This post first appeared on Kineti and is authored by Judah Gabriel Himango, one of Tabernacle of David’s teachers.
Sukkot, the Biblical Feast of Tabernacles, is a theology buster.
- “We don’t do that Jewish stuff”
- “The Old Testament is no longer binding”
- “Christians shouldn’t celebrate it”
- “Jesus nailed those commandments to the cross”
- “It’s partial/soft/hard One Law”
- “Gentiles shouldn’t keep Jewish identity markers”
All these theological objections are undermined by God’s words in Zechariah:
“In that day, people from every nation shall go up year after year to
worship the King and keep the Feast of Sukkot.”-Zechriah 14:16
It’s good for us in the nations to celebrate Sukkot. Here in the nations, celebrating Sukkot is a way to rehearse for the time when all the world goes up to worship the King at Sukkot. Yeshua celebrated Sukkot, so should his followers. It’s a small way to go about joyfully keeping God’s commandments.
Here’s a few shots of my Sukkah this year:
חג סוכות שמח!
