Feasts of the Lord Leviticus 23
THIS is a wonderful chapter about seven feasts to remind the people of Israel of something that had once happened. When you hear the word “feasts”, you think of good things to eat, but these feasts, or days, were not for that, but times set apart for God.
Every seventh day (or Saturday) they were to keep as a day of rest (Verse 3). God rested from His work of creation on the seventh day, but when Adam sinned, His rest was broken. There will yet be an eternal rest for the people of God, when all sin is done away, and they will enjoy His rest.
Each year the people of Israel were to keep the feast of the Passover (verses 4-8) in remembrance of the time the little lamb was slain and its blood was sprinkled on the door post and lintel of their houses to protect the oldest boy from the destroying angel (Ex. 12). This is a picture to us of Jesus’ dying on the cross, where His blood was shed to wash away the sins of all who accept Him as their own precious Saviour.
“Ye shall bring a sheaf of the first-fruits of your harvest unto the priest: and ye shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be “accepted for you” (Verses 9-14). This speaks to us of the resurrection of Christ from the dead, after having accomplished the glorious work of redemption. He is now seated at the right hand of God “accepted for us.”
(To be continued)
ML 08/29/1937