Indices of Yahweh's 12 Mandatory
New Covenant Moedim or Appointments
THE BIBLICAL LUNI-SOLAR CREATION CALENDAR
THE ANNUAL FESTIVALS OF MESSIANIC ISRAEL
WEEKLY & MONTHLY FESTIVALS
SEVEN- AND FIFTY-YEARLY MOEDIM
3. YOM HA-BIKKURIM - Day of Firstfruits
The first of the barley harvest was brought as an offering to the cohen or priest in the Tabernacle/Temple during this the third of the four spring festivals. The cohen (priest) would present the first of the harvest to Yahweh by waving them back and forth. This reminded the Hebrews that Yahweh gave them the land, and the harvest belonged to Him. Yah'shua (Jesus) is the Firstfruits (1 Cor. 15:20-23). Yah'shua's resurrection marked the beginning of the harvest of souls. John 12:23-24,32 shows Yah'shua was likened to a grain of wheat falling to the ground and dying to produce a great harvest. Yah'shua arose on Firstfruits. Read the articles in this register to learn about the application of this important festival in the New Covenant of Messianic Israel.