Musing – Do the Appointed Feasts match Human Gestation?

 Hebraic Musing – Do the Appointed Feasts match Human Gestation?

It is amazing the way Human Gestation lines up with the Appointed Times specified in Leviticus 23!  And it gives us a beautiful glimpse into another aspect of our God's ingenuity and omniscience.

·      Egg appears on the 14th day of the first month, Passover.  “These are the feasts of the LORD, holy convocations which you shall proclaim at their appointed times. On the fourteenth day of the first month at twilight is the LORD's Passover.” Lev. 23:4-5 NKJV   In the celebration of Passover, during the Seder meal, it is customary for Jews to use an egg on the Passover table symbolizing new life.

·      The egg must be fertilized within 24 hours.  Lev.23:6 “And on the fifteenth day (Next Day!) of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD; ….”  

·      Within 2-6 days the egg will attach itself to the wall of the womb and begin to grow. First fruits is observed anywhere from 2-6 days after Passover. Leviticus 23:9-14.  And Exodus 28:19 “The first of the firstfruits of your land you shall bring into the house of the LORD your God.”

·      Embryo has recognizable body parts at 50 days!  On Shavuot the embryo takes on form of a human. That’s Pentecost!  Leviticus 23:15-22 describes the Feast of Weeks in detail.  Here’s vs.16-17 “Count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath; then you shall offer a new grain offering to the LORD.  You shall bring from your dwellings two wave loaves of two-tenths of an ephah. They shall be of fine flour; they shall be baked with leaven. They are the firstfruits to the LORD.”

·      After 7 months, the 1st day, hearing is developed, and we celebrate Yom Teruah, day of shouting and the Feast of Trumpets.  Leviticus 23:23-24 “Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a sabbath-rest, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.’”

·      On the 10th day of the 7th month, the blood hemoglobin changes from that of the mother to a self-sustaining baby; that’s Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement when blood of a sacrificed animal is taken into Holy of Holies.  “Also the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the Day of Atonement. It shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering (Bloody) made by fire to the LORD.  And you shall do no work on that same day, for it is the Day of Atonement, to make atonement for you before the LORD your God.” Leviticus 23:27-28   We all needed Atonement as soon as we were self-sustaining!?!?  

·      On the 15th day of the 7th month, lungs become fully developed, capable of self sustaining, making it possible for the baby to survive outside the womb.  The Feast of Tabernacles, a seven-day celebration of a truly joyous feast is described in Leviticus 23:33-43.  Here’s vs.41-43. “You shall keep it as a feast to the LORD for seven days in the year. It shall be a statute forever in your generations. You shall celebrate it in the seventh month.  You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All who are native Israelites shall dwell in booths, that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.”  (BTW – In October 2014, Irene and I celebrated the joyous 8-day Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem, truly a joyous occasion!)

·      Birth would be on the 10th day of the 9th month.  And eight days later the son is circumcised.  BTW - Circumcision would happen to be on Hanukkah, exactly 9 months and 10 days after Passover.

Points to Ponder

Does this point to “Intelligent Design”?

Did Almighty God have to consult the medical professionals to figure this out?

Do we serve an Omniscient God?

What do you think? 

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.” Revelation. 22:13

Yosef   a.k.a.  Joe Brusherd                          July 15, 2025            
Author: “Hebraic Insights – Messages exploring the Hebrew roots of our faith” 
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Note – Inspired by Zola Levitt, Johanna Hocker and numerous other sources.

On Jun 30, 2025, at 4:55 PM, Johanna Hocker <behockers@bevcomm.net> wrote:

It is amazing that Human Gestation lines up with the appointed times of Leviticus 23!

·      Egg appears 14th day of first month, Passover.  Lev. 23:5 “

·      Must be fertilized within 24 hours, Unleavened Bread.  Lev.23:6 “

·      Within 2-6 days the egg will attach itself to the wall of the womb and begins to grow. First fruits is observed anywhere from 2-6 days after Passover. Lev. 23:9-14 “

·      Embryo with recognizable body parts at 50 days! Shavuot, embryo takes on form of a human. That’s Pentecost!  Leviticus 23:15-22 describes the Feast of Weeks.

