"Count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath; then you shall offer a new grain offering to the Lord. - Leviticus 23:16

"Shavuot" is a Hebrew word meaning "Weeks" and refers to the 7 complete weeks between First Fruits and the Sabbath of Shavuot. Now Shavuot may not be a familiar word to some, but Pentecost is certainly a well-known day. "Pentecost" is the Greek word for "Fifty", and refers to the same 50 days (7 weeks + 1 day) between First Fruits and Pentecost, or Shavuot.

After being delivered from Egypt on Passover, the Children of Israel began the journey towards the Promised Land. When they came to Mt. Sinai the Lord told them to prepare for a miraculous occurrence on the 50th day. On the day of Shavuot, exactly 50 days after being delivered from Egypt, God appeared on the top of Mt. Sinai, pouring out His Spirit and power, giving the Torah to Moses. More than just Ten Commandments, the Torah is God's teaching, instruction, and direction given to those redeemed by the blood of the Lamb.

In the year that Jesus was sacrificed as the Passover Lamb, His disciples also counted the days until Shavuot. Exactly 50 days after His Resurrection on First Fruits, they were gathered together in the Upper Room when something miraculous occurred: (Acts 2: 1-4)