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# Harvest
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The word “harvest” is used to talk about gathering fruits or vegetables from the plants on which they were grown. The harvest time normally happens at the end of a growing season.
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In the Old Testament, the Festival of Harvest was a time for the Israelites to celebrate the food crops being gathered by the people. This festival was also called “Festival of Weeks” and “Festival of Ingathering” (see: Exodus 23:16; 34:22). God commanded them to give the first fruits of these crops as a sacrifice to him. That is, the first and best fruit made by the plants was to be given to God.
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In the New Testament, the word “harvest” is also used to talk about people believing in Jesus (see: Matthew 9:37-38; John 4:34-38). That is, people who are ready to believe in Jesus are like crops that are ready to be gathered. The word “harvest” is also used to talk about a person’s spiritual growth (see: 2 Corinthains 9:10). The word “harvest” is also used to talk about God gathering his people to himself when Jesus returns to the earth (see: Matthew 13:29-30; Revelation 14:15-16).
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See: Pentecost; Sacrifice; Metaphor; Faith (Believe In); Fruit (metaphor); Grow in Faith; Jesus’ Return to Earth
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