The Feasts of the Lord

The Biblical feasts, also known as the "Feasts of the Lord," point to the Messiah, Jesus Christ. They are integral to the Hebrew calendar and follow a lunar-solar system, each month beginning with a new moon, and its months correspond roughly to different parts of our modern months. Here’s a breakdown of the 8 feasts and how they align with our modern calendar. Tap anything turquoise for scripture references / searches:

1. Passover (Pesach): This feast commemorates the Israelites' exodus from Egypt. It falls on the 14th of Nisan (the first month in the Hebrew calendar) and corresponds to March or April in the Gregorian calendar.

Exodus 12:1-14: Instructions for the original Passover in Egypt.

Leviticus 23:5: God commands the observance of Passover.

Deuteronomy 16:1-6: Further instructions for the observance of Passover.

1 Corinthians 5:7 "Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed."

Revelation 5 The Lamb takes the scroll and unseals it.


2. Feast of Unleavened Bread (Chag HaMatzot): This seven-day feast begins on the 15th of Nisan, immediately after Passover, and runs for seven days. It celebrates the haste in which the Israelites left Egypt, without time for their bread to rise. It also aligns with March or April.

Exodus 12:15-20: Instructions for the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

Leviticus 23:6-8: Command for the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

Deuteronomy 16:3-8: Further details on the observance.

Jesus is the bread from heaven.


3. Feast of Firstfruits (Yom HaBikkurim): Celebrated on the day after the first Sabbath following Passover, this feast marks the beginning of the barley harvest. It often falls in late March or early April.

Leviticus 23:9-14: Instructions for the offering of firstfruits.

Deuteronomy 26:1-11: Additional details on bringing the firstfruits to the priest.



4. Feast of Weeks (Shavuot or Pentecost): Fifty days after Firstfruits, this feast celebrates the wheat harvest and the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. It occurs in late May or early June.

Leviticus 23:15-21: Instructions for counting 50 days from Firstfruits to Shavuot.

Deuteronomy 16:9-12: Observance of the Feast of Weeks.

After His resurrection and before His ascension to the right hand of the Father, Jesus commanded His followers to stay in Jerusalem until they were clothed with power from on high. See Acts 2, as it documents that this happened on the day of Pentecost.


5. Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah): The Jewish New Year, occurring on the 1st of Tishrei (the seventh month), falls in September or early October. This marks the beginning of the High Holy Days.

Leviticus 23:23-25: Command for the Feast of Trumpets.

Numbers 29:1-6: Offerings and observance details.


6. Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur): Celebrated on the 10th of Tishrei, it’s a solemn day of repentance. Yom Kippur usually occurs in September or early October.

Leviticus 23:26-32: Instructions for Yom Kippur, a day of fasting and atonement.

Leviticus 16:1-34: Rituals of the Day of Atonement.

Jesus made atonement for us by the sacrifice of Himself for us to continue being sanctified in Him.

7. Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot or Booths): Beginning on the 15th of Tishrei, this seven-day feast commemorates Israel's 40 years in the wilderness. It usually falls in September or October.

Leviticus 23:33-43: Command and instructions for the Feast of Tabernacles.

Deuteronomy 16:13-15: Further instructions for Sukkot.

Jesus goes to prepare a place for us. John 14:3


8. Feast of Ingathering (Sukkot - also refers to the fall harvest): This is the last feast of the Hebrew year, associated with the final harvest of the year, and coincides with Sukkot.

Exodus 23:16: The Feast of Ingathering mentioned as a celebration of the harvest.

Exodus 34:22: Also referred to as the Feast of Ingathering.

We will be with God and He will be with us. Revelation 21:3

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