Feast of First Fruits
Chag
Bikkurim
Leviticus
23:9-14
This
feast was first celebrated after the children of Israel
had come into the Promised Land.
The
firstfruits offering was waved before the Lord by
the priests on the day after the Sabbath, a Sunday
morning. This wave offering consecrated the whole
harvest, setting it apart for God.
Yeshua
most beautifully fulfilled the feast of firstfruits
by presenting himself before the father on Resurrection
Sunday morning as the first fruits offering of those
who would come to believe in the God of Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob through his death and resurrection.
The
fact is that Messiah has been raised from the dead,
the firstfruits of those who have died. For since
death came through a man, also the resurrection of
the dead has come through a man. For just as in connection
with Adam all die, so in connection with the Messiah
all will be made alive. But each in his own order:
the Messiah is the first fruit; then those who belong
to the Messiah at the time of His coming!
1
Corinthians 15:20-2
By
offering himself as the firstfruits of those who believe
in Him, Yeshua paved the way, consecrating or setting
us apart for God
This
thought of the first fruit consecrating the whole
harvest is also found in relation to Israel in Romans
11:16
“Now
if the challah offered as first fruits is holy, so
is the whole loaf. And if the root is holy, so are
the branches.” (challah is a loaf of bread)
The
message of the feast of firstfruits is consecration,
being set apart for God. It also contains the wonderful
promise of resurrection, because Yeshua offered himself
as a perfect wave offering before the Lord, to make
the way for all who would believe in Him
Events
which occurred on the Seventeenth month of Nisan,
The Feast of First Fruits
1.
Noah's ark comes to rest on Mount Ararat
2.
The Israelites cross the Red Sea
3.
Israel eats the first fruits in the Promised Land
4.
Yeshua's resurrection
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Bibliography
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| Booker,
R |
Jesus
in the Feasts, Publishing N.J, 1987 |
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Jewish
New Testament & Commentary |
