Today we start a series called A Party for God: Festivals Explained in the New Testament.
A festival according to dictionary.com, is a day or time of religious or other celebration, marked by feasting, ceremonies, or other observances or it means a periodic commemoration, anniversary, or celebration.
Festivals in the New Testament align with the definition that is listed above.
Festivals in the New Testament marked something religious or harvest time and such.
So, each day we will look at one of the festivals, and in detail, I will explain its meaning and what happens during the festival.
Things to think about:
Distance-how long it took to get to the festival.
Purpose-what was it for?
Time- how long was it for?
Jesus- did He partake in each festival?
Christians- Did they partake once they were established.
Today- do they still happen?
Today for us- are we to party for God?
Think about these things and get ready tomorrow, we start looking at our first festival.
“Let the people of Israel keep the Passover at its appointed time. Numbers 9:2
“Observe the month of Abib and keep the Passover to the Lord your God, for in the month of Abib the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt by night. Deuteronomy 16:1
You shall observe the Feast of Weeks, the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the year's end. Exodus 34:22
You shall keep the Feast of Harvest, of the firstfruits of your labor, of what you sow in the field. You shall keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather in from the field the fruit of your labor. Exodus 23:16
And you shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt. Therefore you shall observe this day, throughout your generations, as a statute forever. Exodus 12:17
Let us therefore celebrate the festival, not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. 1 Corinthians 5:8
All Bible verses taken from the ESV.
NT is an abbreviation of the New Testament.
Let's get ready to party for God!!!
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