Shavuot (Pentecost) 1 - Psalm 67 and the Countdown

SHAVUOT - EPISODE 1

So few Christians really understand that there is a God ordained connection between Passover and Pentecost, between פֶּסַח Paysak and שָׁבוּעוֹת Shavuot.  So few churches today even celebrate Pentecost.  We have lost so much, we have become so disconnected from our roots, שׁוֹרָשִׁים SHORASHEEM. 

One connection between Passover and Pentecost is "geographical."  Passover is the time of the barley harvest.  Pentecost is the time of the wheat harvest.  Two harvests and both times the Torah calls them times of the First Fruits. Interesting.  Paul calls Jesus the FIRST FRUITS.  Is there something Paul understands that we don't.  You bet. And there is so much more.  

God commands a COUNTDOWN starting, in Jesus' day, on the Sunday after Passover (Resurrection Sunday!).  That was day 1 and the count is to continue for 7 Sabbath weeks - 49 days.  The 50th day God commands in His Torah is the feast of Pentecost (which means 50) or שָׁבוּעוֹת Shavuot meaning weeks.  God is telling us there is some awesome connection between Passover and Pentecost so much so that we are to count each day till Pentecost.  

In the past religious Jews started using Psalm 67 as they did the countdown.  Many still do it today.  Why?  In Hebrew Psalm 67 has 49 words.  ON top of that Psalm 67 has only 7 verses like the 7 weeks between the start of the Omer count and Pentecost or Shavuot. You can see this in the picture below.  (Note - you'll see perhaps a hyphen used in the text.  That does not mean one word but actually two in the original Hebrew which never used hyphens).  So each day the Jewish people say a blessing to the Lord, state what day of the count it is, and recite out loud Psalm 67.  

In this lesson I make the case that this is something we Christians should be doing.  Why?  Wait till you hear the lesson.  Psalm 67 seems to have been inspired by the Lord to His ELECT, Israel, and now to us.  The psalm used between Passover and Pentecost is connected to Jesus in amazing and surprising ways.  It's all about Jesus and it always has been. We should do the countdown and look to the awesome feast of Pentecost.  All churches should now, during the countdown, teach about Pentecost and Passover, the 1st harvest and the 2nd harvest, the 1st blessing and the 2nd blessing, the giving of the Laws of the Lord and the giving of that which completes the Law, and the coming of the Teaching of the Lord (Torah) and the coming of the Teacher, רוח הקודש, RUACH HAKODESH, the Holy Spirit.  For more on all this check out these links that can be found after the picture of Psalm 67 below.

My article on the Feast of First Fruits, the Omer Count, and Shavuot - https://www.dropbox.com/s/dv38j7tx1qos4ue/d%20Lesson4..COUNTING%20THE%20DAYS...2019..107..136.pdf?dl=0

Link to the Light of Menorah podcasts, "Archaeology of Passover" - https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/?s=archaeology

Link to pictures of the Chapel of the Ascension - https://www.biblewalks.com/AscensionChurch

Link to pictures of the Russian Church of the Ascension on the Mt. of Olives - https://www.biblewalks.com/russianascensionchurch

Link to pictures of Augusta Victoria and the German Lutheran Church of the Ascension - https://www.biblewalks.com/augustavictoria

Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?  What's his background?  Why should I listen to him?  Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0