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Article 70 - Jewish Feast Days
Jewish Feast Days
Jon Gary Williams
I. The Passover
1. The Passover was instituted in commemoration of what event? Ex. 12:12-14 ___________
____________________________________________
2. For how long was the Passover to be observed? Ex. 12:14,25-28 ____________________
__________________ (see: Ex. 13:5; Num. 9:5; Josh. 5:10,11)
3. What animal was used in the Passover? Ex. 12:3-5 ________________
4. What was done with the blood of lamb? Ex. 12:7 _______________________________
(Note: It was later sprinkled by __________ at the tabernacle or temple. II Chron. 30:16)
5. On what day did the Passover begin? Ex. 12:6, 18 _______________________________
6. How many days did the Passover last? Ex. 12:18 ________________________________
7. In what three ways is the word "Passover" used?
1. Ex. 12:21; Lk. 22:7 __________________________
2. Num. 33:3 __________________________
3. Lk. 22:1; Jn. 2:13; 11:55 _________________________
8. For those not able to partake of the Passover, what other time was provided? Num. 9:9-11
_______________________________________ (cf. II Chron. 30:15)
9. Some particulars about the Passover feast.
a. It was to be eaten with ____________________________________. Ex. 12:8
b. All of the lamb was to be prepared by _____________. Ex. 12:8,9
c. Anything remaining until morning was to be ____________. Ex. 12:10
d. They were to eat the Passover with their _________ girt, with their ________ on, with _________ in their hands and in __________. Ex. 12:11 (Note: It was later observed in a more leisurely fashion. see Jn. 13:23-25)
e. No _____________________ was to be eaten during the Passover week. Ex. 12:15,20
f. No ________ was to be done on the first and last days of the Passover week. Ex. 12:16
g. No ____________________ could partake of the Passover. Ex. 12:43-45, 48,49
10. Jesus and the Passover
a. The _______________ was typical of ______________. I Cor. 5:7,8
b. Both were to be:
1) Without _____________. Ex. 12:5 I Pet. 1:18,19
2) Without ______________________. Ex. 12:46; Jn. 19:36 (cf. Ps. 34:20)
II. Pentecost
1. The word "Pentecost" is not found in the Old Testament, however, in secular Jewish writings as well as the New Testament it was used to designate this feast. The Old Testament calls this the "feast of ______________." Ex. 23:16 The "feast of ______________." Ex. 34:22
2. This feast is also called the "day of the _______________." Num. 28:26 From this can it be determined how long the feast lasted? _______________
3. How was the time of Pentecost calculated? ______________________________________
_____________________________________________ Lev. 23:15,16 (Note: This made Pentecost fall on the 6th day of the third month, Sivan, equivalent to our month of June.)
4. The Hebrew and Greek words translated "Pentecost" means: (thirtieth, fortieth or fiftieth).
5. According to the calculations of Lev. 23:15,16 the day of Pentecost always fell on what day of the week? ______________
6. Over how many years was Pentecost to be observed? ______________________ Lev. 23:21
7. What was required of all male Jews? ________________________________ Ex. 34:23
8. What was not to be done on that day? _____________ Lev. 23:21
9. For a "meat" (meal) offering, _____ loaves were to be baked with __________. Lev. 23:17
10. Along with the meal offering, a "burnt" offering included what animals? _______________
___________________________________________ Lev. 23:18
11. Additional "sin" and "peace" offerings included what animals? ______________________
__________________Lev. 23:19
12. What else was to be offered on Pentecost? ____________________________ Deut. 16:10
13. Pentecost, as well as the Passover, was a reminder of what event? ____________________
____________________________________ Deut. 16:12
14. On what day did the church begin? ________________ Acts 2:1 What day of the week was
this? ______________________
15. Why did Paul not stop at Ephesus? _____________________________________________
_________________________________ Acts 20:16
16. This time Paul said he would stop off at Ephesus until when? _______________ I Cor. 16:8
17. The term "firstfruits" is used in the New Testament to signify that ________ is our beginning and leads the way for us. I Cor. 15:20,23
18. "Firstfruits" is also used to describe whom? ________________ Jam. 1:18
III. Tabernacles
1. Why is this feast called "tabernacles"? ___________________________________________
_________________________ Lev. 23:42
2. Of what were these booths (tents) to be made? ___________________________________
