Parashah 31: Emor (Speak) Part 2

Parashah 31: Emor (Speak); Leviticus 21:1 through 24:23.

Haftarah (Writings and Prophets): Ezekiel 44:15-31.
B'rit Hadasha (New Testament): Matthew 5:38-42; Galatians 3:26-29.

Summary & Overview

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Leviticus 21:1 | Regulations for Conduct of Priests

Leviticus 22:17 | Offerings Accepted and Not Accepted
Leviticus 23:1 | Feasts of YHVH
Leviticus 24:1 | Care of the Tabernacle Lamps
Leviticus 24:5 | The Bread of the Tabernacle
Leviticus 24:10 | The Penalty for Blasphemy

Last week it was discussed how the Bride will be transformed into the
Priesthood and what the Standards and Requirements for the Priesthood are.
This week we will continue our discussion on the next topic in this Torah
Portion, moving on to Lev 23. We will look at the Feasts of YHVH and why the
Bride needs them to prepare for the final Marriage Feast with Messiah.
Remember, we are in the Feast Cycle, in between the Feast of First Fruits and
Shavuot, counting the Omer. This time is very significant from a Prophetic
perspective, regarding the preparation of the Bride and the Second Coming of
Messiah Yshua.
The next Feast on the Calendar is Shavuot (Pentecost) and this Feast relates to
the Second Part of the Marriage Covenant, which will be discussed in detail on
that Feast Day, uncovering how Shavuot lines up with the rest of the Fall
Festivals in relation with the Second Coming of Messiah.
To start off this weeks study, we will look at the reasons why Believers in
Messiah should celebrate these Festivals, especially Believers with a Gentile
heritage. We will find out whether Yshua and His Disciples kept the Feasts, as
well as people like Paul, if he and his followers celebrated the Festivals within
the early Church. We as the Bride need to base our faith of the Word of YHVH
and see for ourselves if these Feasts are still relevant today and move aside
any previous opinions or doctrines that might filter our view. See and study the
Scripture as a whole and not through doctrinal tinted glasses that only cause
confusion and contradictions within Scripture.

