오순절(Pentecost) 은 유대인의 3대절기 중 하나이다.
Passover 로 부터 50일이 지난 시기를 말한다.
(엄밀히 말하면,
Passover 이후 첫 안식일 다음날이
The Feast of Firstfruits , 그 초실절을 포함한 7주간이
The Feast of Weeks , 그 다음날 50일째 되는 날이
Pentecost 이다.)
16 The next day after the seventh Sabbath you shall count fifty days; and you shall offer a new meal offering to Yahweh.
17 You shall bring out of your habitations two loaves of bread for a wave offering made of two tenths of an ephah of fine flour. They shall be baked with yeast, for first fruits to Yahweh.
18 You shall present with the bread seven lambs without defect a year old, one young bull, and two rams. They shall be a burnt offering to Yahweh, with their meal offering and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of a sweet aroma to Yahweh.
19 You shall offer one male goat for a sin offering , and two male lambs a year old for a sacrifice of peace offerings.
20 The priest shall wave them with the bread of the first fruits for a wave offering before Yahweh, with the two lambs. They shall be holy to Yahweh for the priest.
21 You shall make proclamation on the same day that there shall be a holy convocation to you. You shall do no regular work. This is a statute forever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
이 때는 또한
Moses 가
시내산 에서 율법을 받는 날이기도 하다. 유월절에 애굽에서 탈출한 뒤, 이 시기에 시내산에 도착한 것이다.
그래서 오순절은 추수와 율법을 받은 날이다.
이 오순절이 신약으로 넘어오면서 성령강림축일이 되었다.
Passover 어린 양이신 예수님이 십자가에 달려돌아가신 뒤, 50일이 지나 오순절 때에 제자들에게 성령이 임하면서 교회가 탄생하였다.
1 Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place.
2 Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
3 Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them.
4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit , and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.
5 Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky.
6 When this sound was heard, the multitude came together and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language.
For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus , that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost .