Biblical Feasts Series

This is going to be a bit different then others you may have read, as many focus on the Pagan basis to leave the other holidays and not the primary reason we should be celebrating the Biblical Holidays, Jesus; so if you're looking for Ishtar, Sinter Claus, Bunnies or Krampus here you won't find it. If you're looking for history on why is there division, what happened that most Christians do not follow these days, it won't be here. This writing is focused on what the Bible tells us, what it has to say about these days, some traditions associated to these days (Not exhaustive) and how my family puts them into practice. These will not even have all scriptures involved relating to the individual Holy Days, or we'd be here forever. Please take these writings as an into to, and add your own research.

Let's begin in the Bible, the best place for every Beginning! I primarily use the Complete Jewish Bible, and so that's what all italicized quotes will be from unless otherwise stated, but please do check them against your own versions. First, we need to know a big part to all the Holy Days, and holidays, that will get covered in this series, the beginning of the Shema. Found in Deuteronomy 6:4-7

4 “Sh’ma, Yisra’el! Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad [Hear, Isra’el! Adonai our God, Adonai is one]; 5 and you are to love Adonai your God with all your heart, all your being and all your resources. 6 These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart; 7 and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

Primarily what I want you to see here is in verse seven, Teach these things to your children. The Holy Days and two holidays that I'll be going over are absolutely amazing ways to teach the Bible to our children and help them learn about God and foster their own relationships with him! If you are interested in more way to teach these things to you children I would point you to Celebrations of the Bible: A Messianic Children's Curriculum. It has craft ideas and lessons for each of the Holy Days.