Chapter 13
The Feast of Unleavened Bread and the Day of Pentecost
- The Feast of Unleavened Bread—Duration of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and origin of its name—The Passover a remembrance of Israel's deliverance from bondage, rather than of that bondage
- The First Day of the Feast—Observance of the 15th Nisan—Offerings for that day—The Chagigah
- The Day of Our Lord's Betrayal—The Lord's betrayal into the hands of the Gentiles
- The Arrest of Our Lord—His condemnation by the Sanhedrim
- The Darkness—The death on the Cross about the time the evening incense was offered
- The Sheaf of Firstfruits—At the time of the descent from the Cross a procession across Kedron to prepare for cutting down the Passover sheaf—By whom, where, and with what formalities this was done
- 'The Morrow After the Sabbath'—How the omer was prepared for presentation on the 16th Nisan in the Temple
- The Last Day of the Passover—The last day of the Passover—The intervening days, or Moed Katon
- Pentecost—The Feast of Pentecost—Its historical reference—Various names of the feast—Its observance in the Temple—Sacrifices—The 'Hallel' chanted to the accompaniment of the flute
- The Two Wave-loaves—The presentation of the two wave-loaves with their accompanying sacrifices—How the wave-loaves had been prepared—Their shape and weight
- The Wave-loaves Were Leavened—Why these loaves were leavened—The waving of the two live lambs—Conclusion of the services
- The Later Significance of Pentecost—Meaning of the Feast of Pentecost—The outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
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