1. Worshiping God Together
Leviticus 23

5. Feasts

6. Feast of Unleavened Bread (Hag HaMatzot)
LEVITICUS 23
NAME
SIGNIFICANCE
Passover (Pesach)
Remembrance of God’s deliverance of Israel out of Egypt. Looks forward to the blood of Christ
Feast of Unleavened Bread (Hag HaMatzot)
Remembrance God’s deliverance of Israel out of Egypt. Looks forward to the sufferings and death of Christ.
Feast of First Fruits (Reishit)
Day of First fruits for the barley harvest. Looks forward to Jesus being the first fruit of the resurrection
Feast of Weeks, or Harvest or Pentecost (Shavuot)
Day of First fruits for the wheat harvest. And remembrance of the giving of the Law. Looks forward to the coming of the Holy Spirit- a new law written on our hearts at Pentecost in Acts 2.
Feast of Trumpets (Rosh HaShanah)
Day of the blowing of the trumpets to signal the beginning of the civil new year. Signals a gathering of God’s people. Perhaps prophetic to the last trumpet to gather the people of God/Rapture.
Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)
On this day the high priest makes atonement for the nation’s sin. Also a day of fasting. Looks forward to power of Jesus over sin.
Feast of Booths (tents) or Tabernacles (Sukkot)
Remembrance of the forty years of wilderness wandering, also a harvest festival. Looks forward to God’s protection, presence, and the crowning of Jesus as King (e.g. Palm Sunday). Ultimately it is God dwelling with us in heaven.

8. Appointed Celebrations

9. The Sabbath was meant to be a joyous occasion … of spiritual reflection with the whole heart, for it demarcated a weekly renewal of Israel’s covenant relationship with God. Every seventh day the Israelite was to renounce any dominion over time and thereby his own autonomy. By doing so he acknowledged God’s dominion over both time and his own life. Thus keeping the Sabbath was an expression of the recognition of God’s sovereignty.
Mark F. Rooker

11. Sacred AssemblY

13. Pointing Toward Jesus