Sabbath

The Shabbat day or Sabbath is the seventh day of the week that 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 Baruch (blessed) and made Qodesh, meaning He sanctified it, set it apart, or made it Holy.

The Sabbath was NOT created on Mount Sinai when 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 provided the commandments to the Yahshar’elites (Israelites). Shabbat day was made and designated during creation week (Genesis 2:2-3), meaning it was there from OUR beginning. The Sabbath serves as the signature of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 and establishes a reminder to all of creation that 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 is its author and creator and not creation itself. 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄‘s signature emphasizes its significance as a personal mark on creation and His authority. Just as a signature indicates ownership and completion, the Sabbath signifies 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄‘s creative work and His relationship with his creation. The Shabbat serves as a weekly reminder of the divine act of creation and keeps our minds from wandering off to strange ideas. Ideas like the Big Bang theory (nothing+nothing=somthing), evolution, aliens placing us on Earth, thinking of ourselves as gods that created ourselves, etc.

And the sons of Israel shall guard the Sabbath, to observe and do the Sabbath for their generations; it is a never ending covenant.

Exodus 31:16 (HRB)

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In this and all Food for Thoughts I recommend you read the Scripture(s) provided and the entire chapter they are from to obtain more insight.

For those who think or have been taught, the Sabbath was done away with. It is clear from Scripture that the Sabbath is not done away with. In fact:

• The Sabbath was instituted at creation (Genesis 2:2-3) and is part of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄’s divine order.
• 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 (Yahusha) affirmed the Sabbath (Matthew 12:8, Mark 2:27-28) and did not abolish it (Matthew 5:17).
• After what many deemed as 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 fulfilling the law and the Sabbath in Matthew 5:17 and 11:28-30. 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 actively observed the Sabbath and used it as an opportunity to teach, heal, and demonstrate the true purpose of the law; to Baruch people, not to burden them. The Shabbat rest day is not a burden. If He fulfilled it, why would He continue to observe the Sabbath consistently?
  • Matthew 12:9-14 — Healing on the Sabbath in the synagogue.
  • Mark 1:21 — Teaching in the synagogue on the Sabbath.
  • Mark 3:1-6 — Healing a man with a withered hand on the Sabbath.
  • Luke 13:10-17 — Teaching and healing on the Sabbath, with a rebuke of the synagogue ruler.
• In the end times, the Sabbath will still be observed (Matthew 24:20).
• The Sabbath rest remains for Yahshar’el and the wild branches (Hebrews 4:9).
• The Sabbath will continue in the New Heavens and Earth (Isaiah 66:22-23).

The Sabbath is a covenant sign (Exodus 31:16-17) and is meant to be a Baruch, not a burden. The idea that it was “done away with” is not biblical. Instead, the Sabbath is a timeless command. A day to rest, to worship, and to remember the Creator.

Scriptures

• Genesis 2:2-3 – 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 blessed the 7th day and made it Qodesh (Holy) and He rested. The Hebrew word for “rest or rested’ is “Shabbat”.
• Exodus 20:8-11 – 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 commands Yahshar’el to Remember the Shabbat and to keep it Qodesh (set apart or holy).
• Exodus 31:16 – 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 commands Yahshar’el to GUARD the Shabbat.
• Isaiah 58:13-14 – Refrain from personal entertainment and self-motivated pleasure-seeking on the Sabbath
• Luke 4:16-30 Mark 1:21, Mark 6:2, Luke 6:6-11, Luke 13:10-16, Luke 14:1-5 – 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 observed the Shabbat day as was his custom.
• Acts 13:13-15, 42-44, Acts 17:2, Acts 18:4 – Shaul (Paul) observed the Shabbat as was his custom.
• Acts 18:5-11 – Acts also gives us a time frame covering one year and six months, totaling 78 weeks, equaling 77 or 78 Shabbats. Shaul and the disciples with him observed every one of those 77-78 Shabbats.
• Isaiah 66:22-23 and Matthew 24:20 – Prophetic Scriptures show that people will still observe the Shabbat in the future.
• Jubilees 2:17-33 – 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 commands Yahshar’el to Remember, Guard, and keek the Shabbat Qodesh. ***This includes grafted in Yahshar’el ***

On the Shabbat:

• The Sabbath must observed on every 7th day of the week
• No work permitted
• No cooking
• No buying and selling
• Spend time with Abba 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
• Rest
• Fellowship with other Qodesh believers if possible
• Refrain from self-seeking activities or distractions from the holiness of the day

Set Apart Feast Days

Feast Days are Forever

14 – And the day shall be a memorial for you. And you shall celebrate it as a feast to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, for your generations. You shall celebrate it as a law FOREVER. Exodus 12:14 (HRB)

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Feast days in the Future after 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 Returns

16-18 – And it shall be, everyone who is left from all the nations which came up against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 of Hosts, and to keep the Feast of The Sukkot. And it shall be, whoever will not go up from the families of the earth to Jerusalem to worship the King, 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 of Hosts, there shall even be no rain on them. Zechariah 14:16-18 (HRB)

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In this and all Food for Thoughts I recommend you read the Scripture(s) provided and the entire chapter they are from to obtain more insight.

