Biblical Feasts — Bible Quiz

Category: Family

The great celebrations God instituted

10 questions

1. What does the Jewish Passover celebrate?
   Answer: The deliverance from Egypt
   Passover commemorates the Exodus from Egypt (Exodus 12:14).
2. What does the Feast of Pentecost celebrate?
   Answer: The harvest and the giving of the Law (OT) / the Holy Spirit (NT)
   Pentecost celebrated the harvest and then the gift of the Spirit (Acts 2).
3. What do people do during the Feast of Tabernacles?
   Answer: They live in booths made of branches
   The Israelites lived in booths (Leviticus 23:42-43).
4. What day is Yom Kippur?
   Answer: The Day of Atonement (forgiveness of sins)
   Yom Kippur is the great Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:30).
5. What does Purim celebrate?
   Answer: The deliverance of the Jews through Esther
   Purim commemorates Esther's victory (Esther 9:26-28).
6. What does Hanukkah celebrate?
   Answer: The rededication of the temple by the Maccabees
   Hanukkah commemorates the purification of the temple.
7. The Sabbath is on which day?
   Answer: The seventh day (Saturday)
   God rested on the seventh day (Genesis 2:2-3).
8. What happened during the Jubilee year?
   Answer: Debts were canceled and slaves were freed
   Every 50 years: freedom and debt release (Leviticus 25:10).
9. Which meal did Jesus transform into the Lord's Supper?
   Answer: The Passover meal
   Jesus celebrated the Passover and instituted the Lord's Supper (Luke 22:14-20).
10. How did the early Christians celebrate?
    Answer: They broke bread together in their homes
    They broke bread in their homes (Acts 2:46).