Purim: God’s Hidden Hand and the Greater Deliverer Purim is the feast where God never speaks… yet His fingerprints are everywhere. In Esther, there are no recorded miracles, no prophets, no visions—only “ordinary” events that line up with extraordinary timing. Purim teaches us to trust the God who works behind the scenes and delivers His... Continue Reading →
The Feasts of the Bible, Jesus, and the Church Today — Post 9 The Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot): God With Us — Now and Forever If the Day of Atonement reveals the cleansing of God’s people, the Feast of Tabernacles reveals the joy of life with God. How to Use This Post This post follows... Continue Reading →
The Feasts of the Bible, Jesus, and the Church Today — Post 7 The Feast of Trumpets: God’s Wake-Up Call and the Hope of Christ’s Return Trumpets is a holy alarm—meant to interrupt, awaken, and prepare God’s people for the coming King. How to Use This Post This post follows the series pattern: (1) how... Continue Reading →
The Feasts of the Bible, Jesus, and the Church Today — Post 5 Unleavened Bread: Leaving Egypt, Leaving Sin Passover celebrates God’s deliverance. Unleavened Bread celebrates God’s call to walk in that deliverance—leaving the old life behind. How to Use This Post This post follows the same three-part pattern as the series: (1) what the... Continue Reading →
The Feasts of the Bible, Jesus, and the Church Today — Post 3 The Sabbath: God’s Gift of Rest and Jesus Our True Shabbat Before Passover, before Pentecost, before Tabernacles—God gave His people a weekly rhythm: rest, worship, and remembrance. How to Use This Post This post is written to build biblical foundations before we... Continue Reading →
Why Paul’s command to “keep the feast” is metaphorical—not calendrical Quick Answer Bottom Line: No. In 1 Corinthians 5:7–8, Paul is not instructing Christians to observe the Passover feast. He uses Passover imagery to call the church to ongoing holiness. “Keep the feast” describes a Christ-shaped way of life—not a command to follow the Torah... Continue Reading →
What Paul really meant by “shadow… but the substance is Christ” Does Colossians 2:16–17 teach that Christians must keep the biblical feasts and Sabbath? Many Hebrew Roots and Torah observance teachers argue that Paul is saying the feasts still point forward and therefore remain binding. But when the Greek text, historical context, and Paul’s wider... Continue Reading →
Why Paul’s command to “keep the feast” is metaphorical—not calendrical Quick Answer Bottom Line: No. In 1 Corinthians 5:7–8, Paul is not instructing Christians to observe the Passover feast. He uses Passover imagery to call the church to ongoing holiness. “Keep the feast” describes a Christ-shaped way of life—not a command to follow the Torah... Continue Reading →
Home › Hebrew Roots › Feasts › Final Pastoral Chapter: Romans 14, Law of Christ, Conscience, Unity Bottom Line: Romans 14 teaches that Christians may differ on days and practices without condemning one another. The goal is not “calendar conformity,” but Christ-centered unity. We honor conscience without turning it into a covenant requirement, and we... Continue Reading →
The text discusses the debate on Christmas's alleged pagan origins, emphasizing that elements used in celebrations can be redeemed for God's glory if they honor Christ.