Understanding the Appointed Feasts of the LORD in Leviticus

LEVITICUS Come, Feast with the LORD

Outline The Book of Leviticus LEVITICUS Basic Study Outline I. The laws of the sacrifices and offerings [Leviticus 1:1 - 7:38] II. The consecration of the priests [Leviticus 8:1 - 10:20] III. The consecration of the nation [Leviticus 11:1 - 27:34] We ll be here today Come, Feast with the LORD

These are the appointed feasts of the LORD... Leviticus 23 Leviticus 23:1-8 - These are the appointed feasts of the LORD God established appointments with His people [2, 4] - NKJV/WEB the feastsof the LORD - NLT/NIV the LORD s appointedfestivals - ESV/RSV the appointed feasts of the LORD - CSB my appointed times ; ...the appointed times of the LORD - NASB/NET ...the LORD s appointed times - LSB ...the appointed timesof Yahweh - ASV/DBY ...the set feastsof Jehovah - YLT ...the appointed seasonsof Jehovah - HNV ...the set feastsof the LORD *Text for this study is from ESV Come, Feast with the LORD

These are the appointed feasts of the LORD... Leviticus 23 Leviticus 23:1-8 - These are the appointed feasts of the LORD God established appointments with His people [2, 4] As LORD, it is His right to set appointments when He desires - these are God s feasts, to which He graciously invited His people! - these feasts were set daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, and seasonally: two lambs a year old day by day regularly [Ex 29:38-46; Nm 28:1-8] the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest [Lv 23:2] ...at the beginnings of your months ...blow the trumpets [Nm 10:10] ...three times in the year you shall keep a feast to Me [Ex 23:14-17] ...in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath ...for the land [Lv 25:2-7] ...you shall consecrate the fiftieth year [Lv 25:8-17] cp Paul s words in Col 2:16 with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. Come, Feast with the LORD

These are the appointed feasts of the LORD... Leviticus 23 Leviticus 23:1-8 - These are the appointed feasts of the LORD God established appointments with His people [2, 4] As LORD, it is His right to set appointments when He desires God decreed these as holy convocations [23:2] - these appointments by invitation have a HOLY purpose - in order to participate FULLY, the worshiper must be holy, set apart cp regulations for the Passover Feast [Ex 12:43-49; ONE law ] - all the males must be circumcised; this sets them apart from foreigners cp the regulations for eating from the offerings [Lv 7:15-21; cp 6:24-29] - only the priests (set apart) could eat from some of the sin offerings; only people who were not unclean could eat from the peace offerings Come, Feast with the LORD

These are the appointed feasts of the LORD... Leviticus 23 Leviticus 23:1-8 - These are the appointed feasts of the LORD God established appointments with His people [2, 4] As LORD, it is His right to set appointments when He desires God decreed these as holy convocations [23:2] - these appointments by invitation have a HOLY purpose - in order to participate FULLY, the worshiper must be holy, set apart - the Holy God sanctified His people FOR fellowship with Him cp Ex 19:5-6; ...IF you will indeed obey my voice ...(THEN) you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holynation [emphasis mine] Come, Feast with the LORD

These are the appointed feasts of the LORD... Leviticus 23 Leviticus 23:1-8 - These are the appointed feasts of the LORD God established appointments with His people [2, 4] As LORD, it is His right to set appointments when He desires God decreed these as holy convocations [23:2] - these appointments by invitation have a HOLY purpose - in order to participate FULLY, the worshiper must be holy, set apart - the Holy God sanctified His people FOR fellowship with Him - the Holy God sanctified His people BY fellowship with Him it was in the PRACTICEof God s will that Israel was continually further set apart from the Gentiles [cp Lev 11:44-45; 19:2; see also Rom 12:1-2] Come, Feast with the LORD

These are the appointed feasts of the LORD... Leviticus 23 Leviticus 23:1-8 - These are the appointed feasts of the LORD God established appointments with His people [2, 4] As LORD, it is His right to set appointments when He desires God decreed these as holy convocations [23:2] These appointments are a compulsoryINVITATION - the Holy God regularlycalled His people to Himself for a feast incredibly, did some see this as a burden? [cp Lk 14:16-24; Mal 1:13-14] God Himself provided for the feasts all year long by filling their hands with all they would need to participate! [cp Dt 16:15-17; see Dt 14:22-26] Come, Feast with the LORD

These are the appointed feasts of the LORD... Leviticus 23 Leviticus 23:1-8 - These are the appointed feasts of the LORD God established appointments with His people [2, 4] As LORD, it is His right to set appointments when He desires God decreed these as holy convocations [23:2] These appointments are a compulsoryINVITATION - the Holy God regularlycalled His people to Himself for a feast - participation in the feasts was not meant to be optional ; this was a blessing of fellowship with God! cp Ex 23:14-17 ( all your males must appear for three annual feasts) God excused them from work so they d come! [23:3, 7-8] Come, Feast with the LORD

These are the appointed feasts of the LORD... Leviticus 23 Leviticus 23:1-8 - These are the appointed feasts of the LORD God established appointments with His people [2, 4] As LORD, it is His right to set appointments when He desires God decreed these as holy convocations [23:2] These appointments are a compulsoryINVITATION The majority of these appointments was for feasts [23:2] - Feast: a joyous celebration involving much food ( festival ) often, God s blessings are described in terms of food: - consider God s earliest blessingson man [Gen 1:29; 2:15-16] - consider God s description of the promised land [Ex 3:8; Nm 13:23-24] - cp also God s repeated blessing on Israel if they are faithful [Dt 7:13; 11:14; 14:23; Joel 2:19; etc, etc, etc] Come, Feast with the LORD

These are the appointed feasts of the LORD... Leviticus 23 Leviticus 23:1-8 - These are the appointed feasts of the LORD God established appointments with His people [2, 4] As LORD, it is His right to set appointments when He desires God decreed these as holy convocations [23:2] These appointments are a compulsoryINVITATION The majority of these appointments was for feasts [23:2] - Feast: a joyous celebration involving much food ( festival ) often, God s blessings are described in terms of food Jesus often used feasts as a description of fellowship with God - wedding feasts [cp Mt 22:1-13; 25:1-13; John 2:1-11 (1st miracle at a wedding!)] - in the gospel of John, Jesus was constantly teaching at feasts [John 2:13, 23; 4:45; 5:1(16); 6:4-6; 7:2, 10-14, 37; 10:22; 12:1, 12-15, 20; 13:1; etc, etc, etc] Come, Feast with the LORD

These are the appointed feasts of the LORD... Leviticus 23 Leviticus 23:1-8 - These are the appointed feasts of the LORD God established appointments with His people [2, 4] As LORD, it is His right to set appointments when He desires God decreed these as holy convocations [23:2] These appointments are a compulsoryINVITATION The majority of these appointments was for feasts [23:2] - Feast: a joyous celebration involving much food ( festival ) - only oneof these meetings was specifically a FAST: cp Day of Atonement, afflict your souls [Lv 23:27, 29(32)] - afflict your souls means to fast[see Isaiah 58:3-8] - cp Lv 16:29-30; they must afflict their souls because of the nature of the day: a reminder of the atonement for sin! [cp Hb 10:1-4] Come, Feast with the LORD

These are the appointed feasts of the LORD... Leviticus 23 Leviticus 23:1-8 - These are the appointed feasts of the LORD God established appointments with His people [2, 4] As LORD, it is His right to set appointments when He desires God decreed these as holy convocations [23:2] These appointments are a compulsoryINVITATION The majority of these appointments was for feasts [23:2] God stilldesiresa holy people to feast with Him [John 4:21-24] Come, Feast with the LORD

These are the appointed feasts of the LORD... Leviticus 23 Consider the setting of these prepared places: - Genesis 2:8-10, 15-16; 3:8 paradise(but in sin, they hid from Him!) - Gen 47:5-6 Israel in Egypt (400+ years!); by His blessing, in Goshen - Ex 3:8 a land of milk & honey given to Israel forfellowship with Him; daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, seasonal invitations to His feasts - John 2:1-11 Jesus began His earthly ministry at a wedding feast - Luke 22:14-20 Jesus earthly ministry ended at the Passover feast - Jesus left a memorial love feast for Christians in the Lord s Supper cp Jude 12; 1 Cor 5:7-8; Heb 10:19-25 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. - Psalm 23:5 Come, Feast with the LORD

These are the appointed feasts of the LORD... Leviticus 23 Leviticus 23:1-8 - These are the appointed feasts of the LORD God established appointments with His people [2, 4] As LORD, it is His right to set appointments when He desires God decreed these as holy convocations [23:2] These appointments are a compulsoryINVITATION The majority of these appointments was for feasts [23:2] God stilldesiresa holy people to feast with Him [John 4:21-24] Now consider this: Jesus went to prepare a place [John 14:1-3]; left His word to sanctify and prepare a holy people who would be able to come and feast with Him [John 17:17-21, 24] He calls us to HIS wedding feast as the honored bride! [Rev 21:1-7; 22:17] Is it hard to imagine that some (of us!?) might see this as a burden? Come, Feast with the LORD

LEVITICUS You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy - Leviticus 19:2 Leviticus shows us God desires fellowship with us!

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