100 Bible Verses About Shavuot
Bible verses about Shavuot
Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, is more than just a historical event; it's a spiritual cornerstone. Exploring Shavuot through scripture reveals God's profound plan for humanity. The verses illuminate the giving of the Torah, the foundation of our faith and moral compass. Understanding Shavuot connects us to the covenant God made with His people, reminding us of His faithfulness and the importance of His commandments in our daily lives. Delving into these scriptures offers a deeper appreciation for God's revelation and empowers us to live a life dedicated to His teachings, transforming us from the inside out.
Featured Verse
Isaiah 2:2 (KJV)
And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
Shavuot: Bible Verses Exploring the Feast of Weeks
And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more.
And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.
And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.
And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.
The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.
And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them, so did they.
And am I now come up without the Lord against this land to destroy it? the Lord said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;
And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihor–libnath;
For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the Lord is not turned back from us.
So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.
And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.
And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.
The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light,
Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.
Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
And the remnant of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be cleansed: and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord.
And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast.
Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.
Then Jael Heber’s wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.
Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left unto the morning.
And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.
And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.
The Lord that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.
Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion.
Moreover the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.
But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the Lord thy God.
And the Lord spake unto Gad, David’s seer, saying,
And Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and went not fully after the Lord, as did David his father.
And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.
Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the Lord, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,
Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
And the sons of Dan; Hushim.
And the Lord said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the Lord to gaze, and many of them perish.
And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.
And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the Lord be between thee and me for ever.
And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
These are the families of Naphtali according to their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred.
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon’s house, and dress him meat.
And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men.
Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision.
And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.
But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took Ish–bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:
It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
And the Lord shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it: and they shall return even to the Lord, and he shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them.
And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the Lord will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.
And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?
I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.
And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast enquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them.
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.
And the children of Reuben, Israel’s eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I command you this day.
And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.
And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.
And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,
And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath–sepher.
But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.
And the children of Israel took their journey from Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest’s office in his stead.
As the Lord thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.
And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the Lord thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.
Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the Lord passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people.
Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?
(And the children of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until even, and asked counsel of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the Lord said, Go up against him.)
And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.
If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.
And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul.
And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
For when David was up in the morning, the word of the Lord came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,
Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:
So the people rested on the seventh day.
The Shavuot verses explored here illuminate the multifaceted nature of this significant festival. From the initial harvest offering symbolizing gratitude and provision, to the monumental giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai, these scriptures reveal Shavuot as a pivotal moment of covenant and commitment. The verses about Ruth, traditionally read during Shavuot, highlight themes of loyalty, redemption, and inclusion, reminding us of God's expansive grace. Reflecting on these passages invites us to consider our own commitment to God's teachings, our gratitude for His blessings, and our responsibility to extend kindness and welcome to others. May the spirit of Shavuot inspire us to cultivate a deeper understanding of God's Word, strengthen our relationship with Him, and live out the principles of love and justice in our daily lives.