Acts 2:1-4. Since the giving of the Law, the feast of Pentecost was typical or prophetic in that it looked ahead to the coming of the Holy Spirit. But why were there 2 loaves in the offering? Why were they made with leaven? Why did they include oil? What does it all represent? May our […]
Acts 1:1-8. Does the OT Jewish Feast of Weeks (Shavuot / Pentecost) actually hold insights and secrets for us regarding Jesus, the gospel, the Holy Spirit, the Church and the Great Commission? What is the “Counting of the Omer” and does that have any value for the Christian today? God has much for us to […]
John 10:22-39. During the feast of Hanukkah (meaning dedication), also know as the Festival of Lights, Jesus, who tabernacled with us, revealed that He had been dedicated by the father, like Solomon or Judas Maccabaeus had dedicated the temple. Now we are the temple of God’s spirit and may we live with our lives, body […]
(John 7-8-9). What was the “Water Libation Ceremony”? What was the “the illumination of the Temple”? When we understand these rituals in the feast, we see the potency of Jesus claim to be the source of Living Water and the Light of the World.
Lev 16:1-30. Could it be that this OT Jewish feast would give profound insights into the finished work of Christ? See how the author of the book of Hebrews opens up the seemingly irrelevant book of Leviticus to reveal Christ to us. Wow. The gospel is amazing!