Tuesday marks the Holiday of Shavuot for our Jewish friends, some of you might ask yourself what does that have to so with Christianity? Well, it seems to me, there will always be Judaism without Christianity but there can never be Christianity without Judaism.
This is a Holiday that Jesus would have celebrated with his family & disciples .
Shavuot celebrates the coming of Torah, in Biblical times it was and probably still is amongst certain sects of Judaism one of the 3 time a year when all the men of Israel were to present themselves before the Lord in Jerusalem. It marks the 7 weeks from Passover to the Festival of First Fruits also known as Feast of the Harvest.
The Rabbi's around the 2nd or 3rd Century CE connected the giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai with Shavuot.
What really has received my attention this year is the reverberation of this revelatory process
Beginning in Genesis God reveals himself as creator, author of all we see and are;
In Exodus he reveals himself to Moses giving the law.
In John he reveals himself as creator, the word, Yeshua.
In the Book of Acts, he reveals himself through the Holy Spirit, with visual impact to those around.
Interestingly as on Mt. Sinai Ex 24:17 ....the Glory of the Lord was like a devouring fire....
God revealed himself in fire, Acts chapter 2:3 shows God once again revealing himself in fire, this time cloven tongues of fire sitting upon the 120 some odd people who had gathered waiting for the promise of the Holy Spirit.
And it seems to me that yet again we will experience the same type of imagery of the power of God in the end times. God will dwell amongst us revealing himself as the Bridegroom and Jerusalem his Bride
So this week as the Jews celebrate Shavuot, let's not forget that Pentecost is that same Holiday and let's all celebrate God revealing himself to us!
This is a Holiday that Jesus would have celebrated with his family & disciples .
Shavuot celebrates the coming of Torah, in Biblical times it was and probably still is amongst certain sects of Judaism one of the 3 time a year when all the men of Israel were to present themselves before the Lord in Jerusalem. It marks the 7 weeks from Passover to the Festival of First Fruits also known as Feast of the Harvest.
The Rabbi's around the 2nd or 3rd Century CE connected the giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai with Shavuot.
What really has received my attention this year is the reverberation of this revelatory process
Beginning in Genesis God reveals himself as creator, author of all we see and are;
In Exodus he reveals himself to Moses giving the law.
In John he reveals himself as creator, the word, Yeshua.
In the Book of Acts, he reveals himself through the Holy Spirit, with visual impact to those around.
Interestingly as on Mt. Sinai Ex 24:17 ....the Glory of the Lord was like a devouring fire....
God revealed himself in fire, Acts chapter 2:3 shows God once again revealing himself in fire, this time cloven tongues of fire sitting upon the 120 some odd people who had gathered waiting for the promise of the Holy Spirit.
And it seems to me that yet again we will experience the same type of imagery of the power of God in the end times. God will dwell amongst us revealing himself as the Bridegroom and Jerusalem his Bride
So this week as the Jews celebrate Shavuot, let's not forget that Pentecost is that same Holiday and let's all celebrate God revealing himself to us!
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