Just wondering if anyone pays any attention to the appointed days listed in Leviticus 23 for the purpose of study? I started doing this maybe a dozen years ago, and I had to start on my own, because so few people around me seemed to read much in the old testament. I got to thinking maybe God had some good lessons if I took time to look. The Day of Atonement was recently and soon will come the Feast of Booths (Tents, Tabernacles) which reminded the people of how God led them in their temporary dwellings in the wildernes and dwelt in a tent right there with them. I'm not promoting affiliation with any denominations at all, just wondering if, on your own, you've had any interest in doing likewise and what you learned. For me, the short story about noticing the Day of Atonement is it's been amazing how this all ties in with Jesus, our High Priest, our sacrifice, and the One Who carries away our sins.
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The purpose of the OT was to prepare the way for the NT Messiah, and as Jesus fulfilled the OT purpose,
he began the NT with the law of love (John 13:34-35, Heb. 7:18-10:1).
No argument there. My question was if anyone was studying what was originally given (since God doesn't change). If so, I was curious what they were learning from it. I was hoping for some rich discussion about how it more fully fleshes out what we see in the NT Messiah in light of how He fulfills the original.
Oh, well, what I just posted on the Hermeneutics thread will apply here:
Harmonizing all truth/GW requires the following:
1. Employing "both-and" thinking or reasoning rather than "either-or" when it is helpful and does not contradict obvious moral teachings.
2. Preferring synonyms over antonyms when logically and morally possible (no false equivalence).
3. Striving for agreement regarding the essential issue (God's requirement for salvation) instead of being quick to quarrel.
4. Triangulating from undebatable doctrines in order to interpret problematic passages.
Also, the point of the Key OT Teachings thread is to note OT Scripture related to the NT teachings.
Regarding "God doesn't change", we should note that there are two main ways God/Christ is encountered:
1. General revelation, which includes meditating on the natural world or God’s supernatural work and moral conscience. Paul said men are without excuse, both because God’s eternal power and divine nature (love) are manifested by creation (Rom. 1:20), and because a proto-gospel has been proclaimed to everyone under heaven implicitly or in pre-NT foreshadowings (Col. 1:23, Rom. 10:13-18, Gal. 3:8). He also taught that all normal humans have an inner conscience or “common” sense (Rom. 2:14-16), which manifests morality or a moral Authority in every culture. Thus, sinners have no excuse for not seeking God’s salvation or being truthseekers (Matthew 7:7, Hebrews 11:6).
2. Special revelation (1Pet. 1:8-12), which refers mainly to divinely inspired NT teaching regarding God’s history of salvation. Again, the Parable of the Talents indicates that souls are saved via faith in God/ Christ as revealed (cf. 1Cor. 10:1-5). Truthseekers around the world in all times are pilgrims at various places along the road of life, and all true roads eventually lead to the Way to eternal life in heaven (John 14:6, Acts 24:14, Phil. 2:10-11). All truth leads to One Way.
Hope you consider this old man's discussion to be rich!
Of course, and thanks for sharing it here. I admit I was hoping for something that tied in the list from Leviticus 23, because I find the history of man's experience as it is recorded in Scripture to be fascinating and amazingly applicable to my life, but if that's not on your purview at the moment (and it sounds like this came in on the trails of another fascinating thread where your thoughts were highly engaged), that's OK and I appreciate that you shared what you have. We old people have to stick together.Oh, well, what I just posted on the Hermeneutics thread will apply here:
Harmonizing all truth/GW requires the following:
1. Employing "both-and" thinking or reasoning rather than "either-or" when it is helpful and does not contradict obvious moral teachings.
2. Preferring synonyms over antonyms when logically and morally possible (no false equivalence).
3. Striving for agreement regarding the essential issue (God's requirement for salvation) instead of being quick to quarrel.
4. Triangulating from undebatable doctrines in order to interpret problematic passages.
Also, the point of the Key OT Teachings thread is to note OT Scripture related to the NT teachings.
Regarding "God doesn't change", we should note that there are two main ways God/Christ is encountered:
1. General revelation, which includes meditating on the natural world or God’s supernatural work and moral conscience. Paul said men are without excuse, both because God’s eternal power and divine nature (love) are manifested by creation (Rom. 1:20), and because a proto-gospel has been proclaimed to everyone under heaven implicitly or in pre-NT foreshadowings (Col. 1:23, Rom. 10:13-18, Gal. 3:8). He also taught that all normal humans have an inner conscience or “common” sense (Rom. 2:14-16), which manifests morality or a moral Authority in every culture. Thus, sinners have no excuse for not seeking God’s salvation or being truthseekers (Matthew 7:7, Hebrews 11:6).
