Expounding on the Feasts of the Lord

[Least]

As we read about the trumpets, atonement, and feast of tabernacles, and the sacrifices that were offered from the beginning of the seventh month, we observe four kinds of animals continuously offered through the next twenty-one days. These offerings were attributed with the trumpets lasting for nine days, atonement lasting for five days, and the Feast of tabernacles lasting for seven days. These four animals listed in Numbers 29:2, and Numbers 29:5, were Bullocks, (young male cattle, not steers) Rams, (an older sheep buck) lambs, (young male sheep) and a young female goat for a sin offering. (Strong’s 5795 for the goat) When looking into the spiritual attributes of the female goat we can liken it today to the church, or bride of Christ. That’s why it is of the female gender. It also relates to the destruction of the carnal mind of self-will destroyed by antagonism, relating to consuming worldly values having a sword of defense. This mind-set controls its opposition by self-will, and is carnally strong. With that said, we need not say anymore about this animal being a good representation of a sacrifice to be destroyed by fire. (Romans 12:1, and Matthew 3:11) Unlike the goat, the bullock, rams, and lambs are offerings representing a pure heart that is acceptable unto God as a “sweet savor.”

The bullock is an offering representing Jesus, (Son of man Matthew 8:20) who is truly a pleasant aroma unto God, His Father. (Matthew 3:17) The Hebrew name “bullock” incorporates the beginning and the revelation of enlightenment. (John 1:1-10) He speaks divine understanding of all things that have their cycles but never change. One bullock was offered from the first day through the fourteenth day.(John 12:50, and John 13:13)

The one ram offered from the first day, through the fourteenth day is the same as the bullock. The one ram is an offering representing Abraham, the one who was promised a nation through his seed, and was justified because of His faith. (Hebrews 11:8-10, and Genesis 18:18) The Hebrew name for “ram” has the prowess to be a politically dominant leader, with attributes of physical strength. The motivational intentions are to multiply by sowing the seed after its own kind. (Genesis 16:10)

Seven lambs were offered from the first day through the fourteenth day, same as the bullock and the ram. The Hebrew name for “lamb” defines a young male sheep that is just old enough to butt. It represents young members of the family adhering to, and accepting the instructions, and motivations of their patriarchs. According to what the elders did during this month, we see that a large portion of time was given to reading, understanding the history of Israel, and the written law. Knowing that the seventh month is for remembrance, and a time to contemplate the promises of God, past, present, and future, we attribute this number of lambs to several probable scenarios concerning faith and hope in God’s commitments toward His Children.

We read that Noah was instructed to take seven pairs of each clean animal into the ark. We read in Genesis 7:2 that the grace of God instructed Noah how to prepare for the year-long journey his family was to endure. I don’t think Noah had any idea how long they would be confined to the ark. These clean animals were for sacrifices that could be eaten, and I find it uncanny that Noah knew what was good to eat and what wasn’t. Obviously Noah, and the patriarchs of his day, from before the flood, had been given at least some of the same instructions as were given in the Mosaic Law.

The seven lambs could represent the reason that Jacob’s family had to come to Egypt because of the seven years of famine. The Egyptian Pharaoh had a dream, and Joseph interpreted the dream, allowing Egypt to store food during the seven good years of harvest, and in turn sustaining the lives of those in Jacob’s family for the seven years of famine throughout the region as we can read in Genesis 41:1-48.
The seven lambs could also represent God’s grace when food fell from heaven, and Israel was instructed to take twice the amount for each person on the sixth day so that they could rest on the seventh day without gathering any food. (Exodus 16:4-5)

Hi Brother Just-me,

Thank you for sharing your studies on the feasts, the timing of the first, signified by the new moon, and the offerings. There's so much great information in these posts and they are well worth the read for any believer.

It is interesting that Noah knew the difference between clean and unclean animals, and even further back, Cain and Able brought offerings to the Lord.


The more that I study and read, the more I see instances where many of the things in the law were already set in place even before the time of Moses.

God bless

 

[KittenofMelchisedek]

Rosh Hashanah is an abomination. It is a shadow of the anti-christ and the changing of times and seasons by the RCC.