Definition of Foreshadow:

• Be a warning or indication of (a future event)
• To predict something or to give a hint of what is to come
• To represent, indicate, or typify beforehand

𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄‘s order and plan are revealed through His seven annual festivals, which paint a vivid step-by-step picture of His master plan for humanity. Each feast represents a significant prophetic event in His divine timeline that wonderfully connects to our reality. The first three feast days are in the first month of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄‘s calendar, and they foreshadowed or pointed to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏’s (Yahusha or Yahshua) Death, Removal of Sin, Resurrection, and becoming the First Fruit Offering. The fourth Feast stands alone in the third month of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄‘s calendar and foreshadowed 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏’s promise to send a Helper, meaning the outpouring of The Ruach Ha-Kodesh (𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄‘s Set Apart Spirit), which is ongoing today. The seventh month of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄‘s calendar contains the final three feasts, as well as the Last Great Day. They foreshadow Awakening, Atonement, and Reconciliation to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 and the Messianic Age when 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 will reign. These last feasts perfectly present the completion of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄‘s Master Plan for Yahshar’el and humanity.

𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 revealed these seven annual observances as documented in Leviticus 23 and below.

1. Pesach (Passover) – Observed on the 14th day of the first month
2. Feast of Unleavened Bread – Observed on the 15th-21st day of the first month
3. Feast of Firstfruits – Observed during The Feast of Unleavened Bread, the day after the Sabbath following Passover, which would be the first day of the week (Sunday)
4. Shavuot (Feast of Weeks or Pentecost) – Observed 50 days after the Feast of First fruit, which would be in the third month. Do the Count yourself as the “(Jew-ish Rev 2:9, 3:9)” community hold it on the 6th of the 3rd month no matter the count.
5. Yom Teruah/Rosh Hashanah (Feast of Trumpets) – Observed on the First day of the seventh month.
6. Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement and Reconciliation) – Observed on the tenth day of the seventh month.
7. Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret (Feast of Tabernacles and The Last Great Day). Observed on the 15th-21, and The Last Great Day is on the 22nd.

2024 Example of the First Three Feast

April 2024

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Feast One

The Passover (Not a High Shabbat)

Pesach (Passover) observes the Exodus of Yahsharel (Israelites) from slavery in Egypt. It’s the first of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄‘s annual feast days, picturing the beginning or the very first step in 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄‘s master plan of salvation. The Passover is a yearly reminder of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄‘s intervention in delivering the firstborn of Yahsharel from the death angel (Exodus 12:23-27). It also foreshadowed the future sacrifice of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 Messiah, “our Passover” lamb (1st Corinthians 5:7; 1 Peter 1:18-19), for the sins of humanity. The sparing of Yahshar’el’s firstborn from the death angel through the shed blood of lambs spread on their wooden doorpost on that first Passover points directly to us being spared/saved from the eternal penalty of sin (Romans 6:23) by the shed blood of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 on the tree. We no longer sacrifice a lamb at Passover but partake of the prescribed emblems, which represent 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏’S body (unleavened bread) and blood (unfermented grape juice, the pure blood of the grape).

On the Passover:

• The Passover must observed on the 14th day of the first month.
• It is NOT a High Sabbath, so work, buying, selling & cooking ARE PERMITTED!
• A memorial is held on the night portion of Passover. This includes partaking in foot washing and eating bitter herbs, unleavened bread, and wine (unfermented grape juice, the pure blood of the grape).
• Remove all leavened things from the home (i.e., yeast, baking powder, baking soda, cream of tartar, and items that have yeast-like ingredients)

Feast Two

The Feast of Unleavened Bread (Two High Shabbats)

Accepting 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏’s sacrifice and acknowledging that it paid for our sins in thought alone is not enough. True repentance and faith are demonstrated through actions, as actions speak louder than words. It’s not enough to merely profess belief; we must live out our faith. So, once we have repented, accepted 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏, and been forgiven by 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, we must strive to forsake sin completely (Romans 6:1-6). We must seek to remove all sin from us, not return to living in the sin 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 died for. Romans 12:1 emphasizes a reasonable service of presenting our bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄. Our reasonable service involves striving to live a life that aligns with His will, which includes, examining ourselves, removing pride, avoiding sin, and seeking His truth and righteousness. In essence, living in a way that reflects His Qodesh (His set apartness). Our reasonable service is our part as Yahshar’el and Believers

What is SIN

Everyone who practices SIN also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness [ignoring 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄’s law by action or neglect or by tolerating wrongdoing—being unrestrained by His commands and His will].

1 John 3:4 (Multiple Bibles)

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In this and all Food for Thoughts I recommend you read the Scripture(s) provided and the entire chapter they are from to obtain more insight.

