BIBLICAL FEASTS

The Appointed Times of Yahuah (Moedim)

TRUTH CARRIERS EDUCATION SYSTEM
Torah Foundations Series - Tier 1 (Adult Core)

ABOUT THIS WORKBOOK

The Biblical Feasts are not "Jewish holidays" but Yahuah's Appointed Times (Leviticus 23:2). These seven annual feasts, plus the weekly Sabbath, are divine appointments—prophetic rehearsals pointing to the Messiah's work of redemption.

What You Will Learn:

Sacred Names Used: Yahuah (not LORD), Yahusha (not Jesus), Elohim (God)

Study Time: 10-12 hours (8 comprehensive lessons)

HOW TO USE THIS WORKBOOK - The 6Rs Learning Method

This workbook uses the 6Rs Learning Method for deep retention:

Why This Works: Research shows we remember only 10% of what we read, but up to 90% of what we teach to others!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. Lesson 1: Introduction - Feasts of Yahuah (Not "Jewish Holidays")
  2. Lesson 2: Passover (Pesach) - The Lamb Without Blemish
  3. Lesson 3: Unleavened Bread & Firstfruits - Burial and Resurrection
  4. Lesson 4: Pentecost (Shavuot) - Torah and Spirit
  5. Lesson 5: Trumpets (Yom Teruah) - The Awakening Blast
  6. Lesson 6: Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) - The High Priest Enters
  7. Lesson 7: Tabernacles (Sukkot) - Dwelling with Yahuah
  8. Lesson 8: Living the Feasts Today - Practical Application

KEY HEBREW TERMS

Hebrew Term Strong's Meaning
מועד (Moed) H4150 Appointed time, fixed meeting, divine appointment
מקרא (Mikra) H4744 Rehearsal, a calling together (from kara = to call out)
פסח (Pesach) H6453 Passover (from pasach = to pass over, skip)
מצות (Matzot) H4682 Unleavened bread (without leaven/yeast)
ביכורים (Bikkurim) H1061 Firstfruits (the first, best portion of harvest)
שבועות (Shavuot) H7620 Weeks (Pentecost = 50th day)
תרועה (Teruah) H8643 Shout, battle cry, alarm blast (Trumpets)
כפור (Kippur) H3725 Atonement, covering (from kaphar = to cover)
סכות (Sukkot) H5521 Tabernacles, booths, temporary dwellings

LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION - FEASTS OF YAHUAH

Scripture Reading

Leviticus 23:1-2
"And Yahuah spoke to Moses, saying, 'Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: The feasts of Yahuah, which you shall proclaim to be set-apart convocations, these are My feasts.'"

Core Teaching: Whose Feasts Are These?

Notice carefully what Scripture says: "The feasts of YAHUAH... these are MY feasts."

These are NOT:

These ARE:

Hebrew Word Study: Moed (מועד)

Strong's H4150: moed (מועד)

Definition: An appointed time, a fixed meeting, an assembly, a signal

Concept: These are not holidays in the modern sense (vacations or days off). They are divine appointments—specific times when Yahuah has arranged to meet with His people.

Think of it like this: If the President of the United States sent you a formal invitation to meet him at the White House on a specific date and time, would you:

Of course not! You would mark your calendar, clear your schedule, and show up at the appointed time.

How much more should we honor the appointments set by the King of the Universe?

Hebrew Word Study: Mikra (מקרא)

Strong's H4744: mikra (מקרא)

Root: kara (קרא) = to call out, to proclaim

Often translated: "Convocation" (a calling together)

Torah-observant interpretation: REHEARSAL

Why "rehearsal"? Because a rehearsal is a practice run for a future event. Think of a wedding rehearsal the day before the wedding—everyone practices their roles so they know what to do when the real event happens.

The Biblical Feasts are prophetic rehearsals:

The Seven Annual Feasts

Feast Hebrew Name Date (Biblical Calendar) Season
SPRING FEASTS (Already Fulfilled)
1. Passover Pesach (פסח) 14th of Aviv (1st month) Spring - Barley Harvest Begins
2. Unleavened Bread Chag HaMatzot (מצות) 15th-21st of Aviv Spring - 7 days
3. Firstfruits Bikkurim (ביכורים) Morrow after Sabbath (during Unleavened Bread) Spring - Wave Sheaf Offering
4. Pentecost (Weeks) Shavuot (שבועות) 50 days after Firstfruits Late Spring - Wheat Harvest
FALL FEASTS (Awaiting Fulfillment)
5. Trumpets Yom Teruah (תרועה) 1st of Tishrei (7th month) Fall - Awakening Blast
6. Day of Atonement Yom Kippur (כפור) 10th of Tishrei Fall - Fast & Affliction
7. Tabernacles Sukkot (סכות) 15th-21st of Tishrei Fall - Grape/Olive Harvest, Ingathering

The Agricultural Cycle

The Feasts Follow Israel's Harvest Seasons:

Spiritual Application: Just as there are different harvests in agriculture, there are different "harvests" of souls throughout redemptive history.

Three Pilgrimage Feasts

Exodus 23:14-17
"Three times you shall keep a feast to Me in the year... Three times in the year all your males shall appear before Yahuah Elohim."

The three pilgrimage feasts (Shalosh Regalim) when all males were commanded to appear before Yahuah in Jerusalem:

  1. Unleavened Bread (Spring)
  2. Shavuot/Pentecost (Late Spring)
  3. Sukkot/Tabernacles (Fall)

Historical Note: During these feasts, Jerusalem's population would swell from ~50,000 to over 200,000 as pilgrims from across Israel and the diaspora came to worship.