The fall season's pilgrimage festival is the feast of Tabernacles, which starts with a purification process beginning with Yom Teru'ah (the Day of Trumpeting). The trumpet was used to announce different things, kinda like church bells, and this would be more bells than any other time. It let people know it was time to start the process of the coming celebration, as well as fulfilling prophecies. It is the voice of one in the wilderness, like John.

The custom during Tabernacles was to pray "Hosha Na" or "save us", and the Jewish religious authority twisted that together with the Arabic customs. They changed the times and seasons to match the Arabic fiscal year, for business purposes.

They also took the last and most forgotten feast, Shmini Atzeret, and basically erased it from the face of the Earth. It is considered by some to be part of Tabernacles, but it's not, it's called the 8th Day of Assembly. The 8th day of a seven day festival, it was a Holy day. or convocation or whatever, all on it's own. It's a solemn day that foreshadows the end of the time of the gentiles and the judgement of the saints at the first resurrection as well as the millennial reign and the final judgement of God.

 

[ThomistColin]

Rosh Hashanah is an abomination. It is a shadow of the anti-christ and the changing of times and seasons by the RCC.

The fall season's pilgrimage festival is the feast of Tabernacles, which starts with a purification process beginning with Yom Teru'ah (the Day of Trumpeting). The trumpet was used to announce different things, kinda like church bells, and this would be more bells than any other time. It let people know it was time to start the process of the coming celebration, as well as fulfilling prophecies. It is the voice of one in the wilderness, like John.

The custom during Tabernacles was to pray "Hosha Na" or "save us", and the Jewish religious authority twisted that together with the Arabic customs. They changed the times and seasons to match the Arabic fiscal year, for business purposes.

They also took the last and most forgotten feast, Shmini Atzeret, and basically erased it from the face of the Earth. It is considered by some to be part of Tabernacles, but it's not, it's called the 8th Day of Assembly. The 8th day of a seven day festival, it was a Holy day. or convocation or whatever, all on it's own. It's a solemn day that foreshadows the end of the time of the gentiles and the judgement of the saints at the first resurrection as well as the millennial reign and the final judgement of God.

This is the most insane thing I have ever read. First of all, how is Rosh Hashanah an abomination? Jesus would have celebrated it. The holiday has existed since the First Temple built by King Solomon. Its nothing more than the Jewish New Year. In fact, it literally means, "Head of the Year." Rosh Hashanah is Yom Teruah, its the same festival, just a different name for it. Your claiming it is evil is like saying, "I can't believe those English say "Happy Christmas" instead of "Merry Christmas." That's an abomination!" NO IT ISN'T. Renaming a holiday for the laity and for the rest of the world to understand the meaning...isn't evil. Now you can say, "I prefer to say Yom Teruah," but you make it into a conspiracy. Which it isn't.

 

[ThomistColin]

Also, your complaints about the shifting of celebrations make you sound like an Essene. For those who don't understand, on certain holidays you are to fast, and on others you are to feast. What happens when your supposed to celebrate the New Moon Festival, which means dancing and feasting, but it falls on a Sabbath. The Priests would shift the day of the New Moon Festival to the next day. Or what if its the Sabbath of Pentecost, when your supposed to fast, but it somehow falls on a Sabbath...same thing. However, an entire group of Jews were outraged at this, and for this reason and one other*, they labelled the entirety of Judaism false and founded their own group, known as the Essenes.

*The other reason was the fact that the Essenes believed that with the Maccabbean rebellion, the Temple was falsely built by those who were not Levites. In fact, many of the Priests of the Temple were not of the Tribe of Levi. Interestingly enough, Jesus never brings this accusation against the Temple Priests.

 

[just-me]

My grandma said Jesus was weaved throughout scripture as a red cord offered to us, as if drowning in a sea, and to always remember He is our life line.

For the longest time I was perplexed why Moses was denied entry into the promised land and was to die in the desert for striking the rock the second time. I knew it was not as he was told to do, but didn't understand why it was such a huge deal. For prophecy?, he was to strike the rock, and then declare the rock. It was proclaiming Messiah, as He was struck for our sins, and forevermore we proclaim Him. Also, no matter what our failures are in doing the will of our Father, He will still use it for His glory! I am sure there are many other ways to see the lesson, and every time I see a clearer understanding I am humbled all the more. What a Great and Wondrous Creator, who Is 100% Perfect in All His ways! Who are we that He is mindful of us? What great mercy He has!