Are YHVH's Holy Days Relevant to Believers in Messiah

today?
Some believers are of the opinion that the Biblical Feasts are for the Jews, not
for Christians and followers of Messiah. This view has been taught in many
Churches over many years, and we need to see if this is so. Others believe that
the Feasts, together with the Law, has been done away with, nailed to the
cross, and YHVH freed us from the burden of these elementary things of the
world, that are these Festivals, that enslaves us. We find the Commandment
regarding these Feasts in this Torah Portion in Lev 23.
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Lev 23:1 And YHVH spoke to Moses, saying, 2 Speak to the children of
Israel, and say to them: The feasts of YHVH, which you shall proclaim to
be holy convocations, these are My feasts.
YHVHs Feasts: As seen from this passage, these Festivals are not Jewish
Festivals, they are YHVHs Feasts that He facilitates and you, as a child of
Israel, are invited.
Children of Israel: You can only join in and attend these Festivals if you are
part of the children of Israel. Paul explains in Romans 13 how Gentiles are
grafted into the Olive Tree, which is Israel, becoming part of Israel because if
the Blood Covenant with Yshua.
Rom 11:13-19 Now I am speaking to you
Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle to the
Gentiles, I magnify my ministry 14 in order
somehow to make my fellow Jews jealous,
and thus save some of them. 15 For if their rejection
means the reconciliation of the world, what will
their acceptance mean but life from the dead? 16 If
the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, so is the
whole lump, and if the root is holy, so are the
branches. 17 But if some of the branches were broken off, and
you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and
now share in the nourishing root[c] of the Olive Tree, 18 do not be arrogant
toward the branches. If you are, remember it is not you who support the
root, but the root that supports you. 19 Then you will say, Branches were
broken off so that I might be grafted in. 20 That is true. They were broken
off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not
become proud, but fear. 21 For if YHVH did not spare the natural
branches, neither will he spare you. 22 Note then the kindness and the
severity of YHVH: severity toward those who have fallen, but YHVH's
kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you
too will be cut off.23 And even they, if they do not continue in their
unbelief, will be grafted in, for YHVH has the power to graft them in
again. 24 For if you were cut from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and
grafted, contrary to nature, into a cultivated olive tree, how much more
will these, the natural branches, be grafted back into their own olive tree.
The natural branches are the original people of Israel, and because of their
unbelief, some were broken off. As they repent and believe again, they are
grafted back into the Olive Tree. This unbelief was not a failure to believe in
Messiah, but a breaking of YHVHs Covenant, breaking His Commandments.
This unbelief was a failure to be faithful in the Truth they received, and the
symbolism of being broken off means that they were removed from Israel, and
scattered amongst the nations. If they repent and turn back to YHVHs Ways
and His Torah, they will be reunited and grafted back into Israel, just like before.
We as Gentiles are also grafted into the Olive tree and become part of Israel
because of the Blood Covenant and us embracing and be faithful in His Ways
and His Torah, just like the original Israel. Remember, you are either born onto
Israel or adopted into Israel, we as Gentiles are adopted as children of Israel
through the Threshold Covenant or the Passover.
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Holy Convocations: Reading further in Lev 23, it states that these Feasts are
Holy Convocations. Convocation is the Hebrew word mik-rah that means;
something called out, i.e. a public meeting (the act, the persons, or the place);
also a rehearsal: assembly, calling, convocation, reading.
Public Private Meeting: Mikrah means a public
assembly or meeting that is called out, so that people
can attend and take part in the topics in the Agenda.
There are different meetings during the year, and
every meeting has the main theme or Agenda. The
Meeting is called out and those invited, need to attend
to take part in the discussions. YHVH is the Chair
and facilitates the Meeting through the help of the
Gifts of His Spirit. These meetings are called Holy
Convocations that means that they are set apart or
private meetings for YHVHs set-apart people and not just anybody can attend.
Why do the Jews get jealous and upset when we participate in these meetings?
Because our Jewish brothers believe the Feasts are only for the Set-Apart
people of YHVH, that is Israel. They are correct but do not see us Gentiles,
grafted into Israel.
The purpose for these Set-Apart-Meetings is to teach people regarding every
one of these Feasts, what they symbolize for us on a spiritual level and what
they mean prophetically. The Feasts are tools to teach our children through all
the beautiful symbolism that is easy to see and understand, learning about
YHVH and His Restoration Plan.
Appointed Times: The Feasts are known as Appointed Times or Appointments
with the Father. These meetings are not held ad-hoc,
as the people would think, but are called by our
Father on set times, scheduled within His Calendar
that is different to our Calendar.
Gen 1:14
reveals to us the creation of the sun, moon and
stars, that are to be as times and seasons. Seasons
is the word mo-ed that means Appointed Times or
Festivals. It comes from the root word ya-ad that
means; to fix, appoint, assemble, meet, set, to
betroth and is first found in Scripture in Exo 21:8-9.
This passage is within the context of the Commandment regarding Bondservants,
in particular, a Maidservant or female Bondservant that betrothed her Master or
Her Masters Son. If she did not accept the marriage or did not please her Master
after seven years, she will be sold as a slave to a foreign nation. If she pleased
Her Masters Son as betrothed to Him, she would be treated as a daughter in the
House of the Master.
Q - Can you see the connection with YHVHs Appointed Times or Festivals and
the Marriage Covenant between the Maidservant and the Son of Master YHVH?
All of this was established at the foundation of the Earth, at the Beginning when
YHVH created everything. YHVH had the Marriage Covenant in mind when He
created His Calendar, which revolves around the sun, moon and stars, and His
Torah will not pass away until the Heavens and the Earth pass away. Matt 5:18.

