Jewish Festivals

Feasts of the Bible

Shema – HebrewShema Israel, Adonai elohenu – Adonai

echadVe’ahavta et Adonai eloeikahB’khol levavkahUve’khol naphshekahUve’khol m’odekahVe’ahavta le’reacha Kamocha, Amen

Shema

Hear O Israel, the Lord is our God. The Lord alone. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.

And Love your neighbor as yourself. Amen.

Jewish Roots

• Isaiah 11:1 – a shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse

• Israel is the stump• Jesus is the shoot• We are the branches

to bear fruit• Romans 11

• We need to study our Jewish roots

1st MonthBible calls it Abib

Hanukah

Purim

Jewish Feasts• God gave 7 to the Israelites– Centered around agricultural season

• 3 were pilgrim festivals – must travel to Jerusalem, Passover, Feast of Weeks, Feast of Tabernacles

• God was building pattern/rhythm into their lives

• Show God’s faithfulness• Concrete ways to express and follow God’s

commands

What does God smell like?

• Grilling steak!!!• Every time Jews gathered to worship God,

they sacrificed bulls, rams, lambs, pigeons, and birds

1st MonthBible calls it Abib

Hanukah

Purim

Yom KippurRosh HashanahSukkot

Jewish Festivals

• Rosh Hashanah – Feast of Trumpets– Announce coming of the king– 10 day time of reflection and repentance

• Yom Kippur– Day of Atonement– Sins are taken away – scapegoat

• Sukkot – Feast of Tabernacles– God “tabernacles” with us, lives with us– Ends with ceremony and prayers for rain – living

water

1st MonthBible calls it Abib

Hanukah

Purim

Yom KippurRosh HashanahSukkot

PassoverUnleavened BreadFirst Fruits

Rhythm of the Bible

• Genesis 1:5 – “there was evening, and there was morning”– Biblical Rhythm – the night comes before the day– Our Monday night is actually the Biblical Tuesday

night, then comes Tuesday day

• Any part of a day can be considered a day

Passion WeekSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Triumphal Entry

Last Supper

Passover Feast of Unleavened Bread

Feast of First Fruits

• Last Supper – Passover Seder• Christ died on Passover• 9:00 am put on the cross, time of morning

national sacrifice• 3:00 pm at the time of the afternoon

national sacrifice

Passion WeekSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Triumphal Entry

Last Supper

Passover Feast of Unleavened Bread

Feast of First Fruits

• Christ was buried on Feast of Unleavened Bread

• Leaven represents sin• Leave Egypt behind – have no sin anywhere

• Exodus tells us on the first day to remove all yeast from your house

• John 19:31 – “special Sabbath”

Passion WeekSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Triumphal Entry

Last Supper

Passover Feast of Unleavened Bread

Feast of First Fruits

• Christ rose on the Feast of First Fruits• I Corinthians 15:20 – “But Christ has indeed

been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.”

• Any part of a day can be considered a day

Conclusion

• Jewish festivals set a pattern for Jesus’ life to fulfill

• We can get a deeper meaning of Jesus’ life and death by studying our Jewish roots

• Questions?

Next Week

• Crucifixion Story – Mark 14:43 – 15:41