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Bible Study: Seven Feasts as Prophetic Calendar

Question

What are the seven appointed feasts (mo'adim) of Leviticus 23, and do they form a unified prophetic calendar? What is the structure of the festival year and what does each feast typify?

Discovered Scope

Topics Found (from naves_semantic.py)

Queries used: (1) "seven feasts appointed times Leviticus holy convocations", (2) "passover unleavened bread firstfruits pentecost harvest offering", (3) "trumpets atonement tabernacles booths ingathering autumn festivals", (4) "shadow things to come prophetic calendar typology fulfilled Christ", (5) "sabbath rest holy convocation sacred assembly worship"

Topic Score Key Verse References
TABERNACLES, FEAST OF 0.70 EXO 23:16; 34:22; LEV 23:34-43; DEU 31:10-12; NEH 8:14-18; JHN 7:2,14; ZEC 14:16-19
SABBATH 0.66 GEN 2:2,3; LEV 23; EXO 20:8-11; ISA 66:23; COL 2:16; HEB 4:4,9
TABERNACLES, FEAST OF (again) 0.64 (same as above)
PASSOVER 0.58 EXO 12:3-49; LEV 23:4-8; NUM 28:16-25; DEU 16:1-8; 1CO 5:7; MAT 26:2
UNLEAVENED BREAD 0.58 (See BREAD, PASSOVER)
FEASTS 0.57 LEV 23:4; NUM 15:3; 2CH 8:13; EXO 23:17; DEU 16:16; ISA 1:14; ZEC 8:19
FESTIVALS 0.55 (See FEASTS)
TRUMPETS 0.55 LEV 23:24,25; NUM 29:1-6; NEH 8:2,9-12
PROPHECY 0.53 ISA 28:22; LUK 1:70; 2TI 3:16; 2PE 1:21; JOL 2:28-32
WORSHIP 0.55 EXO 20:3; DEU 5:7; MAT 4:10; ISA 56:7; REV 14:7
HARVEST 0.42 EXO 34:21,22; LEV 23:15-17; JOL 2:23,24; MAT 9:37; REV 14:15
BREAD 0.46 LEV 23:17; 1CO 5:8; JHN 6:32-35; MAT 26:26

Verse References (from Nave's entries)

PASSOVER (full entry): - Institution: EXO 12:3-49; 23:15-18; 34:18; LEV 23:4-8; NUM 9:2-5,13,14; 28:16-25; DEU 16:1-8,16; PSA 81:3,5 - Design: EXO 12:21-28 - Special second-month Passover: NUM 9:6-12; 2CH 30:2-4 - Lamb killed by Levites: 2CH 30:17; 35:3-11; EZR 6:20 - Strangers authorized: EXO 12:48,49; NUM 9:14 - Location requirement: DEU 16:5-7 - With unleavened bread: EXO 12:8,15-20; 13:3,6; 23:15; LEV 23:6; NUM 9:11; 28:17; DEU 16:3,4; MRK 14:12; LUK 22:7; ACT 12:3; 1CO 5:8 - Penalty for neglect: NUM 9:13 - Re-instituted by Ezekiel: EZK 45:21-24 - Renewed observations: JOS 5:10,11; 2CH 30:1; 2KI 23:22,23; 2CH 35:1,18; EZR 6:19,20 - Observed by Jesus: MAT 26:17-20; LUK 22:15; JHN 2:13,23; JHN 13 - Jesus at Passover: LUK 2:41-50 - Crucifixion at Passover: MAT 26:2; MRK 14:1,2; JHN 18:28 - Lamb = type of Christ: 1CO 5:7 - Lord's Supper ordained at: MAT 26:26-28; MRK 14:12-25; LUK 22:7-20 - Prisoner released: MAT 27:15; MRK 15:6; LUK 23:16,17; JHN 18:39

PENTECOST (full entry): - Also called FEAST OF WEEKS: EXO 34:22; DEU 16:10 - FEAST OF HARVEST: EXO 23:16 - DAY OF FIRST FRUITS: NUM 28:26 - DAY OF PENTECOST: ACT 2:1; 20:16; 1CO 16:8 - Institution: EXO 23:16; 34:22; LEV 23:15-21; NUM 28:26-31; DEU 16:9-12,16 - Holy Spirit given: ACT 2

