and insect was permitted or forbidden.

As we move through the Old Testament, the terms ‘clean and unclean’ include the internal condition.

INTERNALLY CLEAN!

See Psalm 51:10.

“Create in me a clean Heart, Oh God.”
Ultimately, God would make the Israelites clean, but not through the sacrificial system.

Now, please read Ezekiel 36:25 to 37.

“A New Heart I will give you,”
“And a New Spirit I will put within you”

JESUS’S TEACHING!
Jesus emphasised that the “heart” is where defilement begins.

He said, in Mark 15:7
“It’s not what goes into the body that defiles you; you are defiled by what comes out of your mouth.”

Jesus solved the problem about Him. He also offered Himself as the sole solution for our uncleanness.

Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 6:11,
which confirms the words of Jesus.

“But you were cleansed; You were made right with God by calling on the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and by the Spirit of our God.

“Isn’t this so-so wonderful!

Through “JESUS,”

“YOU ARE CLEAN! THROUGH THE WORDS HE HAS SPOKEN UNTO YOU.”
John 15:3.

Amen.

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