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Second Passover and the Three Pilgrimage Feasts

Posted on May 4, 2023 | Comments Off on Second Passover and the Three Pilgrimage Feasts

 “And there were certain men who were unclean through touching a dead body, so that they could not keep the Passover on [the appointed] day, and they came before Moses and Aaron on that day. 7 And those men said to [Moses], ‘We are unclean through touching a dead body. Why are we kept from bringing the LORD’s offering at its appointed time among the people of Israel?'” (Numbers 9:6-7)

There’s an often overlooked story in the Bible about a second Passover. There is not much detail to the story other than saying that the second Passover is to be kept with all the ordinances of the first Passover. But what happens if you don’t keep the Passover? Is it a sin?

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Passion Week – Day #6

Posted on April 4, 2023 | Comments Off on Passion Week – Day #6

It is now, Tuesday, the 13th of the month. The day before the Passover. 

This day might get a little confusing because of the timing of the day.  We are conditioned to think of a day beginning at midnight.  But the Jewish calendar begins the day at the setting sun when it is evening.  We’re going to be looking at the second half of the 13th, the daytime, but most of this post will actually be what happens on the 14th, in the evening, which would be the beginning of Day #7.

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What is Passion Week?

Posted on March 28, 2023 | 1 comment

Surely you have heard of Mel Gibson’s movie “The Passion of the Christ.” The title comes from the idea that the Messiah was so passionate about His mission that nothing would stop Him from going to the cross. Passion Week is the cumulation of days during the week of the crucifixion, starting with the Triumphal Entry commonly known as Palm Sunday, and going through until Ressurection Sunday which everyone knows as Easter. But is it really a week long? Or longer? Or is it just a tradition of the Church? We’re going to look at each day leading up to the cross and beyond as it’s recorded in the Gospels. Let’s go.

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To Feast, Or Not To Feast.

Posted on October 10, 2022 | Comments Off on To Feast, Or Not To Feast.

The general consensus today is that the feasts of God are not for the New Testament church. The most common reasons cited are that they are Jewish feasts and that Jesus fulfilled the feasts so we don’t have to observe them. But are either of those reasons true? Scripture has the answer.

Leviticus 23:37 “These are the appointed feasts of YHWH, which you shall proclaim as times of holy convocation, for presenting to YHWH food offerings, burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrifices and drink offerings, each on its proper day.”

God declared that they are HIS FEASTS. To call them Jewish feasts is to dishonor God and His declaration. And if they are God’s feasts, then that begs the question of who are the feasts for? The answer is simple. God gave them as gifts for His people. Notice that He called them the APPOINTED feasts of YHWH. An appointment is an arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place. In this case, it’s a time to meet with God. Why wouldn’t His people want to meet with God at the appointed times?

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What about the Day of Atonement?

Posted on October 3, 2022 | Comments Off on What about the Day of Atonement?

The Day of Atonement is upon us. Also known as Yom Kippur, it begins at sundown on Tuesday, October 4th, and ends on Wednesday, October 5th.

Everyone knows that Yeshua (Jesus) was crucified on Passover as our Passover lamb. John the Baptizer called Him the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. The interesting thing is that the Passover Lamb doesn’t take away sin. It’s a substitutionary sacrifice. In the Exodus account, the blood of the lamb was put on the doorposts so that the death angel would pass over the house instead of killing anyone inside. But not everyone was in danger of dying. It was only the firstborns that would be taken by the death angel. The lamb was slain so that the firstborns would not be. No atonement of sin took place on Passover. The whole family of Israel (they were not a nation yet) was spared any mourning of death because the lambs were substitutes for them.

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The Day of Atonement

Posted on September 15, 2021 | Comments Off on The Day of Atonement

If the Messiah paid the price on the cross once and for all, why should we care about the Day of Atonement?

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THE BIRTH OF THE MESSIAH!!!

Posted on September 6, 2021 | Comments Off on THE BIRTH OF THE MESSIAH!!!

It’s that time of year again when people start talking about when the Messiah really was born. Most theologians will agree that the December 25th date is not accurate, but there are still disagreements trying to settle on a new date. Some will argue that since the actual birth date cannot be determined, we should just leave it alone. Those that want to distance the birth from the Christmas season will still debate whether the birth happened in the spring or the fall. But does any of this matter?

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To Lent or Teshuva, That is the Question

Posted on August 22, 2021 | Comments Off on To Lent or Teshuva, That is the Question

The Days of Teshuva, Part 3

So far, we’ve learned that the Days of Teshuva have begun and vaguely why they are at this time of year, and we’ve also learned what teshuva means. You may be able to see how Teshuva is similar to Lent. What I haven’t mentioned yet is that the days of teshuva are forty in number, just like Lent. One has to wonder, if the Days of Teshuva already exist, then why do most people celebrate Lent? I’ll get to that in a moment, but first I want to tell you about some observations and traditions about the 40 Days of Teshuva.

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The Days of Teshuva

Posted on August 14, 2021 | Comments Off on The Days of Teshuva

Part 1

The Days of Teshuva are upon us. And they came quicker than expected. That’s because of a calendar shift on my part as I will explain in a moment.

If the Days of Teshuva are something that is new to you, I will apologize in advance. That will be explained in part 2. For now, I need to explain the calendar change. That may also be new to you. Even though we still live under the Gregorian calendar and the posts will be dated by such, the timing of things that happen through this Bible study will follow the Creator’s calendar as mentioned throughout the Scriptures. Having said that, the Creator’s calendar is not a step-by-step method for determining when a day, month, or year begins. All you have to do is perform a web search to see that there are varying opinions on what the Scriptures say about how to keep the days, etc.

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