2. Special revelation (1Pet. 1:8-12), which refers mainly to divinely inspired NT teaching regarding God’s history of salvation. Again, the Parable of the Talents indicates that souls are saved via faith in God/ Christ as revealed (cf. 1Cor. 10:1-5). Truthseekers around the world in all times are pilgrims at various places along the road of life, and all true roads eventually lead to the Way to eternal life in heaven (John 14:6, Acts 24:14, Phil. 2:10-11). All truth leads to One Way.
Hope you consider this old man's discussion to be rich!
Well, here is what I say in the Key OT Teachings lesson on our website (<truthseekersfellowship.com>):
<<<There are additional moral precepts, such as those found in EX 21, 22 & LV 18-20, but most of the other Mosaic commands are either part of the sacrificial system or instructions for treating various health problems. Jesus taught that God’s standard is perfection (cf. LV 19:1), and he clarified that the Sabbath was made for the sake of humankind (MT 12:7f.), perhaps so they would have a day to rest and worship God. However, Paul indicated (in CL 2:16f., cf. 1CR 10:23&31) that we should serve God every day or continually, and both he and Jesus explained how the perfect “rest” is attained (Paul in 2THS 5:16-22 & PHP 3:7-9, cf. HB 4:9, and Jesus in MT 11:28).
The next key teaching I find is not until after the 40 years of wandering in the wilderness. It occurs in the sermon Moses preached just before he died and Joshua led the Israelites in the conquest of Canaan.>>>
I amend the website when new information warrants, so I am looking at Leviticus 23.
Please share what you would say about why Leviticus 23 contains a key OT teaching.
It has always been Love from day one. We get to see this as God did not kill Adam or Eve, did God?
No, LOVE as in 1 Cor 13:13 God's love is what I see God was and has always been trying to share with people, to not harm each other, and so religion came and people made up their own minds, looked for others to join them and now we have religion(s) in the way of God who claim they have God and I see many do not, and their is no religion to be in place of God or is there?
What? The, true Tabernacle now is the people, God living in them and them loving all in the same mercy and truth given to them by Father through risen Son for them, once anyone decides to believe God and not be independent of God anymore.
Do you have anyone you still hate, cannot stand and will just kill and get them out of your way, at least berate and make a spectacle of? Just think it and you are committing murder.
You realize, that is what they tried to do to Jesus, by taking him to that cross, that he never fought back to them. Then risen as Proof he is the way, the truth and new life in his risen Life offered everyone to believe and stand in for them to love all as is done by Son first, without any flesh fight back at all. Amazing Grace y'all time to respond and not be a religious nut any longer. Time to bloom, trust Father and Son as Won for you to love all, whether others love you or not, get it? Matthew 10:16-20 remaining harmless is the not possible part, for flesh nature, for flesh nature to be new need to be new in Father's Spirit and Truth, which only father can do, thank you, in risen Son for you
Everything culminates to Love God Father in risen Son first.
As Jesus said I do nothing or say nothing unless Father tells me
Our turn, time for us to let go of the self too, I see in Phil 3 thanks
The 1st 3 appointed times were fulfilled at Christ's death (passover), burial (unleavened bread) and resurrection (firstfruits).
The 4th, Pentecost, was fulfilled when the holy nation of God was born from above by the holy spirit of living waters that was poured out from the temple.
The 5th, day of atonement, began to be fulfilled when Christ entered heaven to present his blood as evidence of his obedience and to intercede for his people;and it will be fully fulfilled when he emerges from the temple to return to earth to send the scapegoat away and judge the world.
The 6th, trumpets, will be fulfilled at his return, and the 7th, tabernacles, will be fulfilled after his return when the people of God can rest from their labors.
The 4th, Pentecost, was fulfilled when the holy nation of God was born from above by the holy spirit of living waters that was poured out from the temple.
The 5th, day of atonement, began to be fulfilled when Christ entered heaven to present his blood as evidence of his obedience and to intercede for his people;and it will be fully fulfilled when he emerges from the temple to return to earth to send the scapegoat away and judge the world.
The 6th, trumpets, will be fulfilled at his return, and the 7th, tabernacles, will be fulfilled after his return when the people of God can rest from their labors.