Leviticus 23 details the instructions from God about how the Israelite people were to observe the Holy Festivals. Within the directives regarding the Feast of Pentecost, is a command to offer a Peace offering. This was the only Festival that God required this specific sacrifice. What was the Peace offering, what is the relationship between it and Pentecost, and what can we learn from this connection to add to our understanding of the Feast of Pentecost?
Devin Schulz is a pastor with the United Church of God. He and his wife, Tiffany, serve the congregations in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, IA along with Omaha, NE. They are blessed with a son, Malachi, who was born in 2016 and a son, Jeremiah, born in 2019.