Wedding Dress Rehearsals: Mikrah means rehearsal as well

and looking to this from a Brides point of view, shows us that they
are dress rehearsals or wedding rehearsals and those who are
part of the Bride, needs to understand and attend these
rehearsals. The Wedding Rehearsal is a practice run prior to the
events of the Great Day when everybody come together to
practice and rehearse the events so that the ceremony can run
smoothly. These dress rehearsals, are for the Bride to make
sure she looks her best and that her bridal attire, matches the
event perfectly.
Proclaim these Feasts: Proclaim is used in Lev 23 and is the
word qara that means to call, call out, recite, read, cry out,
proclaim, to name. It is first found in Scripture in Gen 1:5 where
YHVH divided the light from darkness and called qara the light, day and the
darkness night, defining the concept of a day or time.
Q How are we to proclaim the Festivals?
We should call qara the Feasts, dividing them from normal days as appointed
days just like YHVH divided light from darkness, defining a day. The Feasts
are days like the Sabbath day, separated from other normal days. On normal
days you do normal things, on His Set-Apart Days, you do set-apart or Holy
things that is pleasing unto Him. When you acknowledge these days, you
proclaim and call them out the same way as in light is called out over
darkness allowing people to see what YHVH is revealing. These Feast Days
are like lights that shines in this dark world revealing YHVHs Plan of
Redemption through His Covenants and the Work of Messiah. These lights
described in the Book of Isaiah:
Isa 62:5-6 For as a young man marries a virgin, So shall your sons
marry you; And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, So shall your
Elohim rejoice over you. 6 I have set watchmen on your walls, O
Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make
mention of YHVH, do not keep silent, 7 And give Him no rest till He
establishes And till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
Watchman on the Wall: Watchman is the word shamar that means to keep,
guard, observe, give heed and is the same
word used in Exo 12:17-24 when YHVH told
Israel to keep or observe (shamar) the Feast of
Passover, before they left Egypt.
These Feasts are like 7 Watchman on the walls
of Jerusalem that shines like the seven lights,
similar to the Menorah, revealing who is
approaching. These seven lights or
watchman makes it possible to see the
Messiah approaching. That is what happened
at the time when Yshua came, the first three
Feasts revealed Him as the Messiah and He
fulfilled the Passover, Unleavened Bread and First Fruits during His First
Coming. He became the essence and object of those Appointed Times, and
revealed Himself as the Messiah, fitting all the meanings within every Feast.
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The people who were watching or observing these Feasts, could see Him
and recognize Him as the true Messiah. People who do not know and
understand these Feasts through observing them will not be able recognize the
Messiah when He will come again during His Second Coming. There are still 3
lights that must be used to reveal the One approaching before the end of time.
Revealing the Two Messiahs: The first
three Festivals are celebrated as Spring
Festivals, that Y'shua fulfilled during His First
Coming. The fourth Festival was fulfilled with
the receiving of YHVHs Spirt. The last three,
the Fall Festivals will be fulfilled during His
Second Coming.
As discussed earlier, only those who know
about the Festivals and observe them will be
able to see Who is approaching, as with His
First Coming. The problem is that the Anti-Messiah will come before the Real
Messiah, and those who are not Watchman might be deceived. The word AntiMessiah does not mean against the Messiah but rather someone that comes
in the place of Messiah. When he appears, many will be deceived because he
will do signs and wonders as the counterfeit Messiah.
Matt 24:24 For false Messiahs and false prophets will appear and
perform great signs and wonders that would deceive
even the elect, if that were possible.
People think that the Anti-Messiah is trying to deceive people in the world,
unbelievers who dwell in sin, but he is actually coming for the believers in
Messiah Yshua, to deceive them through imitating the real Messiah. The only
way not to be deceived as a believer is to test the spirits, test if they are from
YHVH. The only measure we have is His Word in order to test and reveal false
Prophets and false Messiahs. Another way to reveal the false Messiah is to test
him against the Feasts of YHVH, whether he will observe and fulfill their intent
and purpose within the timing of the Feast Cycle. All the Feasts should be used
to reveal the false Messiah, especially the last three Feasts because they are
not fulfilled yet. The majority of believers in Churches today do not know and
observe these Feasts and do not have proper knowledge and understanding to
avoid deception. It is the purpose of the Priesthood to inform the rest of the
Bride regarding these things so that She would not be deceived and be
prepared for Her Messiah. Another problem in the Church today is the people
have no or little knowledge and understanding of the end times as revealed in
Daniel, Matthew and Revelation. A lack of knowledge of the Torah and the
Feasts makes them ignorant and vulnerable, open to deception.
Hos 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you
have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being Priest for Me;
Because you have forgotten the Torah of your God, I also will forget your
children.

