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God’s Appointed Times
In Leviticus 23, God calls the feasts “my appointed
times”. The feasts are God’s way to remind His people
that He is Lord of the calendar, King of creation, Ruler
over time, past, present, and future. He established
special times to meet with us in a particular way to
commemorate events in His dealings with man. When
we celebrate the feasts in the way He ordained we
reinforce the relationship He established with us and
honor His sovereignty over us.
The timing of the feasts is important...God is very
specific on when we are to celebrate these events. The
calendar used to calculate the dates, the Jewish
calendar, is based on the lunar cycle. (verses the solar
cycle used in the Gregorian, or “modern” calendar)
Psalm 104:19 says “He made the moon for the
seasons; the sun knows the place of its setting.” Since
the calendar is based on the moon cycle, the arrival of
the new moon is a crucial event. In ancient times three
witnesses were needed to confirm when the first sliver
of the moon was visible. At that time a fire was lit on
the Mount of Olives to signal others watching to light
fires on the surrounding hills until the message was
spread throughout Israel that a new month had
begun. Month and moon are the same word in
Hebrew: “chodesh”. Thus a new month is called “Rosh
Chodesh”, head of the month.
In Leviticus 23, God calls the feasts “my appointed
times”. The feasts are God’s way to remind His people
that He is Lord of the calendar, King of creation, Ruler
over time, past, present, and future. He established
special times to meet with us in a particular way to
commemorate events in His dealings with man. When
we celebrate the feasts in the way He ordained we
reinforce the relationship He established with us and
honor His sovereignty over us.
The timing of the feasts is important...God is very
specific on when we are to celebrate these events. The
calendar used to calculate the dates, the Jewish
calendar, is based on the lunar cycle. (verses the solar
cycle used in the Gregorian, or “modern” calendar)
Psalm 104:19 says “He made the moon for the
seasons; the sun knows the place of its setting.” Since
the calendar is based on the moon cycle, the arrival of
the new moon is a crucial event. In ancient times three
witnesses were needed to confirm when the first sliver
of the moon was visible. At that time a fire was lit on
the Mount of Olives to signal others watching to light
fires on the surrounding hills until the message was
spread throughout Israel that a new month had
begun. Month and moon are the same word in
Hebrew: “chodesh”. Thus a new month is called “Rosh
Chodesh”, head of the month.
| Festivals of the Lord |
Preparing for the Perfect Passover
(This is for groups that we are doing a Passover
service with.)
Shabbat
Day of Rest
Rosh Hashanah
New Year / Feast of Trumpets
Yom Kippur
Day of Atonement
Sukkot
Feast of Tabernacles
Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah
Tu B'Shvat
Jewish New Year for Trees
Chanukah
Feast of Dedication
Purim
Feast of Lots
Passover
Feast of Unleavened Bread
Yom Ha Shoah
Holocaust Remembrance
Yom Ha Atzmu'ta
Israel's Independence
Sfirat Haomer
Feast of First Fruits
Shavuot
Latter First Fruits
Tisha B’Av
Ninth of Av
(This is for groups that we are doing a Passover
service with.)
Shabbat
Day of Rest
Rosh Hashanah
New Year / Feast of Trumpets
Yom Kippur
Day of Atonement
Sukkot
Feast of Tabernacles
Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah
Tu B'Shvat
Jewish New Year for Trees
Chanukah
Feast of Dedication
Purim
Feast of Lots
Passover
Feast of Unleavened Bread
Yom Ha Shoah
Holocaust Remembrance
Yom Ha Atzmu'ta
Israel's Independence
Sfirat Haomer
Feast of First Fruits
Shavuot
Latter First Fruits
Tisha B’Av
Ninth of Av
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