TRUMPETS (full entry): - When and how observed: LEV 23:24,25; NUM 29:1-6 - Celebrated after captivity: NEH 8:2,9-12

TABERNACLES, FEAST OF (full entry): - Also called FEAST OF INGATHERING - Instituted: EXO 23:16; 34:22; LEV 23:34-43 - Design: LEV 23:42,43 - Law read every seventh year: DEU 31:10-12; NEH 8:18 - Post-captivity observance: EZR 3:4; NEH 8:14-18 - By Jesus: JHN 7:2,14 - Observance omitted: NEH 8:17 - Penalty for not observing: ZEC 14:16-19 - Idolatrous substitute by Jeroboam: 1KI 12:32,33

FEASTS (annual festivals subsection): - Designated as SOLEMN FEASTS: NUM 15:3; 2CH 8:13; LAM 2:6; EZK 46:9 - SET FEASTS: NUM 29:39; EZR 3:5 - APPOINTED FEASTS: ISA 1:14 - HOLY CONVOCATIONS: LEV 23:4 - First and last days were SABBATIC: LEV 23:39,40; NUM 28:18-25; 29:12,35; NEH 8:1-18 - Kept with rejoicing: LEV 23:40; DEU 16:11-14; 2CH 30:21-26; EZR 6:22; NEH 8:9-12,17; PSA 42:4; 122:4; ISA 30:29; ZEC 8:19 - Divine protection during: EXO 34:24 - Three principal: PASSOVER, PENTECOST, TABERNACLES - All males required to attend: EXO 23:17; 34:23; DEU 16:16; PSA 42:4; 122:4; EZK 36:38; LUK 2:44; JHN 4:45 - Aliens permitted: JHN 12:20; ACT 2:1-11 - Women attended: 1SA 1:3,9; LUK 2:41 - Observed by Jesus: MAT 26:17-20; LUK 2:41,42; 22:15; JHN 2:13,23; 5:1; 7:10; 10:22 - Observed by Paul: ACT 18:21; 19:21; 20:6,16; 24:11,17

FIRST FRUITS (full entry): - Required offering: EXO 22:29; LEV 2:12-16; NUM 18:12; DEU 18:4; 2CH 31:5; NEH 10:35,37,39; PRO 3:9; JER 2:3; ROM 11:16 - Must be free from blemish: NUM 18:12 - Presented at tabernacle: EXO 22:29; 23:19; 34:26; DEU 26:3-10 - Belonged to priests: LEV 23:20; NUM 18:12,13; DEU 18:3-5 - Wave offering: LEV 23:10-14,17 - Heave offering: NUM 15:20; NEH 10:37; EZK 44:30 - FIGURATIVE: ROM 8:23; 11:16; 1CO 15:20,23; JAS 1:18

HARVEST (full entry): - Sabbath observed in: EXO 34:21 - Wheat at Pentecost: EXO 34:22; LEV 23:15-17 - Barley before wheat: EXO 9:31,32 - Celebrated with joy: JDG 9:27; ISA 9:3; JER 48:33 - Promises of plentiful: GEN 8:22; JER 5:24; JOL 2:23,24 - FIGURATIVE: JOB 24:6; PRO 10:5; JER 8:20; JOL 3:13; MAT 9:37; 13:39; LUK 10:2; REV 14:15

ATONEMENT (full entry): - DAY OF -- Time: EXO 30:10; LEV 23:27; 25:9; NUM 29:7 - How observed: EXO 30:10; LEV 16:2-34; 23:27-32; NUM 29:7-11; ACT 27:9; HEB 5:3; 9:7,19,22 - Typified: GEN 4:4 with HEB 11:4; EXO 12:5,11,14 with 1CO 5:7; LEV 16:30,34 with HEB 9:7,12,28; LEV 17:11 with HEB 9:22 - Made by Jesus: LUK 2:30,31; GAL 4:4,5; EPH 1:3-12; COL 1:19,20; 1PE 1:20; REV 13:8 - Made but once: HEB 7:27; 9:24-28; 10:10,12,14; 1PE 3:18 - Unclassified: PSA 40:6,7; ISA 53:4-12; DAN 9:24-27; ZEC 13:1; MAT 26:28; ROM 3:24-26; HEB 9:12-15,25,26; 10:1-20; 1JN 2:2; REV 1:5; 5:9; 7:14

