4/18/10 – Sermon Series: The Jewish Feasts – “The Feast of First Fruits”

The feast of first fruits was a time for the Israelites to acknowledge the blessings of their crops and God’s provision.  This feast took place at the very beginning of the barley season.  The first sheaths of barley were picked and brought to the temple to be offered by the priest unto God.  This was a symbolic act that the entire harvest, yet to be brought, belonged to God and was provided by Him.

The feast of first fruits can be considered the most important feast of all for the new testament church.  This old testament feast was prophetic of the coming of Christ and His death and resurrection.  It had been prophesied many years before that Jesus would arise from the tomb three days after His death.  The feast of first fruits took place exactly three days after Jesus’ crucifixion.  Just as the prophecies had foretold, Jesus arose on that very day!  Jesus was the first fruits offered by God to mankind.  His resurrection gives each of us hope for a future resurrection and a promised eternal life.  Jesus was the first of the great harvest of millions who would also conquer sin and death.

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