He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. The lamb Jesus is its lamp. This week is a good time to reflect and thank God for his provision and presence in our lives, and to remember that he is the source of our security and hope, not man-made structures. It is also a time to rejoice in the present, knowing that we have access to the living water and the light of the world that tabernacles in our heart.
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Subscribe to Premier Christianity Special offer. The Feast of Tabernacles, also sometimes called the Feast of Booths in some translations, is one of the biblical holidays described in Leviticus The singular form is sukkah.
A sukkah is a makeshift shade from the sun made from readily available materials. For example, during the harvest season of late summer, a laborer might rise early and work throughout the morning. Then as the oppressive midday sun bears down, he takes a break.
Using leftover plant stalks, leaves, and branches, he constructs a simple shelter to provide him with shade. But they are not just for harvest.
Jonah also built such a sukkah to sit in as he waited to see what would come of Nineveh Jonah Jacob built sukkot for his cattle in his journeys, and actually named the place after them Genesis When the ancient Israelites emerged from Egypt, they left their houses behind. At first, they would not even have had tents to pitch to protect themselves. They would have gathered whatever brush they could find to keep the sun off their heads. Leviticus ESV. On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the produce of the land, you shall celebrate the feast of the LORD seven days.
On the first day shall be a solemn rest, and on the eighth day shall be a solemn rest. And you shall take on the first day the fruit of splendid trees, branches of palm trees and boughs of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.
You shall celebrate it as a feast to the LORD for seven days in the year. It is a statute forever throughout your generations; you shall celebrate it in the seventh month. You shall dwell in booths [sukkot] for seven days. All native Israelites shall dwell in booths [sukkot], that your generations may know that I made the people of Israel dwell in booths [sukkot] when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
Today Jewish people all over the world, not just in Israel, construct sukkot to celebrate this joyous festival. Usually this takes the form of a small hut with natural plant material, such as branches or bamboo.
Then decorations and furnishings are added to make it feel festive and comfortable. Tags: Behind the Scenes at Cedars-Sinai. Popular Categories. Popular Topics. In Our Community.
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