Fill-in-the-Blank Questions

1. Leviticus 23:2 states: "The feasts of , which you shall proclaim to be set-apart convocations, these are feasts."
2. The Hebrew word moed (H4150) means time or divine appointment.
3. The Hebrew word mikra (H4744) is often interpreted as , meaning a practice run for a future prophetic event.
4. The Spring Feasts (Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, Shavuot) were fulfilled at Messiah's Coming, while the Fall Feasts await fulfillment at His Coming.
5. The three pilgrimage feasts when all males appeared before Yahuah were: , , and .

True or False

Discussion Questions

1. If Leviticus 23:2 says "these are MY feasts" (Yahuah's feasts), why do most Christians call them "Jewish holidays" and choose not to observe them?

2. How does understanding the feasts as "rehearsals" (mikra) change the way you view them? What does it mean to "practice" for prophetic events?

3. Compare the Biblical Feasts (rooted in Torah with prophetic significance) to modern Christian holidays like Christmas and Easter (rooted in tradition without biblical command). Which has clearer scriptural foundation?

📖 SCRIPTURE MEMORY: Leviticus 23:2

"Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: The feasts of Yahuah, which you shall proclaim to be set-apart convocations, these are My feasts."

📝 RECALL EXERCISE

Close this workbook. Write from memory:

🗣 TEACH-BACK CHALLENGE

Explain to someone: Why are these called "Feasts of Yahuah" rather than "Jewish holidays"? What's the difference?

Person I taught: Date:

🎯 APPLICATION STEP

This week, I will:

LESSON 2: PASSOVER (PESACH) - THE LAMB WITHOUT BLEMISH

Scripture Reading

Exodus 12:3-7, 12-13
"Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying: 'On the tenth of this month every man shall take for himself a lamb... Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year... Now you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at twilight. And they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses... For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night... and when I see the blood, I will pass over you.'"

Core Teaching: The Lamb Selected, Examined, and Slain

1. The Lamb Must Be Selected (10th of Aviv)

Yahuah commanded that the Passover lamb be selected on the 10th day of the first month (Aviv/Nisan) and kept until the 14th day—a period of 4 days.

Why 4 days? The lamb had to be examined for any blemish or defect. Only a perfect lamb could be offered.

Prophetic Fulfillment in Yahusha:

10th of Nisan: Yahusha entered Jerusalem on a donkey (Triumphal Entry) - the same day lambs were selected

11th-13th of Nisan: Yahusha was examined by Pharisees, Sadducees, Herodians, Pilate, Herod Antipas—all seeking to find fault

Result: Pilate declared THREE TIMES: "I find no fault in Him" (John 18:38, 19:4, 19:6)

14th of Nisan: Yahusha was crucified at the EXACT time the Passover lambs were being slaughtered

2. The Lamb Must Be Without Blemish

Hebrew word: tamim (תָּמִים) - H8549 = perfect, complete, without spot

Requirements from Exodus 12:5:

1 Peter 1:18-19
"You were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold... but with the precious blood of Messiah, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot."

3. The Lamb Must Be Slain "Between the Evenings"

Exodus 12:6: "Kill it at twilight" - Hebrew: ben ha'arbayim (בין הערבים) = "between the evenings"

Debate on timing:

Yahusha's Crucifixion Timing:

Mark 15:25: "Now it was the third hour, and they crucified Him" (9:00 AM)

Matthew 27:45-46: "From the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness... And about the ninth hour Yahusha cried out" (Noon to 3:00 PM)

Matthew 27:50: "And Yahusha cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit"

Result: Yahusha died at the 9th hour (3:00 PM)—the EXACT time the Passover lambs were being slaughtered in the Temple!

4. The Blood Applied to the Doorposts

The Israelites were commanded to take the blood of the lamb and apply it to:

Significance: When the blood was applied to the two doorposts and the lintel, it formed the shape of a cross (†).

Exodus 12:13: "When I see the blood, I will pass over you."

It was NOT the lamb itself that saved—it was the applied blood. Faith required action: taking the blood and putting it on the doorframe.

Hebrews 9:22
"And according to the Torah almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission."

The Meal: Roasted Lamb, Bitter Herbs, Unleavened Bread

Element Instruction Symbolism
Roasted Lamb Roasted with fire, not boiled (Exodus 12:8-9) The lamb had to go through the FIRE (judgment). Yahusha endured the fire of Yahuah's wrath for our sin.
Bitter Herbs (maror) Eaten with the lamb (Exodus 12:8) Reminds of the bitterness of slavery in Egypt. Our slavery to sin is bitter.
Unleavened Bread (matzah) No leaven permitted (Exodus 12:8) Leaven = sin, pride, hypocrisy. Matzah is striped and pierced—a picture of Messiah's body.
Eating Position "Loins girded, sandals on feet, staff in hand" (Exodus 12:11) Ready to LEAVE Egypt immediately. Believers must be ready to leave the world's system.

1 Corinthians 5:7 - "Messiah Our Passover"

1 Corinthians 5:7
"Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Messiah, our Passover, was sacrificed for us."

Paul explicitly identifies Yahusha as the Passover Lamb. This is not metaphor or allegory—it is direct prophetic fulfillment.

