did not change them. They are the ones that Yeshua himself
observed; he was a Jew. They were the ones that the Apostles and first followers observed;
they were all Jews.
Leviticus 23:1
1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
2 Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, Concerning the
feasts
of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are
my feasts.
There are a few important points to notice here:
1) These are the feasts of God. They are not created or appointed by men.
2)
The word, “mo-ed,” means an appointed time. God is making an appointment;
he is giving us the specific dates that HE wants to meet.
3) They are to be
public meetings where we gather with other people.
And they are a rehearsal.
The first “feast day” that God tells the children of Israel to observe is
the Sabbath.
3 Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the Sabbath of rest, a
holy convocation; you shall do no work therein: it is the Sabbath of the
LORD in all your dwellings.
This is so important to
God that he also includes this day as