The Feasts of the LORD · 26 AUG 2026

The Promise of the Harvest

Firstfruits gives God the first sheaf in faith that the whole harvest belongs to Him and points to Christ risen from the dead.

Firstfruits · Bikkurim

Leviticus 23:9–14 commands Israel to bring the first sheaf of the harvest to the priest before eating from the new crop. The first portion confessed that the land, the harvest, and the future supply all came from the LORD.

The first carries a promise

Firstfruits is gratitude before the harvest is complete. It trains God’s people to honour Him at the beginning rather than offering only what remains. The waved sheaf becomes a pledge that more is coming.

Christ the firstfruits

First Corinthians 15:20 calls the risen Christ the firstfruits of those who slept. His resurrection is not an isolated wonder; it is the beginning and guarantee of the resurrection harvest. Christian hope rests on what God has already begun in Jesus.

Read Leviticus 23:9–14.

Read 1 Corinthians 15:20–23.

Offer God the first attention, gratitude, and strength of your present season.