Fill-in-the-Blank Questions

1. The Passover lamb was selected on the day of the first month and kept until the day—a period of days for examination.
2. The lamb had to be tamim (H8549), which means blemish or without spot.
3. Yahusha was examined for 4 days by religious and political leaders, and Pilate declared times, "I find no fault in Him."
4. Yahusha died at the hour ( PM)—the exact time the Passover lambs were being slaughtered in the Temple.
5. Exodus 12:13 states: "When I see the , I will pass over you." It was the applied blood that saved, not the lamb itself.

True or False

Discussion Questions

1. Why do you think Yahuah required the Passover lamb to be examined for 4 days before being slain? How does this relate to Yahusha's 4 days of examination before His crucifixion?

2. Exodus 12:13 says "When I see the BLOOD, I will pass over you." What does this teach about the importance of applied faith (not just belief, but action)?

📖 SCRIPTURE MEMORY: Exodus 12:13

"When I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt."

📝 RECALL EXERCISE

Close this workbook. Write from memory:

🗣 TEACH-BACK CHALLENGE

Explain to someone: How did Yahusha perfectly fulfill the Passover lamb prophecy - from selection to timing of death?

Person I taught: Date:

🎯 APPLICATION STEP

This week, I will:

LESSON 3: UNLEAVENED BREAD & FIRSTFRUITS

PART A: UNLEAVENED BREAD (Chag HaMatzot)

Scripture Reading

Leviticus 23:6-8
"And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to Yahuah; seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the first day you shall have a set-apart convocation; you shall do no customary work on it... On the seventh day is a set-apart convocation; you shall do no customary work on it."

Duration: Seven Days (15th-21st of Aviv)

Immediately following Passover (14th of Aviv), the Feast of Unleavened Bread begins on the 15th and continues for seven days.

The Command: Remove ALL Leaven

Exodus 12:15
"Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day you shall remove leaven from your houses. For whoever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that person shall be cut off from Israel."

Hebrew words:

What Leaven Represents in Scripture

Throughout the Bible, leaven almost ALWAYS symbolizes:

Matthew 16:6, 11-12
"Yahusha said to them, 'Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.'... Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
1 Corinthians 5:6-8
"Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Messiah, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth."

Spiritual Application: Active Removal of Sin

Just as Israelites had to ACTIVELY search their homes and remove every trace of leaven, believers must ACTIVELY search their hearts and remove sin.

The Burial of Messiah

Yahusha's Burial on Unleavened Bread:

John 19:31: "Therefore, because it was the Preparation Day, that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day)..."

The "high day" Sabbath was the 15th of Nisan—the FIRST day of Unleavened Bread, not the weekly Sabbath.

Fulfillment: Yahusha was buried on the first day of Unleavened Bread. Just as matzah (unleavened bread) is striped and pierced, Yahusha's body was striped (whipped) and pierced (nails, spear).

The Afikoman Tradition

In the traditional Passover Seder, the middle of three matzot is:

  1. Broken in half
  2. Wrapped in linen
  3. Hidden (buried)
  4. Brought back at the end of the meal

This perfectly pictures Messiah's death, burial, and resurrection—even though this tradition predates Yahusha!

PART B: FIRSTFRUITS (Bikkurim)

Scripture Reading

Leviticus 23:9-14
"Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'When you come into the land which I give to you, and reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest. He shall wave the sheaf before Yahuah, to be accepted on your behalf; on the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it.'"

Timing: "The Morrow After the Sabbath"

Debate on interpretation:

The Wave Sheaf Offering

The priest took a sheaf (omer) of standing barley—the FIRST and BEST of the harvest—and waved it before Yahuah. This signaled the official start of the harvest season.

Critical point: The rest of the barley harvest could NOT be eaten until the firstfruits were offered and accepted by Yahuah.

Resurrection of Yahusha

Yahusha Rose on Firstfruits:

Matthew 28:1, 6: "Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn... He is not here; for He is risen."

1 Corinthians 15:20, 23: "But now Messiah is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep... But each one in his own order: Messiah the firstfruits, afterward those who are Messiah's at His coming."

Fulfillment: Yahusha rose on the "morrow after the Sabbath" (Sunday morning)—exactly when the wave sheaf was being offered in the Temple! He is the FIRSTFRUITS of the resurrection harvest.

The Harvest Principle

Just as the barley harvest could NOT be eaten until the firstfruits were offered, the harvest of souls (resurrection of believers) could NOT begin until Yahusha (the Firstfruits) was resurrected and presented to the Father.

Fill-in-the-Blank Questions

1. The Feast of Unleavened Bread lasts days, from the 15th to the 21st of Aviv.
2. Leaven (seor/chametz) symbolizes , pride, hypocrisy, and false doctrine.
3. Yahusha was buried on the of Nisan, which was the "high day" Sabbath (first day of Unleavened Bread).
4. Firstfruits is celebrated on the " after the Sabbath" during Passover week.
5. 1 Corinthians 15:20 calls Yahusha the of those who have fallen asleep (died).

True or False

Discussion Questions

1. If leaven represents sin, what does "de-leavening" your home teach about the need to actively search for and remove sin from your life?

2. Why do you think Yahuah designed the feasts so that the FIRST of the harvest (firstfruits) had to be offered BEFORE the rest could be enjoyed? How does this relate to Yahusha's resurrection?

📖 SCRIPTURE MEMORY: 1 Corinthians 15:20

"But now Messiah has been raised from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep."

