The festival of Sukkot or Tabernacles (also commonly called Booths) begins on 15 Tishri and is intended to commemorate the time that the Ancient Israelites spent in the wilderness after the Exodus. Images of the post-Exodus period, God wanting Israel to remember what happened in the desert, and perhaps most importantly the need for His people to physically be reminded of His desire to commune with them, are all themes that are seen throughout one’s observance. The Feast of Tabernacles was considered to be so important in the Torah, that God gave it the distinction of being one of the three times of ingathering, along with Passover and Shavuot (Leviticus 23:39-43).
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Sukkot – FAQ
How do I celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles? My Messianic fellowship is going away to a large gathering of thousands of people and I cannot get off work.
Sukkot with Tabernacle of David
Celebrate the Festival of Sukkot for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor and your winepress. Be joyful at your festival—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites, the foreigners, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns. For seven days celebrate the… Read more
Sukkot Song by Steve McConnell
Tabernaclers rejoice! Sukkot is here, the time of our rejoicing (Deut 16) In the days of Messiah, all nations will flow to Jerusalem on Sukkot and kneel before the king (Zech 14). Until then, happy sukkot to all Messiah’s disciples!
