![]() ![]() Second, a sheaf of this harvest was to be waved before the LORD to be acceptable to him ( Leviticus 23:11 Leviticus 23:11 And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it. Three things stand out about this offering.įirst, it was a sheaf made from the firstfruits of the early barley harvest ( Leviticus 23:10 Leviticus 23:10 Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When you be come into the land which I give to you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then you shall bring a sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest: And you shall offer that day when you wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering to the LORD. And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it. ![]() Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When you be come into the land which I give to you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then you shall bring a sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest: It’s a day when a special offering was made called “the wave sheaf offering” ( Leviticus 23:9-12 Leviticus 23:9-12 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, During these seven days, there was a very special event that has a great deal to do with the resurrection of Jesus and the giving of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost. Following this comes the seven Days of Unleavened Bread. And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians and there was a great cry in Egypt for there was not a house where there was not one dead.Īmerican King James Version ×). This was a sign of protection that spared the life of the firstborn child ( Exodus 12:29-30 Exodus 12:29-30 And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon and all the firstborn of cattle. Ancient Israel daubed this blood on the door posts and lintel. The Passover begins this plan with the shedding of an innocent lamb’s blood. The book of Revelation states as much when it says, “the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world” ( Revelation 13:8 Revelation 13:8 And all that dwell on the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. It was determined from the very beginning of time. It might sound simple, but God has a plan. With a short review of the meaning behind the names mentioned above, we will get a deeper understanding of God’s intention’s about that day and its implications for all humanity. There is always good reason behind what God does. The Feast of Harvest, The Feast of Weeks, The Feast of PentecostĪll three names above apply to the same Holy Day or Feast! Why is that? ![]()
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