Today's lesson is the second in our series on God's Appointed Feasts – sometimes called God's holidays.

Today's lesson focuses on the first of the seven Biblical holidays – Passover.

Passover was the central holiday in the collective consciousness of the Jewish people in the first century. 

This holiday celebrates when God overthrew the Pharaoh and delivered the nation of Israel. 

Many in Jesus' day longed for God to once again show up on Passover to deliver the Israelites from the oppressive rule of the Roman empire. 

"God has done it in the past," they said, "and he can certainly do it again!"

It is this holiday – the Passover – that Jesus is going to the cross as the Lamb of God – God's Passover lamb. 

And just like that first Passover lamb from Exodus 12 - those covered in the blood of Jesus will be set free from the tyranny of sin! 

Jesus IS our Passover Lamb who was sacrificed on our behalf (1 Cor. 5:6-7).

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Today's lesson kicks off our upcoming series on God's Appointed Feasts found in Leviticus 23.

These holidays are central to Jesus' ministry and God's plan of redeeming the world!

In this video, we will briefly introduce the holidays and then look at the concept of redemption!

God is redeeming the world. The Bible is a book about redemption.

But what does the word redemption mean? Do we have a sufficient enough understanding of this ancient concept that we can begin to see it all over the Bible?

Join us as we introduce God's Appointed Feasts and unpack the concept of redemption.

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The phrase "Daughters of Jerusalem" is a Hebrew idiom. 

This short video explores this phrase's linguistic and cultural context and what Jesus means when he uses it in Luke 23:28. 

Judgment is descending on Jerusalem. 

In 66 AD, the Zealots pushed Israel into a war with Rome. By 70 AD, Jerusalem was under siege, and the villages outside the city walls were destroyed. 


The words spoken by Jesus as he is on his way to be crucified are prophetic, and concern Jerusalem's coming judgment. 

Understanding the phrase "Daughters of Jerusalem" helps us understand the overall meaning of what Jesus is saying in Luke 23:28-31.   

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Understanding God's Appointed Feasts is critical to understanding Jesus, the New Testament, and God's plan of redemption. 

This is an introductory video to highlight how Jesus is fulfilling God's redemptive plan through action on each of the holidays.

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It's not always easy to understand the messages from the book of Genesis. 

Since Genesis is presented to us in narrative form, we must do some work to find meaning or principles that we can apply to our lives. 

Join us in this short lesson as we discover a message on the power of forgiveness and what it takes for a people group to come together as a nation. 

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Today's video is part of our Fig Tree Five series - five-minute videos to help broaden your understanding of the Bible! 

Join us as we learn about the amazing Hebrew word - Midbar! 

Midbar is the Hebrew word for wilderness or desert but is derived from the Hebrew word DBR which means "to speak" (verb) or "word" (noun). 

The Holy Spirit led Jesus into the "wilderness" (Matt. 4:1) in the desert east of Jerusalem (see photo below). 

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