Rosh Hashanah

As I was preparing to spend time with the Lord this morning, I saw an interesting article on BibleGateway.com regarding the Jewish feast Rosh Hashanah. The article didn't go into the prophetic nature of the feasts of Israel, but it reminded me that they are just that - prophetic in nature. There are four spring feasts and 3 fall feasts in Jewish tradition. The first four were fulfilled to the day in the first coming of Jesus. The last three are yet to be fulfilled. We live in that "season" that separates the first coming of Christ and His return.

Rosh Hashanah, the Feast of Trumpets, was signified by the blast of trumpets. From what I understand, it was celebrated upon the sighting of the new moon, so no one new exactly the day or the hour, just as we refer to the rapture of the church from Jesus' words. The coming of the Lord has also been signified by trumpet blasts as we read in 1 Thessalonians 4 and 1 Corinthians 15.

I'm not going in depth enough to do justice to the topic, but you hopefully get the gist, this is amazing stuff! Again, all four spring feasts have been fulfilled in Christ, with three yet remaining. With Rosh Hashanah here, I love to reflect on the Jewish feasts, and their ultimate fulfillment in Christ.

For more, I'd encourage you to read on the Jewish feasts in Leviticus 23, and Google "prophetic significance Jewish feasts." Remember there will be plenty of man's thoughts, so be sure to study and pray yourself as you look into this topic.

Maranatha!

Widow, Stranger, and Fatherless

This isn't the first time I've seen this. The widow, the stranger, the fatherless. God has a heart for adults and children in these situations.

I was reading out of Psalm 94 verse six and saw how the psalmist refers to the wicked as the ones who kill the widow, the stranger, and the fatherless. I was reminded yet again and began questioning myself, "What is it that I'm doing to reach out to the people in these situations?"

Unfortunately it isn't much. And yet, if it's God's heart, it should be mine as well. If he has a heart for the broken, as His image bearer, I should too. If I am not actively reaching out to people in need, am I much better than the wicked? If my mouth is silent, and my hands are busy doing other things - never lifting up the hurting and broken - am I any better?