From Bill —Reading an excellent book called “Wake Up” by Arno Lamm. It goes deeply into God’s three main festivals & how they provide a picture of Christ. In reading about Pentecost we see that God’s first Pentecost was 50 days after the Exodus & the second was 50 days after the resurrection. The first was provided after the Israelites obtained their freedom from Pharoah & it provided the law at Mt. Sinai to give their new freedom some boundaries. And the Midrash, a Jewish Bible commentary, says the law was given in 70 languages so all could hear it!! The second Pentecost was provided to both Jew & Gentile believers who found great new freedom in Christ. The Holy Spirit was provided to … get this … bring scripture (which they already had in the OT) to their minds. The Holy Spirit is our internal guide Who quickens the word of God to us. We are responsible to know the word of God & the moral law given in the OT as well as the Law of Christ. Great book. You can’t make this stuff up. He was, He is & He will be! Love Mel
