The 15th day of the 7th month of the Hebrew calendar – 5 days after Atonement.
(Leviticus 23:33-36/Deuteronomy 16:13-17)
(Usually late September / beginning October.)
This greatest of all feasts was celebrated after harvesting the crops of the land.
Theme (Shadow)
- Rejoice – It was a joyous feast after the season of repentance.
- Build a temporary shelter (tabernacle) – Remember how Yahweh took care of Israel in the desert – and that He still sustains them.
- Celebrate the harvest – It was a 7-day-long feast celebrating the bountiful grain and fruit harvest.
- A ‘water ceremony’ was held to pray for the next year’s rains and for Messiah to come soon.
- Candles on tall stands were made for the temple courts. The whole of Jerusalem was lit up with so much light that it is said there were no shadows.
- Tabernacles teaches us to have a ‘temporary-home-mind-set.’
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