Thank you Just-me for all your thoughtful posts.

Happy to do that.

You make a very good point about the Rock of our salvation. We should all be careful not to crucify Jesus afresh and put Him to an open shame likened unto Moses hitting the Rock for the second time instead of praying to it. We are restored once unto salvation, as He was crucified once for the remission of sin, and yes we continue to make mistakes.

Rhetorically, do we sin continue in sin because we think Jesus forgives all things without a repentant heart, or do we die daily as Paul said he did. Christ was crucified once, and now we should present ourselves to Him as a sacrifice like the lambs mentioned in the seventh month. It's pretty hard core, but it's the truth.

Hebrews 6:4-6 (KJV)
[SUP]4 [/SUP]For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
[SUP]5 [/SUP]And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
[SUP]6 [/SUP]If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

Romans 12:1-2 (KJV)
[SUP]1 [/SUP]I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
[SUP]2 [/SUP]And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

 

[KittenofMelchisedek]

Dear Brother ThomastColin,
I can appreciate your zeal, as I speak pointedly at times as well, however I do hope that you one day see what the religious authorities do to faith, and how some of them are used by the enemy. I'm not an essene, and your exaggeration is just that.
Changing the name of a day God named Yom Teruah, and changing even the meaning of it to match the Arabic head of the year holiday, is in my opinion, the same as the RCC changing Pentecost to Easter, and incorporating worship to a pagan deity. It's an abomination.

It's not a conspiracy, it's the enemy doing what he was prophesied to do with everyone watching him like nothings wrong, and those who speak against it are labeled.

I'm not angry through, as I should be thanking you for blessing me, and may you be blessed as well. I will pray for you.

Matthew 5
11"Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. 12"Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

 

[ThomistColin]

Dear Brother ThomastColin,
I can appreciate your zeal, as I speak pointedly at times as well, however I do hope that you one day see what the religious authorities do to faith, and how some of them are used by the enemy. I'm not an essene, and your exaggeration is just that.
Changing the name of a day God named Yom Teruah, and changing even the meaning of it to match the Arabic head of the year holiday, is in my opinion, the same as the RCC changing Pentecost to Easter, and incorporating worship to a pagan deity. It's an abomination.

It's not a conspiracy, it's the enemy doing what he was prophesied to do with everyone watching him like nothings wrong, and those who speak against it are labeled.

I'm not angry through, as I should be thanking you for blessing me, and may you be blessed as well. I will pray for you.

Matthew 5
11"Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. 12"Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Umm...the RCC never changed Pentecost to Easter. Passover is Easter, Pentecost is exactly 50 days from the Resurrection.

 

[KittenofMelchisedek]

Sorry, I meant Pesach, but my fingers wrote pentecost =P

The RCC changed the Sabbath to Sunday, and made it obligatory by vow as a condition of salvation according to them, they also changed the name of Pesach or Passover to the name of the pagan Goddess who is the namesake of easter. I wont even type her name. I mean why name the most holy day after the most powerful pagan goddess? Why not just call it Satan day? Would you go to a Satan the Serpent the Enemy in disguise as your god Day celebrations because some guy in a pink hat said he'd have you killed if you didn't?

God give me strength on the day I am faced with the final choice, that I might bow my head with grace, and grant that I would not cry out in my martyrdom.

Thats it, I'm taking a stand. I WILL NOT TOLERATE THIS PERVERSION ANYMORE!!!!!!!

 

[just-me]

