Dear Family,
Today is Sabbath, June 15, 2024. It is Day 49 and Day 7 of Week 7 in our Count to Pentecost.

Today concludes the Counting of the Weeks toward the Feast of Weeks, also known to us as
Pentecost. Tomorrow is the target day for this special one of God‛s annual feast days.

Not only did God instruct His people to “Count” the 50 days between the Wavesheaf and the
festive celebration, He also instructed the 7 Weeks to be counted in several different passages.

Deuteronomy 16:9 Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: begin to number the seven weeks
from such time as thou beginnest to put the sickle to the corn.

Numbers 28:26 Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the
LORD, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work:

Leviticus 23:15-16 (15) And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the Sabbath, from the
day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven Sabbaths shall be complete: (16) Even
unto the morrow after the seventh Sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new
meat offering unto the LORD.

Because of the timing of the Wavesheaf offering, the Feast of Weeks always occurs on the first day of the week. And, of course, that means there are back-to-back days for holy convocations. As we physically rest today during the time God blessed and sanctified (Genesis 2:3), let us continue to spiritually prepare for the blessings of this very special annual Sabbath.

Ben Faulkner, Pastor
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