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I ordered some cassette tapes about the Jewish festivals because I wanted to learn more about what they represent. The Jewish history is a part of my faith. I thought I would share this since I saw posts about the jewish festivals.
Passover comemorates with the lamb in the sader dinner the Angel of death "passing over" those who had the blood of the lamb on their door. Passover also comemorates deliverence from Pharoah with the unleavened bread . There is a reference to Passover "the season of our freedom" So I think of Passover as symbolic of deliverence.
Shavuot is referred to as "The Day of the first fruits. The best would be presented at the Temple as a sacrifice to the Lord. It was a time of harvest and a time for Thanksgiving.
Habakuk 3:17 is read "Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines:the labour of the olive shall fail and the fields shall yield no meat: the flock shall be cut off from the fold and there shall be no herd in the stalls: yet I will rejoice in the Lord. I will joy in the God of my Salvation. The Lord God is my strength ..."
Habakuk 3:2 talks about reviving. "O, Lord, I have heard thy speech and was afraid. Oh Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years,. in the midst of the years make known, in wrath remember mercy/."
It seems it is a time to renew a trust in the Lord when we haven't received our harvest yet. It is a time of waiting for our harvest with faith.
It is a time when the law is read and Ruth. It spoke of redeeming land in chapter 4
Rosh Hoshana {Feast of Trumpets} This is my favorite!
The head of the year, 7th month, first day of the month is dedicated to the Lord.
A day of rest, a day of remembrance announced by the blowing of the shofar {ram's horn}. Leviticus 23:23-25 and Numbers 29:1-6
Prayers are said. One of them is "Our father, our king anull the designs of those who hate us, frustrate the counsel of our enemies, remove captivity and destruction, forgive, pardon all of our iniquities, inscribe us in the book of forgiveness and pardon, cause salvation to spring forth for us, exalt the horn of Israel your people, exalt the horn of your Messiah."
Prayers are said that this be a sweet year with a customary dipping of an apple into honey. "Blessed are you Lord, our God, King of the universe who creates the fruit of the tree. may it be your will God and God of our fathers to renew on us a good sweet year.
There are "10 days of awe" or "10 days of repentence" between Rosh Hashana and Yon Kippur. It is a time to look within ourselves and get right with God. Psalm 139 is read "Search me oh God and know my heart: try me and know my thoughts and see if there be any wicked way in me and lead me in the way everlasting." It is a time for repentence. Hosea 14 is read "Come back Oh Israel to the Lord ..." Next verse "I will heal their backsliding ..." Proverbs 28:13 "Whoso confesseth and forsake sin shall have mercy." Micah 7:18
It seems that the pupose of Rosh Hashana is repentence and revival of the Lord's covenant with Israel and to defeat satan.
There is a prayer at the sounding of the trumpet. When the ram's horn is blown this prayer is said "Blessed art thou our God, king of the universe who has granted us life and sustenence and permitted us to reach this season."
On the afternoon of Rosh Hashana it is customary to walk to a body of water and recite prayers such as "You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea." Micah 7:18 "Who is a God like unto thee that pardoneth iniquity and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He retaineth not His anger forever because He delighteth in mercy." Then there is a symbolic gesture of casting sin into the water.
There are seven reasons for sounding the ram's horn:
1. Call to remember God
2. Call to revival
3. Call to repentance
4. Call to make war on sin
5. Call to judgement
6. Call to prepare for Atonement
7. Call to spiritual liberty and freedom
5. Call to spiritual liberty and freedom
There is a prayer said in a Synogogue "In the Book of Life, blessing, peace, good sustenance, may we be remembered and ascribed before you, we and all your people, O God, the house of israel, for happy life and peace. Blessed art thou Lord."
There is another prayer that this may be a sweet year.
It is also a time to prepare for Yon Kippur.
Rosh Hashana seems to be a rehearsal for a future time due to scriptures such as :
Isaiah 27:13 "And it shall come to pass in that day that the great trumpet shall be blown and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of assyria and the outcasts in the land of Egypt and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel."
Joel 2:1 "Blow ye the trumpet in Zion and sound an alarm in my holy mountain. Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand.
