A Prophecy of Esau and Jacob

Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath (וְ) shall ye number fifty (חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים) days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.

In Hebrew there is a letter Va above, a conjunction, often translated as ‘and’ in some versions which is erroneous in this case but should be ”then” (or namely) the fiftieth [חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים] as Leviticus 25:10 “And ye shall hallow the fiftieth [הַחֲמִשִּׁים֙ H2572 ḥă·miš·šîm] year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof. It shall be a jubilee unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.”

Or the fiftieth [חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים] year of Azariah in II Kings 15:23. “In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years.”

Hence a better translation for Leviticus 23:16 should be:

Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye then number the fiftieth days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.

Or

Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath; namely, the fiftieth day, shall ye offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.

On when to start counting Pentecost the Targum has this to say in Leviticus 23:
And the Lord spake with Mosheh, saying: Speak with the sons of Israel, and say to them: When you have entered into the land which I give you, and you reap the harvest, you shall bring the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest unto the priest; and he shall uplift the sheaf before the Lord to be accepted for you. After the first festal day of Pascha (or, the day after the feast‑day of Pascha) on the day on which you elevate the sheaf, you shall make (the sacrifice of a lamb of the year, unblemished a burnt offering unto the Name of the Lord: and its mincha, two tenths of flour, mingled with olive oil, for an oblation to the Name of the Lord, to be received with acceptance; and its libation, wine of grapes, the fourth of a hin. But neither bread nor parched corn (of the ripe harvest) nor new ears may you eat until this day, until the time of your bringing the oblation of your God: an everlasting statute unto your generations in all your dwellings.

That is, Pentecost is inherently linked to Pascha (Passover); the day after the first festal day of Pascha; and has nothing to do with any day of the week! Least of all on a Sunday or Whitsunday; on account of jealousy introduced and stirred up by the Samaritans to confused the Israelites!

“The first festal day of Pascha” is the night of the fifteenth; it is the time when the the children of Israel celebrate the eating of the Passover, not when the lamb was killed, which is on the fourteenth. How plain is this! Yet the Chruch is lukewarm, neither cold nor hot; blind, wretched and naked! And if not repented, will be spewed into the FIRE! (Revelation 3:16)

~ by Joel on June 6, 2023.

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