What biblical events are associated with the Feast of Pentecost?
“The LORD our God made a covenant with us [ancient Israel] in Horeb … The LORD talked with you [ancient Israel] face to face on the mountain from the midst of the fire” (Deuteronomy 5:2, 4). “When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit …” (Acts 2:1-4, NIV). On Pentecost, according to a respected Jewish tradition, God established Israel as His holy people—through His covenant with them—after He spoke the Ten Commandments from the top of Mount Sinai. A special relationship between Him and the Israelites was sealed at that time. They then became known as the “congregation of the LORD” (Numbers 27:17). Equally important, Pentecost is also the anniversary of the beginning of Christianity under the New Covenan
