their six-week-old son, Yeshua, in the Temple. He was
their first born, and the law required that He be taken
to the priests to be redeemed (Luke 2:22-38). He was
raised in a devout, God�fearing home. Luke notes that
"...His parents used to go to Jerusalem every year at the
Feast of Passover" (Luke 2:41). Throughout His earthly
ministry Jesus taught that His mission was not to
destroy the Law, but to fulfill it (Matt. 5:17).
Father, His relationship to the Word of God and to the
world He came to save. In the Gospel of John alone, a
surprising majority of the content is given to Jesus'
ministry at the great feasts of Israel. Of the 879 verses
in John's gospel, 660 verses (75% of the gospel) directly
relate to events occurring before, during or immediately
following one of the feasts!
ment is technically a fast and not a feast:
ment cannot be fully understood without the founda-
tional truths of the Old Testament. And the profound
realities of the Old Testament are only comprehended in
light of the Christ of the New Testament. In the words of
Jesus, "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law
or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to
ful
ment was as territorial commander for Canada and Bermuda.