The Keepers of the Oracles & Holy Days
Romans 3:1-2: "What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of Yahuah."
The Jewish people were entrusted with:
If Yahuah entrusted them with His oracles,
shouldn't we follow their example in keeping His Holy Days?
Romans 11:25: "For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in."
Romans 11:11: "I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? Yahuah forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy."
Romans 11:28-29: "As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. For the gifts and calling of Yahuah are without repentance."
Key Point: They are still beloved! Their blindness serves a purpose, but it doesn't invalidate their role as keepers of the oracles!
Leviticus 23:4: "These are the feasts of YHWH, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons."
Leviticus 23:2: "Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of YHWH, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts."
Note: Yahuah calls them "MY feasts" - not Jewish feasts!
| Holy Day | Hebrew Date | Approximate Time | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passover | 14th of Aviv/Nisan | March/April | Death of Yahusha our Lamb |
| Unleavened Bread | 15-21 Aviv/Nisan | March/April | Remove sin from our lives |
| FirstFruits | Sunday during ULB | March/April | Resurrection of Yahusha |
| Pentecost (Shavuot) | 50 days from FirstFruits | May/June | Giving of Torah & Spirit |
| Trumpets (Yom Teruah) | 1st of Tishrei | Sept/Oct | Return of Yahusha |
| Atonement (Yom Kippur) | 10th of Tishrei | Sept/Oct | Final judgment |
| Tabernacles (Sukkot) | 15-22 Tishrei | Sept/Oct | Millennium reign |
Follow Judah's Calendar!
They have preserved the correct dates for 3,500 years.
Don't try to calculate your own - use their faithful preservation!
Matthew 23:2-3: "Yahusha said: The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not."
Yahusha Himself said to observe what they teach from Moses' seat - which includes the calendar and feast days!
Acts 18:21: "But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if Yahuah will."
Acts 20:16: "For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus... for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost."
The Spring Feasts were fulfilled on the exact days:
The Fall Feasts will be fulfilled on the exact days too!
Romans 11:7-8: "What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded (According as it is written, Yahuah hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day."
Answer: Yahuah Himself blinded them for our sake! This doesn't invalidate their role as oracle keepers.
Romans 3:31: "Do we then make void the law through faith? Yahuah forbid: yea, we establish the law."
Answer: Grace doesn't abolish Yahuah's appointed times. These are HIS feasts, not Jewish feasts!
Answer: Read it carefully - it says don't let anyone judge you FOR keeping them! The Colossians were being judged BY pagans for observing Yahuah's days!
Answer: The Gregorian calendar changed, but the Jewish calendar calculation method has remained constant since the 4th century AD (Hillel II), and the weekly cycle has NEVER been broken.
Romans 11:18-21: "Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in. Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear: For if Yahuah spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee."
Ephesians 2:14-15: "For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace."
Romans 11:26: "And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob."
When their blindness is lifted, and they see Yahusha,
we will celebrate the feasts together in perfect unity!
Our Jewish brothers have:
They are temporarily blinded but NOT rejected. They are beloved for the fathers' sakes. Their calling and gifts are irrevocable.
Zechariah 8:23: "Thus saith YHWH of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that Elohim is with you."
If Yahuah trusted them with His oracles,
If Yahusha said to observe what they teach from Moses' seat,
If they've faithfully kept it for 3,500 years,
Then we should follow their example in keeping the Holy Days!