📝 RECALL EXERCISE

Close this workbook. Write from memory:

🗣 TEACH-BACK CHALLENGE

Explain to someone: How did Yahusha's burial and resurrection fulfill both Unleavened Bread and Firstfruits on the exact days?

Person I taught: Date:

🎯 APPLICATION STEP

This week, I will:

LESSON 4: PENTECOST (SHAVUOT) - TORAH AND SPIRIT

Scripture Reading

Leviticus 23:15-21
"And you shall count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering: seven Sabbaths shall be completed. Count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath; then you shall offer a new grain offering to Yahuah... It shall be a statute forever in all your dwellings throughout your generations."

Name and Timing

Hebrew: Shavuot (שבועות) - H7620 = "Weeks" (plural of shavua = week)

Greek: Pentecost (Πεντηκοστή) = "Fiftieth" (50th day)

How to count: Count 7 complete Sabbaths (7 weeks = 49 days) from Firstfruits, then the next day (50th day) is Shavuot/Pentecost.

Result: Shavuot ALWAYS falls on the first day of the week (Sunday), exactly 50 days after Firstfruits.

The Two Leavened Loaves

Leviticus 23:17
"You shall bring from your dwellings two wave loaves of two-tenths of an ephah. They shall be of fine flour; they shall be baked with leaven. They are the firstfruits to Yahuah."

Key observation: Unlike Passover (NO leaven), Shavuot requires TWO loaves baked WITH leaven.

Symbolism - Two Interpretations:

The Torah Connection: Shavuot at Mount Sinai

Traditional Jewish teaching (supported by Exodus chronology): The Torah was given at Mount Sinai on Shavuot, approximately 50 days after the Exodus from Egypt.

Exodus 19:1, 11
"In the third month after the children of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on the same day, they came to the Wilderness of Sinai... And let them be ready for the third day. For on the third day Yahuah will come down upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people."

What happened at Sinai: Yahuah wrote the Torah on tablets of stone with His finger.

The Dark Side of Sinai:

Exodus 32:28: When Moses came down from the mountain and found the people worshiping the golden calf, he commanded the Levites to execute judgment. About 3,000 men died that day for idolatry.

The Principle: "The letter kills" (2 Corinthians 3:6) - the LAW written on stone brought DEATH to those who violated it.

The Spirit Connection: Shavuot in Acts 2

Acts 2:1-4
"When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance."

What happened at Pentecost (Acts 2): Yahuah wrote the Torah on tablets of the heart (Jeremiah 31:33; Ezekiel 36:26-27).

The Bright Side of Pentecost:

Acts 2:41: After Peter's sermon, about 3,000 souls were saved and baptized that day.

The Principle: "The Spirit gives life" (2 Corinthians 3:6) - the LAW written on hearts by the Spirit brings LIFE to those who believe.

The Perfect Contrast

Aspect Sinai (Exodus 19-20) Pentecost (Acts 2)
Day Shavuot (50 days after Exodus) Pentecost (50 days after Resurrection)
Location of Law Tablets of STONE Tablets of the HEART
Mediator Moses Yahusha (via Holy Spirit)
Outcome 3,000 DIED (judgment for golden calf) 3,000 SAVED (grace through Messiah)
Principle "The letter kills" (2 Cor 3:6) "The Spirit gives life" (2 Cor 3:6)

The New Covenant Promise

Jeremiah 31:31-33
"Behold, the days are coming, says Yahuah, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah... I will put My Torah in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their Elohim, and they shall be My people."

Critical point: The New Covenant does NOT abolish the Torah—it writes the same Torah on believers' HEARTS by the Spirit!

Fill-in-the-Blank Questions

1. Shavuot means "" in Hebrew. Pentecost means "" in Greek.
2. You count Sabbaths (weeks) from Firstfruits, then the next day (50th day) is Shavuot.
3. Unlike Passover, the two wave loaves at Shavuot are baked with .
4. At Mount Sinai, Yahuah wrote the Torah on tablets of . At Pentecost (Acts 2), He wrote it on tablets of the .
5. At Sinai, approximately people died for idolatry. At Pentecost, approximately people were saved through faith.

True or False

Discussion Questions

1. Why do you think Yahuah ordained that the SAME day (Shavuot/Pentecost) marked BOTH the giving of the Torah at Sinai AND the outpouring of the Spirit in Acts 2? What does this teach about the relationship between Law and Spirit?

2. Jeremiah 31:33 promises Yahuah will write the Torah "on their hearts." Does this mean believers no longer need to read or obey the written Torah? Why or why not?

📖 SCRIPTURE MEMORY: Jeremiah 31:33

"I will put My Torah in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their Elohim, and they shall be My people."

📝 RECALL EXERCISE

Close this workbook. Write from memory:

🗣 TEACH-BACK CHALLENGE

Explain to someone: How does the Spirit's outpouring at Pentecost connect to Torah - not replace it?

Person I taught: Date:

🎯 APPLICATION STEP

This week, I will:

LESSON 5: TRUMPETS (YOM TERUAH) - THE AWAKENING BLAST

Scripture Reading

Leviticus 23:23-25
"Then Yahuah spoke to Moses, saying, 'Speak to the children of Israel, saying: In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a sabbath-rest, a memorial of blowing of trumpets (זִכְרוֹן תְּרוּעָה), a set-apart convocation. You shall do no customary work on it; and you shall offer an offering made by fire to Yahuah.'"

