Why Count the Omer, Part 1: The First 40 Days

Counting the Omer – most are familiar with the culmination of the count, which is Pentecost, also called the Festival of Weeks.  “Weeks” is taken from the Hebrew word “shavuot” and refers to the seven weeks that precede Pentecost.  Leviticus 23:15 tells us to count the weeks between the Feast of First Fruits and Pentecost:

“From the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, count off seven full weeks.”

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April 22, 2018 | Categories: 40 days, 49 days, 7 weeks, Counting the Omer, disciples, Feasts, festival of weeks, God’s preparation, God’s revelation, Holy Days, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Ministry, Mo'edim, Pentecost, Power, Shavuot, Spring Feasts, Supernatural, Yeshua’s appearances | Tags: 2012 feast dates, Acts 1, Acts 2, acts 4, acts 7, deut 2, Exodus 24, Exodus 34, Jesus in the wilderness, john 20, john 21, luke 24, mark 16, matt. 28, moses, preparation of the harvest, Shavuot | 10 Comments