Playlist: Joshua, Chapter 5 (topic)
Wavesheaf Requirements and Joshua 5
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughIn Joshua 5, the Israelites, having crossed the Jordan, ate the produce of the land. However, this produce did not qualify for the Wave Sheaf offering as it was not from their own labor or land, but from the stranger's hand, bearing corruption. The offering had to be first fruits from their harvest, sown in their fields, and …
Was Joshua Required to Offer the Wavesheaf?
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeIn Joshua, Chapter 5, the children of Israel camped in Gilgal and kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight on the plains of Jericho. They ate of the produce of the land on the day after the Passover, consuming unleavened bread and parched grain on that very same day. Subsequently, the manna ceased on the …
How to Count to Pentecost in 2025
Sermon by David C. GrabbeIn the discussion of counting to Pentecost, Joshua Chapter 5 is referenced as a point of contention regarding the timing of the Wavesheaf offering. Some interpretations suggest that this chapter implies the Wavesheaf was offered on a holy day, though it is not explicitly recorded. However, this view is challenged by the …
By Every Word of God
Sermonette by John W. RitenbaughThis day beginning the countdown to Pentecost was a work day. We must live by every word of God in order to properly count to Pentecost.
Sanctification and Holiness (Part 5)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod gives conditions for acceptable sacrifices and offerings, differentiating the holy and authentic from the defiled, unclean and strange.
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.
Pentecost, Consistency, and Honesty
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughBecause Pentecost does not have a specific date, God commands us to count from the day after the weekly Sabbath falling within the Days of Unleavened Bread.
Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Six)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughConfusion over time of Passover, the wavesheaf offering, and Pentecost results from making assumptions unwarranted by clear scriptural evidence.
The Wavesheaf and the Selfsame Day
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe wavesheaf offering is reckoned from the weekly Sabbath within the Days of Unleavened Bread. It had specific requirements that were not met in Joshua 5.
Do Little Things Not Count?
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThose who ignore the clear biblical instructions for the wavesheaf offering with its unambiguous prohibitions risk the displeasure and judgment of God.
Grace, Faith, and Love
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughPride condemned Satan to a fate of manipulating rather than serving. This presumptuous self-centered trait creates disunity and ultimately destruction.
Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Seven)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe church of God is not immune to the deterioration of doctrine. Minor deviations from doctrine bring about irreparable, disastrous consequences.