Hi Everyone,
The Pharisees and the Sadducees had a major disagreement concerning the waving of the Sheaf of the Firstfruits. The Pharisees believed that the Sheaf should be waved on the morrow after the 15th of Nisan. The 15th of Nisan is always a High Sabbath Day. It is the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
The Sadducees believed that the Sheaf should be waved on the morrow after the weekly Sabbath that generally falls during the Days of Unleavened Bread.
Who had the correct concept? The Passover was kept only once in the Wilderness after leaving Egypt. Then, the Passover was celebrated after the Children of Israel had crossed the Jordan River (Joshua 5:8-12).
The account in Joshua is inconclusive as to which practice is correct. The Passover Lambs were slain on the afternoon of the 14th of Nisan. The Passover Lambs were roasted, and then after they were cooked, they were eaten on the 15th of Nisan. So, on the surface the keeping of the Passover does appear to involve both the 14th and the 15th of Nisan. If you are a Pharisee, naturally you would argue that the morrow after the keeping of the Passover would be the 16th of Nisan. On the other hand, if you were a Sadducee, you would argue that the 14th of Nisan in the Joshua account did actually fall on the weekly Sabbath, and you would argue that the Sheaf of the Firstfruits was waved on the 15th of Nisan instead of the 16th of Nisan as the Pharisees maintain.
We absolutely know that a waving of the Sheaf of the Firstfruits did take place in the Joshua account because the Manna ceased and the Children of Israel ate from the produce of the Land. See Leviticus 23:14!
As the Jews presently celebrate the Passover, they place a plate at their table for the Prophet EliYAH hoping that he will appear at their table (Malachi 4:5). It is expected that this Prophet will be able to answer and determine all those issues of the Law which seem uncertain.
I believe that Messiah Yahushua is the prophesied EliYAH, and that Messiah ascended to the Throne of Heaven to wave HIMSELF as the Sheaf of the Firstfruits. This waving of the Firstfruits does and did occur on the morrow after the weekly Sabbath. So, the Sadducees were indeed correct in their view.
Sincerely, Spying
The Pharisees and the Sadducees had a major disagreement concerning the waving of the Sheaf of the Firstfruits. The Pharisees believed that the Sheaf should be waved on the morrow after the 15th of Nisan. The 15th of Nisan is always a High Sabbath Day. It is the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
The Sadducees believed that the Sheaf should be waved on the morrow after the weekly Sabbath that generally falls during the Days of Unleavened Bread.
Who had the correct concept? The Passover was kept only once in the Wilderness after leaving Egypt. Then, the Passover was celebrated after the Children of Israel had crossed the Jordan River (Joshua 5:8-12).
The account in Joshua is inconclusive as to which practice is correct. The Passover Lambs were slain on the afternoon of the 14th of Nisan. The Passover Lambs were roasted, and then after they were cooked, they were eaten on the 15th of Nisan. So, on the surface the keeping of the Passover does appear to involve both the 14th and the 15th of Nisan. If you are a Pharisee, naturally you would argue that the morrow after the keeping of the Passover would be the 16th of Nisan. On the other hand, if you were a Sadducee, you would argue that the 14th of Nisan in the Joshua account did actually fall on the weekly Sabbath, and you would argue that the Sheaf of the Firstfruits was waved on the 15th of Nisan instead of the 16th of Nisan as the Pharisees maintain.
We absolutely know that a waving of the Sheaf of the Firstfruits did take place in the Joshua account because the Manna ceased and the Children of Israel ate from the produce of the Land. See Leviticus 23:14!
As the Jews presently celebrate the Passover, they place a plate at their table for the Prophet EliYAH hoping that he will appear at their table (Malachi 4:5). It is expected that this Prophet will be able to answer and determine all those issues of the Law which seem uncertain.
I believe that Messiah Yahushua is the prophesied EliYAH, and that Messiah ascended to the Throne of Heaven to wave HIMSELF as the Sheaf of the Firstfruits. This waving of the Firstfruits does and did occur on the morrow after the weekly Sabbath. So, the Sadducees were indeed correct in their view.
Sincerely, Spying
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