Tag Archives: Feasts of the Lord

A Memorial of the Blowing of Trumpets

Posted on September 27, 2014 by John Valade

The Feast of Trumpets is the only festival in the Bible that is named after a (more-or-less) musical instrument. There were apparently two different kinds of trumpets used in religious services in ancient Israel: a long silver trumpet used for … Continue reading →

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Tabernacles: The Feast of Living Waters

Posted on October 25, 2009 by John Valade

The book or John organizes Jesus’ ministry around different “Jewish” festivals, many of which were ordained by God for Israel in the days of Moses. The events chronicled in John 7-10 take place during and immediately after (mostly the next … Continue reading →

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Jesus and the Feast of Tabernacles Light-show

Posted on October 23, 2009 by John Valade

Kevin Howard and Marvin Rosenthal have done the Christian world a good turn by writing a layman-friendly book about the festivals observed by Jewish people, both biblical and extra-biblical. The descriptions and most of the ideas below are based (either … Continue reading →

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