A Phenomenal Shavuot

Jerusalem was crowded with pilgrims and strangers from all over the ancient world. They came from Mesopotamia, Judea, Asia, Egypt, Libya, and even Rome. It was summer; and Jewish people were gathering for the annual celebration of Shavuot, or Pentecost (Ex. 34:22). Like Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles, Shavuot was a time of great expectations. Suddenly, at about nine o’clock in the morn