Feasts of the Bible

Throughout the Old Testament, God commanded the Children of Israel to observe these holy days (holidays) as memorials to the mighty things that he had done in their lives. This bestselling pamphlet celebrates and explains the Feasts & Holidays of the Bible. The glossy full-color pamphlet’s easy-to-use fold-out chart provides the name of each holiday, date of observance, explanation of the holiday, and reveals how each holiday points to Jesus as the promised Messiah. Holidays include: Passover, Firstfruits, Yom Kippur, and Purim among others. Know more about the Hebrew roots of Christianity. Size: 8.5"x 5.5" unfolds to 33" long. Fits inside most Bible covers. As a Jew, these feasts and holidays were celebrated each year by Jesus. The pamphlet offers an excellent way to teach Christians about their Jewish roots and to discover Yeshua, “Jesus,” in each “holy day.” The pamphlet lists the occasion’s Hebrew lettering, pronunciation, symbolism of Jesus, Bible references and New Testament fulfillment for the feasts and holidays below:

• Passover (Pesach)
• Unleavened Bread (Hag HaMatzot)
• Firstfruits (Yom HaBikkurim)
• Feast of Weeks or Pentecost (Shavuot)
• Feast of Trumpets or Rosh HaShanah (New Year)
• Day of Atonement or Yom Kippur
• Tabernacles or Sukkot (Feast of Booths)
• Rejoicing in the Law or Torah (Simchat)
• Feast of Dedication or Hanukkah (Chanukah or Feast of Lights)
• Feast of Lots or Purim

The Feasts & Holidays of the Bible offers important insights into the works of God on behalf of his chosen people. The Feasts & Holidays of the Bible pamphletis a celebration of a rich and meaningful heritage given to believers through Christ. The pamphlet reveals insightful and historical facts about each of the holidays, for example—

• Passover: A hymn is usually sung at the end of the Passover service, as was the case with Jesus and his disciples during the Last Supper (Matthew 26:30)
• During the Rosh HaShanah synagogue services, the shofar (ram’s horn) is blown 100 times
• Hanukkah is also known as the Feast of Lights or the Feast of Dedication because of a legendary miraculous provision of oil for the eternal light in the Temple
• Purim marks the deliverance of the Jews through Jewish Queen Esther

The pamphlet offers fascinating facts about the feasts of the Bible, for instance:

• Leviticus 23 is sometimes called “God’s calendar of redeeming grace” because of 44 verses that tell of God’s redemptive plan
• God told Moses that seven of the feasts were to be “appointed feasts of the Lord” and were to be proclaimed as sacred assemblies (Leviticus 23: 1, 2)
• Three of the feasts were pilgrimage feasts

Also included in the Feasts & Holidays of the Bible pamphlet is a calendar chart that shows the date of each upcoming event through 20014. For example, for the following years, Yom Kippur, the “Day of Atonement,” is observed on the following days (beginning sundown the previous day):

• 2008—October 9
• 2009—September 28
• 2010—September 18
• 2011—October 8
• 2012—September 26
• 2014—September 14
• 2014—October 4

This is a fantastic teaching tool for churches and groups who desire to explore their Jewish heritage found in Christ. Believers will also find the observance of the feasts and holidays as a meaningful way to add depth to their devotional studies.