Core Teaching: The Day of Shouting

Hebrew Word Study: Teruah (תְּרוּעָה)

Strong's H8643: Teruah (תְּרוּעָה)

Definition: A shout, battle cry, alarm blast, war cry, joyful shout

Root: Rua (רוּעַ) - to shout, raise a sound, cry out

Key observation: Scripture calls this feast Yom Teruah (Day of Shouting/Blasting), NOT "Rosh Hashanah" (Head of the Year).

Biblical Name vs. Tradition

Aspect Biblical (Leviticus 23) Later Jewish Tradition
Name Yom Teruah (Day of Shouting) Rosh Hashanah (Head of the Year)
New Year First month = Aviv/Nisan (Exodus 12:2) Civil new year = Tishrei (7th month)
Focus Blowing trumpets/shouting Judgment, repentance, book of life
Date 1st day of 7th month 1st day of 7th month (same)
Exodus 12:2
"This month [Aviv/Nisan] shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you."

Clarification: The biblical NEW YEAR begins in the SPRING (Aviv/Nisan), not the fall. Yom Teruah falls in the 7th month, making it a MID-YEAR feast, not a new year celebration.

The Sound of the Shofar

The shofar (ram's horn) produces different sounds:

Prophetic Themes of Yom Teruah

1. Coronation of the King

In ancient Israel, trumpets were blown to announce the coronation of a new king.

1 Kings 1:34, 39
"Let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there as king over Israel; and blow the horn, and say, 'Long live King Solomon!'... Then they blew the horn, and all the people said, 'Long live King Solomon!'"

Future Fulfillment:

Revelation 11:15: "Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, 'The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Master and of His Messiah, and He shall reign forever and ever!'"

When Yahusha returns, the trumpet will sound to announce His coronation as King of Kings and Master of Masters.

2. The Resurrection and Rapture

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
"For the Master Himself will descend from heaven with a shout (κέλευσμα), with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of Elohim. And the dead in Messiah will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Master in the air."
1 Corinthians 15:51-52
"Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed—in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed."

The Last Trumpet:

Many Torah-observant believers identify the "last trumpet" with the final shofar blast (Tekiah Gedolah) of Yom Teruah.

Speculation: Since the Spring Feasts were fulfilled at Messiah's first coming ON THE EXACT DAYS, could the Fall Feasts be fulfilled at His second coming ON THE EXACT DAYS?

If so, Yom Teruah would be the day of the resurrection/rapture.

3. Awakening and Repentance

The shofar blast is an ALARM—a wake-up call to repent and prepare.

Joel 2:1
"Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; for the day of Yahuah is coming, for it is at hand."
Zephaniah 1:14-16
"The great day of Yahuah is near; it is near and hastens quickly... A day of trumpet and alarm against the fortified cities and against the high towers."

The Ten Days of Awe

Tradition holds that the 10 days between Yom Teruah (1st of Tishrei) and Yom Kippur (10th of Tishrei) are days of repentance and self-examination—called the Ten Days of Awe or Days of Repentance.

Spiritual Application: The trumpet sounds to wake us up and call us to prepare our hearts for judgment (Yom Kippur) and the King's arrival.

Fill-in-the-Blank Questions

1. The Hebrew word teruah (H8643) means , battle cry, or alarm blast.
2. Scripture calls this feast Yom Teruah (Day of Shouting), but later tradition calls it (Head of the Year).
3. The biblical NEW YEAR begins in the (first month), not in Tishrei (seventh month).
4. 1 Corinthians 15:52 says the resurrection will occur "at the trumpet."
5. The 10 days between Yom Teruah and Yom Kippur are traditionally called the Ten Days of .

True or False

Discussion Questions

1. If the Spring Feasts were fulfilled at Messiah's FIRST coming on the exact days, what does this suggest about the Fall Feasts and His SECOND coming?

2. The shofar is an ALARM—a wake-up call. What areas of your life need "awakening" in preparation for the King's return?

📖 SCRIPTURE MEMORY: 1 Thessalonians 4:16

"For the Master Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of Elohim."

📝 RECALL EXERCISE

Close this workbook. Write from memory:

🗣 TEACH-BACK CHALLENGE

Explain to someone: Why is Yom Teruah (Trumpets) likely connected to Messiah's second coming?

Person I taught: Date:

🎯 APPLICATION STEP

This week, I will:

LESSON 6: DAY OF ATONEMENT (YOM KIPPUR)

Scripture Reading

Leviticus 23:26-32
"And Yahuah spoke to Moses, saying: 'Also the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the Day of Atonement. It shall be a set-apart convocation for you; you shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire to Yahuah... It shall be to you a sabbath of solemn rest, and you shall afflict your souls; on the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall celebrate your sabbath.'"

Core Teaching: The Holiest Day of the Year

Hebrew Word Study: Kippur (כִּפֻּר)

Strong's H3725: Kippur (כִּפֻּר)

Root: Kaphar (כָּפַר) - H3722 = to cover, to make atonement, to reconcile

Definition: Atonement, covering (of sin)

Concept: Sin creates separation between man and Yahuah. Atonement COVERS the sin, allowing reconciliation and restoring the relationship.

The Command: Afflict Your Souls

Hebrew: Anah et nefesh (עָנָה אֶת־נֶפֶשׁ)

Anah (H6031) = to humble, afflict, deny oneself

Universal interpretation: This means FASTING (complete abstinence from food and drink).

