Question for the Hebrew Israelites

[Rev. Eric Culberson Jr.]

Do you still observe the passover? And if so why??

[James Pierce]

Rev,

Adonai still commands us to observe all feast days, for they are apart of the law of Yahweh. When Yahshua & His Talmidim were at the last supper, they had it on the passover, They had passover together. We are to do the passover in remebrance of Him. Remember when Yahweh told the Israelites to do the passover in remembrance of their departure from Egypt? Yahshua said do the passover in remembrance of Him, that He is the Lamb of Yahweh, who came to take away the sins of His people. The passover also represents the blood covenant.

be blessed,
James

[Rev. Eric Culberson Jr.]

Yes Jesus did observe the passover with his disciples but he also closed out the passover on that same night did he not?

1 Cor. 11:23-31

23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: 24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. 25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. 26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. 27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. 29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. 30 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. 31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

If you spend time remembering what God did in delivering the people out of Egypt, wont you miss the fact that God has now delivered his people out of sin bondage?

[James Pierce]

Rev,

There is no scripture that indicates he closed out the passover. The passover was still being done by Sha'ul, Yaakov, and the rest of the Talmidim of Yahshua. It is still a command of the Lord(Lev 23), to take part in this great feast day.

I meaning of passover does not change. Yahshua told us to do the passover in remembrance of him, which is a direct commandment, and does not change. When we do the passover, we shall remember that Yahshua has established the new covenant with his people, that now our sins would forever be forgiven, the laws are now on our hearts(for which we still must obey).

[Rev. Eric Culberson Jr.]

Wht did you change your name?

[Rev. Eric Culberson Jr.]

So when you observe the passover do you still slay the lamb? And when Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper he told the 12 to focus on the bread which represented his body and the wine which represented his blood, but interestingly he never said anything about the lamb. Why do you think that is?

[James Pierce]

Culberson,

According to the Torah, Passover is to be celebrated with unleavened bread, and a lamb that is spotless, and without blemish. At the Passover that Yahshua & His Talmidim took part in, he did not tell them to focus only on bread, because they were to observe the Passover as Torah commanded them. Yahshua simply said,"Do this in remembrance of him." No need to add to it, and take away from it.

According to the book of Yochanan, it is very interesting that the Passover feast was not actually recorded itself. There is a reason for that. The reason is found in the motive of Yochanan for writing his Gospel---To display Yahshua as THE Passover lamb. All other Gospels shows an actuall Passover, except Yochanan, because the ojective of his Gospel was to show that he is the fullfillment(realization) of the Passover recorded in Torah. This does not mean we should stop eating lamb, and reject the Passover commanded in Torah. Great question, Rev.

[Rev. Eric Culberson Jr.]

But not the question I asked, according to the institution of passover in Exodus God said
Exodus 12:5
Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:
this would be to indicate a perfect sacrafice. Also God said

Exodus 12:27
That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord's passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.

So ultamatiely the passover was for the children of Isreal to remember what God did in Egypt correct?

So my question was not about wether or not to eat lamb, but if Christ was THE sacrafical lamb, and the passover was one of the three MAJOR feast of not THE major feast for the children of Isreal do you still sacrafice the lamb at passover and if so is it to remember the deliverance out of Egyptian bondage?

[James Pierce]

Culberson,

The command isnt the remembrance of Yahweh bringing salvation to Yisra'el out of Egypt, but, the command is to take part in the Passover. Each feast(im still learning this one), are types of the Messiah. He is the Passover Lamb, without spot or blemish, who died for the sins of his people.

Yahshua said do this in remembrance of him. So, one would now observe the command of Passover as what Yahshua has done, which is to take away the sins of his people, and not to the exclusive fact that Yahweh redeemed Yisra'el out of Egypt. Yes, we can celebrate that He did bring them out of Egypt, for salvation comes from Yisra'el, but let us remember Yahshua on Passover, and what he has done for his people.

Whether Yahshua is the Passover lamb or not(He is), we are still commanded, as the scriptures say, to eat lamb on Passover. Yahshua fullfilled the feast, but he did not destroy it. We do not eat lamb, or observe Passover for the mere sake of remembrance, but rather Yahweh has commanded it to be done, and the fact of not doing it is sin, just like disobeying anything in the law of Yahweh.

[HOPE - Psalm 43:5]

Did Jesus observe or participate in Hanukkah??? Is it stated or inferred in the gospels

[James Pierce]

Tracey,

No, he did not Observe Hanukkah, at least its not mentioned in the Gospels. Hannukkah was created around the time of the Maccebean period. It is unknown that Yahshua celebrated it. It is even unknown if the Jews of Yahshua's time even celebrated Purim, which was what the Jews celebrated when Haman was defeated, and stop from pulling a genocide on the Jewish people.

[HOPE - Psalm 43:5]

I ask because I saw this passage: John 10:22-23 where Jesus was entering Solomon's porch during the time that the Jews of that day were observing the Feast of Dedication -- which, as you pointed out, is also referred to the "Feast of the Maccabees" and also the "Festival of Lights".

John 10:22-23
22And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
23And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.

A brief explanation of what I understand for those who are perusing this discussion:

Hanukkah (or Chanukah) - “The Feast of Dedication” is an eight day festival of lights to celebrate the ancient victory of the Maccabees over the Syrians. The Feast of Dedication is popularly known as the “Festival of Lights.” This festival is associated with the miracle in which the lamps stayed lit for “eight” days while the Temple in Jerusalem was rededicated, although there was only enough oil to fuel the Temple's lamps for only “one” day.


But, as you said, the gospels don't specifically state that Christ Jesus celebrated or observed it, but He was around while others did or at least He was around during the time that it was typically observed. Otherwise, why would John mention it? It is seemingly mentioned to give the reader an idea of the social atmosphere at that time. It is seemingly a backdrop to what is going on as Jesus enters the temple. Could there be other reasons why John mentions this festival???

[James Pierce]

Tracey,

I see no other reasons honestly on why Yochanan would mention this feast, but as only a backdrop of the narrative.