The Feast of Shavuot
by James Issa
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charismatics. It's a Jewish term referring to the 50 days after the Feast of First Fruits. This
Jewish holiday called "Shavuot" and popular known as Pentecost was one of the agricultural
feasts on the Jewish Calendar. The 49 days between the feast of First Fruits and Pentecost is
known as the counting of the Omer (An omer is a measurement of 2 quarts of barley flour).
Leviticus 23:15-22 talks about this feast. Verse 17 states that 2 loaves of bread are to be
baked with leaven. We noted in our previous study of the term "Easter," that God required the
people of Israel during the feast of Passover not to eat unleavened bread for 7 days. At the
feast of Pentecost, however, leaven, which represents sin-1st Corinthians 5:6-8, is used. On
this feast as on the feast of First Fruits, the Omer (about 2 quarts of barley flour) is waved
before God-verse 20.
According to Exodus 23:17, Jewish men were supposed to appear 3 times before the Lord.
These were for the feast of Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles. So at this feast 2,000
years later, there were Jewish men from every part of the globe to celebrate this feast when
the Holy Spirit came from above and baptized them.
Traditionally, among the Jewish people, the feast of Pentecost has been known as when God
gave the Torah (the Law) and the 10 commandments to Moses. Studying the itinerary of the
people of Israel it can be seen that they crossed the Red Sea on the third day (the day that
Jesus resurrected from the dead-the feast of First Fruits). Please refer to our teaching on the
term popularly called "Easter" for further study on this Feast.
Wilderness to sacrifice to God-Exodus 8:27. Chronologically taking the daily narratives gives
us 47 days after they crossed the Red Sea. God then asked them to sanctify themselves for 3
days-Exodus 19:10-11 making it a total of 50 days. Exodus 19:1, states that the feast of
Pentecost was around the 3rd Month. Since Passover happened on the 14th day of the 1st
Month-Abib-Exodus 12:1,6, 50 days from the feast of First Fruits, will definitely take you to
the third month and the month of Sivan in which is Pentecost is held.
Once again we have stated that the Feasts of the Old Testaments are "rehearsals" or prophetic
events of what God intended to fulfill through Yeshua(Jesus)-Leviticus 23:2. On this same day
that the children of Israel received the 10 commandments and the law, and entered into a
covenant with them with the seal of the blood-Exodus 24:8. On that same feast day, 1500
years later, God sent his Holy Spirit and wrote the law in the hearts of his people according to
Jeremiah 31:31. God sealed this law by his Spirit in the body of the believer-2nd Corinthians
1:22, Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians 4:30.
Jeremiah 31:31 prophesied that a day is coming when God will no longer write his law on
tablets of stone but on tablets of the heart. On this day, Jewish men & women from all over
the world received the tablets of God's law through the Holy Spirit, the author of the law in
their hearts.
2nd Timothy 3:16, says all scripture is breathed by God. 2nd Peter 2:21 also says "No scripture
is of private interpretation, but holy men of God spoke as they were led by the Holy Spirit."
David also says in 2nd Samuel 23:2-3, that he wrote the Psalms under the leading and
inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