We now arrive at a point in scripture that took me several days to decipher. The quantities of flour mixed with oil are “deals?” What a deal, or what is a deal? So I compared scripture with scripture, and came to some conclusions. Through prayer and meditation, I am getting closer to the truth. I’m sure there is much more than we will never understand as long as we live in this world. Paul said in 1 Corinthians 13:12; “For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.”
Concerning the oil and flour defined, and mixed together, here is how it reads in Numbers 29:1-4. “And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you. And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish: And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram, And one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:” I thought that the men who translated the Bible into English during the reign of King James might have thought that the quantities of flour were no big “deal.” It actually made me a little disgusted. I found another scripture referenced in Leviticus 6:20-21 that helped, and found that the “deal” really was a bigger “deal” than what I first estimated, and it reads; “This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an “ephah” of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night. In a pan it shall be made with oil; and when it is baken, thou shalt bring it in: and the baken pieces of the meat offering shalt thou offer for a sweet savour unto the LORD.” By understanding that ten percent of an “ephah” is not the full “deal,” the answer is found in Exodus 16:36 where it says “Now an “omer” is the tenth part of an “ephah.” So to revere the Word of God as I ought, and do, I will concede that an “omer” is a big deal even though it’s only ten percent of the “deal”, and not less in the spiritual meaning of the offering. The volume in two quarts, or half of a gallon are very close to the quantity of an “omer,” and that’s a big deal. A smile demanded at this time, but don’t consider the smile as the law that one must keep.
In order to understand the significance of the flour and oil mixed together, plus the quantities enlisted for these certain offerings, each letter of the Hebrew word must be investigated to understand the definitions of each.
Stripping and chipping harvested seeds, separates the center from the outer shell with the process of beating the seeds with a stick or some other type of tool. Then the seed is ground into powder with stones until “fine flour” is the result (Strong’s 5560). The word “coleth” pronounced “so-leth” is the Hebrew word for flour, and from defining each letter of that language we see a spiritual meaning of signs and monuments of completion of the crossed sticks pointing in all directions of the compass. This word is related to the word selah meaning to pause, and weigh the meaning of the song or the reading of the Word. The four directions in the crossed sticks links a physical parable with true spiritual aspects that are taught by the shepherd’s staff of rescue and rod of guidance. As we can read in Isaiah 53:5 “ But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.” This relates to the beating that separates. Jesus also said that He is “the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst” written in John 6:35. This statement also represents the grinding, and refining the core of the seed into flour. At this point we must go further into the depth of meaning by describing the meaning of the quantity of flour used, and what that represents spiritually. As I have mentioned, an “omer” is one tenth “deal” and a “deal” is an “ephah.” With that I will quote Numbers 28:4-5, which is the correct ratio, even though it is not mentioned in the feast of tabernacles per se. The measurements were consistent I’m sure. So quoting; “The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even; And a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a meat offering, mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil.” I also feel it necessary to quote the Numbers 29:3-4 that began with the sound of trumpets and eventually leads to the feast of Tabernacles. “And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram, and one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs.” This establishes the quantities for each animal offered from the first day of the month through the twenty-first day of the same month. Now we are ready to define the spiritual meaning of the “Omer.” (Strong’s 6016) It means to watch, and know that the blood, and water are mighty from the beginning. We are to continue as an heir of this promise or covenant, as it was from the beginning. We can compare the three omers with Isaiah 6:3 that says; “And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.

 

[Karraster]

I am smiling. bravo!!

 

[KittenofMelchisedek]

A good beating always makes me pause too =)

Thank you for that, I had never delved into the measurements very much, but we know that no word of God will return unto him void.

Another thing to note is that the people had to put in work, it wasn't like oh I'll go get some flour at walmart, they had to work really hard to prepare that everything should be ready and they don't run out of oil like a foolish virgin =P

 

[Karraster]

A good beating always makes me pause too =)

Thank you for that, I had never delved into the measurements very much, but we know that no word of God will return unto him void.

Another thing to note is that the people had to put in work, it wasn't like oh I'll go get some flour at walmart, they had to work really hard to prepare that everything should be ready and they don't run out of oil like a foolish virgin =P

Had to lol at your first line.

That's so true about the effort put forth to obey for those in the ancient days!

Observing Sabbath has made me aware of many things I took for granted. Preparation is involved, and self-control. Sabbath is such a beautiful gift!! All the blessings that come from observing that blessed day! To think also, that Messiah made it well known He healed on the Sabbath!! Wow, that is huge right there.

 

[just-me]

