An omer is a half gallon of barley, the grain that was the first to ripen. It was sown in winter. We had some on hand and we used that to mark each day off on our sheet after we read the scripture for the day. We made barley biscuits. Not sure what the Israelites did with their barley, other than give thanks for it. It definitely has a different texture than wheat.
This was a time of anticipation for the Israelites as they looked forward to the wheat harvest seven weeks later. For the Israelites, this also coincides with the time that God gave them the Law. For believers it coincides with the time He gave the Holy Spirit.
When we made it to the end, we celebrated with fresh made wheat bread. I made mini challahs. We cut fresh flowers. And we had a yummy dinner. This celebration has several names - Shavuoth (Hebrew for weeks) , Feast of Weeks, and Pentecost (Greek for fiftieth day).
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We just finished Creation to the Greeks by My Father's World. My sister is a friend to the founders of that curriculum and she says they are wonderful people. We love the curriculum. This is our second year to use it.
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