Feast of Firstfruits Also Known As Reishit Observed 16 Nisan March/April Scriptures Leviticus 23:9-14 Hebrew

Feast of Firstfruits Passover Week ‘When you enter the land I am going to give you and you reap its harvest, bring to the priest a sheaf of the first grain you harvest. He is to wave the sheaf before the Lord so it will be accepted on your behalf; the priest is to wave it on the day after the Sabbath.’ (Leviticus 23:10-11) Passover Week Day 1 Passover Day 2 Unleavened Bread Day 3 Unleavened Bread & Firstfruits Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8

Feast of Firstfruits On the day of Passover, a marked sheaf of grain was bundled and left standing in the field. On the next day (the first day of Unleavened Bread) the sheaf was cut and prepared for offering on the third day. On this third day (Firstfruits) the priest waved the sheaf before the Lord. A prayer of thanksgiving (Deuteronomy 26:1-10). The ‘Counting of the Omer’ – Day 50 was the fourth feast, Shavuot … known as Pentecost

Feast of Firstfruits On this day – the Feast of Firstfruits – this also happened: Joshua 5:10-12 … the manna stopped Esther 3:12-5:7 … Esther risked her life to save the Jewish people from annihiliation 1 Corinthians 15:20-23 … ‘But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.’ Leviticus 11:23 ... ‘it will be accepted on your behalf’ – we are accepted in the Beloved Message: Put God First in everything!