Brother Zola Levitt was a Jew who became a Christian in 1971. A multi-talented person, he has written several books and songs. One of his books, The Seven Feasts of Israel describes how these God-ordained feasts foreshadow events in the life of Jesus and the Church. The feasts outlined are:
Passover - 14th day of first month (Nisan)
Unleavened Bread - 15th day of first month
Firstfruits - 1 to 6 days after Passover
Pentecost - 50 days after Firstfruits
Trumpets - 1st day of seventh month (Tishri)
Atonement - 10th day of seventh month
Tabernacles - 15th day of seventh month
As a result of his studies and an interview with a Bible-believing obstetrician, Brother Levitt made some amazing discoveries relating to the birth of a child and the feasts established by the Lord. What started him down this road was the statement of the doctor that the egg appears on the 14th day of the first month (Passover). Then Dr. Matheson stated that the egg must be fertilized within 24 hours (Unleavened Bread).
Brother Levitt knew he was on to something now. The doctor did not where the questions were going as she was asked how long the next step took. The response was indeterminate; two to six days (Firstfruits). After the egg is fertilized and the embryo develops, you cannot tell any difference between a human embryo and any other mammal, until the fiftieth day. Then you know it is a human baby. This agrees with Pentecost, the day the Church was formed.
The development process of the baby continues and on the first day of the seventh month the baby’s hearing is fully developed. This corresponds to the Feast of Trumpets. And there is more! The baby’s blood changes to allow it to depend on its own circulation for oxygen on the tenth day of the seventh month. This is the day the High Priest would sprinkle the Blood of Atonement on the Mercy Seat in the Holy of Holies. Finally, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, the baby’s lungs are fully developed which will allow it to safely breathe on its own should it be delivered early. This corresponds to the Feast of Tabernacles, which is a reminder of the time spent in the wilderness. During that time the Lord took care of the physical needs of the Israelites. Their clothing did not wear out and He provided manna for them. When they entered the Promised Land, this care ceased. A baby is cared for in the womb, and on the seventh month and fifteenth day of pregnancy the baby can survive should this care cease.
A normal pregnancy lasts 280 days, as the doctors count them. Using the lunar cycle upon which the Hebrew calendar is based, if the New Moon began March 21st, which is the first day of Spring, 280 days later would be December 25th. There is a lot of doubt about this being the birthday of Jesus, but it is the day we celebrate His birth.
I wonder what are the probabilities of all of this occurring by chance. Astronomical is my guess. There are no coincidences in the perfect Word of the Lord and there is nothing there by chance. Praise His Name!