After contemplating the quantities for each animal for several days, I will give you my thoughts that are probably only a part of a greater meaning. (1 Corinthians 13:12) To me the quantity of three omers for the bullock represents more than one thing. I must interject, reverting back to the ephah which presents itself as one having questions or a shadow of things yet to come. The omer would represent one tenth of those questions of contemplation that the children of Israel would have had during that time in history. They knew of the three patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and the promises/covenant that God had made with them. They hadn’t experienced the sandal covenant yet, but knew about entering into a promised land. And they hadn’t been given a covenant of salt that was to be promised to king David, yet those are the main three promises of the Old Testament. Three is a profound number illustrating repentance in the story of Jonah, for he spent three days, and three nights in the belly of the big fish, and finally went to Nineveh and caused them to have a repentant heart. Last of all, Jesus spent three days and three nights in the tomb. That takes care of the three portions for the bullock.
Now we have the opportunity to define the two portions of omers for the ram. As mentioned before, a ram represents a politically predominant leader, with attributes of physical strength, relating it to Abraham. At this point in Biblical history, this is what Israel saw in retrospect understanding the fulfillment of the promise they had been given through their patriarch Abraham, and now Moses was the leader that leads Israel through the desert. So the ram is given two omers of fine flour. Knowing that ten omers equal an ephah, we can safely say that this convocation in this seventh month causes one to see that God desires us to be in expectation, called “hope” in the New testament, of what will be done next in this huge plan of God. Mankind is given certain glimpses of this divine plan according to individual understanding, and we question expectantly with the hope God instills within us. The patriarchal leader is given two tenths, being two omers as manna, or if you will, food for thought day by day. This is defined as convocation continues. The Bible says in Hebrews 13:16 “But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.” In 2 Corinthians 10:15 it says “but having hope when your faith is increased.” And the third verse in Hebrews 11:1 that I want to share with you is, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Abraham received two omers. One is the promise of a nation by his seed, and the other was the promise that his barren wife would conceive this child to carry out this promise. Moses, (Mosheh) on the other had been saved by the divine providence of God when his mother put him in a basket, and floated him down the river. “Drawing out of the water, rescued” is actually what his name means in the Egyptian language. He was also elected as the “lawgiver.” There are the two omers of Moses representing faith, and hope.
There is so much more as we study the Word, but I mention these examples for the purpose of understanding that the fine flour is the Word of God given to us at the appropriate times, and appropriate amounts as we present ourselves as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto God which is our reasonable service. Whether we are rams or lambs, we are given the divine Word even if we don’t know the future as our days on this earth pass by.
So we laymen and laywomen fall into the category of the lamb, and we are given one tenth of what will be done next in this huge plan of God, and trusting in hope because of what we have experienced in Him in the days that we have already lived up to this point. The Word of God says in Romans 4:16-17 “ Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations, (see Genesis 17:5) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.” And also Romans 8:24-25 “ For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.” To finalize, the flour in this convocation is to take God at His Word, sharing and clarifying this truth in conversation between God’s children. Then as the promises come true, the world will see our fruit and possibly be curious enough to investigate what we know. Jesus describes this principle in “ Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.” (Matthew 13:33)

 

[just-me]

Now that we have covered this great “deal” of flour, and the spiritual definition of ephah, and omer, I will attempt to explain the quantity of oil that is mixed with the flour. Again, I quote Numbers 28:4-5 for clarification of the quantity of oil used with the flour, keeping in mind that this scripture is not the feast of tabernacles, yet the rationing of the flour and oil is the same. “The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even; And a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a meat offering, mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil.” The finest quality of olive oil was “beaten oil” obtained by gently pounding immature olives in a mortar and then straining it. Now to bring this all together, even though I will be defining the “oil” at this point, the flour is God’s Word that is delivered to us, through Jesus by the Spirit (oil). The oil is the movement of the Holy Spirit, and represents the ability to completely mix with the flour, making it a cohesive lump, and the wine in Exodus 29:40 are the words of an agreement, or covenant, but NOT the agreement alone without definition. I recommend reading the entire chapter of Leviticus 23 and comparing the flour and oil mentioned with the feast of tabernacles, and the following scripture. Numbers 29:3-4 says; “And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram, And one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:” Exodus 29:40 says; “And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering.”
With the wine in mind, but not to distract from the trumpets, atonement, and Feast of Tabernacles, I would suggest refreshing one’s memory of the parable of the wineskins, or bottles (depending on the translation you have) defined in Luke 5:37-39, for it says; “ And no man putteth new wine into old bottles/wineskins; else the new wine will burst the bottles/wineskins, and be spilled, and the bottles/wineskins shall perish. But new wine must be put into new bottles/wineskins; and both are preserved. No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.” This wine is the words of God contained in the covenant. The wineskin is then the agreement that was broken. The Word of God is still true and everlasting. Recorded in Exodus 24:8 “Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.” At this point I endorse reading 1 Peter 1:23 that says; “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.”

Hope this isn't too much, but if this is edifying, and enjoyable, I will continue. It gets pretty involved the further I go. I'm willing to share, but I don't want to overload anybody, or make the Word become boring.

 

[Karraster]

Please do continue Just-me. It is a lot to take in and can't be understood well for those of us who have little knowledge about these things in only a quick reading. I intend to come back to this thread often, and as knowledge increases( hopefully it will mean much more as I contemplate what you've shared here. It's a blessing friend, so thanks!

 

[just-me]

Please do continue Just-me. It is a lot to take in and can't be understood well for those of us who have little knowledge about these things in only a quick reading. I intend to come back to this thread often, and as knowledge increases( hopefully it will mean much more as I contemplate what you've shared here. It's a blessing friend, so thanks!

Bless your heart. I will say this, as we continue. Start reading about the 13 bullocks that were offered during the 1st day of Tabernacles, and think about why the number lessened as each day passed by, ending with 7 bullocks on the 7th day, being the last day of the feast. The Hebrew letters and numbers represented are fascinating to say the least. Get ready, and I'm sure you will be blessed. I was. It took me about 2 months to put it together ending with the year of jubilee that are also the same time as atonement. I will post more tomorrow. I have posted only 14 pages out of 44. That will give you an idea of how much more we need to cover just in tabernacles alone.

 

[Karraster]

Bless your heart. I will say this, as we continue. Start reading about the 13 bullocks that were offered during the 1st day of Tabernacles, and think about why the number lessened as each day passed by, ending with 7 bullocks on the 7th day, being the last day of the feast. The Hebrew letters and numbers represented are fascinating to say the least. Get ready, and I'm sure you will be blessed. I was. It took me about 2 months to put it together ending with the year of jubilee that are also the same time as atonement. I will post more tomorrow. I have posted only 14 pages out of 44. That will give you an idea of how much more we need to cover just in tabernacles alone.

Thanks, I need that guidance brother. I look forward to reading it again with this additional insight you have provided. may God bless you and yours!

 

[Selihah]

This is the most insane thing I have ever read. First of all, how is Rosh Hashanah an abomination? Jesus would have celebrated it. The holiday has existed since the First Temple built by King Solomon. Its nothing more than the Jewish New Year. In fact, it literally means, "Head of the Year." Rosh Hashanah is Yom Teruah, its the same festival, just a different name for it. Your claiming it is evil is like saying, "I can't believe those English say "Happy Christmas" instead of "Merry Christmas." That's an abomination!" NO IT ISN'T. Renaming a holiday for the laity and for the rest of the world to understand the meaning...isn't evil. Now you can say, "I prefer to say Yom Teruah," but you make it into a conspiracy. Which it isn't.

"First of all, How is Rosh Hoshanna an abomination? Jesus would have celebrated it." He would? Its not the same.

Since the earliest days of captivity Babylonian religious influence just like every other religion's influence polluted the one true faith, torah and observance of Yom Teruah as a New Years celebration. As Yom Teruah often fell on the same day as the Babylonian New Years festival known as “Akitu”. Akitu fell on the 1st day of Tishrei which coincided with Yom Teruah on the 1st day of the Seventh Month. The fact that the Jews had started calling the Seventh Month by the Babylonian name Tishrei paved the way for turning Yom Teruah into a Jewish Akitu. At the same time the Rabbis did not want to adopt Akitu outright so they Judaized it by changing the name of Yom Teruah (Day of Shouting) to Rosh Hashanah (New Years). The fact that the Torah did not give a reason for Yom Teruah no doubt made it easier for the Rabbis to proclaim it the Jewish New Years.

It may seem bizarre to celebrate Yom Teruah as New Years considering that it falls out on the first day of the Seventh Month, but in the context of the Babylonian culture this was perfectly natural. The Babylonians actually celebrated Akitu, New Years, twice every year, once on the first of Tishrei and again six months later on the first of Nissan. The first Babylonian Akitu celebration coincided with Yom Teruah and the second Akitu coincided with the actual New Years in the Torah on the first day of the First Month. While the Rabbis proclaimed Yom Teruah to be New Years they readily admitted that the 1st day of the “First Month” in the Torah was, as its name implied, also a New Years. They could hardly deny this based on Exodus 12:2 which says:

“This month shall be for you the beginning of months; it is first of the months of the year.”