FALL FESTIVALS

When the Temple was constructed, it was

done from the inside out; they started with
the Holy of Holies, the Holy Place and the
Altar, right through to the construction of the
outer court. In the same way, we as
Temples of YHVH are constructed from the
inside out, starting with the internal spiritual
side, and then ends with the construction of
our external physical side.
This construction process is the Restoration Process of mans the fallen state
due to sin and corrupt nature. The first step was to replace our old nature with a
newly restored nature by receiving His Holy Spirit. Before His Spirit could
indwell us, He had to prepare the house, clean it out, removing leaven and sin,
and the, provide a covering because of His Holiness that cannot indwell our
fallen flesh. The Blood of Messiah was shed on Passover to provide this
shield or covering so that His Spirit can indwell us, not affected by our flesh
that is still to be restored. He replaced the old man with a new man who is
less prone to sin but still lives in a fleshly with sinful cravings.
Rom 6:6 knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in
order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no
longer be slaves to sin;
Facts regarding the Feasts:

There are ten Festivals mentioned in Scripture; seven Major Feasts;

Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, Pentecost, Trumpets, and
Tabernacles. With the two Minor Festivals; Purim and Chanukah give
nine and adding the Sabbath gives a total of ten Festivals, and the
number ten means completion, completing the Restoration Process and
Plan of YHVH.
The Feasts are a shadow of things to come that teach us about the
Messiah (Col_2:16-17; Heb_10:1).
Elohim gave the Feasts so we could learn and understand Elohim's plan
of redemption for the world and our personal relationship to Him
(Rom_15:4).

Skkot Tabernacles
Enter the House -Live
with the King

Yom Kippur - Day

of Judgement

Yom Teruah Trumpets

Arrival of Messiah
Rapture Renewed Bodies

SECOND COMING
Shavuot Receive Torah
Receive Holy Spirit, New
Nature

First Fruits Resurrection

of YshuaLife

Unleavened Bread
Yshua in Grave

The First part of His Plan has to do with

redeeming or restoring mans spiritual side
and the second part of His Plan is to
redeem or restore mans physical side,
liberating us from our sinful flesh, giving us
renewed bodies after His Second Coming.

Pesach Passover
Death of Yshua

The Plan of YHVH: The Feasts are

SPRING FESTIVALS
prophetic types and examples
foreshadowing significant events within
FIRST COMING
YHVH's Restoration Plan through the Work
of the Messiah. This Restoration Plan of
YHVH is represented with the Feasts on the
Menorah Pattern that reveals balanced
truth

The Feasts, as part of the Torah (which means "instruction"), that

functions as a schoolmaster or tutor that leads us to the Messiah
(Gal_3:24).
The Feasts will point to the Messiah and Elohim's plan for the world
through the Messiah (Ps 40:6-8; Heb 10:7).
Yshua came to fulfill all that was written in the Old Testament
(Tanach), which consists of three parts: the Torah, the prophets
(Nevi'im), and the writings (Ketuvim - personified by the Psalms)
concerning Him (Luk_24:26-27,Luk_24:44-45; John 5:46-47).
The Feasts set forth the pattern of heavenly things on earth (Heb_8:1-5;
Heb_9:8-9,Heb_9:23; Exo_25:8-9,Exo_25:40; Exo_26:30; Num_8:4;
Eze_43:1-6, Eze_43:10-12).
Elohim gives the natural to explain the spiritual (1 Corinthians 15:46-47).
By studying the natural, we can understand the spiritual (1Co_2:9-13;
2Co_4:18).

