David Journal

Spring and Fall Festivals

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7 Feasts and Festivals

festivals celebrated planting and harvest (mostly harvest)

Spring
Passover
Feast of Unleavened Bread
Feast of Firstfruits

Summer
Feast of Weeks – Pentacost

Fall
Feast of Trumpets – Rosh Hashanah
Feast of Atonement – Yom Kippur
Feast of Tabernacles – Sukkot

Garments made of skins symbolize Atonement Adam and eve had to kill an animal to make them which vividly shows the results of the fall.

Moroni came at the feast of trumpets time to deliver the plates to Joseph.
Elijah came to the temple at the time of Passover.
General conference comes during the spring and the fall.

Passover

  1. Exodous 12 and John 3:5 – Spiritual new year – rebirth through Jesus Christ
  2. Jesus born
  3. Jesus – age 12 at the temple
  4. Jesus began his ministry in Jerusalem
  5. Bread of life sermon

Emblems of Passover

  1. Lamb taken into the home on the 10th day and killed on the 14th day – Christ came in His triumphal entry on the 10th day and was killed on the 14th
  2. Lamb is killed with the assent of the hole assembly (as was Christ)
  3. Men were to stay awake all night to keep watch (Peter, James and John failed in this)
  4. Lamb’s blood goes on the doorpost through which all must pass – Christ is that door.
  5. 4 cups of wine
    • Christ separates us from the world
    • Christ delivers us from death and sin
    • possibly the first sacramental wine – ye are bought with a price
    • Christ covenants with us – we are His and we receive a mansion in His house
  6. Lighting of candles
  7. Karpas – such as parsley – dipped in water
    • Hope and fruitfulness even in adversity
  8. Why is this night different? – asked by the youngest.
  9. Bitter herbs – sin is worse than slavery
  10. Empty spot for Elijah at the table

Significant Events in History

  • Children of Israel entered the promised land 40 years and a day after they left Egypt
  • Hezekiah tried to use Passover to reunite the Jews
  • Last Supper
  • Elijah came to the Kirtland temple

Feast of Unleavened Bread

Unleavened bread is eaten every day after passover for one week until the feast of unleavened bread. Leaven tastes great but promotes mold. 3 pieces of bread – the middle one is hidden.
Matzah is pressed down, bruised, pierced, and crushed.
Not a bone was broken – Christ died according to the word of God.
Day was defined from sunset to sunset

Priests in the temple would have been praying for innocent blood to be charged against Israel at the same time as Christ was being crucified. Do we do the same at times,

In the Book of Mormon Benjamin spoke to the people at the feast of tabernacles.