[Diego1618]

Biblically the feasts of Jesus Christ our Lord fall outside of the covenants. The old covenant was agreed to by the Israelites at Mount Sinai. Yet the feasts of the Lord, including the weekly sabbath, had apparently already been introduced to Israel by God himself long before they made the old covenant:

You nailed it. The Feasts and Sabbaths of The Lord were never part of the Old Covenant and not only predated Sinai.... I believe they predated the Egyptian Captivity. More importantly.....we are never told to discontinue their observance...........anywhere in the new scriptures.

Great article....... Douglas! Thanks.

[topcat54]

“had apparently already been introduced to Israel”

Apparently? Really?

The Sabbath was a creation ordinance and is universal. The thing that changed from old covenant to new was the day, from the last day of the week (relating to the first Adam) to the first day of the week (relating to the second Adam).

The other festivals and feast days all had to do with the covenant God made with Israel in the wilderness from Egypt to Sinai. They were all bloody and they have all passed away.

You nailed it.

I don’t think so.

[DouglasKC]

You nailed it. The Feasts and Sabbaths of The Lord were never part of the Old Covenant and not only predated Sinai.... I believe they predated the Egyptian Captivity. More importantly.....we are never told to discontinue their observance...........anywhere in the new scriptures.

I think it makes sense that God revealed his feasts to his followers very early. For example:

Gen 14:18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High.

Melchizedek was a priest of God. Apparently there was some sort of worship system in place. I think it's reasonable to assume that Israel got immersed into the pagan culture of Egypt and had to be reacquainted with the ways of the Lord after coming out of captivity.