The Jewish Feast of Tabernacles began at sundown. The Tabernacles celebration is a unique feast recognized by temporary shelters (sukkot, or booths) being constructed and lived in during the week of the festival. The English word ‘tabernacle’ means a temporary or movable building or shelter. The relatively flimsy sukkah is a striking reminder that our lives on earth are but temporary, and our reliance and trust are not in our material possessions but in our faithful and loving Father and in the One who “tabernacled” among us – Yeshua, His Son and our Messiah. Sukkot, also called the “feast of ingathering” (Ex. 23:16; Deut. 16:13), is the third of the great annual festivals outlined in Lev. 23:33-43. The Feast was designed to be a memorial of the wilderness wanderings when the people dwelt in booths (Lev. 23:43), as well as a joyful harvest thanksgiving (Neh. 8:9-18). The ingathering of fruits was a prophetic picture of the spiritual harvest that is coming. This Feast is a forerunner of the glorious Wedding Feast to be celebrated when our Heavenly Bridegroom returns for His Bride!
Eternal God, You are our shelter and tabernacle. We praise Your holy name.
Reference: Glory of Zion
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