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Shavuot (Pentecost)

This weekend is Shavuot, Hebrew for “Weeks” (i.e. the Feast of Weeks) – also known by the Greek name Pentecost.  Given that this ministry is based on the prophetic gift of the Holy Spirit, I think it is apropos that we take this time to remember.

But many years before the Holy Spirit was given during Shavuot, on the first Feast of Weeks – the Torah was given.  Spirit and Truth both given during the same feast 🙂

The Feast of Weeks falls 50 days after Passover.  Here’s how Leviticus 23:15-22 says it:

“You shall count seven full weeks from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering. You shall count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath. Then you shall present a grain offering of new grain to the Lord. You shall bring from your dwelling places two loaves of bread to be waved, made of two tenths of an ephah. They shall be of fine flour, and they shall be baked with leaven, as firstfruits to the Lord. And you shall present with the bread seven lambs a year old without blemish, and one bull from the herd and two rams. They shall be a burnt offering to the Lord, with their grain offering and their drink offerings, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord. And you shall offer one male goat for a sin offering, and two male lambs a year old as a sacrifice of peace offerings. And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering before the Lord, with the two lambs. They shall be holy to the Lord for the priest. And you shall make a proclamation on the same day. You shall hold a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work. It is a statute forever in all your dwelling places throughout your generations.

“And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, nor shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the Lord your God.”

As you may remember from the Feast of Unleavened Bread and from my weekly Sabbaths, I am making an effort to honor the Father by observing His holy days.  What this means to you is that I will be observing the High Sabbath for Shavuot which is occurring this weekend directly following my normal weekly Sabbath. So basically I’ll be offline from Friday at sunset to Sunday at sunset.

I appreciate your patience and support as I worship the One we love 🙂

11 thoughts on “Shavuot (Pentecost)

  1. Yeah! You probably need several days of rest not just a couple. Blessings to you.

  2. Enjoy!! This is my first time to celebrate Shavuot. I’m looking forward to it.

  3. Bless you for honoring the feasts!

  4. Be Blessed in your observance.

    May the Lord bless you and restore your strength and joy and discernment …. renewing you as never before and leading you to new and marvelous things. Be Blessed.

  5. May He bless you and Allen abundantly!

    Love and Blessings

  6. praying your time set apart is a wonderful time of fellowshipping with the Lover of your soul.

  7. […] honor of Shavuot (Pentecost), my church (Passion for Truth) had a Shabbat meal and worship service on Friday followed by our […]

  8. The Lord blesses our observances of His appointed times and feasts! I hope you were so very blessed as He sees your faithfulness to His seasons!

  9. […] are upon us! You may remember I gave you FYIs in the spring for the Feast of Unleavened Bread and Pentecost (Feast of Weeks) and it suddenly occurred to me that in addition to the normal weekly sabbath I […]

  10. […] all started Memorial Day weekend which was also Shavuot or the Feast of Weeks. I went to the MDCI 10th Anniversary dance conference. This was the first time I was introduced to […]

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