Feast of First Fruits (Feast of Weeks)

This feast was also observed in the New Testament showing that the laws were still being kept!

Acts 2:1: '“and when the day of pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.”

Please read the rest of Acts Chapter 2 for a complete understanding. But key to remember is that the Pentecost was kept by all Israelite men even in the New Testament. The Feast of First Fruits is a one day observance and is also a Sabbath. Since we no longer are required to keep the sacrificial laws (Hebrews Chapter 9-10), we must present ourselves as sacrifices and First Fruits to YHWH.

Romans 12:1: “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of god, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto god, which is your reasonable service. [2] and be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of god.”

James 1:18: “of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.”

1 Corinthians 15:20: “but now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.”

As Christ rose from the dead, we too have now risen from the dead and awoken into life and the Spirit. Our calling makes us the First Fruits of offering to serve YHWH in truth and in Spirit (John 4:23). When observing this feast, we should read from the Law regarding this feast and understand the importance of us offering ourselves as the First Fruits of repentance to YHWH by doing His will. We gather ourselves together (Zephaniah 2:1; Hebrews 10:25) in honor of YHWH and YaHaWaShi to reflect on the commandments and to help strengthen our reconciliation with the Father.