Holy Days mentioned in the Berit Chadashah (NT)

Yshua and His Disciples observed the Feasts: From Yshuas earliest
childhood years, He observed the Holy Days with His parents.
Luke 2:41 His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the
Passover.
The following verses, 42-48, describe Yshua at age twelve, engaging with the
learned theologians of His day, in a spirited discussion during this Festival
season, probably explaining the actual meaning of these Feast days. They were
astonished by His wisdom and understanding at that age and the fact that He
was not trained and learned scholar like themselves.
John writes of Yshua continuing to observe the annual Holy Days as an adult
during His ministry (John 2:23; 4:45). In one of the examples, Yshua risked His
personal safety to attend two of these Festivals, the annual Feast of
Tabernacles and the Last Great Day (John 7:1-2, 7-10, 14).
John 7:37-39 On the last day, that great day of the
feast, Yshua stood and cried out, saying, 'If anyone
thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.
He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of
his heart will flow rivers of living water.' But this He
spoke concerning the Spirit, [which] those believing in
Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet
given, because Yshua was not yet glorified.
The best example of Yshua celebrating the Festivals is where He celebrated
the Passover Feast with His Disciples the night before He died as the Passover
Lamb.
Matt 26:17-19 Now on the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread
the disciples came to Yshua, saying to Him, Where do You want us to
prepare for You to eat the Passover? 18 And He said, Go into the city to a
certain man, and say to him, The Teacher says, My time is at hand; I
will keep the Passover at your house with My disciples.19 So the disciples
did as Yshua had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.
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Paul observed the Feasts: Many churches believe that the apostle Paul
fundamentally changed the way Christians are to worship. This notion assumes
Paul taught Gentiles that observance of the Holy Days was unnecessary. Not
everybody understood Pauls
writings back then, and it is even
more so in this day and age,
looking at his teachings from
a Western mindset and
Culture, reading from different
translations with different
interpretations.
2 Peter 3:15-16 Although some of his writings were difficult to
understand, even by his contemporaries And think of the long-suffering
of our Master as salvation as our beloved brother Paul also has written to
you according to the wisdom given to him (16) as also in all his letters,
speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be
understood, which the unlearned and unstable pervert, as also they do
the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.
Paul's statements and actions contradict any notion that he annulled or
abolished Holy Day observance. In 1 Corinthians 11:1-2, for example, Paul told
his followers to "imitate me, just as I also imitate Messiah," and "keep the
traditions as I delivered them to you." A few verses later he explained the
Passover to the people whom he celebrated Passover with.
1 Cor 11:23-26 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered
to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed
took bread;24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, Take,
eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of
Me.25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper,
saying, This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as
you drink it, in remembrance of Me. 26 For as often as you eat this bread
and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lords death till He comes.
At this table, Paul, just like Yshua, took the Matzah or Unleavened Bread,
broke it and explained what the bread symbolized. Likewise, he took the wine
and explained the symbolism of the Blood sacrifice of the Passover Lamb,
foreshadowing the Sacrifice of Yshua, the Lamb of YHVH. Matt 26:26, Mark
14:22, Luke 22:14.
If Paul's practice had not been to observe the Holy Days, this would be the time
to teach them not to observe, rather than to teach them about the Feast and its
meanings. On the contrary, the biblical record of Paul's ministry repeatedly
depicts the Holy Days as important observances and milestones in his life. For
example, he told the Ephesians that he must attend the upcoming Feast in
Jerusalem, one of the three Pilgrim Festivals.
Acts 18:21 I must by all means keep this coming Feast in Jerusalem.
We find more examples in Acts 20:16 and 1 Corinthians 16:8, where Paul
arranged his travel schedule to accommodate the Feast of Pentecost.
Acts 20:16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would
not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hurrying to be at Jerusalem, if
possible, on the Day of Pentecost.
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1 Cor 16:8 But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost.

