hat are the old testament feasts fulfilled in the new testament? This is a commonly asked question, that is clearly answered with in the scriptures.
We find a number of feasts in the so called old testament. In fact there are 11 in total. You may be shocked at that, but it’s true!
I will be giving you a full list of all these feasts and where they are found in the scriptures at the end of the article.
This article will also show you all the old testament feasts fulfilled in the new testament, if any…
The Old testament Feasts will be listed in the order that they were instituted. I will also give you an overview of each one with scriptures and verses where necessary…
So let’s begin…
The question of fulfillment is one that should definitely be answered, especially as the Messiah himself said in the book of Matthew.
Matthew 5:17
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Because the Messiah said he came to fulfill, it’s our responsibility as believers to search the scriptures to find out what he meant.
To start it’s important to scrutinise what the Messiah said…
Important, because a popular assumption is that once the Messiah was crucified, there was no longer any requirement to remember any of the feast days at all.
Is this true? You will have your answer once you’ve finished reading this article.
What Are Feast Days?
In the Hebrew language the word for “Feasts” is Moadim this literally means “appointed times.”
So feast is just an interpretation of the the Hebrew word for Appointed times.
The most common “appointed” times amount to 7, but when you read the scriptures that were taken out (You can still find these in the King James 1611 version bibles) we find more…
We find a total of 11 as explained previous.
The Law And The Prophets
The first thing we must do is look at the language the Messiah used. He said that he didn’t come to destroy the “Law or the “Prophets“…
because he said this the questions we need to ask ourselves are:
What is the Law?
Who are the Prophets?
Note: When the Messiah says he didn’t come to destroy the law, that can be interpreted as him saying he did not come to put an end to the Laws.
Let’s answer the first question:
What Is The Law?
When we look at the scriptures we see the Law being given to Moses to take to Israel.
Exodus 19:7-8
7 And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the Lord commanded him.
8 And all the people answered together, and said, All that the Lord hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the Lord.
In this case these are the ever popular “10 commandments”. That being said, Moses also brought other Laws to Israel, besides the 10 commandments.
We see Aaron being told to teach the people the Laws (Statutes):
Leviticus 10:11
11 And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.
The Laws can be seen as the commands that the Most High gave to Moses. These are generally found in the 5 Books of Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy and Numbers
So that answers the first question.
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