Table of Contents
Chapter 13
The Feast of Unleavened Bread and the Day of Pentecost
The Feast of Unleavened Bread --Duration of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and origin of its name--The Passover a remembrance of Israel's deliverance from bondage, rather than of that bondage | |
The First Day of the Feast --Observance of the 15th Nisan--Offerings for that day--The Chagigah | |
The Day of Our Lord's Betrayal --The Lord's betrayal into the hands of the Gentiles | |
The Arrest of Our Lord --His condemnation by the Sanhedrim | |
The Darkness --The death on the Cross about the time the evening incense was offered | |
The Sheaf of Firstfruits --At the time of the descent from the Cross a procession across Kedron to prepare for cutting down the Passover sheaf--By whom, where, and with what formalities this was done | |
'The Morrow After the Sabbath' --How the omer was prepared for presentation on the 16th Nisan in the Temple | |
The Last Day of the Passover --The last day of the Passover--The intervening days, or Moed Katon | |
Pentecost --The Feast of Pentecost--Its historical reference--Various names of the feast--Its observance in the Temple--Sacrifices--The 'Hallel' chanted to the accompaniment of the flute | |
The Two Wave-loaves --The presentation of the two wave-loaves with their accompanying sacrifices--How the wave-loaves had been prepared--Their shape and weight | |
The Wave-loaves Were Leavened --Why these loaves were leavened--The waving of the two live lambs--Conclusion of the services | |
The Later Significance of Pentecost --Meaning of the Feast of Pentecost--The outpouring of the Holy Spirit. |