Counting the Omer
Omer,הָעוֹמֶר, is a Hebrew word which means a measure of the offering of barley grain, a small portion of which was burned on the altar of the Temple in Jerusalem at the beginning of the Feast of Unleavened Bread. As the Temple does not currently exist, the offering has been suspended. However, each year, Messianic believers and Rabbinic Jews count the 49 days of the Omer from the first day of the Festival to the 50th day – Shavu’ot, also known as Pentecost. Below are the 49 days of HaOmer, the counting of the omer.
Omer Day 50: Shavu’ot/Pentecost
Omer Day 49: Adonai’s Love – Just
Omer Day 48: Adonai’s Love – Perfect
Omer Day 47: Adonai’s Love – Constant
Omer Day 46: Adonai’s Love – Individual and Personal
Omer Day 45: Adonai’s Love – Endures
Omer Day 44: Adonai’s Love – Always Hopeful
Omer Day 43: Adonai’s Love – Knows Everything
Omer Day 42: Adonai’s Love – Bears Everything
Omer Day 41: Our Response to Adonai’s Love – Displaying Truth
Omer Day 40: Our Response to Adonai’s Love – Displaying Integrity
Omer Day 39: Our Response to Adonai’s Love – Morally Good
Omer Day 38: Our Response to Adonai’s Love – Peace
Omer Day 37: Our Response to Adonai’s Love – Altruism
Omer Day 36: Our Response to Adonai’s Love – Being Harmonious
Omer Day 35: Our Response to Adonai’s Love – Diminished Self
Omer Day 34: Adonai’s Love – Modesty
Omer Day 33: Adonai’s Love – Content
Omer Day 32: Adonai’s Love – Kind
Omer Day 31: Adonai’s Love – Long suffering
Omer Day 30: Adonai’s Love – Agape (cont.)
Omer Day 29: Adonai’s Love – Agape
Omer Day 28: Adonai’s Love – Unconditional
Omer Day 27: Adonai’s Love – Chesed
Omer Day 26: Adonai’s Love
Omer Day 25: Accountability – Reading His Word
Omer Day 24: Accountability – Patience
Omer Day 23: Accountability – Personal Action
Omer Day 22: Accountability – Encouraging Others
Omer Day 21: Accountability – Relating to Others
Omer Day 20: How many Ways are There to Eternal Life?
Omer Day 19: Why are some Believers Hypocrites?
Omer Day 18: Do I Need GOD?
Omer Day 17: Suffering and Redemption
Omer Day 16: Suffering as a Tool for Sanctification
Omer Day 15: Does Suffering Build Character?
Omer Day 14: If God is Love, Why is There Suffering?
Omer Day 13: Is Suffering a Result of Sin?
Omer Day 12: Is Suffering a Test of Faith?
Omer Day 11: Why Does God Allow Suffering?
Omer Day 10: Adonai’s Love – Wisdom
Omer Day 9: Trust-in-Action
Omer Day 8: Trust
Omer Day 7: Faith – Overview
Omer Day 6: Accountability Partners
Omer Day 5: Are we Sowing?
Omer Day 4: Are you a Giver?
Omer Day 3: How are our prayer lives?
Omer Day 2: Becoming like Adonai Yeshua
Omer Day 1: Accountability Overview