Saturday, March 27, 2010

Weekly Scripture: 3.29-4.4.10

Compare these two scriptures:

Leviticus 23:39-40
39 ...on the fifteenth day of the seventh month... you shall keep the feast of the LORD for seven days; on the first day there shall be a sabbath-rest, and on the eighth day a sabbath-rest. 40 And you shall take for yourselves on the first day the fruit of beautiful trees, branches of palm trees, the boughs of leafy trees, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days.

and John 12:12-13
12 The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out:
      “Hosanna!
      ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’
      The King of Israel!”
What are the comparisons of these two scriptures?

Several notes: in the first scripture, the seventh month is March/April. The Jewish civil calendar shows this as the 7th month, with the first month starting in September/October (their New Year's Day being Rosh Hashanah). However, the Jewish sacred calendar starts the new year in March/April. The Sabbath is Saturday (actually starting Friday night at dusk). So, the 8 days would be Saturday through Saturday. Also, This feast is the Feast of Tabernacles. In the second scripture, the feast referenced is the Passover.

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