Believers in Messiah are not required to keep these feasts, but knowledge of them certainly enriches faith. Yeshua kept every one of them without fail, even celebrating Passover on His last earthly night.
The wonder of God’s amazing revelation in Scripture is that not only has He spoken directly of His plan for mankind, but that He has also given us some beautiful historical pictures of His plan of redemption embedded within the precepts of the Mosaic Law. The ceremonies, rituals and prescribed Festivals each have priceless insights into the life, work, death and resurrection of the coming Messiah, Yeshua. Understanding these prophetic pictures should not just amaze us, they should inform and reassure us that God’s plan of redemption through Jesus Christ has unfolded perfectly and will continue to do so.
It was on Mount Sinai that God gave Moses the dates and observances of the seven feasts. God gave these Biblical Festivals to teach the Jewish people and all believers about His character and so understand His plan of salvation.
All Christians have been grafted in to the Olive Tree (see Romans 11:17ff) and so share that same rich heritage and roots.
Believers in Messiah are not required to keep these feasts, but knowledge of them certainly enriches faith. Yeshua kept every one of them without fail, even celebrating Passover on His last earthly night.
