![]() ![]() Of the seven feasts, the Feast of Weeks is one of three that God commanded Israel to celebrate at the temple after it was established in Jerusalem (Deut 16:16–17) and so was a “pilgrimage” feast. The shadow only gives an idea of what the tree looks like, smells like, feels like. Picture the shadow of a tree with clearly defined branches. (Emphasis added)Īccording to Paul, these feasts are not the reality but the shadow that points to and finds its fulfillment in Christ. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. Paul referenced these feasts (festivals) in Colossians 2:16–17: Pentecost was the last spring feast on the Hebrew calendar. In Hebrew, the word for “feast” is mo’ed, which means “appointed time, place, or meeting.” (Some translations use the word “festival.”) These were seven set times throughout the year God commanded the nation of Israel to meet with him 2-four in the spring and the remaining three in the fall: Sabbath, Passover, the Feast of Firstfruits, the Feast of Weeks, the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Booths (or “Tabernacles”). Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, these are the appointed feasts of the Lord that you shall proclaim as holy convocations they are my appointed feasts. God initiated these “feasts” in Leviticus 23:
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