John 7:2 Now the Jews' feast of Tabernacles was at hand.
Leviticus 23:34 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of Tabernacles for seven days unto the Lord.
It is a time each year where we are all commanded to keep the Feast, First we will look at the most relevant verses:
Zechariah 14:18 And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain: there shall be the plague wherewith the Lord will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of Tabernacles.
Zechariah 14:19 This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of Tabernacles.
Zechariah 14:16 ¶ And it shall come to pass that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem, shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of Tabernacles.
Exodus 23:14 [/B] ¶ Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.
Nehemiah 8:14 And they found written in the Law which the Lord had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths, in the feast of the seventh month:
Leviticus 23:41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto the Lord seven days in the year: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations; ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month.
Numbers 29:12 ¶ And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, ye shall have a holy convocation, ye shall do no servile work: and ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days.
Nehemiah 8:18 Also day by day from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the Law of God: and they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly according to the manner.
Leviticus 23:39 Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days. On the first day shall be a Sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a Sabbath.
2 Chronicles 30:22 And Hezekiah spoke comfortably to all the Levites, that taught the good knowledge of the Lord: and they did eat throughout the feast, seven days, offering peace-offerings, and making confession unto the Lord God of their fathers.
We learn from these verses, especially Zechariah 14:16 that this Feast of Tabernacles does not end. It does not apply only to those who are Jewish or of the nation of Israel. It applies to all people. So it is a feast that begins with a Sabbath which is not always on a Saturday, and ends with another Sabbath on an 8th day. The festival is 7 days. We are to live as the Hebrews lived as they wandered in the desert for all of the years, in booths aka non-permanent structures. We are to sacrifice. We are to live in the booths for 7-8 days. How do we do that to keep the word?
We are in the time of Sukkot, aka Feast of Tabernacles, aka Feast of Booths now. It started 3 days ago. We should be living outside. We should be eating outside. Just as the people who came out of Egypt did. So, my husband and I have been living outside. We usually make a tent, or temporary structure. We cover it with branches and palm fronds. We stick some branches in an orange or lemon because we normally do not have citron. We cook outside over a fire. From everything that we cook goes the best portion of what we have into the fire with prayer. This is our sacrifice. Note, this feast is even at the end of time and will continue. Jesus did not replace this sacrifice. We sleep outside in the rain, the sun, the heat and the cold during this time, remembering the journey, and rejoicing that we were freed by the Lord. We are to rejoice. We are to sing. Do you Sukkot?
We learn that there will be punishment for all people and nations who do not do this festival. This festival is a commandment. So, do you Sukkot? Do you keep the commandment? Remember, Jesus said he came not to change the law. This is something we must do. We look forward to this time, and live outside even though we have a rental to live in. We have fresh air, the first light from the sun, fire-cooked food, and a time of peace and joy even in this suffering and starvation we are in at this time. I have written this as I am crying, and trying to be joyful.
Leviticus 23:34 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of Tabernacles for seven days unto the Lord.
It is a time each year where we are all commanded to keep the Feast, First we will look at the most relevant verses:
Zechariah 14:18 And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain: there shall be the plague wherewith the Lord will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of Tabernacles.
Zechariah 14:19 This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of Tabernacles.
Zechariah 14:16 ¶ And it shall come to pass that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem, shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of Tabernacles.
Exodus 23:14 [/B] ¶ Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.
Nehemiah 8:14 And they found written in the Law which the Lord had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths, in the feast of the seventh month:
Leviticus 23:41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto the Lord seven days in the year: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations; ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month.
Numbers 29:12 ¶ And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, ye shall have a holy convocation, ye shall do no servile work: and ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days.
Nehemiah 8:18 Also day by day from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the Law of God: and they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly according to the manner.
Leviticus 23:39 Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days. On the first day shall be a Sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a Sabbath.
2 Chronicles 30:22 And Hezekiah spoke comfortably to all the Levites, that taught the good knowledge of the Lord: and they did eat throughout the feast, seven days, offering peace-offerings, and making confession unto the Lord God of their fathers.
We learn from these verses, especially Zechariah 14:16 that this Feast of Tabernacles does not end. It does not apply only to those who are Jewish or of the nation of Israel. It applies to all people. So it is a feast that begins with a Sabbath which is not always on a Saturday, and ends with another Sabbath on an 8th day. The festival is 7 days. We are to live as the Hebrews lived as they wandered in the desert for all of the years, in booths aka non-permanent structures. We are to sacrifice. We are to live in the booths for 7-8 days. How do we do that to keep the word?
We are in the time of Sukkot, aka Feast of Tabernacles, aka Feast of Booths now. It started 3 days ago. We should be living outside. We should be eating outside. Just as the people who came out of Egypt did. So, my husband and I have been living outside. We usually make a tent, or temporary structure. We cover it with branches and palm fronds. We stick some branches in an orange or lemon because we normally do not have citron. We cook outside over a fire. From everything that we cook goes the best portion of what we have into the fire with prayer. This is our sacrifice. Note, this feast is even at the end of time and will continue. Jesus did not replace this sacrifice. We sleep outside in the rain, the sun, the heat and the cold during this time, remembering the journey, and rejoicing that we were freed by the Lord. We are to rejoice. We are to sing. Do you Sukkot?
We learn that there will be punishment for all people and nations who do not do this festival. This festival is a commandment. So, do you Sukkot? Do you keep the commandment? Remember, Jesus said he came not to change the law. This is something we must do. We look forward to this time, and live outside even though we have a rental to live in. We have fresh air, the first light from the sun, fire-cooked food, and a time of peace and joy even in this suffering and starvation we are in at this time. I have written this as I am crying, and trying to be joyful.
