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Passover: God's Holidays Review

4/16/2019

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God establishes a system of seven holidays - appointed feasts - which are all outlined in Leviticus 23. 

Understanding the depths of these holidays - and how Jesus fulfills them - is a goldmine for Christians. 

With the Passover holiday approaching, we decided to do a review of all of the holidays, and how the writers of the New Testament weave them into the biblical text. 

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If you are not familiar with God's Holidays - which we review in this video - a great resource is from RBC Ministries: Discovery Series which are linked here:

The Holidays of God: Spring Feasts which cover Passover, Unleavened Bread, and the Festival of Weeks

The Holidays of God: Fall Feasts which covers the Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah), Day of Atonement, and the Festival of Tabernacles. ​
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Renewal of Time: Genesis (Part 2 of 2)

4/16/2019

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This video is part 2 of a two part series. 

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This is a continuation of our first video about the "Renewal of Time" and how human beings long to have time renewed.  (see the post below)

In the creation narrative of Genesis 1 - 3 - we find a series of seven symbols.

These seven symbols are then repeated throughout the biblical text at major points of transition - or renewal. 

We can follow this pattern from the creation, to Noah, to the Exodus, to Joshua, and finally all the way up to Jesus. 

This pattern also seems to play out in our lives as we are continually renewed along our path of spiritual growth.
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Renewal of Time: Rosh Hashanah and the Gospel of John (Part 1 of 2)

4/16/2019

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There is a built in desire in human beings to renew time or to use a biblical term, to redeem time.

This idea is found in the rituals of all of the cultures surrounding Israel in the Ancient Near East as well as in the rituals of Israel (see Man and Temple, Patai below).

We also find this idea woven into the biblical text. 

In this first video we look at the biblical holiday - Festival of Trumpets - as well as the Gospel of John to illustrate this idea. 

In part 2 - we'll look at a series of symbols from the creation narrative in Genesis 1-3 which are then repeated throughout the biblical text at major point of renewal - right up to and including Jesus.

Some resources to dig deeper into this topic:

Man and Temple: In Ancient Jewish Myth and Ritual by Raphael Patai

Myth of the Eternal Return: Cosmos and History by Mercea Eliade 

Finally..

Following Jesus: Biblical Reflections on Discipleship by N.T. Wright

If you are not familiar with God's Holidays - which we review in this video - a great resource is from RBC Ministries: Discovery Series which are linked here:

The Holidays of God: Spring Feasts which cover Passover, Unleavened Bread, and the Festival of Weeks

The Holidays of God: Fall Feasts which covers the Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah), Day of Atonement, and the Festival of Tabernacles. 
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    The focus of my studies was twofold:

    First, Biblical Studies with an emphasis on the Old Testament (different from theological studies - here is a great article explaining). I love the culture, language, and history that culminates in each biblical story. 

    The foundation of Jesus' world is the Hebrew Bible. Everything he teaches and does is connected to the only "text" of his day.  Jesus did not have a New Testament. Neither did the disciples.  The more you understand the Hebrew Bible, the more you will appreciate the New Testament.  

    ​The second is Spiritual Growth or Spiritual Formation. What does it mean to be a human within God's creation, and how do we grow and change to be more like what God intended us to be? 

    The spiritual journey is a journey of a lifetime. It is the most challenging and rewarding thing you can do. It takes tremendous courage to face ourselves and our limitations in an effort to grow. It is THE Critical Journey. 

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