ETHANIM (seventh month): - Feast of Trumpets: LEV 23:23-25 - Day of Atonement, tenth day: LEV 23:26-32 - Feast of Tabernacles: LEV 23:33-43 - Jubilee proclaimed tenth day: LEV 25:9 - Temple dedicated: 1KI 8:2 - Altar restored after captivity: EZR 3:1,6

LEAVEN (YEAST): - Leavened bread used with wave-offering: LEV 23:15-17 - Forbidden with meat offerings: LEV 2:11; 6:17; 10:12; EXO 23:18; 34:25 - Forbidden at Passover: EXO 12:19,20; 13:3,4,7; 23:18 - Symbol for sin: 1CO 5:6-8 - Hypocrisy of Pharisees: MAT 16:6-12; MRK 8:15; LUK 12:1

JUBILEE: - Called ACCEPTABLE YEAR OF THE LORD: ISA 61:2 - YEAR OF LIBERTY: EZK 46:17 - Laws concerning: LEV 25:8-55; 27:17-24; NUM 36:4

SABBATH (framing reference, Lev 23:3): - Signifying rest: GEN 2:2,3; LEV 23; 25; 26:34,35 - Unclassified: GEN 2:2,3; EXO 16:5,23-30; 20:8-11; 23:12; 31:13-17; 34:21; 35:2,3; LEV 16:29-31; 19:3,30; 23:1-3,27-32; 24:8; 26:2,34,35; NUM 15:32-36; 28:9,10; DEU 5:12-15; ISA 1:13; 56:2,4-7; 58:13,14; 66:23; COL 2:16; HEB 4:4,9

Strong's Numbers Found (from semantic_strongs.py)

Hebrew -- Appointed Times/Feasts:

Strong's Word Relevance
H4150 mo'ed (appointed time/meeting) Core term -- Lev 23:2,4 "feasts of the LORD" = mo'adei YHWH; also "tent of meeting" (ohel mo'ed)
H2282 chag (festival, pilgrimage feast) Used for Unleavened Bread, Tabernacles; three pilgrimage feasts
H4744 miqra (convocation, assembly) "Holy convocation" (miqra qodesh) -- the designation for feast assemblies
H6116 atsarah (solemn assembly) The closing assembly of Tabernacles (eighth day)
H4960 mishteh (feast, banquet, drinking feast) General feasts/banquets
H3677 kese (full moon, appointed time) PSA 81:3 -- "in the time appointed" (bekese)
H6256 eth (time, season) General "time" word

Hebrew -- Firstfruits/Harvest:

Strong's Word Relevance
H1061 bikkur (firstfruits) The firstfruits offering; LEV 23:10-14 wave sheaf
H6016 omer (sheaf, heap) The wave sheaf of Lev 23:10-14
H7105 qatsir (harvest) "Feast of harvest" = chag ha-qatsir
H8184 se'orah (barley) Spring harvest -- Passover/Firstfruits season
H2406 chittah (wheat) Summer harvest -- Pentecost season

Hebrew -- Trumpets:

Strong's Word Relevance
H7782 shophar (trumpet, ram's horn) The trumpet of the Day of Trumpets; LEV 25:9 Jubilee
H8643 teru'ah (alarm, shout, trumpet blast) LEV 23:24 "memorial of blowing" = zikron teru'ah
H3104 yobel (jubilee, ram's horn) The Jubilee trumpet; LEV 25:9-13

Greek -- Shadow/Type:

Strong's Word Relevance
G4639 skia (shadow) COL 2:17 "shadow of things to come"; HEB 8:5; 10:1
G5179 typos (type, pattern, figure) ROM 5:14 Adam as "figure" of Christ; HEB 8:5 "pattern"
G3667 homoioma (likeness, resemblance) ROM 8:3 "likeness of sinful flesh"
H8403 tabnith (pattern, model) EXO 25:9,40 pattern of the tabernacle
Study Question Relevance
sanc-09-day-of-atonement-ritual Exact ritual sequence of the Day of Atonement (Lev 16) Directly relevant -- one of the seven feasts
sanc-11-two-goats-typology Typological significance of the two goats in Lev 16 Day of Atonement goat typology
law-24-weekly-sabbath-vs-ceremonial-sabbaths Does the Bible distinguish weekly Sabbath from annual ceremonial sabbaths? Structural distinction in Lev 23; Sabbath framing
law-33-calendar-continuity Can we identify the seventh-day Sabbath? Calendar continuity; fixed day-names; festival timing
sanc-05-sacrifice-types Sacrifice types in the sanctuary Offerings prescribed for each feast

Key Findings from Related Studies:

From sanc-11-two-goats-typology/CONCLUSION.md: - The two goats of Lev 16 constitute a single, indivisible sin offering (Lev 16:5) addressing propitiation through blood and elimination through removal - LORD's goat typifies Christ's sacrificial death and entrance into the heavenly sanctuary (Heb 9:12; Rom 3:25) - Scapegoat operates in two typological registers: Christ's sin-bearing (Isa 53:4,11; Heb 9:28) and Satan's millennial binding (Rev 20:1-3) - The hilasterion (G2435) lexical bridge: LXX kapporeth = hilasterion = Rom 3:25 = Heb 9:5 - Azazel is grammatically a proper noun (BHSA classification), parallel to YHWH in the lot-casting formula - Lev 16:20 vekhillah marker: blood-atonement MUST be complete before scapegoat phase begins - Sequence maintained: cross (propitiation) -> heavenly ministry -> second coming (Satan bound) -> final destruction - The two-bird ceremony (Lev 14:4-7) confirms the one-killed/one-released typological template

From sanc-09-day-of-atonement-ritual/CONCLUSION.md: - kaphar (H3722) appears 16 times in Lev 16 -- more than any other chapter - Ceremony proceeds innermost to outermost: Most Holy Place -> Holy Place -> altar -> scapegoat -> outside camp - Two irreducible phases: blood-atonement (propitiation) and sin-removal (scapegoat) - Lev 16:17 total exclusion (kol-adam lo yihyeh) = chiastic center -- atonement is exclusively God's work through His mediator - White linen garments (bad, H906) = humility for atonement, with glory-humility-glory arc mapping to Phil 2:6-11 - Three categories of sin addressed: tum'ot (uncleanness), pesha'im (transgressions), chattotam (sins) - Primary object of atonement is the sanctuary itself, not the people directly (Lev 16:16) - Rev 15:5-8 extends the DOA "no man in the temple" pattern into eschatological judgment

From law-24-weekly-sabbath-vs-ceremonial-sabbaths/CONCLUSION.md: - Lev 23:3 states weekly Sabbath BEFORE the annual feasts restart at v.4 -- structural separation - Lev 23:37-38 explicitly separates feasts from "the sabbaths of the LORD" using millibad ("beside/apart from") - Two distinct work prohibition levels: kol-melakhah (all work) for weekly Sabbath vs. melekhet abodah (servile work) for feast days - The weekly Sabbath is NEVER called a moed (appointed feast) or chag (pilgrimage feast) - Weekly Sabbath is "in all your dwellings" (bekhol moshboteikhem) -- NOT tied to central sanctuary - Col 2:16-17 "sabbath days" most naturally refers to ceremonial feast sabbaths (the triad feast/new moon/sabbath in 2Chr 31:3, Eze 45:17, Hos 2:11) - The weekly Sabbath continues into the new earth (Isa 66:23)

From law-33-calendar-continuity/CONCLUSION.md: - The crucifixion-resurrection three-day sequence permanently anchors the Sabbath between Friday (paraskeue) and Sunday (first day of the week) - Fixed weekly day-names in Greek: paraskeue (G3904) = Friday/Preparation; prosabbaton (G4315) = day before Sabbath - This calendar framework is essential context for understanding festival timing relative to the weekly cycle - The festivals fell on specific calendar dates (Lev 23:5,24,27,34), not on specific days of the week -- contrasting with the weekly Sabbath

