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      Currently, we are in the Feast of Tabernacles, one of the appointed feasts of the LORD. Jesus kept the feasts of the LORD as we read in the Gospel accounts. From the beginning, the LORD appointed times and seasons: "And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs ( ot - signs, tokens, miracles, proof, evidence, omen, beacon), and for seasons ( mo'ed - congregation , assembly convened for a definite purpose, feast, season, an appointed time or meeting or place, signal, tent of meeting [tabernacle], appointed beforehand), and for days, and years...And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day." (Gen. 1:14-19, excerpt). We each are the temple/tabernacle (see mo'ed above), the appointed pl...

      The Feast of Tabernacles, also called Sukkot meaning "Booth, tabernacle," is the third fall feast of the LORD. It follows the Feast of Trumpets and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. The Feast of Tabernacles is described in Leviticus 23: "And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 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. On the first day shall be a holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be a holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein. These are the feasts of the LORD which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations...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...

      B oth a pattern and a promise come with the Feast of Tabernacles. Two things to keep in mind during this message about Tabernacles are found in Genesis: First: the man and wife were naked and not ashamed. Secondly: They walked with God in the cool of the day.      The Feast of Tabernacles is commanded by God in Leviticus 23:33-43 . The Feast begins on the fifteenth day of the seventh month and is to last seven days. The first and last days of the feast are to be Sabbaths. Every day of the seven days of the feast, offerings by fire are to be brought to the LORD. It is to be a feast of rejoicing as the fruits of the trees are harvested : "And ye shall take on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before your God seven days....Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths: That your generations may know that ...

      This message comes during the Feast of Tabernacles. Many in the Church are not taught the feasts of the LORD, and many believe that the Feasts are only part of the Jewish faith, and not for Christians. However, this is not true. Jesus not only observed the feasts but fulfilled the spring feasts with His first coming and will fulfill the fall feasts with His second coming. The believers of the Christian faith are branches that have been grafted into the root of Judaism, as Apostle Paul wrote. Surely this makes the feasts something the Church should not only study but understand their importance to our walk of faith. The Feast of Tabernacles also includes the traditional practice of the outpouring of water and is also associated with great candelabras of light as we will read. There will also be a link at the end of this post to a blog with further information about this.      The LORD commanded the Feast of Tabernacles in His Word: "And the LORD spake ...

We are currently in the Feast of Tabernacles, which lasts seven days. The eighth day which follows the feast is Simchat Torah , which means "Rejoice in the Torah". During the Feast of Tabernacles, God's people dwell in booths made out of four kinds of tree branches of palm (spine/backbone of a man), myrtle (eyes of a man), and willow (lips of a man). They also include a fruit called a citron (the heart of a man). These things are also gathered into a bunch called the Lulav, and waved before the Lord, some say in four directions, and some say in six directions towards the north, south, east and west, and towards heaven above, and earth beneath. Some say that the four elements represent the four-lettered name of "LORD", or as represented in Hebrew: Y-H-W-H ( yod, heh, vaw, heh ). One should consider that the pictographic meaning of these four Hebrew letters is "Behold the hand, Behold the nail", which points us to Jesus. The LORD commanded His people to...