_______________________ Lev. 23:40 (cf. Neh. 8:15)
3. Dwelling in booths (tents) called attention to what part of Israel's history? _____________
_______________________________________________ Lev. 23:43
4. This feast is also called the "feast of ___________________." Ex. 23:16
5. On what day did this feast begin? _____________________________ Lev. 23:34 What was the seventh month? ___________ I Kings 8:2 (Note: This is equivalent to our October)
6. By the time of this month what had taken place? ___________________________________
__________________________ Deut. 16:13 (cf. Lev. 23:39a)
7. How long did this feast last? ______________________ Lev. 23:34
8. What was not to be done on the first day of this feast? ____________ Lev. 23:35
9. This feast was a time of doing what? ____________________________ Deut. 16:14,15
10. In addition, the eighth day was a "holy convocation" and was also called a " ____________
assembly." Lev. 23:36 (cf. Num. 29:35)
11. On the eighth day what was not to be done? ___________ Lev. 23:36 (cf. v.39b)
12. On the first day what animals were to be offered? _________________________________
___________________________________________ Num. 29:13
13. What was the difference in the number of animals offered from the first day to the seventh
day? _______________________________________________________ Num. 29:17-34
14. What animals were offered on the eighth day? ____________________________________
________________________ Num. 29:36,38
15. What are we told about this particular keeping of the feast of Tabernacles? _____________
_________________________________________________ Neh. 8:13-18 (Note: Though the feast of Tabernacles had been kept through the years [see I Kings 8:2, 65; II Chron.5:3; Ezra 3:4], it had not been kept with the enthusiasm of this occasion.) (Note: The same thing is said regarding the keeping of the Passover under king Josiah. II Kings 23:22,23; II Chron. 35:18,19)
16. To what does the "feast of tabernacles" refer in this prophecy of Zechariah? ____________
____________________________________________________________ Zech. 14:16-19
17. During this particular feast of tabernacles what did the Jewish leaders seek to do? ________
________________ Jn. 7:1,2, 10,11. During this feast and on the last "great day" of this feast what did Jesus do? Jn. 7:14,15, 37,38
IV. The Sabbatical Year
1. Why is this year referred to as a "Sabbatical year"? ________________________________
_____________________ Lev. 25:4
2. The Sabbatical year came how often? _________________________ Lev. 25:4; Deut. 15:1
3. What was a primary purpose of this year and what was not to be done? _________________
___________________________________________ Lev. 25:4 (cf. Ex. 23:10,11a)
4. What was provided during this year? __________________________________ Ex. 23:11b
5. What was a special obligation during this year? _______________________________. And what was not to be done? ______________________________ Deut. 15:1,2. To whom did this restriction not apply? _________________________ Deut. 15:3
6. To what two other matters did Moses refer?
a. ________________________________________________________ Deut. 15:6
b. _______________________________________________________ Deut. 15:7,8
7. What was not to be done just prior to the Sabbatical year? __________________________
__________________________________________ Deut. 15: 9-11
8. What was the rule concerning those who have been "sold" (indentured servants)? _______
______________________________________________ Deut. 15:12,18. And what were the conditions of this release? ____________________________________ Deut. 15:13,14
9. The releasing of their brethren from servitude was to be a reminder of what? ___________
________________________________ Deut. 15:15
10. If one who had been in servitude did not want to be released, what was to be done? ______
______________________________________________ Deut. 15:16,17 (cf. Ex. 21:6,7)
11. Every Sabbatical year during the feast of Tabernacles what was to be done? ____________
_____________________________ Deut. 31:10-13
12. What conclusion might be drawn from the information found in II Chron. 36:21 ________
_________________________________________
13. That the Sabbatical year was kept (to some measure) through the years is evidenced by the
writings of Josephus (Antiquities, Book XIV, ch.x, sec.6) and Tacitus (Book V, sec.4)
14. Possible objectives of the Sabbatical year.
a. To teach them that God is the rightful proprietor of the earth and they were but tenants.
