Passover & Unleavened Bread
This feast commemorates the Israelites' deliverance from Egypt when the angel of death "passed over" their homes marked with lamb's blood.
What is Passover?
This feast marked the beginning of the barley harvest and involved waving a sheaf of the first ripe grain before the Lord.
What is the Feast of Firstfruits?
These were waved during the Feast of Tabernacles:
What are the branches of palm, myrtle, willow, and citron
This feast, also called Rosh Hashanah, was announced by the blowing of trumpets and marked the start of the civil new year.
What is the Feast of Trumpets?
In the New Testament, Jesus is referred to as the "Lamb" of this Old Testament feast.
What is Passover?
During this 7-day feast immediately following Passover, no yeast or leavened bread was allowed in any Israelite home.
What is the Feast of Unleavened Bread?
Also known as the Feast of Weeks, this harvest festival occurred 50 days after Firstfruits and celebrated the wheat harvest.
What is the Feast of Pentecost (or Shavuot)?
The special horn blown on the Feast of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement.
What is the shofar?
The most solemn day of the Jewish year, when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies to make atonement for the nation's sins.
What is the Day of Atonement (or Yom Kippur)?
The Holy Spirit was poured out on the apostles during this Old Testament feast.
What is Pentecost (Feast of Weeks)?
The main food eaten during Passover that symbolized the sacrifice protecting the firstborn.
What is the Passover lamb?
The number of days after Firstfruits that the Feast of Weeks/Pentecost was celebrated.
What is 50 days?
The spring that supplied water for the dramatic water libation ceremony during Tabernacles.
What is the Pool of Siloam?
During this 7-day feast, the Israelites lived in temporary shelters made of branches to remember their wilderness wanderings.
What is the Feast of Tabernacles/Booths (or Sukkot)?
Jesus cried out "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me" on the last day of this feast.
What is the Feast of Tabernacles?
This herb was eaten during the Passover meal to remind the Israelites of the bitterness of slavery in Egypt.
What is maror (or bitter herbs)?
At Pentecost, two loaves were offered as a wave offering.
What are the two loaves of bread?
The central ritual of Passover where families recount the Exodus story.
What is the Seder?
The special name for the last and greatest day of the Feast of Tabernacles, involving water-pouring ceremonies.
What is the Last Great Day (or Hoshana Rabbah)?
This feast foreshadows Jesus' role as both the High Priest and the ultimate sacrifice.
What is Yom Kippur/ or the day of Atonement?
The Hebrew name for Passover, meaning "passing over."
What is Pesach?
This feast is traditionally associated with the giving of the Law at Mount Sinai.
What is Shavuot (or the Feast of Weeks)?
This structure built during Tabernacles reminded the Israelites of God's provision in the desert.
What is the sukkah (booth/tabernacle)?
On the Day of Atonement, this animal was sent into the wilderness carrying the sins of the people.
What is the scapegoat?
These three major Old Testament feasts all pointed forward to aspects of Christ's redemptive work.
What are Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles?