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What is another name for the Feast of Shavuot?
Feast of Harvest
What is the countdown associated with Shavuot?
Seven weeks plus one day
What event took place at Mount Sinai on Shavuot?
The making of oaths and the keeping of oaths
How long after Yehoshua's ascension did Yehovah fulfill His oath?
Ten days
What does Jeremiah 1:12 say about Yehovah?
He watches over His word to perform it
What does Numbers 23:19 say about Yehovah?
God is not a man that he should lie or a son of man that he should change His mind
When did Yehovah establish His marriage covenant with the Children of Israel?
About 3300 years ago
What is the significance of Shavuot for the Torah Observant Believer in Yehoshua Messiah?
It is about the making of oaths and the keeping of Oaths between Yehovah and His people Israel
What is the significance of Shavuot?
An appointed time to meet with and establish covenant with Israel
Where did the Children of Israel travel to observe the Feast of Shavuot?
Jerusalem
What is the content of the covenant and the Law of the Covenant for the Feast of Shavuot?
Exodus 19-24
What was God's agenda for the Feast of Shavuot's appointed time at Mount Sinai?
To meet with them in person, tell them His Name, and establish a covenant
Why did Israel break their covenant with Yehovah?
They stopped listening to Yehovah's voice
What did the Children of Israel create in Moses' absence?
A golden calf, a graven image
What is recorded in Exodus 32:7-14 ESV?
The conversation between Yehovah and Moses about the Children of Israel's corruption
What is the result of Israel's corruption?
They became stiff-necked
What did Yehovah do on Shavuot in Jerusalem?
He poured out His Holy Spirit and baptized all who believed His salvation message
How many pilgrimage Feasts did Yehovah command Israel to observe?
Three
What was the reason for Yehovah's anger against the Israelites?
They had corrupted their ways and broken commandments
What did Yehovah promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Israel?
To multiply their offspring as the stars of heaven and give them the Promised Land
What was the consequence of the Israelites' disobedience to Yehovah's covenant?
They were dispossessed of the Land and exiled to gentile nations
What was the purpose of the Tabernacle and its priestly duties?
To teach the Israelites about the salvation that Yehovah would bring
What did Moses do to intercede on behalf of the Israelites?
He implored Yehovah to relent from His wrath and disaster
What did the Levitical priesthood teach the Israelites?
The way of Yehovah and His standard of holiness
What was the significance of Yehovah's forgiveness and mercy towards the Israelites?
It was a shadow of the permanent salvation plan to come through the Lamb of God
What did Yehovah's covenant with Israel require of them?
To obey Yehovah's voice and keep His covenant
What did the Israelites' disobedience lead to?
Their exile to gentile nations and their gods
What did Yehovah's salvation plan for the Israelites entail?
The forbearance of their sins through the shed blood of sacrificial animals
What is an oath in the context of Yehovah's covenant with Israel?
A legally binding agreement
What is the significance of Yehovah's oath to Israel?
It is a promise that will be fulfilled regardless of Israel's actions
What is the name of the place where Abraham and Abimelech made an oath?
Beersheba
What is the significance of Shavuot in Ezekiel 16:8?
It is a time when Yehovah renews His covenant with Israel
How many Sabbaths are celebrated during the Feast of Shavuot?
Two
What is the nature of Yehovah's covenant with Israel?
A unilateral promise that Yehovah will fulfill
What is the significance of Yehovah's feelings of love and compassion for Israel?
It is a expression of Yehovah's love and commitment to Israel
What is the relationship between Yehovah's covenant and Israel's responsibility?
Israel is responsible for meeting the qualifications to possess what Yehovah has promised
What was the purpose of the Law of the Covenant given by Yehovah?
To establish the people of Israel as His treasured possession
Where did Yehovah give the Law of the Covenant to the Israelites?
At Mount Sinai on Shavuot
What did Yehovah promise to the people of Israel if they obeyed His voice?
They shall be His treasured possession among all peoples
Who did Yehovah call to come up the mountain to receive the Covenant proposal?
Moses
What was the response of the people of Israel to Yehovah's Covenant proposal?
All that the LORD has spoken we will do
What did Yehovah instruct the people of Israel to do to prepare for the meeting with Him on the third day?
Wash their garments and consecrate themselves
What happened on the morning of the third day on Mount Sinai?
All of the above
What is the significance of the Feast of Shavuot in the New Testament?
It is the day the Holy Spirit was poured out on the followers of Yehoshua
What is the Festival of Oaths, according to the text?
The time when Oaths are made and fulfilled
What is the common thread between the two events of Shavuot in the Old and New Testaments?
The making and fulfilling of Oaths
What is the common factor between the giving of the Law of the Covenant at Sinai and the giving of the Holy Spirit?
