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The Celebration of First Fruits
The Celebration of First Fruits
Of the seven special festivals, the third one, the Celebration of First Fruits, represents the one that is probably the most familiar to people today – both Christians and non-Christians. What we commonly celebrate as Easter Sunday is memorialized in this special celebration
event that also occurs in close proximity to the first two. It is called First Fruits (or First Harvest) because it celebrates what happened on the third day after the Passover and the Feast of unleavened bread.
On this day that followed the Sabbath they were to have a special
On this day that followed the Sabbath they were to have a special
celebration of what represented the first fruits of God’s restored kingdom or His promised land. Once again, they didn’t understand this at that time, but they were celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. He was the First Harvest of many and represented those who because of Him
would also be raised from the dead and received new life after being buried to their old lives with sin (leaven).
Notice how the timing of this feast is described in the verses and also how the people were to fast before bringing their very special offerings. And finally this,
Notice how the timing of this feast is described in the verses and also how the people were to fast before bringing their very special offerings. And finally this,
like all of the other feasts, was to become annual celebrations. They didn’t know it at that time, but for them it was a celebration in anticipation of an event which would eventually become a glorious memorial.
Now, this morning’s reading is from Leviticus 23:9-14
Now, this morning’s reading is from Leviticus 23:9-14
Celebration of First Harvest
9 Then the Lord said to Moses, 10 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you enter the land I am giving you and you harvest its first crops, bring the priest a bundle of grain from the first cutting of your grain harvest.
9 Then the Lord said to Moses, 10 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you enter the land I am giving you and you harvest its first crops, bring the priest a bundle of grain from the first cutting of your grain harvest.
11 On the day after the Sabbath, the priest will lift it up before the Lord so it may be accepted on your behalf. 12 On that same day you must sacrifice a one-year-old male lamb with no defects as a burnt offering to the Lord. 13 With it you must present a grain offering
consisting of four quarts of choice flour moistened with olive oil. It will be a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. You must also offer one quart of wine as a liquid offering. 14 Do not eat any bread or roasted grain or fresh kernels on that day until you bring this
offering to your God. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation wherever you live. - Leviticus 23:9-14
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