Conforming to Christ
What does it look like to imitate God? We need to look at the life of Christ, learning how to love others as He loved us.
What does it look like to imitate God? We need to look at the life of Christ, learning how to love others as He loved us.
The people whom God has called must be sanctified in order to reflect His holiness. The book of Exodus told the story of God redeeming the Israelites and calling them to be a holy nation. Now, Leviticus represents a guidebook for the new nation of Israel.
The cross must come before the crown, and mourning before joy. We see this typified in the Day of Atonement and the Feast of Booths.
Both the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread represented the Israelites’ deliverance from bondage in Egypt. With the coming of Jesus Christ, however, they were fulfilled and their meaning was explained.
At first, the 7 feasts of Israel may not seem like something Christians need to worry about. But these feasts are prophetic, typifying the coming of the Messiah. Israel’s feasts demonstrate the holiness of God and the sinfulness of humanity, looking ahead to the efficacious sacrifice of Christ.
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