As Jonathan Bernis recently wrote, Rosh Hashanah is a wake-up call leading us into the Fall Feasts. Not only is this season a significant opportunity for our own self-reflection, but it is also a time of deep introspection and weighty significance for Jewish people around the world. To Messianic Believers and many Christians, the Fall Feasts also point prophetically to Yeshua (Jesus), His second coming, and Him truly “tabernacling” – or dwelling – with His people forever.
We are in the Hebrew month of Elul, which is the season of teshuvah (return). It precedes the High Holy Days of the fall: Yom Teruah (Rosh Hashanah or the Feast of Trumpets), Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) and Sukkot (the Feast of Booths or Tabernacles). Let’s pray for the Jewish people now during this season of returning to God and on through the upcoming Fall Feasts. Our desire is that this season and its themes would reveal Jesus as the ultimate source of redemption and a relationship with God.
Let’s pray:
These fall holy days are introduced in Scripture as the Lord’s annual invitations to sacred practice and reflection with Him. Beyond the ongoing annual observances, they each point to God’s redemptive plans as perfected in Yeshua and ultimately fulfilled in the Last Days upon His glorious return, when He will dwell with His people forever. Amid today’s global uncertainties, unrest and speculation about what the future holds, the Fall Feasts point to the faithful God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, who watches over His people and the world. He provides fulfillment of all His promises through Yeshua – Messiah, Savior and King.
Let’s pray:
Father, Thank You for this season of teshuvah and the Fall Feasts. You have laid the foundation for redemption for every Jewish person who turns to You in these weeks leading to Yom Kippur. Your heart, as well as Your promises and provision through Jesus, are available to all who turn to You and call on You. As Jewish people seek to understand themselves more and know You better during these Feasts, bring them into saving knowledge of Yeshua. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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With Rosh Hashanah approaching, and the beginning of the Jewish Fall Feasts, I wanted to write to you.
Widely celebrated in the Jewish world as the new year, Rosh Hashanah and the blowing of the shofar signify a wake-up call for repentance and restoring our relationship with God.
What timing with all that is going on in our world! From the coronavirus pandemic to protests and political unrest, there’s so much to bring us to our knees before our God.
The wake-up call of Rosh Hashanah is followed by:
Yom Kippur: The holiest day on the Jewish calendar — a day of somber reflection seeking atonement for our sins before the Lord. Again, so timely and needed right now!
Sukkot: A time to remember the Lord’s provision and look ahead to the day when Yeshua (Jesus) will return. What a day that will be!
These Fall Feasts are then followed by another important event as winter approaches:
Chanukah: An eight-day holiday to commemorate the miracle of oil at the Temple rededication.
These Festivals have held a special place in the lives of Jewish people throughout history. They’ve been a light of restoration and hope through the ages. And they can be for you today. Learning about and celebrating these holidays is a
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