Playlist: Wavesheaf (topic)
Was Joshua Required to Offer the Wavesheaf?
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeWavesheaf Day marked the beginning of the harvest and the start of the count to Pentecost, so it was a common work day, never a holy day. Deuteronomy 16:9 says to begin counting when the sickle is put to the grain. Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes differed on when to start the count, yet none placed it on an annual Sabbath. The …
Wavesheaf Requirements and Joshua 5
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Wavesheaf is the offering of the first fruits of the harvest, waved before God "on the morrow after the Sabbath" (Leviticus 23:11). That Sabbath is the weekly Sabbath falling within the Days of Unleavened Bread, and from that day the count of seven weeks to Pentecost begins. Because the weekly Sabbath shifts each year with …
The Wavesheaf and the Selfsame Day
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Wavesheaf offering is a Pentecost offering that symbolizes a harvest. The Days of Unleavened Bread provide the anchor to begin the count for Pentecost but are not the occasion for the Wavesheaf offering. In Joshua 5 the Israelites ate the produce of the land on the day after Passover as the Night To Be Much Observed began. …
The Very Same Day
Sermon by David C. GrabbeThe 'very same' or 'selfsame' day is a memorial of a past event, typically on the same date, including several of God's appointed times and pronouncements.
How to Count to Pentecost
Sermon by David C. GrabbeIn 1974, a quiet and ill-advised change was made to how Pentecost is counted, inadvertently aligning the toil of harvesting with a high holy day Sabbath.
Pentecost, Consistency, and Honesty
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughWavesheaf Day is always the day after the weekly Sabbath that falls within the Days of Unleavened Bread, and the count of fifty days to Pentecost begins on that day. Leviticus 23:9-16 commands the waving of the firstfruits sheaf "on the day after the Sabbath," with a lamb, a meal offering, and a drink offering. Because the …
God's Spiritual Harvest
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsLike Christ, we too are firstfruits, represented by the leavened loaves picturing our acceptance by the Father.
Boaz and Pentecost
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe name of Boaz (a type of Christ) appears many times more than Ruth (a type of the church), indicating Christ's intense work on behalf of the church.
Consequences of Resurrection and Ascension
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughNeither Christmas or Easter appear in the Feasts of the Lord, but we find plenty of emphasis on the resurrection and ascension of Christ in the Holy Days.
Still Producing Fruit?
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe wave sheaf was cut. The priests would go out into the field before the barley harvest and they would take a sheaf of grain and they would cut it with a very sharp implement and this was brought in to be offered. The wave sheaf representing Christ the firstfruits was cut. It is a symbolic action for dying because when it is …
Christ's Death, Resurrection, and Ascension
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughJesus perfectly fulfilled the Old Testament types, slain as the Passover Lamb, resurrected with the cutting of the wavesheaf, and ascended to His Father at the time of the waving of the sheaf.
Spiritual Maturity
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Kingdom parables allude to the process of spiritual maturity, depicting a planted and cultivated seed becoming a sprout, eventually bearing fruit.
Walk By Faith Not Fleece
Sermonette by Bill OnisickGod mightily used Gideon, initially a timid man who required multiple signs from God, when he began walking more by faith than sight.
New Covenant Priesthood (Part One)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughOld Testament activities picture New Testament realities, elevated to their spiritual intent. The church has been chosen as a royal and holy priesthood.