| Pentecost Promises Lev. 23:15-21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Takes place on the day the Law was brought down from Mt. Sinai | Commemorates the giving of God’s Law | Christ sends His Spirit to write His Law on the hearts of His People (Jer 31:33-34, 2Cor 3:3-11) |
| Occurs during the barley harvest | The Scroll of Ruth is read in the Temple | Reveals the way that Gentiles are incorporated into the Covenant of the God of Israel (Acts 2:38-39) |
| The two loaves are offered before the Lord | Tradition teaches these represent the two tablets of the Laws and 2 groups of people- Jews and gentiles make Holy unto the Lord | The Church is born, a new community of Jews and Gentiles made holy through Jesus to bring the Good News to the nations of the world (Acts 1:8) |
| Celebrated God’s bounty in the coming harvest | The new grain was to be presented in the Temple | A harvest of 3,000 people believed on Jesus in one day (Acts 2:41-21) |
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