Feast of Tabernacles

September 23, 2018

at sunset

starts

the

week-long

Joyous and Lighthearted

Bible

Feast of Tabernacles!

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It is also called

Sukkot

or the

Feast of Booths!

God gave this feast to Moses.

It is a 7 day celebration.

We find information on this feast in:

Leviticus 23:34-36 and verses 39-43 and Deuteronomy 16:13-16.

Here is a video

showing

the Jewish people

celebrating this feast in Israel.

Note that the Jewish people

also celebrate

The Feast of Tabernacles

in the U.S. and other countries!

The word "Torah"

refers to

the first 5 Books of the Bible:

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy

Here is a video

showing 

the lighthearted fun

of

The Feast of Tabernacles.

Here is a video

showing a

Jewish Perspective

on the Feast of Tabernacles.

God gave Moses 7 feasts to celebrate.

These are the 7 main feasts of the Jews: 

Passover

Feast of Unleavened Bread

First Fruits

Pentecost

Feast of Trumpets

Yom Kippur

Feast of Tabernacles

1. Passover – Lev. 23 beginning in verse 5.

2. Unleavened Bread – Lev. 23:6-8 (eat unleavened bread for 7 days)

3. First Fruits  - Lev. 23:10-11  (New Testament - the day Jesus rose from the dead.)

4. Pentecost = Feast of Weeks = Shavu’ot – Lev. 23:16-17 – (Celebrates giving of the Torah) And - Book of Acts chapter 2 – this was the day when tongues of fire came over the believers in Jesus & they spoke in other languages

5. Feast of Trumpets = Rosh Hashanah = Yom Teru’ah  Lev. 23:24  - This year it started on September 21, 2017.  It began the Jewish Year 5778.

6. Yom Kippur – Lev. 23:27-32  (September 30, 2017) The holiest day of the Jewish year. Repentance emphasized.

7. Feast of Tabernacles = Sukkot = Feast of Booths – Lev. 23:34-36 and 39-43 / Deut. 16:13 This is a time of celebrating before the Lord in a temporary "booth" or "dwelling" that you have fun making.