 

[ThomistColin]

"First of all, How is Rosh Hoshanna an abomination? Jesus would have celebrated it." He would? Its not the same.

Since the earliest days of captivity Babylonian religious influence just like every other religion's influence polluted the one true faith, torah and observance of Yom Teruah as a New Years celebration. As Yom Teruah often fell on the same day as the Babylonian New Years festival known as “Akitu”. Akitu fell on the 1st day of Tishrei which coincided with Yom Teruah on the 1st day of the Seventh Month. The fact that the Jews had started calling the Seventh Month by the Babylonian name Tishrei paved the way for turning Yom Teruah into a Jewish Akitu. At the same time the Rabbis did not want to adopt Akitu outright so they Judaized it by changing the name of Yom Teruah (Day of Shouting) to Rosh Hashanah (New Years). The fact that the Torah did not give a reason for Yom Teruah no doubt made it easier for the Rabbis to proclaim it the Jewish New Years.

It may seem bizarre to celebrate Yom Teruah as New Years considering that it falls out on the first day of the Seventh Month, but in the context of the Babylonian culture this was perfectly natural. The Babylonians actually celebrated Akitu, New Years, twice every year, once on the first of Tishrei and again six months later on the first of Nissan. The first Babylonian Akitu celebration coincided with Yom Teruah and the second Akitu coincided with the actual New Years in the Torah on the first day of the First Month. While the Rabbis proclaimed Yom Teruah to be New Years they readily admitted that the 1st day of the “First Month” in the Torah was, as its name implied, also a New Years. They could hardly deny this based on Exodus 12:2 which says:

“This month shall be for you the beginning of months; it is first of the months of the year.”

Again, isn't it funny that our Lord didn't once say anything about it.

 

[just-me]

Now we are free to concentrate on the oil that is mingled with the flour during this festive time of convocation. The oil was obtained from beaten olives, and used for lighting, and also the baking of bread. In Mark 14:26-29 we read about the Mount of Olives where Jesus tells Peter that he will deny Him, and in Acts 1:7-12 we see that this is the same place where Jesus ascended into heaven. In 1 Kings 6:23-31 we read about Cherubims, and doors made from olive trees that entered into the Holy of Holies in Solomon’s Temple. So we can safely say that the oil, in part, represents communication with our Savior, the preservation of the Word of truth, the door that leads us to God’s mercy seat, and the promise to send to us the Holy Spirit through Christ Jesus sent by our Father in heaven.

To clarify the meaning of the oil used in these offerings, I will start by quoting Numbers 15:4 which says; “Then shall he that offereth his offering unto the LORD bring a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of oil.” Oil reflects light, and glistens because of the light same as it reflects the light of God and His only begotten Son. It is fully refined representing the fulfillment of all things through Christ Jesus. Jesus said in John 9:4-5 “I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” He also said that we, as members of His church, should reflect that light. (Matthew 5:14, and John 11:9) With that said, the spiritual meaning of the olive is giving nourishment for the soul, giving the world the sign, or signal found in His cross at the “place of the skull.” The oil, spelled out in the Hebrew language, is clearly the blood flowing out from the Father’s Son produced by the beating, and chaos resulting in the death of the flesh, being the olive itself. The oil is then seen as the end result of the best refinement process known.

To put this in proper perspective there is one simple verse in Leviticus 17:11 that says it all. “ For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.”
So the question arises; why one-quarter part of a “hin” of oil, and what is a “hin”? In this area of offerings a “hin” is denoted as a measurement that is final. It also involves the attributes of reaching out and responding to the call, and the desire to receive that which is freely given. Romans 8:32 says it best. “ He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?” So now there remains the answer to the question; “why one-quarter part of a “hin” of oil?” From what I have found, “hin” is related to a square with four sides, or something that has four parts. It is classified as something designed in four parts as a complete product. If one part of the four pieces were to be absent, for any reason, it would become useless. With that said, we now understand that the fourth part of the “hin” is the final piece to the whole product. The “hin” also holds the lump of flour together making it a “new lump.” We read in 1 Corinthians 5:7 “Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:” Now, all of a sudden, we are incorporating the seventh month of Tishri with the first month of Nisan which is the month that includes Passover.