In Acts 27:9, Luke, Paul's companion in his travels, referred to the time of year
as after the Fast," a reference to the Day of Atonement.
Acts 27:9 Now when much time had been spent, and sailing was now
dangerous because the Fast was already over.
The Expositor's Bible Commentary, in a reference to Acts 20:6, notes that Paul
was unable to arrive at Jerusalem for the Passover, and stayed in Philippi for
the Feast over the next seven days. (Richard N. Longenecker, Zondervan,
Grand Rapids, 1981, Vol. 9, p. 507).
Acts 20:6 But we sailed away from Philippi after the Days of
Unleavened Bread, and in five days joined them at Troas, where we
stayed seven days.
Paul's ministry included observing the Holy Days with the Church. If Paul was
against the Festivals, why did he not say anything to teach them otherwise and
why did he attend these Feasts, setting an example?

Misinterpreted Scripture
Gal 4:9-10 is a favored verse that is used today to proof that the Feasts are
done away with, saying that Paul called the Feasts poor elementary matters of
the world, and not to be observed.
Gal 4:1-12 Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, does not
differ at all from a slave, though he is master of all, 2 but is under
guardians and stewards until the time appointed by the father. 3 Even so
we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the
world. 4 But when the fullness of the time had come, YHVH sent forth His
Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were
under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.
6 And

because you are sons, YHVH has sent forth the Spirit of His Son
into your hearts, crying out, Abba, Father! 7 Therefore you are no
longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of YHVH through
Messiah. 8 But then, indeed, when you did not know YHVH, you served
those which by nature are not gods.
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now after you have known YHVH, or rather are known by YHVH,
how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to
which you desire again to be in bondage? 10 You observe days and
months and seasons and years. 11 I am afraid for you, lest I have labored
for you in vain. 12 Brethren, I urge you to become like me,
Verses 1 and 2 describes us as children in the house of the Father, who are like
slaves (bondservants) even being children of the Father. By this, he is making
the point that we should be obedient to the Father, as a Servant of the Master,
even if we are children of the Father. We are under Guardians who teaches us
until the appointed time until we are mature. As a mature child, you will then
do what you have been taught from within your own conviction.

Verses 3 and 4 describes us being in bondage to the elements of this world,

born under law (nomos), and Yshua died so that we can be set free from this
law, by adopting us as sons.
We need to understand the meanings of the following phrases in order to
interpret Paul's statements correctly; elements of this world and law. The
context of this passage is Adoption into the House of the Father and becoming
Bondservants or Children of the Most High God.
Elements of this world: One interpretation of this phrase
suggests that the Feasts of YHVH as it relates to verses
9-11, calling it weak beggarly elements, followed by
the statement; you observe days and months and
seasons and years. This suggests that Paul said that
the Feasts of YHVH are weak and beggarly elements.
The Feasts are given by YHVH and are Spiritual by
nature, not earthly beggarly elements as suggested.
Elements of this world relate to the natural elements
and the natural flesh we need in order to exist in this world. We are born under
these elements or born in a fleshly body and are under the flesh dictated by
its fleshly desires. Beggarly is the Greek word ptochas that means poor man
begging implying a slave. The poor beggarly elements we are born into is the
flesh that makes us slaves of its elements or desires, making us poor from a
spiritual point of view. To be adopted as a son means that you are no longer a
slave of the flesh, begging or desiring physical things of this world, but you are a
Bondservant or Child of YHVH having received the riches through His Spirit.
This Adoption process transforms you from a poor fleshly person that was
bound under the fallen nature (elements of fleshly or natural), transformed into a
spiritual rich person, a child in the House of the Master.
Under the law: Paul made the statement (v4-5) that we are born under the
law. Paul is speaking to the Church in Galatia that consisted predominately of
Gentiles, who accepted Messiah as their Saviour. Reading this statement in the
context of his audience makes the law they are born under different to the
Torah, because the Galatians were brought up in Torah by their parents. What
law was Paul talking about? Law is the word nomos and that is the only word
in Greek translated as law and can refer to the Torah, the Law of YHVH that is
also know as the law of the Spirit. Nimos can mean the law of man or
tradition of the elders, also known as man-made traditions. Lastly, nomos
can refer to the law of sin that is also known as the law of the flesh. You
have to read the context in order to know which law Paul was referring to.
In this case, Paul was talking about a law Gentiles were born under and
previously referred to elements of this world or natural things, referring to our
flesh. This makes nomos or law here definitely the law of the flesh or the law
of sin, not the Torah as often believed.
Reading this passage again with the true meanings of the phrases; weak
beggarly elements of the world and law of the flesh will give us the true
meaning. Yshuas Blood redeemed us and set us free from the Law of the
Flesh we are born under, and allows us to receive His Spirit that transforms
this old nature into a new nature. This process is called Adoption, and we are

