In Leviticus 23, the Feast of Firstfruits was one of the cluster of Israel's 3 Spring feasts, the only one focused on the coming harvest season. It focused on the barley harvest, the first grain to ripen in Palestine. The priest would cut a sheaf of ripening barley and wave it before the LORD, thanking God in advance for the fuller harvest season to come.
Today I tasted the first fruits of my grapevines. :) Two little ripe berries, sweet and lush. Two. One for each year of the vines' age. Next year there will be much more, God willing.
So today I eat of my first fruits.. and thank God in advance for the promise of a fuller harvest to come.
L'Chaim!
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