A fresh lens changes everything: when Exodus says, “When I see the blood, I will pass over you,” it’s the Lord—not the destroyer—who shields the house. That single detail reframes Passover and sets the tone for our journey through the seven feasts of the Lord, where each appointment in Israel’s calendar becomes a signpost to Jesus and a blueprint for how we live and worship today.
We press pause on Galatians to trace a clear path from Leviticus 23 to the cross and beyond. We list each feast—Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, Weeks, Trumpets, Day of Atonement, Tabernacles—and draw out what they memorialized for Israel and how they anticipate Christ’s life, death, resurrection, ascension, and present reign. Along the way, we sort divine appointments from later celebrations like Purim and Dedication, not to diminish them, but to keep our focus on the feasts God himself instituted as a prophetic calendar of redemption. With Bibles open and mics on, the panel reads the text, compares notes, and keeps the center fixed on Jesus rather than private impressions or shortcuts around Scripture.
Passover anchors the study: judgment is real, mercy interposes, and the blood marks a people God personally covers. From there, Unleavened Bread calls us to remove corruption and live set apart; Firstfruits points to resurrection hope; Weeks anticipates the Spirit’s outpouring and the church’s formation; Trumpets awakens us to gather and await; the Day of Atonement unveils priest, sacrifice, and cleansing fulfilled in Christ; and Tabernacles celebrates God dwelling with his people—a joy that began in the incarnation and finds its horizon in the world to come. If the Old Testament once felt opaque, this walk-through offers a sturdy, Christ-centered map that will deepen your reading and brighten your worship.
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