And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year’s end.
You must celebrate the Festival of Weeks when you harvest the first wheat of the season, and the Festival of Harvest at the end of the year.
God is instructing His people to celebrate two specific harvest festivals - one at the beginning of wheat season and one at the end of the farming year.
📚 Historical Context
This command was given to Moses as part of God's covenant renewal after the golden calf incident. The Festival of Weeks (later called Pentecost) occurred seven weeks after Passover during wheat harvest, while the Festival of Ingathering (also called Tabernacles) happened in autumn when all crops were collected. These agricultural festivals helped the Israelites remember God's provision and tied their spiritual life to the rhythm of farming seasons.
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