We are walking in today: Weekend Meditation--Removing The Leaven Both Spiritual and Physical
Witness leaven throughout the Bible: H2557 chametz the thing leavened, leaven
Exodus 12:15, 13:7; Galatians 2:9
Leviticus 23:1-7
And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying, “Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them: ‘Concerning the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are My feasts. “‘Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of rest, a holy convocation. Ye shall do no work therein; it is the Sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings. “‘These are the feasts of the Lord, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons. On the fourteenth day of the first month at evening is the Lord’S Passover. And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread unto the Lord; seven days ye must eat unleavened bread. On the first day ye shall have a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work therein. -CJB
Honoring the Feast days of the Lord was given to the children of Israel, by Yahweh in Egypt and the exodus from Egypt. In that time of the beginning of the nation's journey through the wilderness. This commandment was given not to just the Jews. But to all generations preceding the former is Israelite thereafter.
Leviticus 23:41
And ye shall keep it a feast unto the Lord seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations; ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month. -CJB
Exodus 12:14
“‘And this day shall be unto you for a memorial, and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance forever. -CJB
For no other holidays or celebrations were given to honor God, but that which Elohim instituted Himself! He said these are my feast days appointed time in Leviticus 23:4
ap·point·ed
əˈpoin(t)əd/
adjective
1. (of a time or place) decided on beforehand; designated.
"she arrived at the appointed time"
synonyms:scheduled, arranged, prearranged, specified,decided, agreed, determined, assigned, designated, allotted, set, fixed, chosen, established, settled, preordained, ordained, prescribed, decreed
"at the appointed time"
2. (of a building or room) equipped or furnished in a specified way or to a specified standard.
"a luxuriously appointed lobby"
synonyms:furnished, decorated, outfitted, fitted out, provided, supplied
"a well-appointed room"
That He would show up and sanctify, as a memorial of everything that truly points to Yeshua's love for His children.
Yet our society has the same mistakes--the very people Yahweh gave his teaching and instructions to. Followed the traditions of mixing pagan holidays with the Feast Days of Adonai originally given to Israel. Moses taught that the worship of Yahweh was an intimate convocation.
con·vo·ca·tion
ˌkänvəˈkāSH(ə)n/
noun
1. a large formal assembly of people.
2. the action of calling people together for a large formal assembly.
Established to point out the works of HaMashiach, revealling every intricate part of His feast days all pointing to Him. As we will see in the Feast of unleavened bread--all of the Feast Days for that matter.
The Feast of Passover, first fruits, and unleavened bread are celebrated in the month of Nisan on the Jewish calendar. That would be with in the months of March/April for the diaspora.
Leading up to the Passover, the Feast of unleavened bread is a time of introspection. Physically and spiritually removing any leaven.
leav·en
ˈlevən/
noun
1. a substance, typically yeast, that is added to dough to make it ferment and rise.
2. a pervasive influence that modifies something or transforms it for the better.
"they acted as an intellectual leaven to the warriors who dominated the city"
Spiritually:
Leaven is anything that should not be a part of our spirituality. Leaven can be compared to anything that stands between us and YHVH. It hinders our intimacy with Him. It is for this reason that we are to examine ourselves, as we clean out the leaven in our homes, for any spiritual leaven in our own lives. This is to be our preparation for this appointed time.
Yahweh’s appointed times are cycles of righteousness. He uses each of His appointed times to teach us about Him and about becoming righteous. Celebrating Yahweh’s appointed times as he intended for us to do, causes transformation in our lives. This transformation is a process and with the feasts being cyclical, it is constantly being built upon. This is the process of sanctification. This is how we are to ready ourselves to live our lives to honor Yahweh here on earth, but it is also part of our salvation.
These feast days are not just the feast days unto the Jews, but they are instructions given by Yahweh Himself. The lies and deceptions that have been told that the law has been done away with and these are the feast days of the Jews. Is a half truth--for He did not come to abolish the law but to to fulfill the law.
ful·fill
verb
1. bring to completion or reality; achieve or realize (something desired, promised, or predicted).
"he wouldn't be able to fulfill his ambition to visit Naples"
synonyms: achieve, attain, realize, actualize, make happen, succeed in, bring to completion, bring to fruition, satisfy
"he fulfilled his ambition to travel the world"
2. carry out (a task, duty, or role) as required, pledged, or expected.
"some officials were dismissed because they could not fulfill their duties
Matthew 5:17-19
“Think not that I am come to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass away, not one jot or one tittle shall in any wise pass from the law till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. - CJB
Yahweh said that these are His appointed times, then continues to give a summary of all His appointed times.
Leviticus 23:1–2
1 YHVH spoke again to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘YHVH’s appointed times which you shall proclaim as holy convocations—My appointed times are these:
Leviticus 23:44
So Moses declared to the sons of Israel the appointed times of YHVH.
These feasts are for every believer, not only for the Jewish people--Yeshua also kept all these appointed times and so should we. So, now that we have determined that these appointed times are for all believers. Which day will you serve Him? Which day will you meet with Him--His appointed times or other times determined by man? To hear this again click here.
This arrangement of the 613 principles, the law of our Lord God Almighty, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is from the book by Rabbi Ralph Messer, Torah: Law Or Grace? Kingdom Principles For Kingdom Living. This book can be ordered online http://store.torah.tv/
The Third Commandment Exodus 20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
257. Anything within the dwelling of a corpse shall be contaminated for seven days --Numbers 19:14This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.
258. You shall purify one who touches a dead body with the water of sprinkling --Numbers 19:13, 2113 Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the Lord; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him. 21 And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until even.