Focus Areas

  1. Leviticus 23 as structural blueprint: Lev 23 is the definitive chapter listing all seven feasts in sequence. The research agent should retrieve LEV 23:1-44 with full text, noting the structural markers: the Sabbath frame (v.3), the introductory formula "feasts of the LORD" (v.2, v.4), and the closing summary (vv.37-44). Parse the Hebrew of key terms: mo'ed (H4150), miqra qodesh (H4744 + H6944), shabbathon, chag. WHY: Law-24 discovered that Lev 23 has a deliberate structure separating the weekly Sabbath from the feast cycle -- the research agent must map this structure precisely.

  2. Passover and Unleavened Bread (Nisan 14-21): The first feast cluster. Tool discoveries show 1CO 5:7 explicitly identifies Christ as "our passover." The research agent should retrieve LEV 23:4-8; EXO 12:3-28; NUM 28:16-25; 1CO 5:7-8; JHN 1:29; JHN 19:36 (none of his bones broken); MAT 26:17-28. Run hebrew_parser.py on LEV 23:5-8 for the ritual prescriptions. Run cross_testament_parallels_v2.py --hybrid-ot AND --hybrid-nt on 1CO 5:7 and JHN 1:29. WHY: Passover is the foundational feast, explicitly connected to Christ's death. The lamb-without-blemish typology needs verse-level documentation.

  3. Firstfruits (Nisan 16 -- "morrow after the sabbath"): The wave sheaf offering. Tool discoveries show LEV 23:10-14 prescribes waving the omer on the day after the Sabbath. 1CO 15:20,23 calls Christ "the firstfruits of them that slept." ROM 8:23 connects firstfruits to the Holy Spirit. The research agent should retrieve LEV 23:10-14; 1CO 15:20-23; ROM 8:23; JAS 1:18; MAT 27:52-53. Look up H1061 (bikkur, firstfruits) and H6016 (omer, sheaf) with search_strongs.py --lookup and --verses. Run hebrew_parser.py on LEV 23:10-11 for the wave-sheaf ritual. WHY: Christ's resurrection "on the morrow after the sabbath" (Sunday) directly fulfills the Firstfruits timing.

  4. Pentecost / Feast of Weeks (Sivan 6 -- 50 days after Firstfruits): The wheat harvest and two leavened loaves. Tool discoveries show ACT 2:1-11 records the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. LEV 23:15-21 prescribes counting 50 days. The two LEAVENED loaves (LEV 23:17) are unique -- all other grain offerings are unleavened. The research agent should retrieve LEV 23:15-21; NUM 28:26-31; DEU 16:9-12; ACT 2:1-21; ACT 2:41-47. Run cross_testament_parallels_v2.py on ACT 2:1 and LEV 23:17. WHY: Pentecost is explicitly fulfilled in Acts 2. The leavened loaves possibly represent Jews and Gentiles brought together (both containing sin/leaven yet accepted). The 50-day count connects Firstfruits to Pentecost as Christ's resurrection to the Spirit's outpouring.

  5. The four-month gap between Pentecost and Trumpets: Between Sivan (month 3) and Tishri/Ethanim (month 7), there is a four-month interval with no feast. The research agent should note this structural gap. Retrieve JHN 4:35 ("four months, and then cometh harvest") and examine whether this corresponds to the church age between the spring feasts (first advent) and fall feasts (eschatological). Also retrieve ISA 18:4-5 (waiting before harvest). WHY: If the feasts form a prophetic calendar, this gap may correspond to the period between Christ's first and second advents.