Isaiah 58:3, 5
"'Why have we fasted,' they say, 'and You have not seen? Why have we afflicted our souls, and You take no notice?'... Is it a fast that I have chosen, a day for a man to afflict his soul?"

Isaiah equates "afflicting the soul" with FASTING. Yom Kippur is the ONLY biblically-commanded fast day in the Torah.

Leviticus 16: The Ceremony of Yom Kippur

1. The High Priest Alone Enters the Holy of Holies

Yom Kippur was the ONLY day of the year the High Priest could enter the Holy of Holies (the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle/Temple where Yahuah's presence dwelt).

Leviticus 16:2
"Tell Aaron your brother not to come at just any time into the Set-Apart Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for I will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat."

2. The Two Goats

The High Priest took TWO goats and cast lots over them:

Goat Hebrew Purpose
1. For Yahuah לַיהוָה (LaYahuah) Sacrificed as a sin offering. Its blood was sprinkled on the mercy seat to cleanse the sanctuary.
2. For Azazel לַעֲזָאזֵל (LaAzazel) The SCAPEGOAT. The High Priest confessed all Israel's sins over its head, then it was sent away into the wilderness, symbolically removing sin from the camp.
Leviticus 16:21-22
"Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, confess over it all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, concerning all their sins, putting them on the head of the goat, and shall send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a suitable man. The goat shall bear on itself all their iniquities to an uninhabited land; and he shall release the goat in the wilderness."

Symbolism of the Two Goats

The TWO goats together form ONE complete picture of atonement:

Psalm 103:12
"As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us."

Prophetic Fulfillment in Yahusha

Hebrews 9-10: Yahusha as High Priest

Hebrews 9:11-12: "But Messiah came as High Priest... Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption."

Hebrews 9:24: "For Messiah has not entered the set-apart places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of Elohim for us."

Hebrews 10:10: "By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Yahusha Messiah once for all."

Key truth: Yahusha is BOTH the High Priest AND the sacrifice. He entered the HEAVENLY Holy of Holies with His own blood, securing eternal atonement.

Future Fulfillment: National Atonement of Israel

Zechariah 12:10
"And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn."
Romans 11:25-26
"Blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel will be saved."

Future Yom Kippur Fulfillment:

Many scholars believe Yom Kippur will be fulfilled when the nation of Israel recognizes Yahusha as Messiah, mourns for Him whom they pierced, and experiences national atonement and salvation.

This would occur during the Tribulation period or at Yahusha's Second Coming.

Fill-in-the-Blank Questions

1. The Hebrew word kippur comes from the root kaphar, meaning to or make atonement.
2. "Afflict your souls" (anah et nefesh) is universally interpreted as (complete abstinence from food and drink).
3. Yom Kippur was the ONLY day the High Priest could enter the of .
4. One goat was sacrificed for Yahuah. The other goat, called the , was sent into the wilderness carrying Israel's sins.
5. Hebrews 9:12 says Yahusha entered the Most Holy Place with His own , obtaining eternal redemption.

True or False

Discussion Questions

1. Why do you think Yahuah required TWO goats on Yom Kippur instead of just one? What does each goat teach us about atonement?

2. Hebrews 10:10 says Yahusha's sacrifice was "once for all." If atonement is complete, why might Yom Kippur still have a future prophetic fulfillment for national Israel?

📖 SCRIPTURE MEMORY: Hebrews 9:12

"Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Set-Apart Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption."

📝 RECALL EXERCISE

Close this workbook. Write from memory:

🗣 TEACH-BACK CHALLENGE

Explain to someone: How did Yahusha's sacrifice fulfill the Day of Atonement as both the slain goat and the scapegoat?

Person I taught: Date:

🎯 APPLICATION STEP

This week, I will:

LESSON 7: TABERNACLES (SUKKOT) - DWELLING WITH YAHUAH

Scripture Reading

Leviticus 23:33-36, 42-43
"Also on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruit of the land, you shall keep the feast of Yahuah for seven days... You shall take for yourselves on the first day the fruit of beautiful trees, branches of palm trees, the boughs of leafy trees, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before Yahuah your Elohim for seven days... You shall dwell in booths for seven days... that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am Yahuah your Elohim."

Core Teaching: The Season of Our Joy

Hebrew Word Study: Sukkot (סֻכּוֹת)

Strong's H5521: Sukkah (סֻכָּה) singular, Sukkot (סֻכּוֹת) plural

Definition: Booth, tabernacle, temporary shelter

Root: Sakak (סָכַךְ) - to cover, shelter, protect

The Command: Israelites were to dwell in temporary booths (sukkahs) for seven days to remember that Yahuah made them dwell in temporary shelters during the 40 years in the wilderness.

Duration and Timing

Deuteronomy 16:14-15 - "The Season of Our Joy"

Deuteronomy 16:14-15
"And you shall rejoice in your feast... because Yahuah your Elohim will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that you surely rejoice."

Sukkot is the MOST JOYFUL of all the feasts—a time of celebration, thanksgiving, and rejoicing for the completed harvest.

The Three Pilgrimage Feasts

Sukkot is one of the three times ALL males were commanded to appear before Yahuah in Jerusalem:

  1. Unleavened Bread (Spring)
  2. Shavuot (Late Spring)
  3. Sukkot (Fall)
Deuteronomy 16:16
"Three times a year all your males shall appear before Yahuah your Elohim in the place which He chooses: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Tabernacles; and they shall not appear before Yahuah empty-handed."