259. You shall not test the Lord your God --Deuteronomy 6:16 Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
260. You shall not intermarry with the seven Canaanite nations --Deuteronomy 7:3 Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.
261. You shall not worship or bring offerings as the Canaanite nations did --Deuteronomy 12:4 Ye shall not do so unto the Lord your God.
262. You may eat your redeemed animal offerings --Deuteronomy 12:15 Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart.
263. You may eat from your cattle and flocks --Deuteronomy 12:21 If the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the Lord hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.
264. You shall not eat the blood, the life with the meat --Deuteronomy 12:23 Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.
265. You shall not cut your flesh for a dead person --Deuteronomy 14:1 Ye are the children of theLord your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.
266. You shall not make a bald spot between your eyes for a dead person --Deuteronomy 14:1
Leviticus 23:1-7
And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying, “Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them: ‘Concerning the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are My feasts. “‘Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of rest, a holy convocation. Ye shall do no work therein; it is the Sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings. “‘These are the feasts of the Lord, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons. On the fourteenth day of the first month at evening is the Lord’S Passover. And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread unto the Lord; seven days ye must eat unleavened bread. On the first day ye shall have a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work therein. -CJB
Honoring the Feast days of the Lord was given to the children of Israel, by Yahweh in Egypt and the exodus from Egypt. In that time of the beginning of the nation's journey through the wilderness. This commandment was given not to just the Jews. But to all generations preceding the former is Israelite thereafter.
Leviticus 23:41
And ye shall keep it a feast unto the Lord seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations; ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month. -CJB
Exodus 12:14
“‘And this day shall be unto you for a memorial, and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance forever. -CJB
For no other holidays or celebrations were given to honor God, but that which Elohim instituted Himself! He said these are my feast days appointed time in Leviticus 23:4
ap·point·ed
əˈpoin(t)əd/
adjective
1. (of a time or place) decided on beforehand; designated.
"she arrived at the appointed time"
synonyms:scheduled, arranged, prearranged, specified,decided, agreed, determined, assigned, designated, allotted, set, fixed, chosen, established, settled, preordained, ordained, prescribed, decreed
"at the appointed time"
2. (of a building or room) equipped or furnished in a specified way or to a specified standard.
"a luxuriously appointed lobby"
synonyms:furnished, decorated, outfitted, fitted out, provided, supplied
"a well-appointed room"
That He would show up and sanctify, as a memorial of everything that truly points to Yeshua's love for His children.
Yet our society has the same mistakes--the very people Yahweh gave his teaching and instructions to. Followed the traditions of mixing pagan holidays with the Feast Days of Adonai originally given to Israel. Moses taught that the worship of Yahweh was an intimate convocation.
con·vo·ca·tion
ˌkänvəˈkāSH(ə)n/
noun
1. a large formal assembly of people.
2. the action of calling people together for a large formal assembly.
Established to point out the works of HaMashiach, revealling every intricate part of His feast days all pointing to Him. As we will see in the Feast of unleavened bread--all of the Feast Days for that matter.
The Feast of Passover, first fruits, and unleavened bread are celebrated in the month of Nisan on the Jewish calendar. That would be with in the months of March/April for the diaspora.
Leading up to the Passover, the Feast of unleavened bread is a time of introspection. Physically and spiritually removing any leaven.
leav·en
ˈlevən/
noun
1. a substance, typically yeast, that is added to dough to make it ferment and rise.
2. a pervasive influence that modifies something or transforms it for the better.
"they acted as an intellectual leaven to the warriors who dominated the city"
Spiritually:
Leaven is anything that should not be a part of our spirituality. Leaven can be compared to anything that stands between us and YHVH. It hinders our intimacy with Him. It is for this reason that we are to examine ourselves, as we clean out the leaven in our homes, for any spiritual leaven in our own lives. This is to be our preparation for this appointed time.
Yahweh’s appointed times are cycles of righteousness. He uses each of His appointed times to teach us about Him and about becoming righteous. Celebrating Yahweh’s appointed times as he intended for us to do, causes transformation in our lives. This transformation is a process and with the feasts being cyclical, it is constantly being built upon. This is the process of sanctification. This is how we are to ready ourselves to live our lives to honor Yahweh here on earth, but it is also part of our salvation.
These feast days are not just the feast days unto the Jews, but they are instructions given by Yahweh Himself. The lies and deceptions that have been told that the law has been done away with and these are the feast days of the Jews. Is a half truth--for He did not come to abolish the law but to to fulfill the law.
ful·fill
verb
1. bring to completion or reality; achieve or realize (something desired, promised, or predicted).
"he wouldn't be able to fulfill his ambition to visit Naples"
synonyms: achieve, attain, realize, actualize, make happen, succeed in, bring to completion, bring to fruition, satisfy
"he fulfilled his ambition to travel the world"
2. carry out (a task, duty, or role) as required, pledged, or expected.
"some officials were dismissed because they could not fulfill their duties
Matthew 5:17-19
“Think not that I am come to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass away, not one jot or one tittle shall in any wise pass from the law till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. - CJB
Yahweh said that these are His appointed times, then continues to give a summary of all His appointed times.
Leviticus 23:1–2
1 YHVH spoke again to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘YHVH’s appointed times which you shall proclaim as holy convocations—My appointed times are these:
Leviticus 23:44
So Moses declared to the sons of Israel the appointed times of YHVH.
These feasts are for every believer, not only for the Jewish people--Yeshua also kept all these appointed times and so should we. So, now that we have determined that these appointed times are for all believers. Which day will you serve Him? Which day will you meet with Him--His appointed times or other times determined by man? To hear this again click here.
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