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Pentecost

Explore the significance of Pentecost from Exodus and Leviticus to Acts, where the church began and believers became firstfruits. Discover the themes of dedication, sacrifice, and unity in this important biblical event.

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Pentecost

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  1. Pentecost

  2. The Original Pentecost • Exodus 34:18-26 • First of all offspring belongs to God • Redeem all firstborn sons and donkeys • Three assemblies per year • Don’t come empty-handed • Feast of Weeks is first of the wheat harvest • Bring the best of the firstfruits

  3. The Original Pentecost • Leviticus 23:9-14 also first day of the week after Passover • The first belongs to God • The best belongs to God • A sheaf is waved before God (after it is cut) • Represents Christ the firstfruits from death 1 Corinthians 15:20,35-39

  4. The Original Pentecost • Leviticus 23:15-21 • Seven weeks after Passover Sabbath • Traditional day of receiving the law • Offer twoloaves (one offering) from 1.5 cups of flour • Heads crushed into powder, no individual identity • Prepared through fire • With yeast

  5. The Original Pentecost • Seven lambs, two rams, and bull for burnt offering (dedication) • Goat for sin offering (atonement) • Two lambs for peace offering (fellowship) • Do no work on this day • Deuteronomy 16:9-12,16-17 • Give in proportion as prospered

  6. Pentecost in the New Testament • Acts 2:1 50th day after Passover Sabbath (7 weeks after the resurrection of Christ) • Law went out from Jerusalem Isaiah 2:2-4, Luke 24:44-49 • Church began Acts 2:36-41 • 3000 were the firstfruits Exodus 32:28 • Acts 2:42,47

  7. We Are God’s Firstfruits • All Christians are firstfruits James 1:18 • All Christians are firstborn sons Hebrews 12:22-24 • We must lose individual identity (die to self) Luke 9:23, Matthew 18:3 • We will be prepared by fire 1 Peter 1:6-9 • Two are one Ephesians 2:14-22 Forgiveness, peace, and dedication in Him

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