The Torah is read in its entirety each year. We follow the traditional parashah cycle, study the feasts as they come, and read both the Hebrew scriptures and the Restoration alongside each other.
"These are my appointed feasts, the appointed feasts of Yehovah, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies." — Leviticus 23:2
The foundational feast. The night Yehovah passed over the homes of Israel and brought His people out of Egypt. Yeshua fulfilled this feast in His body. We keep it as a memorial and a rehearsal.
Seven days of removing leaven — a picture of removing sin. Kept immediately after Passover. Yeshua was in the tomb during this feast, the sinless bread in the earth.
The first sheaf of barley lifted before Yehovah — the day Yeshua rose from the dead. Paul explicitly identifies Yeshua as "the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep" (1 Corinthians 15:20).
Fifty days after Firstfruits. The giving of the Torah at Sinai. The giving of the Spirit in Jerusalem. The two events are not unrelated — both are the Law of Yehovah written on hearts.
The awakening blast. The day of shouting and trumpet-sounding. Its fulfillment points to the return of Yeshua and the resurrection of the dead — a day yet future, and the one we watch for most urgently.
The holiest day of the year. The High Priest enters the Holy of Holies. The scapegoat carries the sins of Israel into the wilderness. The entire temple endowment ceremony derives its architecture from this day.
Seven days of dwelling in temporary shelters. A memorial of the wilderness wanderings. A preview of the Millennial reign when Yehovah will tabernacle among His people. The most joyful feast in the calendar.
The day after the seven days of Sukkot — an extra day Yehovah asks Israel to remain. A foreshadow of eternity itself, when the feasts will give way to the unending presence of Yehovah.
