The Feasts of Jehovah in One Hour

By Brian Johnston

The Feasts of Jehovah in the Old Testament are "unexplored territory" for many Christians.  But, as Brian Johnston explains in this book, they are types and shadows that were set up by God with a purpose that is still relevant for all disciples of Jesus Christ today.  If you want to learn about the Feast of Trumpets, the Feast of Booths, the Feast of Weeks and more, then look no further...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Hayes Press
• Release date: Feb 13, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386956808

Brian Johnston

Born and educated in Scotland, Brian worked as a government scientist until God called him into full-time Christian ministry on behalf of the Churches of God (www.churchesofgod.info). His voice has been heard on Search For Truth radio broadcasts for over 30 years (visit www.searchfortruth.podbean.com) during which time he has been an itinerant Bible teacher throughout the UK and Canada. His evangelical and missionary work outside the UK is primarily in Belgium and The Philippines. He is married to Rosemary, with a son and daughter.

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THE FEASTS OF JEHOVAH IN ONE HOUR

BRIAN JOHNSTON

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Table of Contents

Copyright Page

CHAPTER 1: TIMES WHEN GOD'S PEOPLE COME TOGETHER

CHAPTER 2: APPEARING BEFORE GOD

CHAPTER 3: THEY ARE GOD'S APPOINTMENTS

CHAPTER 4: AT A SET PLACE

CHAPTER 5: INVOLVING THE WORK OF PRIESTS

CHAPTER 6: ENTERING INTO GOD'S REST

CHAPTER 7: GLADNESS AND SADNESS BEFORE GOD

CHAPTER 8: A TIME TO REMEMBER

Further Reading: Called to Serve: Lessons from the Levites

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CHAPTER 1: TIMES WHEN GOD'S PEOPLE COME TOGETHER

Iwas looking at the year planner in my diary just to check on my commitments and to browse through my appointments, when it struck me that God also once had a 'year planner'. In the Old Testament, God had a timetable that, in many respects, amounted to a year planner for those who were his people at that time: the people of Israel. Usually, spring and autumn are the busiest periods in my appointments calendar. God's special appointments with his people seemed to cluster around those same periods. Spring and autumn were the busiest periods in God's calendar because his appointments with his people were tied into their times of harvest. The Israelite people were a farming community. Having successful harvests was a survival issue for them year on year. So these were very natural occasions to celebrate God's providential care for them in providing a good harvest which would sustain their community.

In the Bible book of Exodus, in chapter 23:14 (NIV), God marked out three times in his people's diary. He said: Three times a year you are to celebrate a festival to me.  Those three times that were mentioned corresponded to the annual barley, wheat and grape harvests. But on those three separate occasions in their calendar year different celebrations took place. We usually count as many as seven quite distinct celebrations taking place while the people were gathered together at these three harvest times.

There was much more to the celebratory feasts than first meets the eye. One of the words the Bible uses in connection with these celebrations basically means 'an appointment'. They were appointments which God set up; times when his people would gather together to worship him. I really want us to do little more than focus on the most basic feature of these celebratory feasts: they were times when the people, who were the people of God, came together. I hope in this book we'll be able to enjoy exploring these annual Old Testament feasts. We want to look out for features of the celebrations which are still relevant to us as we serve God. In our introduction, I really want us to do little more than focus on the most basic feature of these celebratory feasts: they were times when the people, who were the people of God, came together as God's people. The report of God's command recorded in the Bible Book of Leviticus makes this very clear in its wording at the beginning of chapter 23:

The LORD spoke again to Moses, saying; Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, 'The LORD'S appointed times which you shall proclaim as holy convocations - My appointed times are these ..." (Leviticus 23:1-2 New American Standard Bible).

In another version, the New International Version, the translation is: The LORD said to Moses, Speak to the