This is the first festival God says specifically that will wait until the people reach the Promised Land. This is a promise feast. This celebration is for after the people arrive and begin planting crops. The wilderness is not a place for planting fields and vineyards. But God is taking the people to a place […]
We get to look at the second of the feasts God calls for His people to celebrate. This is the Passover. This one should be very fresh in their minds! Passover is actually two feast rolled into one. The first night, the 14th of the first month of the religious calendar for Israel is Passover. […]
God sets down seven specific festivals for His people to observe. The first is the weekly Sabbath. Each of the appointed feasts were to be perpetual. Some of them were not to begin until after the children of Israel reached the Promised Land. Others were to be observed from the moment of initiation on. These […]
God clearly defines what is acceptable and not regarding animal sacrifices. NO BLEMISHES AT ALL allowed in any sacrifice. God called for the children of Israel to bring their offerings to Him. He prescribed several offerings that they were to present. Some of these were the sin offering, the daily offering, the peace offering, the […]
God deals with the gifts that the people give to Him in their sacrifices. What is given to Him is holy and is to be treated with respect. When the people bring a sacrifice, a portion of it is burned on the altar, a portion is given to the priests, and sometimes a portion is […]