There are many special occasions that we celebrate during
our lives, but there are seven feasts that God designed especially for us. Not
only did he give them for us to celebrate, but through them He gave us the gift
of salvation. These are the 7 Feasts of Redemption.
Within these feasts God reveals His Plan of Redemption, that
is, the steps that He put in place to save us from eternal death through the
Messiah.
Let’s begin by understanding what Redemption is…
REDEMPTION
This is how the dictionary defines the verb “Redeem”:
To free from what distresses or harms: as
* to free from captivity by payment
of ransom
* to extricate from or help to
overcome something detrimental
* to release from blame or debt
* to free from the consequences of
sin
All of these definitions apply to what God has done for us…
In the beginning of time, Adam had a perfect relationship
with God. But when he disobeyed and sinned, he was separated from God. The
consequence for his disobedience was slavery to sin and eternal death, not only
for him but also for all of his descendants.
But before laying all the blame on Adam, we must realize
that each and every one of us is responsible, for there is no one that is
righteous, not a single one.
(Psalms
14:2-3) The
LORD looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who
understand, who seek after God. (3) They have all turned aside; together they
have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one.
We have all sinned, therefore we are all guilty. We are
condemned to eternal death. We have a debt with God. We are slaves to sin…
therefore we need to “be redeemed”.
The great miracle is that God did not give up on man, whom He
had made in His image to share his life with Him. Instead of condemning us and
forgetting about us, He determined himself to save us.
(John
3:16-17) For
God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes
in him should not perish but have eternal life. (17) For God did not send
his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might
be saved through him.
The
Lord has set us free from the condemnation of sin and death by paying the debt himself.
Jesus voluntarily offered to die for us, to pay the ransom to release us from the
slavery of sin, and thus restore humanity back to grace before God.
REDEMPTION PLAN
The revelation of the Plan for Divine Redemption is exposed
throughout the entire Bible, but it is presented in a clear and concise way through
the “Feasts of Redemption” that are summed up in Leviticus 23.
These feasts are:
- Passover (Heb. Pesach)
- Feast of Unleavened Bread (Heb. Hag HaMatzot)
- First Fruits (Heb. Bikkurim)
- Weeks or Pentecost (Heb. Shavuot)
- Feast of Trumpets (Heb. Yom Teruah)
- Day of Atonement (Heb. Yom Kippur)
- Feast of Booths (Heb. Succot)
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