Moedim Of Yahweh

Meeting Times [מוֹעֵד H4150] – (Seasons)
The sun, moon, and stars indicate set appointments when Yahweh will show up to interact with His people.  The Older Covenant feasts, Yahweh’s meeting times (seasons), are determined by the cycles of the moon.  The word translated feasts is the Hebrew word, מוֹעֵד Moed.  Moed means a divine appointment. In other words: a fixed time or season, specifically a festival.

Moed [מוֹעֵד H4150]
• At this set time – Genesis 17:21, 21:2; Exodus 9:5
• At the appointed time – Genesis 18:14
• An appointed season – Exodus 13:10; Numbers 9:2, 9:3, 9:7, 9:13; Deuteronomy 16:6
• An appointed place (tabernacle / tent of the congregation) – Numerous Exodus, Leviticus passages.

In Greek: Chronos [χρόνος G5550] — time either long or short – time.
                   Kairos [καιρός G2540] – a fixed and definite time – season.

“It is not for you to know the times^G5550 or the season ^G2540 . . .” – Acts 1:7
“But of the times and the seasons . . .” – 1 Thessalonians 5:1

The Moedim were times when Yahweh appointed a מִקְרָא Miqrao. A miqrao is something called out.  In other words: a public meeting, an assembly, a holy convocation, a reading, or a rehearsal.   In other words, the feasts are a dress rehearsal for the coming of Yeshua.  The moedim of Israel have a practical, a symbolic, and a prophetic application.

Miqrao [מִקְרָא H4744]
• A holy convocation – Exodus 12:16; Leviticus 23:2-8; Numbers 28:18, 28:25, 29:12
• An assembly – Numbers 10:2; Isaiah 1:13, 4:5
• A reading – Nehemiah 8:8

The Three Commanded Moedim
Deuteronomy 16:16 – “Three times in a year all your males shall appear before the LORD your God in the place which He chooses, at the Feast of Unleavened Bread and at the Feast of Weeks and at the Feast of Booths, and they shall not appear before the LORD empty-handed.”
The Three Commanded Moedim are:
• Pesach (Passover), including Chag Ha’Matzot (Unleavened Bread) and Reishit Katzir (First Fruits)
• Shavuot (Pentecost)
• Sukkot (Tabernacles)

The Seven Moedim
• Pesach (Passover)
Description: Pesach symbolizes deliverance from Egyptian bondage and redemption by the blood of the Lamb.  This moed was fulfilled in Yeshua’s first coming when He was crucified as a payment in full for our sins.
Key Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:7 – “For our paschal lamb, Yeshua, has been sacrificed”
Key Word: Salvation
Date Of Moed: 14th Day of 1st Month
Prophetic Fulfillment: Yeshua’s Crucifixion

• Chag Ha’Matzot (Unleavened Bread)
Description: Chag Ha’Matzot declares that Yahweh’s people are to be set apart from sin, just as Yeshua was sinless.  This moed was fulfilled in Yeshua’s burial the day after Pesach.
Key Scripture: 1 Peter 1:15‑16 – “Instead, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct; for it is written, ‘You shall be holy, for I am holy’.”
Key Word: Holiness
Date Of Moed: 15th Day of 1st Month
Prophetic Fulfillment: Yeshua’s Burial

• Reishit Katzir (First Fruits)
Description: Reishit Katzir is a time of thanksgiving for the harvest to come. The first sheaf is a promise of larger harvest to come.  This moed was fulfilled in Yeshua’s resurrection on the third day.
Key Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:20-22 – “But in fact Yeshua has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died so all will be made alive in Yeshua”
Key Word: Resurrection
Date Of  Moed: Sabbath after Passover
Prophetic Fulfillment: Yeshua’s Resurrection

• Shavuot (Pentecost)
Description: Shavuot is the second harvest festival of thanksgiving, a day to remember the Covenant Yahweh made with His people at Mt. Sinai.  Shavuot was fulfilled in Yeshua’s giving of the Holy Spirit on the fiftieth day after Pesach.
Key Scripture: Acts 2:1‑4 –  “When Pentecost had come all of them were filled with the Holy Spirit”
Key Word: Thanksgiving
Date Of Moed: 50th Day after Chag Ha’Matzot
Prophetic Fulfillment: Yeshua’s Giving Of The Holy Spirit

• Yom Teruah (Trumpets)
Description: Yom Teruah announces Yeshua’s wedding day, His coronation as King, and the day of the wakening blast.
Key Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:16 – “For the Lord himself with the sound of Yahweh’s trumpet, will descend from heaven”
Key Word: Wedding Day.
Date Of Moed: 1st Day of 7th Month
Prophetic Fulfillment: Yeshua’s Return For The Bride.

• Yom Kippurim (Day of Atonements)
Description: Yom Kippurim is the feast celebrating the day when our sins of the year are covered (Older Covenant) or when all of our sins are fully taken away (Newer Covenant). Guilt and condemnation are removed (At-One-Ment with Yahweh).
Key Scripture: Romans 5:1 – “Therefore, since we are justified by faith we have peace with Yahweh through our Lord Yeshua Ha’Mashiach”
Key Word: Justification
Date Of Moed: 10th Day of 7th Month
Prophetic Fulfillment: Yeshua’s Wrath Poured Out

• Sukkot (Tabernacles)
Description: Sukkot celebrates the day of ingathering of fruit and vine crops. It is a memorial of the wilderness experience and a return to Jerusalem to celebrate Sabbath.
Key Scripture: John 14:3 – “I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be”
Key Word:. Eternal Life
Date Of Moed: 15th Day of 7th Month
Prophetic Fulfillment: Yeshua Sets Up The Millennium