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now become children of YHVH, Bondservants of the Father, obeying His Word
and are no longer under the flesh, like we used to, before our transformation.
Verse 10 Paul mentioned the observation of days, months, seasons and years.
Before that, he said the believers want to go back to the beggarly elements of
this world." That means that they want to go back to their old ways, following the
flesh just like one would observe the natural things known to man like days,
months, seasons and years, man observe to make a living. The majority of the
people back then were farmers, and they were heavily dependent on the times
and seasons for harvesting their crops in order to sustain the flesh. Paul wants
to take them one step further, to show them that they need rather trust YHVH as
a Bondservant, through the help of His Spirit, instead of trusting in their own
efforts, being like beggars feeding the flesh. This verse has nothing to so with
YHVHs Festivals but explains mans dependency on the elements of the
world and the flesh as a beggar rather than trusting in YHVH as a son.

The Feasts in the Kingdom

The Bible teaches that eventually, in the new Kingdom, YHVH will teach
everyone to observe these days.
Zec 14:16 And it shall be, everyone who is left of all the nations which
came up against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the
King, LORD of Hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.
If the Feasts are to be observed in the New Jerusalem after the Second Coming
of Messiah Yshua, dont you think it is relevant to us before His Coming? Does
it make sense to believe that Yshua and His Disciples observed the Feasts,
only to be taken away by Paul who observed the Feasts as well, and then to
reinstate these Feasts after the return of Yshua again? Think about it.

Summary of the Feast Days in the New Testament

Passover
Commanded in Old Testament:
Leviticus 23:5

Observed by Yshua or the Apostles or the Church in the New

Testament:
Matthew 26:2, 17-19
Mark 14:12-16
Luke 2:41-42; 22:1, 7-20
John 2:13, 23; 6:4; 13:1-30
1 Corinthians 11:23-29

Feast of Unleavened Bread

Commanded in Old Testament:
Leviticus 23:6-8

Observed by Yshua or the Apostles or the Church in the New Testament:

Matthew 26:17
Mark 14:12
Luke 2:41-42, 22:1,7
Acts 20:6
1 Corinthians 5:6-8

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Feast of Shavuot or Pentecost

Commanded in Old Testament:
Leviticus 23:15-22

Observed by Yshua or the Apostles or the Church in the New Testament:

Acts 2:1-21; 20:16
1 Corinthians 16:8

Feast of Yom Teruah or Trumpets

Commanded in Old Testament:
Leviticus 23:23-25

Observed by Yshua or the Apostles or the Church in the New Testament:

Matthew 24:30-31
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
Revelation 11:15

Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement

Commanded in Old Testament:
Leviticus 23:26-32

Observed by Yshua or the Apostles or the Church in the New Testament:

Acts 27:9

Feast of Sukkot or Tabernacles

Commanded in Old Testament:
Leviticus 23:33-43

Observed by Yshua or the Apostles or the Church in the New Testament:

John 7:1-2, 8, 10, 14
Acts 18:21

Last Great Day (Feast of Tabernacles)

Commanded in Old Testament:
Leviticus 23:36

Observed by Yshua or the Apostles or the Church in the New Testament:

John 7:37-38

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