The Moedim--God's Appointed Times

In Leviticus 23, Moses records God's directions to the Israelites to keep His appointed times. God provides details as to each of the appointed times. In verse 37, God summarizes the appointed times, saying, "These are the appointed times of the Lord which you shall proclaim as holy convocations, to present offerings by fire to the Lord—burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrifices and drink offerings, each day’s matter on its own day ...."

We are providing here some notes regarding the appointed times to help you understand some of the key Scriptures applicable to each of the appointed times, and a calendar arrangement--enabling you to see each of the appointed times in relation to the other appointed times and to the Hebrew and Gregorian calendar years.

Many scholars have indicated that Jesus fulfilled the first 4 of the appointed times, the Spring Feasts," in His final weeks on the earth and following His ascension. Because the Spring Feast appointed times were fulfilled chronologically, it is anticipated that Jesus will play a critical role in chronologically fulfilling each the remaining appointed times--the Fall Feasts--via, the rapture (Yom Teruah a/k/a Feast of Trumpets), His Second Coming and salvation of Israel (Yom Kippur a/k/a the Day of Atonement), and His setting up of His Kingdom on earth (Feast of Tabernacles). This explains why so many Believers in Christ get excited each year around the time of the Feast of Trumpets--anticipating the possible rapture of the Church.

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7 Appointed Times (Moed מוֹעֵד) of Yahweh – Lev. 23:37

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Abib / Nisan (1st month of the year – Ex. 12:1-2)	Iyar (Iyyar)	Sivan (named after blooming of wheat)	Tammuz	Av (Ab)	Elul	Tishrei (start of the year) (civil year) (means month of sowing)	Cheshvan (Marheshvan)	Kislev (named after the constellation Kesil, i.e., Orion)	Tebeth	Shevat (Shebat)	Adar (named after sign of Aries)
March - April	April - May	May - June	June - July	July- August	August - September	September - October	October - November	November - December	December - January	January - February	February - March
1 - 14th day of the month is Passover (Pesach) - Lev. 23:5; Numbers 28:16; (“Feast of the Passover” – Ex. 34:25); take the lamb on the 10th of the month – Ex. 12:3-6 Not for foreigners. Ex. 12:43 2 - 15th day of the month marks start of 7-day Feast of Unleavened Bread (1st and 7th days are convocations – no work) – Lev. 23:6-8; holy assemblies – Ex. 12:14-20 Commemorate coming out of Egypt – Exodus 23:14-15; 34:18 7 days eat unleavened bread. Ex. 12:15; 34:18 2 bulls, 1 ram, 7 1-yr old lambs + flour and oil. 1 male goat for sin offering. Numbers 28:17-25 Also eat unleavened bread on the 14th day of the month (until 21st, 8 days) - Ex. 12:18 3 – 16th day of the month – Feast of the Harvest of First Fruits or Yom HaBikkurim – offerings by people of stalks of barley are waved by the priest before the Lord on the day after the Sabbath; male lamb, flour and wine burnt offerings given – Lev. 23:9-14 Commemorate the first fruits of your labors from what you sow in the field – Exodus 23:16 Note that the ark rested on Ararat on the 17th day of the 7th month (of the civil year); the same day that Jesus resurrected.		4 – [about the 5th day of the month] Shavuot – (“first fruits of the wheat harvest” – Ex. 34:22) (“Feast of Weeks” - Num. 28:26, Deut. 16:10) - 7 Sabbaths + 1 day after Yom HaBikkurim – the 50th day – Wave Offering or New Grain Offering – 2 loaves of leavened bread; also 7 male 1-yr old lambs, bull, 2 rams with drink & grain burnt offerings; followed by 1 male goat as a sin offering + 2 1-yr old male lambs as a peace offering. Includes a proclamation, convocation and Sabbath rest – Lev. 23:15-21 Don’t offer blood of the sacrifice with the leavened bread. Ex. 23:18; Ex. 34:25 2 bulls + 1 ram + 7 1-yr old male lambs = flout & oil + 1 male goat for atonement [ram and bull count different from Leviticus account]. Numbers 28:26-31 Strangers are invited. Deut. 16:11 Greek term for the dayis Pentecost (“fiftieth day”). Marks the day on which the Holy Spirit came to the church and is a significant marker for its inauguration. See Acts 2.		9th day is Tisha B’Av commemorating the destruction of the 1st and 2nd temples.		5 – 1st day of the month – Blowing of Trumpets - - Rosh Hashanah (“head of the year”) -rest, convocation & Sabbath rest; fire offering to the Lord – Lev. 23:23-25; Num. 29:1-6 (reference to “new moon offering” occurring on the same day) 6 – 10th day of 7th month – Day of Atonement – Yom Kippur – convocation, rest & fire offering to the Lord – from sunset on 9th to sunset on 10th – complete rest. Lev. 23:26-32; Num. 29:7-11. Note that in a Jubilee year, a ram’s horn is blown on this date. Lev. 25:8-12. 7 - 15th day for 7 days – Festival of Booths (“Feast of Booths” – Deut. 16:13) – Feast of Tabernacles - Sukkot – (1st and 8th days are convocations – no work on these days) – offerings of fire on all days. Lev. 23:33-36. On the 1st day gather (“foliage of beautiful trees”) branches from palms, willows and other thick branches and rejoice before the Lord for 7 days as a feast; native born in Israel to live in booths for 7 days. Lev. 23:39-43 Feast of Ingathering – “at the end of the year when you gather in the fruit of your labors from the field.” Ex. 23:16; Ex. 34:22 (“at the turn of the year”) Strangers are invited. Deut. 16:14 Offerings detailed – Num. 29:12-38		Hanukkah or Festival of Lights celebrated in this month.			Purim or Festival of Lots is celebrated here. In leap years, an additional month called Adar I may be added here followed by the regular month, which is called Adar II.

All males to appear at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Booths with offerings. Deut. 16:16.

Nisan starts on the day after the new moon closest to the spring equinox.

Jesus’ connection to the feasts:

• Passover - Declaration of John the Baptist; 1 Cor. 5:7

• Unleavened Bread – Declarations of Jesus: John 6:35 “I am the bread of life”; “this is my body which is broken for you.”

• First Fruits – Declaration of Paul: 1 Cor. 5:20 “Christ … the first fruits of the those who have fallen asleep.”

• Pentecost – Commemorative of the giving of the law (per Ex. 19:1, 11, 24-20:26), it also marks the transition to the new covenant and gift of the Holy Spirit.

• Blowing of Trumpets – Hints at rapture – 1 Cor. 15:52 (last trump); 1 Thes. 4:16-17 (the trump of God).

• Day of Atonement – Hints at the future day of Christ’s atonement for Israel by direct action (Jeremiah 31:31-34).

• Tabernacles – Foreshadows the return of Christ to dwell with Israel in the 1,000-year reign of Christ and celebrate the feast (Zech. 14:16-19).