Tag Archives: Bible Feasts

“You Shall Read This Law”

Posted on October 19, 2014 by John Valade

[Bible references in this post are from the New Revised Standard Version] One of the clues that the so-called old covenant follows a fairly standard ancient covenant format is that ancient covenants usually have what the experts refer to as … Continue reading →

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Feast of Tabernacles: Get Into the Flow

Posted on October 11, 2014 by John Valade

[Note: The material in this post may seem familiar because it has appeared in other forms in previous posts on this website.] The book or John organizes Jesus’ ministry around different “Jewish” festivals, many of which were ordained by God … Continue reading →

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“They Shall be My People, and I Will Be Their God”

Posted on October 10, 2014 by John Valade

The story of the relationship between God and humanity begins with God forming the first human being from the soil and “breathing into his nostrils the breath of life” (Gen. 2:7 NRSV throughout). He directly operates on the man, removing … Continue reading →

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Shout! For He Has Given Us the City

Posted on October 3, 2011 by John Valade

The only thing we are told about Israel’s Feast of Trumpets is that it was to be a “memorial of blowing” (of trumpets). Later tradition assigned the ram’s horn (“shofar” in Hebrew) as the “trumpet of choice” for celebrating the … Continue reading →

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A Meal Before the Lord

Posted on May 2, 2011 by John Valade

This will be a bit of an unusual starting point for a message about Passover. In Exodus 24:9-11 there is a vignette about a meal that God puts on for Moses, Joshua and the 70 elders of Israel in celebration … Continue reading →

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