Study 4. Acts 2:1-13
Pentecost is the name Greek-speaking Jews used for the Feast of Weeks (see Leviticus 23:15-21; Deuteronomy 16:9-12), the Feast of Harvest (see Exodus 23:16), or the Day of First-fruits (see Numbers 28:26-31). (LifeChange) Read through all of Acts 2:1-47. 1. Why was it appropriate that the events of Acts 2 occurred on Pentecost, the day when Jews celebrated the giving of the covenant under the Law of Moses? (Optional: See Jeremiah 31:31-34; Romans 7:6; 2 Corinthians 3:6.) The giving of the Spirit in power corresponds to the birth of Jesus in Luke's gospel and to the birth of the Church. As the Jewish nation was defined by the Law of Moses, so the Church is defined by the presence of the Spirit's power. This is the new covenant promise. Pentecost is the fulfillment of Jesus' promise in 1:4 as well as of OT promises in Joel 2:28-32 and Is 32:15. The list of countries there begins with three countries to the east of the Roman Empire in the area known as Per...