A Year of Feasting

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
(Concerning the Feasts)

Genesis 1:14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
King James

The purest translation of the word of God would be in the Hebrew translation, as Jesus Christ was Jewish, and most likely spoke Hebrew or Western Aramaic. Sometimes a word can have a different meaning when translated into a different language. The word for seasons in the Hebrew is moadim. It was not referring to the seasons such as winter, spring, summer, or fall, as most might interpret. The word moadim in Hebrew meant appointed times, the Seasons of the Lord or times for God’s appearances. Now as we look at Leviticus 23:1 it reads, AND THE Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.

God continues on through the entire chapter to describe the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons. (Verse 4)

As we see in the scripture, God’s feasts are His appointed times or seasons. These are specific times that God himself put in place for his appearances. They are his very rhythm and heart beat. These feasts and seasons of God are his blueprint to keep his children prosperous, joyful and free from bondage. If we get off track, the feasts will pull us back into rhythm. This brings us to the first question:

Do the feasts apply to me since I am not Jewish?
Jesus Christ declares in Lev. 23: 1 that these are his feasts, not Jewish feasts, although the Jewish people do keep the feast as they are heirs to the covenant. The Jew’s are God’s chosen people and heirs to the covenant given to Abraham. But the minute we become believers in Yeshua Jesus Christ, we too are adopted into the family of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and are heirs to the same covenant. Ephesians 2:11 from the contemporary English version says do not forget that you are Gentiles. In fact, you used to be called “uncircumcised by those who take pride in being circumcised. At that time you did not know about Christ. You were foreigners to the people of Israel, and you had no part in the promise that God had made to them. You were living in this world without hope and without God, and you were far from God. But Christ offered his life`s blood as a sacrifice and brought you near God. Christ has made peace between Jews and Gentiles, and he has united us by breaking down the wall of hatred that separated us.

If you have asked Jesus Christ into your heart, believe he died on the cross to save you from your sins, and confess him as Lord and savior of your life; you too are grafted into the family and heirs to the same covenant by adoption. Sure God can bless us at any time, but these are appointed times He established himself and put in place. God has a date with you. Don`t stand him up!!

If I do not observe the feast of God will I still go to heaven?
Romans 10:9 that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
John 14: 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes unto the father, but by me.
These verses clearly tell us that the only requirement to get to heaven is to confess with your mouth and believe with your heart; although Deuteronomy 6 says,” these are the commands, decrees and laws the Lord your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, so that you, your children and their children after them may fear the Lord your God as long as you
live by keeping all his decrees and commands that I give you, so that you may enjoy long life. Hear, O Israel, and be careful to obey so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the Lord, the God ofYour fathers, promised you.”
You see if we love God, we will want to do what is important to him. The feasts are the very heartbeat and rhythm of God. They help the believer to stay free from bondage by keeping us in rhythm, in a pattern and on track. If we sin or get off track, as we are all human, the feast pulls us back into rhythm. Observing the feast also brings tremendous blessing. You see, you can be saved and still live with a lot of guilt and baggage from past mistakes. God wants to continually keep us flowing in freedom and abundance. His plan from the beginning was to give us the kingdom! He can bless us at any time He chooses; but the feasts are appointed times during the year He specifically chose to bring blessing and freedom. The sun in the sky is always present, but during certain times of the year it is closer to the earth, just as God is always present—there are also specific times during the year he chooses to come close to mankind. This is by his choosing. The feasts and seasons of God is not a mere coincidence, but by sheer design.

Am I required to bring an offering to the feast?

…and they shall not appear before the Lord empty: every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee. Deuteronomy 16: 13-17

We all know that we are to bring our tithes and offerings to God. We are all familiar with giving our tithes, which is the first 10% of our wages. I was always taught that our offerings are what we give above and beyond our tithes. But in fact, the offerings are actually referring to the three times a year you come before the Lord and you don’t come empty handed. These three offering times are during the feast of God: At the Feast of Passover, Feast of Pentecost, and the Feast of Tabernacles. These offerings should be something we anticipate and plan for ahead of time. We should cheerfully give back to God. God says with whatever measure you use to bring your offering, he will use to repay. You cannot out give God.

Do I have to always observe the Feast in this manner?

No, this is just the way God inspired me. When God started revealing the feasts to me, my children were nearly grown and out of the house. I realized I had not taught the feast to my children, as the Bible had instructed. I had little time to make a lasting impression. The feast had to be interesting, fun and informative. I realized there were many people besides myself that did not have knowledge of the feasts of God. I wanted this manual to be of assistance to basically any size group, especially church groups, as I have used this manual in teaching in my own church. One can be as elaborate or simple as they want. As you study the feast, you will find there is endless information. You may feel you know all there is to know, only to discover God revealing something new that you had not seen before. Use the information I have compiled to make your own script or simply use the script I have provided. May God richly bless your life for being obedient to His word.