It seems that Rosh Hashana is a time tpepare for the comming of the Messiah.
Passover comemorates with the lamb in the sader dinner the Angel of death "passing over" those who had the blood of the lamb on their door. Passover also comemorates deliverence from Pharoah with the unleavened bread . There is a reference to Passover "the season of our freedom" So I think of Passover as symbolic of deliverence.
Shavuot is referred to as "The Day of the first fruits. The best would be presented at the Temple as a sacrifice to the Lord. It was a time of harvest and a time for Thanksgiving.
Habakuk 3:17 is read "Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines:the labour of the olive shall fail and the fields shall yield no meat: the flock shall be cut off from the fold and there shall be no herd in the stalls: yet I will rejoice in the Lord. I will joy in the God of my Salvation. The Lord God is my strength ..."
Habakuk 3:2 talks about reviving. "O, Lord, I have heard thy speech and was afraid. Oh Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years,. in the midst of the years make known, in wrath remember mercy/."
It seems it is a time to renew a trust in the Lord when we haven't received our harvest yet. It is a time of waiting for our harvest with faith.
It is a time when the law is read and Ruth. It spoke of redeeming land in chapter 4
Rosh Hoshana {Feast of Trumpets} This is my favorite!
The head of the year, 7th month, first day of the month is dedicated to the Lord.
A day of rest, a day of remembrance announced by the blowing of the shofar {ram's horn}. Leviticus 23:23-25 and Numbers 29:1-6
Prayers are said. One of them is "Our father, our king anull the designs of those who hate us, frustrate the counsel of our enemies, remove captivity and destruction, forgive, pardon all of our iniquities, inscribe us in the book of forgiveness and pardon, cause salvation to spring forth for us, exalt the horn of Israel your people, exalt the horn of your Messiah."
Prayers are said that this be a sweet year with a customary dipping of an apple into honey. "Blessed are you Lord, our God, King of the universe who creates the fruit of the tree. may it be your will God and God of our fathers to renew on us a good sweet year.
There are "10 days of awe" or "10 days of repentence" between Rosh Hashana and Yon Kippur. It is a time to look within ourselves and get right with God. Psalm 139 is read "Search me oh God and know my heart: try me and know my thoughts and see if there be any wicked way in me and lead me in the way everlasting." It is a time for repentence. Hosea 14 is read "Come back Oh Israel to the Lord ..." Next verse "I will heal their backsliding ..." Proverbs 28:13 "Whoso confesseth and forsake sin shall have mercy." Micah 7:18
It seems that the pupose of Rosh Hashana is repentence and revival of the Lord's covenant with Israel and to defeat satan.
There is a prayer at the sounding of the trumpet. When the ram's horn is blown this prayer is said "Blessed art thou our God, king of the universe who has granted us life and sustenence and permitted us to reach this season."
On the afternoon of Rosh Hashana it is customary to walk to a body of water and recite prayers such as "You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea." Micah 7:18 "Who is a God like unto thee that pardoneth iniquity and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He retaineth not His anger forever because He delighteth in mercy." Then there is a symbolic gesture of casting sin into the water.
There are seven reasons for sounding the ram's horn:
1. Call to remember God
2. Call to revival
3. Call to repentance
4. Call to make war on sin
5. Call to judgement
6. Call to prepare for Atonement
7. Call to spiritual liberty and freedom
5. Call to spiritual liberty and freedom
There is a prayer said in a Synogogue "In the Book of Life, blessing, peace, good sustenance, may we be remembered and ascribed before you, we and all your people, O God, the house of israel, for happy life and peace. Blessed art thou Lord."
There is another prayer that this may be a sweet year.
It is also a time to prepare for Yon Kippur.
Rosh Hashana seems to be a rehearsal for a future time due to scriptures such as :
Isaiah 27:13 "And it shall come to pass in that day that the great trumpet shall be blown and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of assyria and the outcasts in the land of Egypt and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel."
Joel 2:1 "Blow ye the trumpet in Zion and sound an alarm in my holy mountain. Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand.
It seems that Rosh Hashana is a time tpepare for the comming of the Messiah.