Biblical Feasts

The seven major Feasts of the Lord, outlined in Leviticus 23, are divine appointments ordained by God for Israel.

The Feast of Tabernacles

The Feast of Tabernacles

In Jerusalem, thousands of Jewish people have built their sukkot, or booths, and are enjoying this very special time of the Feast of Tabernacles, also known as the Feast of Booths. The Hebrew name is Chag Sukkot (חַג סֻכּוֹת). We read in Leviticus 23:39–42 that the people of...

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The Days of Awe

The Days of Awe

We are in the season of the important biblical appointed times described in Leviticus 23:24–44: Yom T’ruah, traditionally known as Rosh Hashanah; Yom Kippur; and Sukkot. Leviticus 23:24 describes Yom T’ruah as a day of “a reminder by the blowing of trumpets” and a holy...

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The Feast of Weeks: Faith that can Change an Age

The Feast of Weeks: Faith that can Change an Age

Fifty days after the exodus from Egypt, God spoke to the children of Israel on Mount Sinai. The Feast of Weeks (Shavuot) is the Biblical feast which celebrates this giving of the law on Mount Sinai. God’s intent in delivering them from Egypt was that they could hear His voice,...

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Feast of Weeks (Shavuot)

Feast of Weeks (Shavuot)

Readings: Exodus 19:1 – 20:23 Numbers 28:26-31 Deuteronomy 14:22 – 16:17  This week is the celebration of the Jewish Feast of SHAVUOT or “weeks”, in which the period of Counting the Omer, which began on the second night of Passover and lasts 7 weeks and takes place on the 50th...

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Feast of Passover

Feast of Passover

  The Feast of Passover By Bruce Larson The Feast of Passover (Pesach) this year begins at sunset on Wednesday April 1, 2026, which marks the begin­ning of a new Jewish day. This Bib­lical feast of Passover (Pesach) has always had a very deep significance for the Jewish...

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