·      7 months, 1st day, hearing is developed, Yom Teruah, day of shouting and trumpets.  Lev. 23:23-25 “

·      10th day of 7th month, hemoglobin of the blood changes from that of the mother to a self sustaining baby, Yom Kippur, Day of atonement when blood taken into holy of Holies

·      15th day of 7th month, lungs become fully developed, capable of self sustaining, Sukkot, breath of Holy Spirit,

·      Birth on the 10th day of 9th month, 8 days later son is circumcised, on Hanukkah, 9 months and 10 days after Passover.

Gestation and Biblical Feasts―What's the Connection?

The relationship between the human gestation period and the Jewish Feasts of the Lord. Yes, there really is a connection, and it gives us a beautiful glimpse into another aspect of our God's ingenuity and omniscience.

Please know this is not your average “birds and the bees” talk, but rather a completely new perspective about “the making of a baby.” This topic addresses the relationship between the human gestation period and the Jewish Feasts of the Lord!

I’ll begin with the gestation calendar for pregnancy and will show how it parallels the Jewish feast calendar as part of an apparent and intentional plan.

• The egg appears on the 14th day of the first month. While a woman's body prepares for ovulation during her menstrual cycle, the egg needed to help create the child appears. What also happens on the 14th day of the first month of the Jewish calendar is what we know as Passover (Numbers 28:16)! In the celebration of the Passover, during the Seder meal, it is customary for Jews to use an egg on the Passover table as a symbol for new life.

Boom! That right there (as we say in the south) was enough to hook me and get me excited to read further about the correlations between these times of celebration. (It also made me crave cheesy eggs with bacon because I'm 33 weeks pregnant and am in a serious love affair with breakfast food right now.)

• The newly appeared egg MUST be fertilized within 24 hours, or it will pass on. This would fall on the 15th day of the first month and marks the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Leviticus 23:6)!

Both leavened and unleavened bread were typical in the ancient Near East. Unleavened bread would be made hastily when serving a meal to an unexpected guest due to the speed at which it was prepared. However, the most common use of unleavened bread would, of course, be used for the celebration itself. This feast commemorates the Jewish people fleeing from Egypt. The Feast of Unleavened Bread signifies anxiety and readiness for an awaited new journey and new life promised to us by God.

• Within two to six days, the fertilized egg travels down the tube toward the uterus before it becomes implanted. This reflects the Festival of First Fruits, the spring planting festival which also does not fall on a specific date but occurs and is observed two to six days after Passover!    Exodus 28:19 ““The first of the firstfruits of your land you shall bring into the house of the LORD your God.”

• At 50 days, our little one is developing slowly. Now, we can recognize the new life of having hands, feet, eyes, and legs―fully embracing its beautiful and recognizable form―a  “complete” anatomy, if you will. Most secular doctors would say that this is when the child can be first recognized as “ taking on human form.” This time period marks Pentecost, 50 days after Passover, the day that the Israelites confirmed their covenant as the people of God. It marks the day God gave His Law (Torah) to His people on Mount Sinai. The Jewish people recognizing God’s law was the recognition of the beginning of them as His chosen people.

• Next is what I would consider to be the COOLEST time during a pregnancy. The baby's hearing fully develops at the beginning of the seventh month. It can recognize and become familiar with her parents’ voices and other distinguished sounds (maybe a trumpet, for instance (; ). The Feast of Trumpets occurs at this time!   Numbers 29:1 ‘And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work. For you it is a day of blowing the trumpets.”

• In the second week of the seventh month of the baby's development, oxygen is carried throughout the body by the iron-containing protein, “hemoglobin, " found in red blood cells. The baby’s hemoglobin begins changing to become more like that of adult hemoglobin. This change better adapts the baby to live in the outside world, breathing air rather than living in the womb. This time period correlates to Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. During this time, each believer would present a sacrifice with blood that was acceptable and mature to atone for their sins.

• On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, the lungs fully develop, making it possible for the baby to survive outside the womb. This incredible development corresponds to the date of the Feasts of Tabernacles. This time celebrates a joyous feast remembering the days that God lived with the Jews in the wilderness. During this time, God’s people lived in temporary booths and worshiped in a portable tabernacle. (Just as the womb is a temporary accommodation for the child) The “Tabernacle” is the House of the Spirit. “Spirit” and “breath” come from the same word, whether in Old Testament Hebrew (ruach) or New Testament Greek (pneuma).

• The average gestation period is 280 days. From Passover to Hanukkah is 280 days; this festival symbolizes victory and a new birth of Israel.   Author Bio:  Alyssa Glander  October 13th, 2023