Blessings Promised For Observing The Seven Moedim:
• Rain in due season
• A good harvest of grain
• A good harvest of fruit
• Strong and healthy animals
• Seasons of rest and refreshing
• A season of fellowship with others
• A good outcome for the next year
• An angel will go before you to defeat your enemies
• Yahweh will rebuke the famine, drought, locust, and devourer for you
• Plenty of wine (grapes), oil (olives), and joy

Waiting for Yeshua to Appear
Today we are one day closer to the return of Yeshua than we were yesterday.  Tomorrow we will be even one day closer.  for almost two thousand years the Jews would proclaim “Next year in Jerusalem!”  Every year for many years now, I have been proclaiming “Next Yom Teruah in the clouds!” It is my prayer each year, instead of yet another dress rehearsal, we find Yom Teruah’s prophetic fulfillment in Yeshua’s return for his bride.   Are you ready?  If not, then get ready. Exercise whatever time you have to repent and trust Yeshua for your eternal salvation.  Do not test Yahweh’s patience and wait too long – the dress rehearsals will not continue much longer.

Three immediate steps must be taken to insure that you do not miss Yeshua’s return for his bride and the prophetic fulfillment of the divine appointment called Yom Teruah:
• Repent – Admit that you have sinned and that you are indeed a sinner.
• Pray – Ask Yeshua to be your Lord and Savior.
• Be Redeemed – Allow yourself to be baptized in the name of the Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit and accept the gift of Yeshua’s blessing and comfort.

Five more steps to take while you wait for our Lord and Savior to appear:
• Watch and Be Ready: Mark 13:33 – “Be careful! Always be ready, because you don’t know when that time will be.”
• Pray And Be Ready: Luke 21:36 – “So be ready all the time. Pray that you will be strong enough to escape all these things that will happen and that you will be able to stand before the Son of Man.”
• Purify Oneself: 1 John 3:2-3 – “But we know that when Yeshua comes again, we will be like him, because we will see him as he really is. Yeshua is pure, and all who have this hope in him keep themselves pure.”
• Abide In Christ: 1 John 2:28 – “Yes, my dear children, live in Yeshua so that when he comes back, we can be without fear and not be ashamed in his presence.”
• Look For His Coming: Hebrews 9:28– “And Yeshua will come a second time, not to offer himself for sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.”

Blessings and Attacks On Moedim Days
Both the blessings of Yahweh and the attacks of Ha’Satan are centered on the days of moedim, on the Holy sacred days!
• On Pesach the Jews sought to slay Yeshua (John 5:1), a storm struck the boat on Galilee (John 6:4), and Yeshua was arrested (Matthew 26:2).
• On Chag Ha’Matzot Ha’Satan entered into Judas (Luke 22:3), the chief Priests sought to kill Yeshua (Luke 22:2), and Herod killed James and arrested Peter (Acts 12:2).
• On Shavuot persecution immediately followed an outpouring of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-4), and Paul was arrested in Jerusalem (Acts 20:16).
• On Sukkot the Jews sought Yeshua at the feast (John 7:11).

Why Does Ha’Satan Attack During Moedim?
• During the moedim, and especially During Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot, all men over the age of 20 were to go up to Jerusalem to worship.  In other words, the largest crowd of people were present during these celebrations.  When you start a rumor with many present, the rumor spreads faster. When these folks go home, the rumor spreads to the towns and other parts.
• The greatest opposition to Yeshua was in Jerusalem during the moedim.  At this time, Pharisees, Sadducees, scribes, lawyers, and Roman soldiers were also present in great numbers to carry out the attacks.
• Yahweh had marked special events during the moedim which would reveal His purposes, and Ha’Satan would try to hinder these things from coming to pass.  If Yahweh’s plans could be thwarted, then Yahweh could be considered to be a liar, and Ha’Satan could then declare Yahweh’s punishment of eternal condemnation null and void.

Conclusion
Yeshua is coming for his bride – the dress rehearsal will become the real thing. I do not set dates, but sincerely pray that Yom Teruah may be fulfilled this year. Prophecy continues to unfold as foretold by the Hebrew prophets. The stage is being set. History is moving extremely quickly towards the prophesied one world government, the one world financial system, and the rise of both the Antichrist and the False Prophet. The birth pangs are just over the horizon. Yeshua Ha’Mashiach is coming soon – Repent, watch and be ready, be in prayer, be redeemed, and get busy reaching the lost.

Moedim Chart

Moed Name	Key Date of the Feast	The Prophetic Fulfillment
Pesach	14th Day of 1st Month	Yeshua’s Crucifixion
Chag Ha’Matzot	15th Day of 1st Month	Yeshua’s Burial
Reishit Katzir	Sabbath after Pesach	Yeshua’s Resurrection
Shavuot	50th Day after Reishit Katzir	Giving Of The Holy Spirit
Yom Teruah	1st Day of 7th Month	Yeshua’s Return For The Bride
Yom Kippur	10th Day of 7th Month	Yeshua’s Wrath Poured Out
Sukkot	15th Day of 7th Month	Yeshua Sets Up The Millennium

 

Attacks Chart

The Satanic Attacks During the Seven Moedim
Pesach	John 5:1	The Jews sought to slay Yeshua
Pesach	John 6:4	The storm struck the boat on Galilee
Pesach	Matthew 26:2	Yeshua was arrested
Chag Ha’Matzot	Luke 22:3	Satan entered Judas’ heart
Chag Ha’Matzot	Luke 22:2	The Chief Priests sought to kill Yeshua
Chag Ha’Matzot	Acts 12:2	Herod killed James and arrested Peter
Shavuot	Acts 2:1-4	Persecution follows giving of Holy Spirit
Shavuot	Acts 20:16	Paul was arrested in Jerusalem
Sukkot	John 7:11	The Jews sought Yeshua at the feast