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