When were the feast days, including Pentecost, first given to Israel?
The feast days, including Pentecost, were first given to Israel at Sinai as the nation came under the Law. Leviticus 23 lists the seven feasts of Jehovah, with Pentecost occurring fifty days after Passover. It became a recurring feast practiced year after year throughout Israel’s history.
Les teaches that Pentecost is one of the seven feasts of Jehovah listed in Leviticus chapter 23, and it was to be 50 days after Passover. He explains that these feast days started way back at Sinai when they were given to the nation of Israel as it was now coming under the Law. Leviticus 23 lists Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of First Fruits, and then the next feast, Pentecost, which was counted from the morrow after the sabbath—seven complete sabbaths, or 49 days, and then the next day, the 50th. The word Pentecost arises from that, and it became a feast day practiced year in and year out throughout Israel’s history.