Water Libation Ceremony

In the Temple, priests performed a special water-pouring ceremony during Sukkot:

Yahusha at the Feast of Tabernacles:

John 7:37-39: "On the last day, that great day of the feast [the 7th day or Shemini Atzeret], Yahusha stood and cried out, saying, 'If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.' But this He spoke concerning the Spirit."

Context: On the very day the priests were pouring water on the altar, Yahusha declared HIMSELF to be the source of LIVING WATER!

Prophetic Fulfillment: The Millennial Kingdom

Zechariah 14:16-19
"And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, Yahuah of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. And it shall be that whichever of the families of the earth do not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King, Yahuah of hosts, on them there will be no rain."

Future Fulfillment - The Millennium:

Sukkot represents the 1,000-year reign of Messiah on earth (Revelation 20:4-6) when Yahusha will "tabernacle" (dwell) with His people.

Revelation 21:3: "And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, 'Behold, the tabernacle of Elohim is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. Elohim Himself will be with them and be their Elohim.'"

Key prophecy: Zechariah 14:16 proves that in the future Kingdom, ALL NATIONS (not just Jews) will be REQUIRED to go up to Jerusalem to keep Sukkot!

The Eighth Day (Shemini Atzeret)

The day immediately following the 7 days of Sukkot is called Shemini Atzeret (8th Day Assembly) - Leviticus 23:36.

Symbolism:

The number 8 in Scripture often represents new beginnings:

Practical Observance: Building a Sukkah

Requirements from tradition (based on Leviticus 23):

Spiritual lesson: The sukkah reminds us that our dwelling on earth is TEMPORARY. We are pilgrims passing through, awaiting the permanent dwelling with Yahuah in the Kingdom.

Fill-in-the-Blank Questions

1. The Hebrew word sukkah (H5521) means , tabernacle, or temporary shelter.
2. Sukkot lasts days, from the 15th to the 21st of Tishrei (7th month).
3. John 7:37-39 records Yahusha declaring Himself the source of on the last great day of the feast.
4. Zechariah 14:16 prophesies that in the future Kingdom, all will be required to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.
5. The day immediately following Sukkot is called (8th Day Assembly).

True or False

Discussion Questions

1. Why do you think Yahuah commanded His people to dwell in TEMPORARY shelters during Sukkot? What spiritual lesson does this teach about our time on earth?

2. If Zechariah 14:16 says ALL NATIONS will keep Sukkot in the Millennial Kingdom, what does this tell us about whether the feasts are still relevant today?

📖 SCRIPTURE MEMORY: John 1:14

"And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us, and we beheld His glory."

📝 RECALL EXERCISE

Close this workbook. Write from memory:

🗣 TEACH-BACK CHALLENGE

Explain to someone: How does Sukkot picture Yahuah dwelling with His people - past, present, and future?

Person I taught: Date:

🎯 APPLICATION STEP

This week, I will:

LESSON 8: LIVING THE FEASTS TODAY

Core Teaching: Rehearsing for the Kingdom

Remember the definition: Mikra (מקרא) = REHEARSAL (a practice run for a future event)

We don't observe the feasts to EARN salvation or to be "more Jewish." We observe them because:

  1. Yahuah commanded them as "statutes forever" (Leviticus 23:14, 21, 31, 41)
  2. They are prophetic rehearsals pointing to Messiah's work
  3. They teach us the timeline of redemption
  4. They connect us to biblical history and the agricultural cycle
  5. They help us prepare for the King's return

Practical Steps for Families

1. Passover & Unleavened Bread (Spring)

When: 14th-21st of Aviv/Nisan (March-April)

Preparation:

Observance:

2. Firstfruits (Spring)

When: The Sunday during Passover week

Observance:

3. Shavuot/Pentecost (Late Spring)

When: 50 days after Firstfruits (May-June)

Preparation:

Observance:

4. Yom Teruah/Trumpets (Fall)

When: 1st of Tishrei (September-October)

Preparation:

Observance:

5. Yom Kippur/Day of Atonement (Fall)

When: 10th of Tishrei (10 days after Trumpets)

Preparation:

Observance:

6. Sukkot/Tabernacles (Fall)

When: 15th-21st of Tishrei (5 days after Yom Kippur)

Preparation:

Observance:

Addressing Common Objections

Objection 1: "The feasts were only for Israel/Jews"

Answer:

Objection 2: "Yahusha fulfilled them, so we don't need to keep them"

Answer:

Objection 3: "We can't keep them properly without the Temple"

Answer:

Teaching Children the Feasts

Make it an adventure, not a burden:

Focus on the "why," not just the "what":

Final Reflection Questions

1. After studying all seven feasts, which one resonates most with you? Why?

2. How would your spiritual life change if you observed the feasts as "divine appointments" with Yahuah throughout the year?

3. What practical steps will you take to begin incorporating the feasts into your family's life?

4. If the Spring Feasts were fulfilled at Yahusha's FIRST coming on the exact days, how should this affect your expectation of His SECOND coming during the Fall Feasts?

Closing Blessing

Numbers 6:24-26 (Aaronic Blessing)

"Yahuah bless you and keep you;
Yahuah make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you;
Yahuah lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace."

Amen.

📖 SCRIPTURE MEMORY: Colossians 2:16-17

"So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a feast day or a new moon or sabbaths, which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Messiah."

📝 RECALL EXERCISE

Close this workbook. Write from memory:

🗣 TEACH-BACK CHALLENGE

Explain to someone: Why should believers today observe the Biblical Feasts, and how can they do so practically?

