What is the order of the first three feasts in Leviticus 23?
The first three feasts in Leviticus 23 are Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the Feast of Firstfruits. Passover comes first, then Unleavened Bread, and then Firstfruits, which is introduced in verses 9-10 and tied to the barley harvest.
Les teaches that Leviticus 23 lists the seven feasts of Jehovah, which were feast days for the nation of Israel in their temple worship as they progressed through the year. He explains that the first is Passover, then Unleavened Bread, and then the Feast of Firstfruits, which appears in verses 9 and 10. Les connects this third feast to the barley harvest, the first crop Israel harvested in Palestine shortly after Passover, noting that Israel was an agrarian people living off the land. Thus the order of the first three feasts is Passover, Unleavened Bread, and Firstfruits.