The Feasts of the Seventh Month

In an earlier chapter we discussed the fact that there were three occasions on which the men of Israel were called together to serve the Lord God in solemn assemblage: the feast of Passover, the feast of Weeks (Pentecost), and the feast of Tabernacles. These three annual convocations typify the three deaths and resurrections of redemption.

Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty: (Deuteronomy 16:16)

We have spoken in another book (The Feasts of the Lord ) of the manner in which the Levitical feasts typify the Person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ, the redemption of the believer, the growth to maturity of the Body of Christ, and the establishing of the Kingdom of God on the earth.

When discussing in the present book the fulfillment of the symbolism of the Levitical feasts we are focusing on the three major aspects of the redemption of the believer. However, we may touch on the other areas of spiritual fulfillment of the feasts of the Lord.

The feast of Unleavened Bread includes Passover, Unleavened Bread, and Firstfruits. We already have presented the manner in which these portray the salvation aspect of redemption.

The second major convocation is the feast of Weeks (Pentecost), and we have mentioned this observance in connection with the sanctification aspect of redemption.

The third principal gathering was that of the feast of Tabernacles. The feast of Tabernacles came five days after the Day of Atonement.

We have spoken in a previous section (The Feast of Unleavened Bread —Three major convocations) of our reason for regarding the three feasts of the seventh month as subfeasts of the major convocation of Tabernacles.

If we accept this concept, then the feast of Tabernacles consisted of the blowing of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the feast of Tabernacles proper. We shall present the three subfeasts of the annual gathering of Tabernacles as portraying the conquest aspect of redemption.

The heavy emphasis in the third area of redemption is on our perfection, our obedience, our ascent to the throne of Christ, our fruitfulness, the dwelling of God in Christ in us, and the establishing of the Kingdom of God on the earth.

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