I let off talking of the feast. I did say it was in line with the topic of sacrifice, and failed in showing that. Well I am going to tie it together now.
First off, the feast as I made clear are not Jewish, nor Christian. they are the feast of HaShem. You will see why we must understand that in this post.
Now if we look we find that the feast hold one sacrifice or another, some hold more than just one. As the feast are the topic of the commandment, and they do hold at lest one sacrifice, it can be said that HaShem commanded sacrifice's. Yet if we look at what He told us,
Jer 7:22 For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:
You will not find me trying to speak for Him, if said it, we best take heed to his Words and not that of men. Some for what ever reason wish to pit passage against passage. Speaking of things they may not understand. If one looks at the passage used to say HaShem commanded sacrifices,(Num.28:2) and reads it with an understanding of the Whole Torah, we soon find the sacrifices here are tied to the feast. As the feast are commanded, and HaShem tells us they are His, then all things tied to them are as well. So if one wishes to say He commanded ALL sacrifices under that one passage, have it. However to keep that passage in context with whole of scripture, one must seek why it tells the people to keep them in their season. There is only one set of commandments where we find them tied to seasons. That is the feast.
Once we get over thinking that we hold more understanding than another, and really look at what is said, we can learn a lot of things. Like what kind of person are we dealing with, how much do they really know, and most importantly, do they stand on their teachings, or do they waver in them?
Now for mat.5:17-18. I know this passage is off limits for some people, as they have clear. However as we found in our studies, it does seem to be the tipping point of doctrine.
As we know, I follow that the Law has not been removed, and have shown why I follow that understanding. I have done my best to show why it why it is wrong to offer any sacrifice at this time, and why a gentile would never be able to do so under the ORDINANCES of Torah. So let do a fast recap on that for you.
In the Torah we are told to offer them in only one place. That being the Temple.
Deu 12:13 Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:
One should make note that here they are not called HaShem's, rather are the peoples.
Deu 12:14 But in the place which the LORD shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee.
As there is no Temple, and HaShem's alter isn't even in place, doing so would be in violation of this passage.
So how did that effect Paul one may ask.
Act 18:21But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
It seems that Paul willing went to Jerusalem to keep at lest one feast. So to say he told us we don't need to is about 1/2 right. You see, this feast that Paul had to be there for, must have been one of the feast that call for all Hebrew men to be in Jerusalem for. There are 3 that call for this. Passover, Booths, and the day of Atonement. All 3 hold in them a required sacrifice. So did Paul take part in them? By his own words the answer must be yes. Will they become something that all nations must take part in, we know for sure that Booths will. Zec. 14: 16-19.
Now it has been brought up that HaShem has called the sacrifices His. I am going to use just a bit of common sense here, so don't get angry. If we offer a gift to our kids, one they didn't ask for, will they say it is theirs? You know they will. So why can HaShem not use the same understanding when speaking with His children?
Now let look at bit into the future.
1Pe 2:5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
As we can see Peter makes it clear that we do give sacrifices even today. No not burnt offerings. However as I pointed out, when Yeshua reign's for 100 years, all nation will be called to keep the feast of booths. To do so does mean offering a sacrifice.
When we place mat.5:17-18 in context with the feast we find that they have not been removed at all. I know I am so stupid that I don't know anything at all. Yet for them wish to press that kind of thing, I really don't care. I have but one King to please, and trust me, you are not him. So long as He looks at me and thinks, "That kid may not have a full understanding, however he is working on it." Then I know my living sacrifice to Him, is pleasing to Him.
And that my friends is the lead up to the next post. If any one wishes to follow good on you.
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