Biblical feasts

A beginner's guide to the basics of the Biblical holidays. Learn about the spiritual significance of Passover, Sukkot, Shavuot, and Yom Kippur.

When our children were born (they are close in age), my husband and I started really thinking about the Biblical feast days. We thought through the types of holidays and traditions we would want them to grow up with. We were familiar with the Jewish holidays and had participated in Passover seders and church-sponsored Feast of Tabernacles events, but we still celebrated Christmas and Easter. We were good about keeping the celebrations as focused on the LORD as possible - never incorporating…

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Passover Passover is the first Feast of the year, commemorating the Exodus from Egypt. It helps us remember how God redeemed His people from captivity and brought them out so they could freely worship Him. Like the blood on the doorways of the Hebrew people in Egypt was a protective covering from the plague of

“The feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are My feasts” (Leviticus 23:2)

This is why God's instructions on the Biblical holidays extend to all believers, and not just Jewish people or people who lived in Bible times.

Dates for Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, Shavuot, Trumpets, Yom Kippur, and Tabernacles for the year 2024. Keep the Biblical holidays!

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This is a continuation of the Biblical Feast Day series that began here. So far in the series, we’ve explored answers to several questions relating to the feast days. You can find those questions …

In Leviticus 23, the Lord appointed seven feasts as yearly rehearsals, prophecies teaching the whole plan of God concerning the coming of the Messiah and the redemption of man. The chart above is f…