Shavuot (Pentecost)– The Spirit is for the Harvest
Today many have lost the original context of the holiday. Shavuot is the celebration of the harvest of wheat. Wheat in the Bible is often used as a symbol of evangelism.
May 31, 2023
Today many have lost the original context of the holiday. Shavuot is the celebration of the harvest of wheat. Wheat in the Bible is often used as a symbol of evangelism.
Jewish tradition says God gave Israel the Law on Shavuot but there is no biblical proof for this most important event in Israel’s history. Religious Jews stay up all night reading the Torah so that they will be ready to welcome the Torah at sunrise the next day!
God required a very unique offering on this holiday that has a great spiritual and prophetic meaning; the offering was to contain leaven.
Shavuot was the second pilgrim festival when Jewish men were required to bring the firstfruits of the harvest to the Temple in Jerusalem.
Israel had to TAKE the land and KEEP it holy. It was to be their possession to steward for God. Shavuot is about “keeping” the land.
Shavuot (Pentecost) begins at sundown tomorrow,
Yeshua knew the disciples would feel like orphans when He died and was buried. Rather than reiterate the promise of His resurrection, He promised them the Holy Spirit to comfort them.
Under the leadership of Nehemiah, the returning Jews rebuilt the wall.
The land of Israel was important not only for spiritual reasons, but also for practical reasons. Israel was an agricultural society and life revolved around the harvest.
Let’s remember God’s instructions about the land He gave to them.
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