  6. Feast of Trumpets (Tishri 1): The beginning of the fall feast cluster. Tool discoveries show LEV 23:24-25 prescribes a "memorial of blowing" (zikron teru'ah). The research agent should retrieve LEV 23:24-25; NUM 29:1-6; NEH 8:2,9-12; PSA 81:3-5; 1TH 4:16; 1CO 15:52; MAT 24:31; REV 8:2,6; REV 11:15. Look up H8643 (teru'ah) and H7782 (shophar) with search_strongs.py. Run cross_testament_parallels_v2.py on LEV 23:24 and 1TH 4:16. WHY: Trumpets is the least explained feast in Leviticus -- it is given no stated reason, only "a memorial of blowing." The eschatological connections (trumpet of God, last trump, seven trumpets) need investigation.

  7. Day of Atonement (Tishri 10): Already studied in sanc-09 and sanc-11. The research agent should summarize established findings and focus on its POSITION in the feast calendar: 10 days after Trumpets, 5 days before Tabernacles. Retrieve LEV 23:26-32; LEV 16:29-34; HEB 9:7-12,24-28; HEB 10:1-4; DAN 8:14. Run cross_testament_parallels_v2.py on DAN 8:14 and HEB 9:24. WHY: The Day of Atonement is the only feast that requires affliction of soul (inuy nephesh) -- it is a solemn rather than joyful feast, representing judgment.

  8. Feast of Tabernacles / Ingathering (Tishri 15-22): The final feast, with the eighth-day solemn assembly. Tool discoveries show ZEC 14:16-19 prophesies nations keeping Tabernacles in the eschatological age. JHN 7:2,14,37-39 records Jesus at Tabernacles making the "rivers of living water" declaration. The research agent should retrieve LEV 23:33-44; NUM 29:12-38; DEU 16:13-15; ZEC 14:16-19; JHN 7:37-39; REV 7:9-17 (great multitude with palm branches); REV 21:3 ("the tabernacle of God is with men"). Run cross_testament_parallels_v2.py on ZEC 14:16 and REV 21:3. WHY: Tabernacles is the ONLY feast explicitly prophesied to continue into the eschatological age. Its connection to the harvest ingathering and dwelling in booths typifies the final ingathering of the redeemed.

  9. Colossians 2:16-17 -- "shadow of things to come": This verse explicitly calls the feasts (holiday, new moon, sabbath days) "a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ." The research agent should retrieve COL 2:16-17; HEB 8:5; HEB 10:1; ROM 5:14. Look up G4639 (skia, shadow) and G5179 (typos, type) with search_strongs.py --lexicon and --verses. Run greek_parser.py on COL 2:16-17 for precise grammatical analysis. WHY: This is the key NT passage that establishes the typological principle for the feasts -- they are shadows whose body/substance is Christ. Law-24 established that the "sabbath days" here refers to ceremonial feast sabbaths, not the weekly Sabbath.

  10. The agricultural calendar as prophetic framework: The feasts track the agricultural cycle: barley harvest (Passover/Firstfruits, spring), wheat harvest (Pentecost, early summer), grape/olive ingathering (Tabernacles, autumn). The research agent should retrieve JOL 2:23-24 (former and latter rain); HOS 6:3; JAS 5:7 (early and latter rain); ISA 9:3 (harvest joy); REV 14:14-20 (harvest and winepress). WHY: The agricultural cycle provides the natural framework for the prophetic calendar, with the harvest metaphors extending into eschatological judgment passages.

Research Instructions

You are the Research Agent. Execute this study by:

