• Exodus 23:16-17
    and the Feast of Harvest, the firstfruits of your labors which you have sown in the field; and the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you have gathered in the fruit of your labors from the field. “Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord GOD.
     
  • Leviticus 23:17
    You shall bring from your dwellings two wave loaves of two-tenths of an ephah. They shall be of fine flour; they shall be baked with leaven. They are the firstfruits to the LORD.
     
  • Numbers 28:26
    ‘Also on the day of the firstfruits, when you bring a new grain offering to the LORD at your Feast of Weeks, you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work.
     


Related Scriptures

  • James 1:18
    Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.
     
  • 1 Corinthians 15:20
    But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
     
  • 1 Corinthians 15:23
    But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ's at His coming.
     
  • Revelation 14:4
    These are the ones who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from among men, being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
     
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Resources

Jesus in the Feasts (Part Two): Firstfruits

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The Feast of Firstfruits, associated with the wave sheaf day, marks the beginning of the harvest and initiates the seven-week count to Pentecost, which concludes both the count and the harvest. Both occasions center on the concept of firstfruits, with the wave sheaf offering representing the initial barley harvest and Pentecost …


The Harvesting of the Firstfruits

'Prophecy Watch' by Bill Keesee

In the Old Testament, the Feast of Firstfruits, known as the day of the wavesheaf, marked the beginning of the grain harvest when the firstfruits of the barley were offered before the Lord. This feast initiated a process that culminated in a larger harvest, symbolizing an early gathering of God's children. The agricultural …


Who Are the Firstfruits?

Sermonette by

We may take it for granted that 'firstfruits' are synonymous with 'Christians.'" However, 'firstfruits' is very general, referring to surprising things.


Firstfruits and the Master Potter

Sermon by Clyde Finklea

To the Jews of Jesus' day, Pentecost was known as the Feast of Weeks and/or the Feast of Firstfruits. Jesus, being the First of the firstfruits, was raised from the dead to eternal life, and He continues to build His house of called-out ones until He returns to resurrect them to eternal life as firstfruits. God, the Master …


How to Count to Pentecost

Sermon by David C. Grabbe

The Feast of Firstfruits, also known as the Wavesheaf offering, holds a significant place in the biblical instructions for counting to Pentecost. As outlined in Leviticus 23:9-11, the Lord commanded the children of Israel to bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of their harvest to the priest, who would wave it before the Lord on the …


Pentecost's Two Leavened Loaves (Part Two)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

The Feast of Firstfruits, also tied to the Feast of Harvest as described in Exodus 23:16, emphasizes the firstfruits of labor sown in the field. Leviticus 23:17 identifies the two leavened loaves offered on Pentecost as firstfruits, a symbol representing the early, abundant sample of a harvest, often signifying not only the …


Pentecost, Consistency, and Honesty

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The Feast of Firstfruits, also associated with Wavesheaf Day, holds a significant place in the biblical harvest celebrations. It marks the beginning of the harvest, as outlined in Leviticus 23:9-11, where the Lord commands the children of Israel to bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of their harvest to the priest, who shall wave …


Pentecost - The Beginning - All in All

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Mark Schindler

The Feast of Firstfruits, identified as Pentecost, is presented as the day that pictures the harvest of the firstfruits through the giving of the Holy Spirit. The count to this feast begins with the wave sheaf offering waved on the day after the Sabbath that falls during the Days of Unleavened Bread, an offering fulfilled in …



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