There are seven holidays that God instituted, which were intended to be times to meet with God. The Lord spoke to Moses saying, “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: These are my appointed feasts, the appointed feasts of the Lord, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies” (Lev 23:1-2).
The first thing in the Bible that God declares holy is time. Before God sanctifies people, places or even objects, God sanctifies time.
The Feasts of the Lord
Does the Bible command Christians to observe the Biblical feasts? How were these holy days observed in the time of Jesus? What of their modern interpretation is actually biblical?
Let's look at these feasts, not examining the customs or the modern expressions of the feasts, but rather the divine principle God wants to teach us through these holidays.
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Redemption is not something to be kept in the past, it is something to participate in now and to share for the future.
Join us to discover the actual meaning and concept as it is found in the Passover story. It is this same power of Redemption that was at work on Calvary and is ever-expanding as a part of God’s kingship.
The story of Passover, though occurring more than 3000 years ago, is a deeply personal narrative. When we commemorate the redemptive acts of the Lord, time collapses. We must all choose for ourselves to leave Egypt. We must all choose to join our Messiah, and pick up our cross, and partake in his death and resurrection.
We encourage you to gather with your family and friends to remember the Passover and Yeshua’s sacrificial death. Click the CMJ Canada Haggadah and checklist below to help you organize a seder.
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Shavuot & Pentecost: The Torah, Fire, and the Holy Spirit!
“On the day of the firstfruits, when you bring a new grain offering to Adonai in your feast of Shavu‘ot, you are to have a holy convocation; do not do any kind of ordinary work … “
Numbers 28:26 (CJB)
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What is the Jewish feast of Rosh Hashanah really about? Is it relevant to Christians today? Watch CMJ Israel’s video to find out!
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are the two High Holy Days in the Jewish calendar. The term Rosh Hashanah, meaning the Head of the Year, doesn’t occur in the Torah. It appears in Ezekiel Chapter 40 where actually it refers to the Spring season that is Aviv, the original beginning of the Calendar. The Torah defines the holiday in the seventh month simply as Yom Teruah, the festival of the blowing of the shofar, without going into any further explanation.What is the significance or meaning to the church of a festival that is not explained in the Bible at all? The Bible says nothing about Divine Judgement on this day. Numbers 29:1 says that this is a day of blowing trumpets. However what is explained, is the call of the shofar. Watch the video below to find out more about the biblical importance of the Feast of Trumpets.
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What is the true importance of Yom Kippur? The message of this holy day is not of abstaining from work, or riding a bicycle on empty streets. Behind these customs lies the true heart of ‘The Day of Covering’. Did you know that repentance is actually comprised of three aspects? Do we as a community know how to enact all three of these aspects?
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Sukkot succeeds Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The message of Rosh Hashanah is repentance, while Yom Kippur teaches us on forgiveness. Sukkot, following all these is about thanksgiving. God commands us to rejoice and be thankful for his provision. What is our appropriate response to God’s redemption? Watch the video below to find out.
However, the story does not end there! God is the author and finisher of our faith. Sukkot is also the last of the three pilgrimage festivals. The Story begins at Passover, where God redeems us and returns us to him. Next comes the giving of the Torah and the Spirit at Pentecost. At Sukkot we get to embrace both these gifts and express our gratitude with the greatest sacrifice we can offer: obedience.