Leviticus 23:15 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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:

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

You should count from the day after the Sabbath, starting from when you brought the bundle of grain as a wave offering. Count seven complete weeks.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is instructing the Israelites to count seven full weeks from a specific offering day to determine when to celebrate another important festival.

📚 Historical Context

This verse describes the counting toward Pentecost (also called the Festival of Weeks), which occurred 50 days after Passover. The 'wave offering' was a bundle of the first barley harvest that was ceremonially waved before the Lord during Passover week. This counting connected the spring barley harvest to the later wheat harvest celebration.

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