What is the Feast of Pentecost in Leviticus 23?
The Feast of Pentecost is one of the seven feasts listed in Leviticus 23. It falls on the fiftieth day after Passover. In Acts 2, it is a Jewish feast day when Jews from all over the then-known world gathered. On that day Peter spoke through the power of the Holy Spirit to a Jewish crowd.
Les explains that Pentecost was one of the seven feasts listed in Leviticus 23, along with Passover, Unleavened Bread, and Firstfruits. He notes it was the fiftieth day after Passover. In Acts 2, Jews from all over the then-known world had come to celebrate this Jewish feast day. The crowd was there in the temple area, and Peter, through the power of the Holy Spirit, spoke to Jews in their own languages. Les emphasizes there was no Gentile ground in this scene; Gentiles are not mentioned.