Thursday, 9 October 2014


Sukkot begins in a few hours - it's a Joyous Biblical Festival for both Jews and Christians-1 


Jewish men hold the Arba Minim (Four Species) in their hands as they
pray on Sukkot at the Western (Wailing) Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem.


"On the first day you are to take branches from luxuriant trees—from palms, willows and other leafy trees—and rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days." (Leviticus 23:40)

Chag Sameach!  Happy Sukkot!

“In sukkot you shall dwell for seven days: all 
citizens of Israel shall dwell in sukkot.”(Leviticus 23:42)


Yestarday at sunset begins the Biblical Holiday of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles / Booths), which completes the cycle of the Fall Feasts. This wonderful Biblical holiday lasts for a full seven days! It is one of three pilgrimage festivals called Shelosh Regalim (Three Pilgrimages), holidays during which the Jewish People were required to go up together as a nation to the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. The other two of the Shelosh Regalim are Pesach (Passover) and Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) (Deuteronomy 16; Exodus 23:14–17).

Sukkot (Tabernacles) is one of the three major holidays for which the
Jewish populace traveled to the Temple in Jerusalem and lived for a
week in booths (temporary shelters).  Today, Jews still travel to Jerusalem
to keep this holiday.

One of the names of Sukkot is the Festival of the Nations.  And today we certainly see signs of the nations embracing this holiday.  People from all over the world gather in Jerusalem for it. According to the prophet Zechariah, this holiday also has a prophetic dimension that is yet to be fulfilled. When Messiah returns and establishes His Kingdom, all the nations will be required to keep this holiday by coming up to Jerusalem to celebrate Sukkot. (Zechariah 14:16–17) In that day, Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) will become Israel’s sukkah (tabernacle).  His presence will shelter Israel and she will no longer be oppressed by the nations.

Praying on Sukkot at the Western (Wailing) Wall in Jerusalem with the
Four Species: citron, palm, myrtle, and willow.

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