To help keep us in the knowledge of the second step in 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄‘s plan, 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 gave us the second annual Feast. The observance of this Feast impresses upon us that we must strive not to return to the sins 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 paid for with His blood (1 Corinthians 6:20). During the day portion of the Passover, we are to remove all the leaven from our home before the Unleavened Bread Feast day starts. The leaven represents our sin. “A little leaven leavens the whole lump (Galatians 5:9).”

I remember my family’s first and second years observing Unleavened Bread, it was hard and unexpected. We kept finding unleavened things in the house during the Feast. It was just like sin; you think you are good, but sin keeps popping up. The process of purging leaven from the house is symbolic of the spiritual work we need to do in our own hearts. Removing sin, or anything that is “not of Yahuah,” and replacing it with righteousness. Ultimately, the goal of the Feast of Unleavened Bread is not just about removing physical leaven from our homes but about recognizing the call to live as “unleavened” people—pure, sincere, and wholly dedicated to Yahuah.

On and during The Feast of Unleavened Bread:

• The Feast of Unleavened Bread must observed on the 15th day of the first month.
• No work is permitted on the first and seventh days. They are High Shabbats
• Days 2-6 are NOT Sabbaths; therefore, work is permitted
• Cooking is allowed on all days of this Feast
• Rest
• Fellowship with other Qodesh believers if possible
• Eat unleavened things seven days
• Do not bring unleavened things in the house
• Refrain from self-seeking activities or distractions from the holiness of the day

Scriptures for Passover and The Feast of Unleavened Bread

• Exodus 12 – 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 commands the Passover and The Feast of Unleavened Bread with specific instructions
• Numbers 9:1-5 – 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 commands the Passover
• Leviticus 23:4-8 – 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 commands the Passover and The Feast of Unleavened Bread
• Joshua 5:10-11 – Yahshar’el celebrated the Passover and The Feast of Unleavened Bread
• Luke 2:41-43 – 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 and His earthly family observed Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
• Luke 22:15, John 2:13-23, John 13:1-3 – 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 celebrated the Passover.
• Matthew 26:17-28, Mark 14:12-25 – 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 celebrated the Passover and showed that He is the Passover unblemished lamb.
• 1 Corinthians 5:7 – 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 is our Passover Lamb. Therefore, we don’t need to kill a lamb anymore.
• Acts 18:21 – Paul Observes the Passover (This is the winter time in the year 51 or 52 AD. The only Feast Paul could be referring to was Passover).

Feast Three

Feast of FirstFruits (Not a High Shabbat)

The Feast of Firstfruits occurs specifically on the day after the Sabbath following Passover and during the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Firstfruits will always start on the first day of the week. This Feast also begins the 50-day count to Shavuot (Feast of Weeks or Pentecost). During this festival, the Yahshar’elites would bring the first wave-sheaf of their barley harvest to the Levite priest as an offering to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄. This act symbolized gratitude for the harvest and recognition of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄‘s provision. It represented the idea of giving back to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 the first and best of what you have received. Firstfruits is also about giving the best of ourselves to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, not just physical goods but our hearts, time, and obedience.

The foreshadowing and spiritual ramification of this 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏’s resurrection and Him being the ultimate wave-sheaf offering firstfruit is profound. Look at the process of how the wave-sheaf offering was prepared, and you will see the similarities of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 being prepared. The grain for the wave-sheaf was beaten or threshed to separate the kernels from the husks. This was an essential part of the preparation. Threshing involves using a tool like a flail to separate the grain from the stalks and beating involved striking the grain to remove the husks, a process required to make the grain usable for the offering. So you see the wave-sheaf offering had to be physically beaten and threshed before being presented and waved up in the air and accepted.

𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 was beaten, scourged, whipped, bruised, slapped, pierced, and other things for our sin, iniquity, and transgression, which got Him prepared to be the wave-sheaf offering (Isaiah 52:14, Matthew 27:26, 26:67, Mark 15:15, Luke 22:63-64, John 19:1, 18:22). After being in the grave three days and three nights (Mat 12:40) 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 was raised up just like the wave-sheaf offering would be. In 1 Corinthians 15:20, Sha’ul refers to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 as the “firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep,” indicating that His resurrection is the first of many. Inclusively, just as the Yahshar’elites offered the first of their harvest, 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 offered the first fruits of His harvest, His only begotten Son as the ultimate sacrifice for humanity, the ultimate firstfruit (John 3:16).

On The Feast of Firstfruits:

• Work, buying, selling & cooking are permitted!
• You can offer a portion of your income or produce
• Give thanks and praise to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 expressing gratitude to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 for His provision
• Feast
• Read the Torah, focusing on 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄‘s commandments and His faithfulness.

Pictured Time Frame of

𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏’s

Death, Removal of Sin, Resurrection, and Becoming the First Fruit Offering

Conclusion

Next week YAH willing, we will cover the last four Feast:

• Shavuot (Feast of Weeks or Pentecost)
• Yom Teruah/Rosh Hashanah (Feast of Trumpets)
• Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement and Reconciliation)
• Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret (Feast of Tabernacles and The Last Great Day)

By: David Edwards – Hallelu-YAH – Praise YAH – Praise 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