Spring Feasts - Jesus' first coming
Passover & Unleavened bread
When Yeshua first came, he came to offer himself as a sacrifice for our sins. In Exodus, the Israelites were told to slaughter a lamb and use the blood to cover the door frame of their dwellings. The death angel passed over all the homes that had this blood. Jesus offered himself as the lamb to save us from eternal death. Immediately at Passover, we don't eat leavening or anything made with leaven in it for seven more days. This is a time of reflection for sin in our lives. We are called to be set apart and holy. As Paul says, "A little leaven leavens the whole lump" (1 Cor. 5:6). This is a reminder that Yeshua sacrificed Himself as our passover offering, and we are to now live without sin in our lives.
First Fruits
Again, Paul gives us an insight into how Yeshua fulfills this feast as well. In 1 Corinthians 15:20, Paul says, "But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep". 1 Thessalonians 4:16 tells us that the dead in Christ will rise first. Yeshua was the firstfruits of this resurrection that we anticipate.
feast of weeks & Pentecost
After Yeshua raised from the dead, He made many appearances to His disciples. Acts 1:3 tells us that He revealed Himself over a period of forty days. John 20:26 is specific when he tells us "eight days later". The disciples were able to keep track of the days so specifically because they were already counting them. In Leviticus 23, we are commanded to count 50 days from Bikkurim (First Fruits), and that fiftieth day is Shavuot, or what is commonly referred to as Pentecost. The disciples were gathered together when the baptism of the Holy Spirit was poured out upon them because they were commanded in Leviticus 23 to have a Holy Convocation on the fiftieth day, known as Shavuot. It is tradition that this is the day Moses received all the laws for God's children. Shavuot is basically the anniversary celebration of when The Lord gave us His law/first five books of the Bible. In John 4, we are told twice about worshipping in spirit and in truth. How fitting is it to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit on the anniversary of receiving God's truth, His Torah. Not to mention, Jesus is the incarnate of truth and spirit.