Spring Feasts Continued !
Yeshuah [Jesus] was born in Bethlehem,-- the Hebrew name for Bethlehem is, -- Beit Lechem= which means House of Bread! The Bread of Life born in the House of Bread!!
During the year there were Lambs Sacrificed twice a day, one lamb in the morning, and one lamb in the evening, both with a wine and meal offering, called Tamid Offerings. Therefore the Temple Priests maintained a large Sheepfold in Bethlehem, This is why they would go to Bethlehem to select a Lamb for the Nation!! --- The Lamb of God born where they kept the Sheepfold!
Now on the 14th Day of the month of Aviv it is a Sabbath, but work is allowed for the preparation of Passover. Thousands of Lambs are being Sacrificed on the Temple Mount, and the the last Lamb to be Sacrificed is for the Nation.
Yeshuah [Jesus] was arrested after sundown of the 13th Day, which is now the 14th day, Taken to the Temple Priests, and then brought before Pilate, after much debate about Him being innocent or guilty, Pilate had Him Scurged, then had Him led away to be Crucified. Jesus was Crucified on the 14th, on Passover. And at the time He gave up the Spirit, the Last Lamb, the National Lamb was Sacrificed, and on the Temple Mount the High Priest would say, IT IS FINISHED. After Sacrificing thousands of Lambs for the peoples Households, Then The Last Lamb for The Nation! During the Feasts all Priests were on Duty.
Next is the Day of First Fruits
On the 10th Day the Lamb is selected, on the 14th Day the Lamb is Sacrificed, and at sundown it becomes the 15th Day which is a High Sabbath, the first day of unleavened Bread, Seven Days you shall eat unleavened Bread, on the 21st Day it is a High Sabbath until sundown, that concludes the Feast of unleavened Bread. No work is done an the High Sabbaths, Now during the week there will be a weekly Sabbath, Before the weekly Sabbath the Priests would mark out Sheaves of Barley by just tying strips of cloth around the standing Barley, and after the Sabbath before dark the Priest would Harvest the Barley, It was a Public Event, People were invited to witness the event. Then the Priests would take the Sheaves to the Temple and prepare it for the Next Morning, Called the Wave Offering of the First Fruits, this also was a Public Event. And they would Wave the Barley before the Lord, and after that the People could then use the Barley from the Harvest. This always occurred on the First Day of the Week, Friday sundown to Saturday sundown, is the weekly Sabbath, Sunday is the Wave offering.
Matthew 27: verses 50 - 53
50- Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His Spirit,
51- Then, Behold, the Veil of the Temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the Earth Quaked, and the Rocks were Split,
52- AND THE GRAVES WERE OPENED; and Many Bodies of the Saints who had Fallen Asleep were Raised!!
53- And coming out of the Graves "AFTER" His Resurrection, They went into the City and Appeared to Many! these Saints made their being raised a Public Event.
1-Graves Opened = Marked Out, Sheaves
2- Jesus the FIRST of the First Fruits
3- Saints the First fruits of the Saints
John 20: vers 16-17
16-Jesus said to Her "MARY" she turned to Him and said "Rab-bo ni. this is when Mary thought Jesus was the Gardener!!
17- Jesus said to Her, Do Not Touch Me, for I have not Ascended to My Father; But go to My Brethren and say to them, I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and to your God!
Yeshuah [Jesus] gathered up the Saints that had Risen and took them to the Father, and Presented them as the First fruits Offering!!!!!
After the weekly Sabbath that the first fruits offering takes place, then you count seven Sabbaths,=49 days + 1 day, which will be on the first day of the week,Sunday. 50 Days and you have Pentecost, Yeshuahs [Jesus's ] promise of the comforter is fulfilled. Pentecost means 50 in Greek, this was also a High Sabbath, a required one Day Feast, in Hebrew it is called Shavot, which means 50!!!!