to keep the Sabbath as a reminder of creation and their Creator, and He ordained seven religious feasts to be observed every year (Leviticus 23:5–44). First, Israel had to learn from her own history to come to trust the one true God. His dealings with the Jewish people became a beacon to steer all the nations away from idolatry and sin to saving faith in their Creator. The events and teachings in Scripture often have more than one meaning. Contemporary events can have one or more prophetic counterparts.