Product Description

This giant book gives an extensive look at the nine annual holidays Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, Pentecost, Trumpets, Day of Atonement, Tabernacles, Hanukkah, Purim and the weekly holidaythe Sabbath! You will learn the historical, agricultural, spiritual, and prophetic purposes of each holiday, showing how each points to Christ and creative ways to teach them to your children!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #27625 in Books
• Published on: 2001-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 584 pages

Review
"Exceedingly creative project! ...impressive work, visually attractive, scripturally anchored, delightful educational tool with a detailed understanding of basic foundational truths." -- Marvin Wilson, Professor and Chairman of Biblical and Theological Studies at Gordon College, Wenham, MA and author of Our Father Abraham: Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith.

"Excellent. Fully explains holidays ...easy-to-understand text. Includes the historical purpose of each holiday meaning and foreshadows of Christ." -- Ron Mosley, author and Founder of the Arkansas Institute of Holy Land Studies

"In 34 years of publishing Messianic Catalogs we have never seen such a creative contribution to the body of Messiah." -- Manny and Sandra Brotman, founder of The Messianic Jewish Movement International

From the Publisher
When you have this book at your fingertips it will be like having a library on the Bible holidays! This book includes information that will fill ten books: one on each of the seven holidays in Leviticus, the Sabbath, plus Hanukkah and Purim, and tons of information about the importance of our Hebrew Roots.

From the Author
Learn the teaching method God uses to teach His children. The ultimate hands-on Bible lessons! Teach your children the way God instructed the Hebrews to teach their children --with annual events telling the story of His people and the coming of Jesus. Do you enjoy symbolism in the Bible? See Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection, all foretold in the Spring holidays, and find out how to recognize His second coming by learning about the Fall holidays!

Customer Reviews

A Good Start
This is a very thorough book of the biblical holy days if you have never been introduced to them. I gave it only four stars because not all the holidays in the book are commanded to be observed by God. Two that are included are strictly Jewish in origin, and would not neccessarily apply to the children of Israel (God's chosen people), are Purim and Hanukkah. Purim is mentioned in the bible but not by God, just by the writer of one of the Old Testament books telling something that the people of that time did as ordered by their King and Queen, not by God. And Hanukkah didn't come about until many years after Jesus' death, resurrection, and ascention, being a man made holiday as well. While it's not bad to celebrate these if you're not Jewish, it would be like someone in another country celebrating America's Independence Day just because their ancestors were from the USA. The author did a good job explaining that the Holy Days are symbolic of God's plan for His followers and that anyone professing to be so should be honoring them the way He intended. I pray that the Spirit of God will be with any family embarking on these holy convocations that many today do not have the courage to celebrate.

Left Christianity Because they can't see past Christmas
After learning the origins of secular Holidays, I am so ashamed of participating in this.When I was younger I remember making Easter baskets in Sunday school, I look back and wonder what was the church thinking after learning the truth. I have prayed and repented because I took everything granite as being truth. I should have known better. However we no longer celebrate these pagan holidays in our home. I one day told my children, "Sorry Kids were going back to our roots" I tossed our artificial tree in the dumpster along with the easter baskets, and anything pagan.

Of coarse my daughter a year later was really sad we didn't have a tree and I asked her what was more important," serving Nimrod or honoring God'?

Today my children love the true festivals especially the 8 days of Hanukkah gifts.

The Christian Church needs to wake up and realize this great error by allowing Paganism to come into The Lord's house.
This book is awesome and will guide you to the truth. If you buy it, please send a copy to your pastor and tell him it's time for the sleepy church to awake.

For know we joined a Messianic Church so we can go back to the truth.
I recommend this book highly!

Family Guide to Biblical Holidays
Family Guide to Biblical Holidays is exactly what it's title claims to be...a family guide. I wish it had been available when my children were young, but with grandchildren arriving I may still have a chance. I wish there was a more adult version of this book, but there are other books on the same subject available and now that I have started with this one, they will be easier for me to comprehend. This year was a perfect example of why it is important for christians to understand Judaism and the roots of Christianity. Millions of Americans celebrated Easter (sounds like Ishtar, and not a bit like resurrection) and unknowingly
observed the crucifixion and resurrection on a pagan festival holiday for a fertility goddess named Ishtar. Ignorance is one thing, but once a person is armed with the knowledge of Truth, the difference between the teachings of men and the Will of God, they have an obligation to proclaim and declare the Truth. I will celebrate the crucifixion and resurrection at the time of Passover, as it was intended to be as ordained by God, not the emporer Constantine as Easter, (first sunday after the first full moon after the spring equionox). The Family Guide to Biblical Holidays answers many questions, and it proves you are never to old to learn.