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(Exodus 23:14-17; Leviticus 3:15-21; Numbers 28:26-31; Deuteronomy 16:9-12)<\/div>\n
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History:<\/strong><\/div>\n
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On the sixteenth day of the first month, the Israelites were to begin counting seven full weeks (49 days) to the Feast of Harvest. The day after the seventh week (the 50th day) was the day they were to celebrate the end of their grain harvest by bringing two loaves of leavened bread made from the newly harvested wheat crop to be waved before the Lord. This day, known as Shavuot (a Hebrew word meaning “weeks”) or Pentecost (a Greek word meaning “fiftieth”), was celebrated as a Sabbath and was the second of the three festivals when all males were required to be in Jerusalem.<\/div>\n
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Significance to the Jews:<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Pentecost has two traditional themes for the Jews. The first is the completed grain harvest for which they brought the first product of that harvest, two loaves baked with leaven, to be waved before the Lord. The second theme developed and became popular after the temple was destroyed in A.D. 70 and the Jews were separated from their land and dispersed among the nations. Harvest was no longer a significant event in their lives and Pentecost became a feast of covenant renewal commemorating the day that, according to Jewish tradition, the Law, or Torah, was given at Mount Sinai. There is no concrete evidence that this happened exactly fifty days after leaving Egypt, but it can be easily inferred from the record in Exodus 19. Passover was a celebration of physical redemption and liberation in coming out of Egypt; Pentecost became a celebration of spiritual redemption and renewal. Since these two festivals were symbolically linked together, the people were reminded that man does not experience complete freedom by physical liberation alone; true freedom is found in making a covenant with God to live for Him.<\/div>\n
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Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.<\/em>\u00a0 Psalm 1:1-6<\/div>\n
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Significance to us:<\/strong><\/div>\n
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The well-known Day of Pentecost in the New Testament (Acts 2) occurred 50 days after Jesus rose from the grave. It was at the time of the Jewish Feast of Harvest, when once again Jerusalem was filled with those who were required to attend this Festival. The Holy Spirit was given then, at the birth of the Christian church, as a kind of Firstfruits (Romans 8:23), an initial sample, of the power that would be granted later, in an even greater outpouring, just before God’s final Harvest. It was also an earnest (2 Corinthians 1:22; 5:5; Ephesians 1:14), a pledge of the wonderful inheritance that would be granted then. The covenant we make with God to honor Him and live by His Law is not complete (and in fact is impossible for us to keep perfectly) without the power of His Spirit.<\/div>\n
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When the Law was spoken by God on Mount Sinai, there was an awesome demonstration of His power and glory as the mountain shook and fire flashed out (Exodus 19:16-18). When His Spirit was given in Jerusalem, on Mount Zion, there was a great wind, and fire again flashed on His people (Acts 2:2, 3).<\/div>\n
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Jesus had ascended to heaven to be honored at the right hand of God and receive all power (Matthew 28:18) and to be inaugurated into His new position as our Great High Priest in the heavenly sanctuary (Hebrews 8:1, 2). He granted the Holy Spirit as a token of His new position (Acts 2:33) and gave spiritual gifts to his ambassadors to help them accomplish their work for Him (1 Corinthians 12-14; Ephesians 4:8-13).<\/div>\n
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Pentecost is a time to contemplate the work that God did at that time and the greater work He wants to do in our time, in us personally and through us, to bring His harvest to completion. The Spirit nurtures His “crop” to maturity (Joel 2:23-29; Galatians 5:22, 23); the Spirit enables \/ empowers His workers (Luke 24:49; John 14:15-36; Acts 1:4-8); the Spirit is absolutely essential to enable His people to live by His Law (Psalm 51:10; Jeremiah 31:33, 34; Ezekiel 36:26; John 3:5-8); there will be a great harvest at the end (Revelation 7:9; 14:15, 16).<\/div>\n
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Pentecost is also a reminder of the importance of God’s Law, the true way to life (Leviticus 18:1-5; Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Revelation 22:14). It is very interesting to notice that the Hebrew word for God’s Law – Torah (Strong’s # H8451) – is related to the word for former rain – moreh (Strong’s # H4175) – which is found in Joel 2:23.<\/div>\n
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Are you looking forward to God’s Great Harvest? Are you preparing for it? Pentecost is a reminder of how to prepare – allow God to implant His Law and His Spirit into your life.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Exodus 23:14-17; Leviticus 3:15-21; Numbers 28:26-31; Deuteronomy 16:9-12) History: On the sixteenth day of the first month, the Israelites were to begin counting seven full weeks (49 days) to the Feast of Harvest. The day after the seventh week (the 50th day) was the day they were to celebrate the end of their grain harvest … <\/p>\n

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