The encounter with the fire of the Holy Spirit of Yehovah
What was the plan of Yehovah at Sinai that was aborted by the children of Israel?
To write His law on the hearts and minds of the Israelites
What is the common thread running through the three names of the Feast of Shavuot?
The harvest
What is the significance of the number seven in the Hebrew language?
It represents the oath or covenant
What is the significance of the meeting of Yehovah with the children of Israel at Mount Sinai?
It was an exchange of oaths
What did Yehovah fulfill in Jerusalem after His permanent plan of salvation took effect through the blood of Yehoshua?
His promise to write His law on the hearts and minds of the Israelites
What is the significance of the 50th day in the celebration of the Feast of Shavuot?
It represents the completion of the seven weeks countdown
What is the meaning of the word Shavuot?
The Feast of Weeks
What is the significance of the Feast of Shavuot in relation to Yehovah's plan of salvation?
It represents the fulfillment of Yehovah's oath to write His law on the hearts and minds of the Israelites
What is the limitation of the Jewish understanding of the Day of Shavuot?
They limited it to the agricultural activities of the society
Study Notes
Shavuot: The Feast of Weeks
- Shavuot is also known as the Feast of First Fruits, Feast of Harvest, and Feast of Weeks.
- The Greek name for Shavuot is Pentecost, which is a countdown of 50 days (or seven weeks plus one day) from the day of the first fruit for the Wave Sheaf offering of the barley harvest.
What Happened at Mount Sinai on Shavuot?
- On Shavuot, Yehovah made a covenant with the Children of Israel about 3300 years ago.
- Yehovah established a marriage covenant with the Children of Israel at Mount Sinai.
- Yehovah's agenda at Mount Sinai included:
- Meeting with the Israelites in person and telling them His Name.
- Causing them to hear His voice so they would know His voice.
- Establishing a covenant with them in a marriage ceremony.
- Writing His commandments on their hearts so they would learn to fear Him.
Why Did Israel Break their Covenant with Yehovah?
- The Israelites stopped listening to Yehovah's voice and aborted the process of receiving the fear of God.
- They did not receive the Law, which would have been the lamp unto their feet and the light unto their pathway.
- They gave up on Moses' return after less than 40 days and assumed he would not return.
- They made a golden calf, a graven image, and worshipped it with sacrificial offerings.
What Does Shavuot Teach Us About Yehovah?
- Yehovah was angry and thought to destroy the Israelites, but He honored the intercession of Moses on their behalf.
- Yehovah was forgiving, merciful, gracious, compassionate, patient, and faithful to the Israelites.
- He kept His covenant to be their God and gave them forbearance for their sins.
Yehovah's Covenant with Israel
- Yehovah's covenant with Israel is found in Exodus 19:5-6.
- The covenant is a formalized legal document, required to establish the Israelites as His people and Him as their God.
- Yehovah instituted the Tabernacle and its priestly duties and sacrificial rituals to teach the Israelites about the salvation He would bring.
Shavuot in the New Testament
- On Shavuot, the Holy Spirit was poured out in Jerusalem and baptized the followers of Yehoshua.
- Three thousand attendees who heard the sermon given by Peter at that Feast accepted the gospel of salvation through faith in Yehoshua.
Similarities and Differences Between Shavuot in the New Testament and the Old Testament
- Both events had an encounter with the fire of the Holy Spirit of Yehovah.
- Both audiences were the congregation of Israel.
- The word they heard came to them from the Holy Spirit of Yehovah.
- The people witnessed the power of the Holy Spirit of Yehovah.
- Yehovah's plan to write His law on the hearts and minds of the Israelites at Sinai was aborted by the children of Israel.
- Yehovah fulfilled that promise in Jerusalem after His permanent plan of salvation took effect through the blood of His Sacrificial lamb, Yehoshua.
Connection Between the Different Names for Shavuot
- The three names for Shavuot (Feast of First Fruits, Feast of Harvests, and Feast of Weeks) are connected by the word "Harvest".
- The Feast of First Fruits requires the priests to bring the first fruits of the harvest and wave it before Yehovah.
- The Feast of Harvest is clear and needs no explanation because the Feast would not be possible without the harvest.
- The Feast of Weeks is the seven weeks countdown from the day of the aviv barley harvest Wave Sheaf to the day of Shavuot harvest.
Meaning of the Word Shavuot
- The word "Shavuot" is connected to the number seven (sheva).
- The Hebrew words for "Seven", "Oath", and "Week" have the same 3 letter root: Shin-Beit-Tav.
- The Feast of 'Shavuot' is celebrated on the day following the completion of seven weeks, i.e. on the 50th day.
Discover the significance of Shavuot, also known as the Feast of Weeks, and its relation to the Wave Sheaf offering. Learn about the countdown of 50 days and the connection to the barley and wheat harvests.
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