Biblical Feast of the Spring

The significance of Biblical feasts of the Spring season which reflected the 1st coming of Messiah:
We just celebrated Good Friday and Resurrection Day so we need to know about it in the context of Biblical Feasts.
1) The Passover(in Hebrew Pesach) is a Jewish festival celebrated together to commomerate the protection of God during the 10th plague on Egyptians as God passed over the houses of Jews.The Passover required Passover sacrifice known as Paschal Lamb and the same is found in
Exodus 12:5
Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats.
The requirements were fulfilled by Jesus Christ as per
1 Corinthians 5:7
Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.
Jesus Christ was sacrificed during Passover week being the sacrificial Lamb himself on the Cross.
2) The Feast of Unleavened bread:
Exodus 12:17
So you shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this same day I will have brought your armies out of the land of Egypt. Therefore you shall observe this day throughout your generations as an everlasting ordinance.

1 Corinthians 5 6
Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?

1 Corinthians 5:7
Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.

1 Corinthians 5:8
Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. Immorality Must Be Judged

The burial of Jesus Christ symbolises the burial of our leavens which are acts of sinful nature as mentioned in Galatians 5:19-21.

3)The Feast of First Fruits:Leviticus 23:10
“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you come into the land which I give to you, and reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest.

Leviticus 23:11
He shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted on your behalf; on the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it.

Leviticus 23:12
And you shall offer on that day, when you wave the sheaf, a male lamb of the first year, without blemish, as a burnt offering to the Lord.
Israel was to bring an OMER RAYSHEET(a sheaf of first fruits)

1 Corinthians 15:20
But now Christ is risen from the dead,and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
So Messiah was the first fruit offering after his Resurrection as he was the only who was unleavened,sinless and pure.

4)The Feast of Shavuot/Pentecost:Known as feast of the weeks which is a spring harvest festival.It celebrates the completion of 7 weeks of feast of first fruits.As per Exodus 34:22 it marks giving of Torah to Israelites at Mount Sinai.

John 16:7
Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.
Matthew 3:11
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

So after 50 days of resurrection of Jesus Christ or after completion of 49 days of feast of weeks on the day of spring harvest festival Shavuot/Pentecost(50th Day) Holy Spirit descended as per Acts 2.

Therefore all the Spring Feasts of the Lord depicted the Messiah and it has spiritual significance and as well as it makes us aware of times and seasons in spiritual realm.The Feast of the fall(September,October,December) talks about 2nd coming of Messiah which will be explained later.
(References taken)
Abinash Rai
Himalayan Free Church
Gangtok