MEDITATION
Deuteronomy 16:13-22
Gleanings from the shadow
The ordinances of the Old Testament are shadow of the new Testament, the reality of God's plan, Colossians 2:17, Hebrews 10:1.
1. The shadow of feasts
a. There were three feasts commanded in the text, v16.
b. All of them are pointers to the redemption and the journey of the new life in Christ.
c. Feast of unleavened bread had to do with commemoration of when they were delivered from Egypt (the world of sin) vv16,3. The feast was not really pleasant because they could only eat unleavened bread. The equivalence in the NT is the Lord's supper. I Corinthians 11:24.
The feast of weeks was to help them remember the great difference between the slavery life in Egypt (sin and the world) and the blessings in the new Canaan life signified by the beginning of harvests vv9,12. The NT reality was fulfilled in the day of Pentecost in Acts chapter 2.
The feast of Tabernacles enjoined them to be in booths for 7 weeks as a reminder of the wilderness journey after leaving Egypt. It must be solemn vv13,15,16. It was a pointer to the rough Christian journey, yet "rejoicing forever more".
d. The feasts must be done in the temple and only the poor and needy must be invited to join the family vv11, 14. Compare this with Luke 14:13, 14 where the only rewardable feast is for those who are poor and cannot pay back.
2. The guiding rules for rulers and judges vv17-22.
Lord, teach me to always remember, reflect and refire in the Lord for the great redemption you gave me when I got saved🙏
Lord, give me the spirit that keeps rejoicing in the Lord no matter how rough the road is🙏
Lord, I ask for renewed pentecostal and spiritual blessings to be multiplied in my life🙏
GOD, cause your church to be experiencing a feast of spiritual blessings in this famine period🙏
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