The Seven Feasts The Seven Feasts Spring Holidays

The Seven Feasts

The Seven Feasts Spring Holidays Passover First Fruits Unleavened Bread Occur Simultaneously 50 Days Pentecost

The Seven Feasts Fall Holidays Tabernacles Trumpets Day of Atonement

Passover, which is also known as Pesach, is the Jewish festiv • • Passover is the oldest and most important festival celebrated by Jewish people. • Passover begins on the 14 th day of the month of Nisan, which usually falls in March or April • The day before Passover is a fast day for every firstborn Jewish male. The fast commemorates the salvation of the Israelite firstborns on the first eve of Pesach.

Passover During the Passover holiday, Jewish people eat matzos, an unleavened bread made of flour and water. No leaven could be in the house during Passover. • • Jewish families celebrate the holiday with a special dinner cal They were required to select a one year old male lamb that wa • • The lamb was to be roasted and served with bitter herbs. • The story of how God rescued the Israelites from Egypt is read at the seder from a book called the Haggadah.

Feast of Unleavened Bread • • • Begins the day after Passover. The 15 th day of the First Month Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread are often used interchangeably in the Bible This feast lasted 7 days, a period when Israel was to be holy to the Lord. This feast was to remind Israel of the speed of their Egyptian deliverance & God’s Redemption

Feast of Unleavened Bread • This is the first feast the men of Israel were required to present themselves before the Lord at the Temple First Israel was to rid itself of Leaven before the 7 -day feast. The people were to do no work on the first and seventh days, they were Sabbaths, and they were also to hold a sacred gathering on the first and seventh day. • Leaven represented sin so no leaven could be in the home during the seven day feast period • •

Feast of First Fruits • The Feast of First Fruits takes place on the 16 th day of the first month in correspondence with the barley harvest. • Barley was the first crop reaped from the winter sowing • • The nation was thanking the Lord for the coming harvest The people were to take a sheaf of their crops and bring it to the priest at the Temple who would then wave it before the Lord for acceptance. • They were also to bring a lamb of the first year, without blemish, a grain offering with oil and a drink offering of wine. They were not to eat of their grain until the offering had been presented at the Temple.

The Seven Feasts Review Four Spring Feasts Passover Unleavened Bread First Fruits Pentecost Run Concurrently

The Seven Feasts Pentecost • Many names in the Bible: The Feast of Weeks, the Feast of Harve • Celebrated on the fiftieth day after Passover, • one of the three pilgrimage feasts when all Jewish males were re • a • joyous time of giving thanks and presenting offerings for the ne Traditional Jews still light candles and recite blessings, adorn their homes and synagogues with greenery, eat dairy foods, study the Torah, read the book of Ruth and attend services.

The Seven Feasts Feast of Trumpets • Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) begins the Feast of Trumpets • High Holy Days or Days of Awe and begin Ten Day of reflection an • Usually begins in September or October on our calendar • It begins with the blowing of the shofar for 100 notes unless it beg • It is a solemn day of soul-searching, forgiveness, repentance and remembering God's judgment, as well as a joyful day of celebration, looking forward to God's goodness and mercy in the New Year.

The Seven Feasts Feast of Trumpets • Rosh Hashanah is a day of soul-searching, forgiveness, repentance and remembering God's judgment, as well as a joyful day of celebration, looking forward to God's goodness and mercy in the New Year. • The Feast of Trumpets begins with Rosh Hashanah and continue

The Seven Feasts The Day of Atonement • The • • • I Day of Atonement or Yom Kippur is the most solemn and impo Yom Kippur is a complete Sabbath. No work is done on this day. This is the only day of the year that the High Priest could enter the Holy of Holies On this day the High Priest removed his garments, bathed, and put on a pure white linen robe to symbolize repentance He then made a sin offering for himself and other priests by sacrificing a young bull and a ram for a burnt offering. He then would enter the Holy of Holies with a pan full of hot coals from the Altar of Incense to create a cloud of incense.

The Seven Feasts The Day of Atonement • He then using his fingers would sprinkle the blood to the bull on t • The High Priest would then cast lots between two live goats broug • One goat was killed as a sin offering for the nation and it’s blood was added to the blood inside the Holy of Holies to cleanse the people of their sins • The other goat was then sent into the wilderness to carry away th • • The High Priest would then bathe again and redress into his Priestly robes and would offer the fat of the animals for a burnt Offering for himself and the people. The flesh of the bull would then be burnt outside the camp

The Seven Feasts The Day of Atonement • The High Priest would then bathe again and redress into his Priestly robes and would offer the fat of the animals for a burnt Offering for himself and the people. • The flesh of the bull would then be burnt outside the camp • When prayers have ended the Ram’s horn is then blown again for • Since the destruction of the Temple in 70 AD this feast has not be

The Seven Feasts The Feast of Tabernacles • Begins five days after Yom Kippur, from the 15 -21 day of the Heb • A week-long fall festival commemorating the 40 -year journey of the Israelites in the wilderness • All Jewish males were required to present themselves to the Lord at the Temple in Jerusalem • Throughout the holiday, Jews continue to observe this time by bu

The Seven Feasts The Feast of Tabernacles Temporary structures are built with wood and canvas for the walls and but branches and plants make up the roof leaving space for stars to be seen and rain to enter. Structures are decorated often with flowers and fruit. • • This Feast is Israel’s Thanksgiving. It is the end of the growing season and harvests • Families must eat at least one meal each day in the s