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PENTECOST
TUESDAY, JULY 14
Acts 2:1

Deuteronomy 16:9-12

 

“…keep the feast of weeks
unto the LORD thy God with

a tribute of a freewill offering...”

 

PENTECOST
 
Pentecost is the Jewish Feast of Harvest (or the Feast of the Ingathering) held on the fiftieth day after the Passover. This is one of the three festivals that all Jewish males must attend in Jerusalem. The Greek word pentekoste means fiftieth and refers to the number of days after the Passover festival (Deut 16:9-12). The Passover festival (on the second Sabbath of the year) is to commemorate Israel’s exodus from Egypt. On the Passover, the Lord’s death, the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world, is typified. During the Pentecost, “the wheat was then also nearly everywhere harvested (Exodus 23:16; 34:22; Numbers 28:26), and the general character of the festival was that of a harvest-home celebration” (ISBE). The people come before the LORD to express their thanksgiving.
 
The day: This is a joyous occasion for the Jews. It was instituted to remind the people of God’s absolute dominion over His people. They have to offer the firstfruits of their harvest to God. They express their thanksgiving to God for the provisions received throughout the year and renew their commitment to Him. The people gather for this thanksgiving event of Pentecost at the central sanctuary in Jerusalem to thank God for the harvest.
 
The mind: The phrase “with one accord” is used to describe their coming together in one place. The superfluity of the phrase is an expression of their one-mindedness in Christ. The expression “all with one accord in one place,” especially in the original language, is a most striking one and points to perfect unity and unanimity of heart, thought, and purpose (Walker). This is what is most lacking in Christian churches today. There is so much disunity in the hearts of professed believers because the world has influenced them to think only of their own good and not for the glory of God.
 
Do you keep the holy day of God with a holy heart and mind? Are you spending the Lord’s Day for Him alone and not for the world nor the pleasures of it? Do you rejoice in His holy days?
 
THOUGHT: Am I keeping my Lord’s Day holy?
PRAYER: Our Father in heaven, please show me how I should commemorate the holy days for Thy glory.

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