  1. Read the SKILL.md at C:/Users/Michael/.claude/skills/bible-study3/SKILL.md (Windows) for full tool documentation and principles
  2. Read your agent instructions at C:/Users/Michael/.claude/skills/bible-study3/agents/research-agent.md (Windows)
  3. Follow the answer-question workflow from the skill
  4. Write research files to this folder:
  5. 01-topics.md - Nave's topics and full entries (retrieve full entries for: PASSOVER, PENTECOST, TRUMPETS, TABERNACLES FEAST OF, FEASTS, FIRST FRUITS, HARVEST, ATONEMENT, ETHANIM, SABBATH, LEAVEN, JUBILEE)
  6. 02-verses.md - All verse texts retrieved with context for:
    • Leviticus 23:1-44 -- the COMPLETE chapter, full text (this is the structural blueprint)
    • The Passover institution: EXO 12:1-28 (full chapter context); 1CO 5:7-8; JHN 1:29; JHN 19:36
    • Firstfruits: LEV 23:10-14; 1CO 15:20-23; ROM 8:23; MAT 27:52-53
    • Pentecost: LEV 23:15-21; ACT 2:1-21; ACT 2:41-47; DEU 16:9-12
    • Trumpets: LEV 23:24-25; NUM 29:1-6; PSA 81:3-5; 1TH 4:16; 1CO 15:52; MAT 24:31; REV 11:15
    • Day of Atonement: LEV 23:26-32; LEV 16:29-34; HEB 9:7-12,24-28; DAN 8:14
    • Tabernacles: LEV 23:33-44; ZEC 14:16-19; JHN 7:37-39; REV 7:9-17; REV 21:3
    • Shadow/typology: COL 2:16-17; HEB 8:5; HEB 10:1; ROM 5:14
    • Agricultural: JOL 2:23-24; HOS 6:3; JAS 5:7; REV 14:14-20
    • Gap: JHN 4:35; ISA 18:4-5
  7. 04-word-studies.md - Strong's research for ALL listed numbers:
    • H4150 (mo'ed) -- CRITICAL: all key occurrences in Lev 23; also "tent of meeting"
    • H2282 (chag) -- pilgrimage feast; trace which feasts use this vs. mo'ed
    • H4744 (miqra) -- "convocation"; trace the miqra qodesh formula
    • H8643 (teru'ah) -- "trumpet blast/alarm"; Lev 23:24 and broader occurrences
    • H7782 (shophar) -- "trumpet/horn"; connection to Jubilee and eschatological trumpets
    • H1061 (bikkur) -- "firstfruits"; trace OT and NT usage
    • H6016 (omer) -- "sheaf"; the wave sheaf of Lev 23:10
    • G4639 (skia) -- "shadow"; Col 2:17, Heb 8:5, Heb 10:1
    • G5179 (typos) -- "type/pattern/figure"; the typological vocabulary
  8. raw-data/ - Raw tool output organized by category
  9. Do NOT write 03-analysis.md or CONCLUSION.md -- those are for the analysis agent

Specific Research Directives

  1. Priority verses to retrieve with FULL CHAPTER context:
  2. Leviticus 23 (ENTIRE CHAPTER -- the primary text)
  3. Exodus 12 (Passover institution)
  4. Acts 2 (Pentecost fulfillment)
  5. Hebrews 9 (Day of Atonement typology)
  6. John 7 (Jesus at Tabernacles)
  7. Colossians 2:16-17 (shadow statement)

  8. Revelation 7:9-17 (Tabernacles imagery)

  9. Required cross-testament parallels (run BOTH --hybrid-ot AND --hybrid-nt):

  10. 1CO 5:7 (Christ our Passover)
  11. 1CO 15:20 (Christ the firstfruits)
  12. ACT 2:1 (Day of Pentecost)
  13. LEV 23:24 (Feast of Trumpets)
  14. HEB 9:24 (Day of Atonement antitype)
  15. ZEC 14:16 (Tabernacles eschatological)

  16. COL 2:16-17 (shadow of things to come)

  17. Required Hebrew/Greek parsing:

  18. Run hebrew_parser.py on LEV 23:2-4 (mo'adei YHWH / miqra qodesh terms)
  19. Run hebrew_parser.py on LEV 23:10-11 (wave sheaf ritual)
  20. Run hebrew_parser.py on LEV 23:24 (zikron teru'ah -- "memorial of blowing")
  21. Run greek_parser.py on COL 2:16-17 (shadow/body/Christ construction)
  22. Run greek_parser.py on 1CO 15:20 (aparche -- firstfruits)

  23. Run greek_parser.py on 1TH 4:16 (trumpet of God)

  24. Required word traces:

  25. H4150 (mo'ed) -- lookup and key verses showing "appointed time" meaning
  26. H8643 (teru'ah) -- lookup and verses showing range of meaning (alarm, shout, trumpet)
  27. H1061 (bikkur) -- lookup and verses
  28. G4639 (skia) -- lookup and ALL NT verses
  29. G5179 (typos) -- lookup and ALL NT verses

Workflow

answer-question

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