Israel's Seven Feasts (Seasons) of the Lord (Leviticus 23)

(Class Notes)

• Passover (Leviticus 23:5)
  • Time - 14th day of the first month
  • Type & Sign
    • Type
      • deliverance of israel via judgment upon Egypt (Exodus 12:11-14)
    • Sign
      • blood of the lamb on the two side posts and upper door of the house (Exodus 12:5-7)
  • Antitype & Sign
    • Antitype
      • deliverance of the saint via judgment upon sin (I Corinthians 5:7; Romans 8:3 cf. I Peter 2:24)
    • Sign
      • blood of Christ shed on the cross (John 19:30-34)

• Unleavened Bread (Levitcus 23:6-8)
  • Time - 15th day thru 21st day of the first month
  • Type & Sign
    • Type
      • Israel thrust out of Egypt - the journey from Ramses to Succoth (Exodus 12:37-39)
      • two days further journey and the passage down through the Red Sea and up again, which completes the deliverance (Numbers 33:5-8 cf. I Corinthians 10:1-5)
    • Sign
      • words of the Lord bound upon the hand and between the eyes (Exodus 13:6-10 cf. Deuteronomy 6:6-9; Deuteronomy 8:2-3)
  • Antitype & Sign
    • Antitype
      • the saint is a "new loaf (body)" with Christ, i.e. "unleavened" as a result of redemption (I Corinthians 5:7-8 cf. I Corinthians 10:16-17)
      • the Lord, at the Last Supper, tells of His body to be given for redemption (I Corinthians 11:23-26 cf. Luke 22:19-20)
    • Sign
      • the sign of Jonah - 3 days and 3 nights (Matthew 12:38-40)

• Firstfruits (Levitcus 23:10-14)
  • Time - 22nd day of the first month (the day after the feast of Unleavened Bread)
  • Type & Sign
    • Type
      • a single firstfruit of Israel in the land
    • Sign
      • a wave sheaf without leaven
  • Antitype & Sign
    • Antitype
      • Christ, the firstfruits of them that slept (I Corinthians 15:20)
    • Sign
      • the empty tomb (Luke 24:1-10)

• Pentecost (Levitcus 23:15-22)
  • Time - 50 days after the feast of FirstFruits
  • Type & Sign
    • Type - the firstfruits of Israel in the land
    • Sign - two wave loaves with leaven
  • Antitype & Sign
    • Antitype - the firstfruits of Israel in Christ via the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1,4-5,14,22,36,41)
    • Sign - cloven tongues as of fire (Acts 2:3)

• Trumpets (Levitcus 23:24-25)
  • Time - 1st day of the seventh month
  • Type & Sign
    • Type - Israel entering the land the first time under Joshua (Joshua 6:1-5)
    • Sign - seven trumpets at Jericho
  • Antitype & Sign
    • Antitype - Israel entering the land the second time under Christ (Revelation 8:2,6; Revelation 10:7; Revelation 11:15 cf. Matthew 24:29-31)
    • Sign - seven trumpets of the Revelation

• Atonement (Levitcus 23:27-32)
  • Time - 10th day of the seventh month
  • Type & Sign
    • Type - the annual national day of atonement (Levitcus 16:29-34)
    • Sign - the goat of the sin offering and the scapegoat
  • Antitype & Sign
    • Antitype - the final national day of atonement (Zechariah 13:1-2)
    • Sign - the return of Israel's Sin-Bearer (Zechariah 12:10-14; Zechariah 13:6)

• Tabernacles (Levitcus 23:34-36,39-43)
  • Time - 15th thru 21st day of the seventh month
  • Type & Sign
    • Type - Israel gathering in the fruit of the land
    • Sign - booths made out of bough trees
  • Antitype & Sign
    • Antitype - Israel gathering in the nations of the earth (Zechariah 8:20-23), which will be the fulfillment of the Abrahamic covenant (Genesis 12:1-3; Genesis 22:15-18)
    • Sign - the royal priestly nation - a spiritual house (I Peter 2:5,9 cf. Exodus 19:5-6; Revelation 1:4-6; Revelation 5:8-10)

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