I. Firstfruits in the Old Testament A. The Agricultural Foundation Firstfruits (Hebrew: bikkurim, derived from bakar — "to be first-born" or "to burst open"; also reshit, meaning "beginning" or "first portion") referred specifically to the initial and best yield of the harvest season — the earliest maturing grain, wine, oil, and fruit that a farmer offered to the LORD before utilizing the remainder of the crop. This was not symbolic. It was a concrete, physical practice rooted in the...

Context On 31st January, delegates of the largest opposition party in Ghana, the New Patriotic Party went to the polls to select a flagbearer for the party ahead of the 2028 national elections. That election took on an added significance because several prophets gave contrasting prophecies on the outcome of the election. One such notable voice was Prophet Bernard ElBernard Nelson-Eshun, the Executive Pastor of the Spiritlife Revival Ministry. He gave several prophecies, wrote a book and...

On Thursday, June 29, 2023, together with my brothers at Christ We Preach, we concluded a 4-part study on the Book of Ruth under the...