Jewish Feasts/Festivals Unit 2: Bible 7

Celebration of the temple being restored after Jerusalem had been taken over by syrian greeks

Feast of Dedication

Celebration of the jews being delivered from destruction because of the braver of Queen Esther

Feast of Purim

3

How many annual pilgrim festivals are on the jewish calendar?

2

How many goats are used by the High Priest on the Day of Atonement?

once a year

How often does the Day of Atonement occur?

Judah Maccabee

Name of Jewish man who led rebellion against Antiochus Epiphanes

Passover Feast of Weeks Feast of Tabernacles

Name the three pilgrim festivals.

the three pilgrim festivals

Passover Feast of Weeks Feast of Tabernacles

Haman

Powerful Persian who wanted to murder Mordecai, and have all the Jews wiped out

Historical event behind the Passover

The Israelites are spared from the 10th plague in Egypt by placing the blood of a lamb over their doorpost, God then delivers them out of Egypt following this plague

Story of Esther

This story is celebrated at the feast of Purim, children reenact the story in the streets as they remember their deliverance from death

The Purposes of the Jewish Feasts/Festivals

To remind the people of God's covenant-faithfulness to them, to recall specific events in their history, to help unify the people

Azazel

What is the hebrew name for the scapegoat?

shofar

What is the name of the rams horn in hebrew?

The blood of the slain lamb

What is the primary sign of the Passover Feast

the menorah burned for 8 days when it was only supposed to burn for one when the temple was restored

Why is the Feast of Dedication 8 days long?

Story of Ruth

has all the elements celebrated in the Feast of weeks, takes place at the time of the harvest, the main characters are a foreigner and her widowed mother, demonstrates God's providence and provision

Day of Atonement

one day a year when the high priest would enter the most holy place in the temple to make sacrifices on behalf of the people's sins

The Feast of Unleavened Bread

part of the passover celebration, 7 days where the people remove all leaven from their houses and eat bread without yeast

Shofar

rams horn blown in jewish ceremonies

Acts 2

the Holy Spirit is poured out on Jesus' disciples at the Feast of Weeks in Jerusalem when people from all over have come to celebrate, God uses this event to send the message of the gospel out to many regions

Scapegoat (Azezel)

the high priest would lay his hands on this goat to symbolize the sins of all the people being transferred to it, and the goat was sent out into the wilderness

Historical events celebrated at Feast of Weeks

the people read the account of the giving of the Law to Moses at Mt. Sinai in Exodus 20, they also read the story of Ruth

Purpose of the Feast of Weeks

this feast is a celebration of the first harvest and God's provision for the people, special focus on social compassion

Mordecai

Esther's relative that helps he plan to save the Jews

Haman

Evil man that plots destruction of the Jews in the story of Esther

The Jewish Calendar

Based on the Lunar Cycle, has 13 months

Feast of Tabernacles/Booths

for seven days the Jewish people make tents and live in them instead of their real homes to remember God's provision for them when they were wandering in the wilderness

Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Shashanah)

10 days of reflection, prayer, and repentance leading up to the Day of Atonement

Fulfillment of Passover in the New Testament

Celebrating the Lord's Supper: Jesus as the slain lamb whose blood protects those who place their faith in him from the just wrath of God

Feast of Purim

celebration of the Jews being delivered from destruction at the hands of the Persians by the brave efforts of Queen Esther

Atonement

covering a debt owed or an act of repairing that which is has been broken because of wrongdoing