b. To teach them to be trustful of God's provisions.
c. To teach them to be more liberal to the needy.
d. To typify and illustrate for those today the true "rest for the people of God." Heb.4:9
OTHER JEWISH SPECIAL TIMES
V. The Day of Atonement
1. The day of "atonement" (meaning covering sin, securing from guilt) came in what month
and on what day? _______________________________ Lev. 23:27 (cf. Lev. 16:29)
2. On this day the people were to ____________ their souls and were to do no __________.
Lev. 23:27,28 (cf. Lev. 16:29; Num. 29:7)
3. This day was called "a ______________ of _________." Lev. 23:32 (This was also another sabbatical rest.)
4. It began when and ended when? ______________________________________ Lev. 23:32
5. What would happen to those who did work on that day? ___________________ Lev. 23:30
6. On this day offerings consisted of what animals? one ___________, one _________, two
__________ Lev. 16:3
7. The offering of the bullock was for whom? ____________________________ Lev. 16:6,11
8. What was done with the blood of the bullock? __________________________________
_________________________________________ Lev. 16:14
9. One of the two goats was meant for the ___________ (a sin offering) and the other was to be a _______________. Lev. 16:8
10. What was done with the goat of the "sin offering"? ________________ Lev. 16:9,15
11. What was done with the other goat? ___________________________________ Lev. 16:10
12. How was the altar atoned for? ________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________ Lev. 16:18,19
13. What was then to be done with the scapegoat? ___________________________________
_____________________________________________________ Lev. 16:21
14. After the high priest had cleansed himself what did he offer? ______________________
Lev. 16:24
15. What did the one who carried away the scapegoat then do? _______________________
Lev. 16:26
16. What was done with the remains of the animal offerings? ___________________________
__________________ Lev. 16:27
17. The one responsible for burning the animal remains was to do what? ______________
______________________ Lev. 16:28
VI. The Day of Trumpets
1. The day of trumpets came on ___________ day of the seventh month (Ethanim, also Tishri)? Lev. 23:24 (cf. Num. 29:1)
2. Although called a "sabbath," (Lev. 23:24) did the day of trumpets always fall on the
seventh day of the week? __________
3. It was also called a "holy _________________." Lev. 23:24
4. On this day what was to be done? __________________________ Lev. 23:24
5. On this day no _____________ ________ was to be done. Lev. 23:25
6. What did God expect? ____________________ Lev. 23:25
7. Along with oil and meal the burnt offering was to consist of what animals? one ________,
one ___________, seven ____________, and one __________. Num. 29:2
VII. The Year of Jubilee
1. How often was the year of "jubilee" observed? ________________ Lev. 25:10a,11a How was this determined? ________________________________________ Lev. 25:8
2. When did "jubilee" begin? ____________________________________ Lev. 25:9
3. How was "jubilee" announced? _____________________________________ Lev. 25:9
4. Concerning the land itself what was required? _____________________________ Lev. 25:11
5. When the sabbatical year and "jubilee" fell at the same time (making two consecutive years of rest) how did God provide for the people? ___________________________________
__________________________________ Lev. 25:20,21
6. Concerning land "possessions" (personal land property) what was required? ____________
_________________________ Lev. 25:10b
a. The restoration of land possessions was called "a ____________________." Lev. 25:24
b. No land was to be "sold ______ _________" (or permanently). Lev. 25:23
c. Why did God require this? __________________________________________ Lev. 25:23
7. Concerning "every man" (referring to servants) what was required? _____________
_________________________________ Lev. 25:10b
a. An Israelite "sold" to a fellow Israelite was to be considered a ____________ and not a ______________________ Lev. 25:39,40 Why did God require this? ___________________________________________________ Lev. 25:42
b. If a "servant" was not redeemed by the time of "jubilee" what was to be done? _______ Lev. 25:41