Shavuot means journey.  It is also known as the counting of weeks, first fruits, Pentecost. 

We are to count seven weeks from the time of First Fruits and the waving of the First fruits of Barley during Unleavened Bread Week. 

Shavuot represents fifty and the counting of seven Years is the Year of Jubilee. Leviticus 25

We are told in Leviticus 23 to: ¹⁵ “‘From the day after the day of rest that is, from the day you bring the sheaf for waving — you are to count seven full weeks, ¹⁶ until the day after the seventh week; you are to count fifty days; and then you are to present a new grain offering to Adonai. ¹⁷ You must bring bread from your homes for waving two loaves made with one gallon of fine flour, baked with leaven — as first fruits for Adonai. ¹⁸ Along with the bread, present seven lambs without defect one year old, one young bull and two rams; these will be a burnt offering for Adonai, with their grain and drink offerings, an offering made by fire as a fragrant aroma for Adonai. ¹⁹ Offer one male goat as a sin offering and two male lambs one year old as a sacrifice of peace offerings. ²⁰ The cohen will wave them with the bread of the first fruits as a wave offering before Adonai, with the two lambs; these will be holy for Adonai for the cohen. ²¹ On the same day, you are to call a holy convocation; do not do any kind of ordinary work; this is a permanent regulation through all your generations, no matter where you live.” CJB

Count

Take the day off

Wave two loaves of leaven bread.

Wait for the Ruach Hachodesh

Pray

It is the completion of Yeshua’s death by sealing it with the Ruach Hachodesh.  Our personal counselor, friend and truth.

It is a celebration of the giving of the Ruach Hachodesh.

Luke 3:16 “¹⁶ so Yochanan answered them all, “I am immersing you in water, but he who is coming is more powerful than I — I’m not worthy to untie his sandals! He will immerse you in the Ruach HaKodesh and in fire.” CJB

Acts 1:14 “¹⁴ These all devoted themselves single-mindedly to prayer, along with some women, including Miryam (Yeshua’s mother), and his brothers.” CJB

Acts 2:1 “The festival of Shavu‘ot arrived, and the believers all gathered together in one place. ² Suddenly there came a sound from the sky like the roar of a violent wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. ³ Then they saw what looked like tongues of fire, which separated and came to rest on each one of them. ⁴ They were all filled with the Ruach HaKodesh and began to talk in different languages, as the Spirit enabled them to speak.” CJB

We are to use our language or languages to proclaim Yeshua and to be a testimony about His Kingdom.

John 15:26-27 “²⁶ “When the Counselor comes, whom I will send you from the Father — the Spirit of Truth, who keeps going out from the Father — he will testify on my behalf. ²⁷ And you testify too, because you have been with me from the outset.” CJB

John 14:25 “²⁵ “I have told you these things while I am still with you. ²⁶ But the Counselor, the Ruach HaKodesh, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything; that is, he will remind you of everything I have said to you.” CJB

John 16:8-11 “⁸ “When he comes, he will show that the world is wrong about sin, about righteousness and about judgment — ⁹ about sin, in that people don’t put their trust in me; ¹⁰ about righteousness, in that I am going to the Father and you will no longer see me; ¹¹ about judgment, in that the ruler of this world has been judged.”  CJB

Are you willing to speak about the kingdom of God? 

Today is the day.