You shall also count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day when you brought in the sheaf of the wave offering there shall be seven complete Sabbaths. This feast is observed during the time of the wheat harvest, a major provision of the Lord. The Feast of Weeks/Pentecost celebrates God’s provisions for life. Keeping the law was not a condition for receiving their freedom it was a response to God’s grace in setting them free.Īt the first Feast of Pentecost in the New Testament, God provided His Holy Spirit for guidance. It should be noted that God gave them freedom, salvation from slavery, before He gave them the law. God had given the children of Israel freedom from bondage and slavery, so He then gave them the law to guide them in living.Īs slaves they were told what to do by their masters, but in freedom they needed guidance from their new Master, the Lord God of Heaven. At the first Feast of Weeks, God provided the law. The Feast of Weeks is the same feast the disciples observed in the New Testament, known as the Feast of Pentecost. Enjoy!Įxplicit parallels and contrasts are evident between the Feast of Pentecost in the New Testament and the Feast of Weeks in the Old Testament. During Advent we shared an excerpt of Unlocking The Secrets Of The Feasts and had such an amazing response, so today we offer this second excerpt. The word Shavuot means weeks because the festival of Shavuot is the end of the seven-weeks between Passover and Shavuot.
With this love letter from God, His people became a nation committed to serving the Lord.
JEWISH FEAST OF HARVEST MEANING HOW TO
On Passover, the people of Israel were finally released from slavery in Egypt and on Shavuot they were given instructions on how to live post-slavery life well in the Torah. Sunday May 31st is Pentecost, also known as The Feast of The Weeks in English and Shavuot in Hebrew.
The intricate detail of the prophecies illustrated in the observances of these feasts provide insight into God’s plan for the ages. Editors Note: Amazing prophecies of God’s plans for the world can be found embedded in the customs of the feasts of Israel.
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