Person I taught: Date:

🎯 APPLICATION STEP

This week, I will:

SPACED REVIEW TRACKER

Use this tracker to review lessons at optimal intervals for long-term memory retention.

Lesson Day 1 Day 3 Day 7 Day 21 Day 60
L1: Introduction - Feasts of Yahuah
L2: Passover (Pesach)
L3: Unleavened Bread & Firstfruits
L4: Pentecost (Shavuot)
L5: Trumpets (Yom Teruah)
L6: Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)
L7: Tabernacles (Sukkot)
L8: Living the Feasts Today

ANSWER KEY

LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION

Fill-in-the-Blank:

  1. Yahuah (or YAHUAH), My (or His)
  2. appointed (or fixed meeting)
  3. rehearsal (or practice run)
  4. First (or FIRST), Second (or SECOND)
  5. Unleavened Bread, Shavuot (or Pentecost), Sukkot (or Tabernacles)

True or False:

  1. FALSE - Leviticus 23:2 says "feasts of Yahuah... MY feasts" - they belong to the Creator
  2. TRUE - Scripture explicitly calls them "feasts of Yahuah"
  3. TRUE - Mikra (H4744) from root kara means rehearsal/calling together
  4. FALSE - Only the Spring Feasts were fulfilled at first coming; Fall Feasts await second coming

LESSON 2: PASSOVER

Fill-in-the-Blank:

  1. 10th (tenth), 14th (fourteenth), 4 (four)
  2. without (or NO)
  3. three (or 3)
  4. 9th (ninth), 3:00 (or 3 o'clock, or three)
  5. blood

True or False:

  1. FALSE - Must be male of first year, without blemish (tamim)
  2. TRUE - Triumphal Entry was 10th of Nisan, same day lambs selected
  3. TRUE - 1 Corinthians 5:7 explicitly states this
  4. TRUE - Blood on two sides and top forms cross shape

LESSON 3: UNLEAVENED BREAD & FIRSTFRUITS

Fill-in-the-Blank:

  1. seven (or 7)
  2. sin
  3. 15th (fifteenth)
  4. morrow (or day after)
  5. firstfruits

True or False:

  1. FALSE - Leaven almost always represents sin, pride, hypocrisy, false doctrine
  2. TRUE - Matzah is striped and pierced; Yahusha's body was striped (whipped) and pierced (nails, spear); He was sinless
  3. TRUE - Matthew 28:1 says "after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn"—Sunday
  4. FALSE - The harvest could NOT be eaten until firstfruits were offered to Yahuah

LESSON 4: PENTECOST (SHAVUOT)

Fill-in-the-Blank:

  1. Weeks, Fiftieth (or 50th)
  2. seven (or 7)
  3. leaven
  4. stone, heart (or hearts)
  5. 3,000 (three thousand), 3,000 (three thousand)

True or False:

  1. TRUE - Count 7 Sabbaths (49 days) then the 50th day is Shavuot
  2. FALSE - The New Covenant writes the SAME Torah on hearts; it doesn't abolish it (Jeremiah 31:33)
  3. TRUE - Exodus 32:28 records 3,000 died at Sinai; Acts 2:41 records 3,000 saved at Pentecost
  4. TRUE - Acts 2 records the Holy Spirit poured out on Shavuot/Pentecost

LESSON 5: TRUMPETS (YOM TERUAH)

Fill-in-the-Blank:

  1. shout (or war cry, alarm)
  2. Rosh Hashanah (or Rosh HaShanah)
  3. Aviv (or Nisan, or spring)
  4. last
  5. Awe (or Repentance)

True or False:

  1. FALSE - Leviticus 23 calls it "Yom Teruah" (Day of Shouting); "Rosh Hashanah" is later tradition
  2. TRUE - Exodus 12:2 explicitly states Aviv/Nisan is the first month of the year
  3. TRUE - 1 Thessalonians 4:16 and 1 Corinthians 15:52 both mention trumpet at resurrection
  4. TRUE - 1 Kings 1:34, 39 records trumpets blown to announce King Solomon's coronation

LESSON 6: DAY OF ATONEMENT (YOM KIPPUR)

Fill-in-the-Blank:

  1. cover (or atone, reconcile)
  2. fasting
  3. Holy, Holies (or Most Holy Place)
  4. scapegoat (or Azazel goat)
  5. blood

True or False:

  1. TRUE - Yom Kippur is the only day in Torah where fasting is explicitly commanded
  2. FALSE - Leviticus 16:2 says High Priest could NOT enter "at just any time" lest he die
  3. TRUE - One goat shed blood (sacrifice); other goat removed sin (scapegoat)
  4. TRUE - Hebrews 9:11-12 explicitly states Yahusha entered heaven as both priest and sacrifice

LESSON 7: TABERNACLES (SUKKOT)

Fill-in-the-Blank:

  1. booth (or shelter)
  2. seven (or 7)
  3. living, water
  4. nations
  5. Shemini, Atzeret

True or False:

  1. TRUE - Deuteronomy 16:14-15 commands rejoicing during Sukkot
  2. TRUE - John 7:37-39 records this at the Feast of Tabernacles
  3. FALSE - Zechariah 14:16 says "ALL NATIONS" will keep Sukkot, not just Jews
  4. TRUE - The 8th day represents eternity after the Millennial Kingdom (Revelation 21-22)