Category: Holy Days
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Day of Atonement Doesn’t Cover Everything
For transgressions against God, the Day of Atonement atones; but for transgressions against a fellow-man, the Day of Atonement does not atone, so long as the sinner has not redressed the wrong done, and conciliated the man he has sinned against. Rabbi Elazar ben Azaryah This is an authoritative teaching of Judaism. Think about it.…
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Day of Alarm
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. Leviticus 23:24 (KJV) Blowing – The holy day in Hebrew is often referred to as Yom Teruah – Day of Sounding. But what…
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Two Omers are Better than One
And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the Lord thy God […] Deuteronomy 16:10 (KJV) Weeks – This holy day that recently passed is called the Feast of Weeks. It’s not called Spirit Day even though Christians recognize it as the day the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles and believers. It’s not…
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Law of the Broken Neck Donkey
And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem. Exodus 13:13 (KJV) Redeem – Did you know that a donkey is the only unclean animal that is…
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Goats and Coats
31 And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood; 32 And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son’s coat or no. Genesis 37:31-32 (KJV) Goats and…
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Slavery Prophecy Fulfilled, Twice
13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; 14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great…
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Honored by Pharaoh
And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. Exodus 14:17 (KJV) Get me honor – How was God going to be honored by the pursuit of Pharaoh…
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Sukkot, the Place
That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. Leviticus 23:43 (KJV) Booths – When you compare the three holy days; Feast of Unleavened Bread, Pentecost, and Sukkot (Feast of Booths), it’s…
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Memorial of Trumpets
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. Leviticus 23:24 (KJV) Memorial – What trumpets (or sounds) was Israel supposed to remember? I know we like to project our own interpretations…
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Devout Men
And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Acts 2:5 (KJV) Men – This is a description of the day of Pentecost when the Spirit descended upon the followers of the Way. It wasn’t a fluke that so many people were gathered this day in Jerusalem. Who were…