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OSe who are seeking to discover the Passover is sacrificed for us." This statement, Pentecost, Trumpets, Atonement, and Tab-
undations of the Christian faith, ernacles. The post-Torah festivals of Purim coupled with Colossians 2:16, 17 (where
ace to begin is with the system of and Hanukkah were added later Paul declares that "holy day's.., or Sabbath
remembrance practices Mmwn as the Bib- Christians everwvhere could profit great- davs.., are shadows of things to come, but
lical Festivals. The system of praise, wor- ly from studying these Biblical practices that the body' \[really:\] is of Christ"), should help
ship, and service which God, Himself, gave were an integral part of the religious system us to understand that the Biblical Festivals
to the Jewish People (Mmwn bv the time of which the Jewish People received from" Yah- are very much a part of the Christian heri-
weh in antiquit3, and which Jesus and the tage and speak profoundly to us of the Jew- Christ as Judaism) included &ily, weekly,
monthly; and seasonal reminders that called Apostles of the earliest Chumh honored and ish carpenter whom we recognize as Messiah
the Jewish People to celebrate the magnifi- celebrated as a part of the spiritual legacy of and Lord. Quite simply, the Jewish Biblical
their forefathem. are pictures (shadows) that help us under- cent works of God on their behalf. These
While most Christian theologians have remembrances constituted a major part of stand Jesus more clearly.
the worship which Yahweh prescribed for The Biblical Festivals am closely coil- posited that God's remembrance system
nected with the events of the agricultural His people. They included three hours of was destroyed in Jesus. this was never f'aul's
contention. As a matter of fact, in I Corinthi- veal'. Since Israel was an agrarian society, prayer daily; the weekly Shabbat, monthly
their lives were closely tied with the seasons, new moon celebrations, and the festivals ans 5:7, 8 we find him encouraging Gentile
with planting and harvesting. They were of Passover {nleavened Bread, Firstfruits, Believem to celebrate the Festival of Unleav-
entirely dependent upon God's favor for life- ened Bread (Passover) because "Christ our
giving agriculture. The remembrance festi-
vals which God gave them, therefore, called
their attention to God's providence and their
need to be thankful.
SPRING FESTIVALS AND CHRISTIAN FAITH
The Biblical Festivals that occur in the
spring most clearly point to Jesus. Passover
is a picture of His death as "the Lamb of God
4 Jewish Voice Today May/June 2006
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