Oct '24 (edited) • General discussion
Feast of Tabernacles and Super Hunter's Moon
Now that we have entered into the New Year 5785, and Rosh Hashanah, the Ten Days of Awe and Yom Kippur is past us today begins Sukkot – the Feast of Tabernacles Sundown Oct. 16 - Oct. 23. Coordinating with the Super Hunter's moon Oct 16/17. This is a time of unity, restoration and joy!
[I've been wanting to write more and post on this month we are in and haven't been able to get to it, so here is some of my old articles about this month and Sukkot]
In the month of Tishrei which is known as the head of the year, we have many holy days that are observed as mentioned above. The tribe of this month is Ephraim. Ephraim is the second son of Joseph and his name means double fruitfulness, “For God had made him fruitful in the land of his affliction” Gen 41:52. Ephraim was born during the seven years of plenty. In Genesis 48:17-19 we read of the blessing from Jacob of which he preferred Ephraim over the firstborn Manasseh, “But Joseph was upset when he saw that his father had laid his right hand on Ephraim's head. So he lifted it to place it on Manasseh's head instead. "No, Father," he said, "this one over here is older. Put your right hand on his head." But his father refused. "I know what I'm doing, my son," he said. "Manasseh, too, will become a great people, but his younger brother will become even greater. His descendants will become a multitude of nations!"
It is said that Jacob had divine “sekel” (wisdom) in blessing Ephraim as the firstborn. Some believe that he had foreseen the descendants of Ephraim which are Joshua, Deborah, Barak, Samuel, Jeroboam and Ahab. Even though there are evil men in Ephraim’s line there are also great warriors and leaders which caused Jacob to prefer Ephraim in this blessing.
The tribe of Ephraim was very influential and powerful in Israel. The name Ephraim was often used when referring to Israel because of the many members in the tribe and their leadership role. The key political and religious centers of the day, Bethel and Shechem were located in their territory. The tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant were in its limits at Shiloh for 400 years. In John 11:54 we read that the Lord retired in the wilderness of Ephraim with his disciples after He raised Lazarus from the dead.
In the Midrash it is said that when the Israelites were in captivity under the Egyptians the Ephraimites tried to gather the peoples to leave Egypt 30 years prior to the Exodus. After they were unsuccessful they still went out and all but 10 of the tribe were slaughtered by the Philistines and their bones bleached and spread all across the roads. At one point the tribe numbered 40,500 men. Even though they were out of God’s timing and is said to have been unfaithful to God, it is believed that the bones that were resurrected in Ez 37 are these bones.
What am I getting at here? We just came out of a time of Teshuvah – repentance and consecration to the Lord and are now entering into a time of Restoration! Ephraim was a born leader and even though his descendents messed up the Lord restored them in His power and in His time. Even in Neh 8:16 we read that when Israel was restored and the observance of the Lord’s Feast was put back in place, tabernacles were built and placed at Ephraim’s gate.
Restoration is more than returning to the way it used to be it is more than that, it is returning to the original intent of what we were created to be. The ultimate restoration is the return of the church/people to the majesty and glory God intended for her.
Haggai 2:9 “The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts.”
Moses came down on Yom Kippur (10 Tishrei) with the second tablets. They say that Midrash – the process of interpretation – begins with the second tablets. Midrash harvests new wisdom. In this season of our joy – Sukkot, the Lord wants to guide and instruct us, give us wisdom so that we may come to full unity and bring restoration to His church/people. Wisdom is the supernatural perspective to discover the divine way for bringing about God’s will in specific situations.
This means we must put on Christ and walk in love for He is love. Restoration also means the release of power and purity without measure. This will come through God’s people as the gifts of the spirit operate without any hindrances under the direction of the Holy Spirit. Act 3:21 “For he must remain in heaven until the time for the final restoration of all things, as God promised long ago through his prophets.”
Sukkot is known as the Ingathering when all the people come together, it also corresponds to the joy of knowing your sins were forgiven. Sukkot anticipates the coming kingdom of the Messiah when all the nations shall come up to Jerusalem to worship the Lord during the feast. You will read below that one of the observances during this feast is binding 4 spices together and waving them in the air while speaking blessings. The symbolisms of the 4 spices are the desire to unite and the desire to consecrate your entire being to service to God.
Sukkot – The Feast of the Lord
There are many different names used for Sukkot it can be Succoth or Sukkoth; the Feast of Tabernacles or Booths( Lev. 23:34; Deut. 16:13-16; 31:10; Zech. 14:16-19; Ezra 3:4; 2 Chron. 8:13); The Feast of Ingathering , also known as Chag ha-Asif (Ex 23:16, 34:22); The Feast or the festival ( 1 Kings 8:2,65; 12:32; 2 Chron 5:3; 7:8); The Feast of the Lord (Lev. 23:39; Judges 21:19); The festival of the seventh month (Ez 45:25; Neh 8:14); A holy convocation or a sacred occasion (Num 29:12). This time is also referred to as “the season of our joy” or “the season of our rejoicing,” zeman simchateybu in Hebrew.
It is the 7th and final feast given to Israel. It is one of the 3 pilgrimages or Shelosh Regalim – Pesach (Passover) is the Planting Season and Shavu’ot (Pentecost) is the Grain Harvest and Sukkot is the Fruit Harvest.
The Sukkah (tent, booth, tabernacle) is constructed in order that the Jewish people would abide in them for this seven day period to remember how the Israelites lived for 40 years in the desert. There are specific instructions on the construction of these Sukkahs and is said that the porous roof (which is usually contracted out of palm branches) is to remind us that even though we have many securities in this life we now live, we must not forget that it is temporary and that it is really God who protects us. This helps us focus on the important things in life and removes us from thoughts of material and sometimes trivial possessions. The time in the desert was not just a route in which the Israelites had to take to get to the promised land it was an educational experience that would impact the Jewish people from generation to generation. In Lev 23:43 we see that it says, “That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I [am] the LORD your God.”
Moses came down from Mt. Sinai the second time with instructions on how to build God’s sukkah (mishkan/tabernacle).Since the Feast follows the Days of Awe and Repentance, it represents the time of restored fellowship with the Lord. The mishkan represents God’s presence living among His redeemed people (Ex 29:44-45). It is a time of renewed fellowship with God, remembering His sheltering provision and care for us.
The mercy of God to them, that, when they dwelt in tabernacles, God not only set up a tabernacle for Himself among them, but, with utmost care and tenderness imaginable, hung a canopy over them, even the cloud that sheltered them from the heat of the sun. God’s former mercies to us and our fathers ought to be kept in everlasting remembrance. – Matthew Henry commentary
Sukkot corresponds to the joy of knowing your sins were forgiven and also recalls God’s miraculous provision and care after the deliverance from bondage in Egypt. Prophetically, Sukkot anticipates the coming kingdom of the Messiah when all the nations shall come up to Jerusalem to worship the Lord during the festival (Zech. 14:16). Even today as thousands of Christians go up to Jerusalem for the Feast of Tabernacles it is a sign and a wonder to the Jewish people as scripture says that this will happen.
Other points about Sukkot:
> Ushpizin the spiritual guests; Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Aaron, Joseph and David. Each night a guest is welcomed into the sukkah for dinner and each one has a unique lesson to teach.
> The Four Spices: Lulav – a ripe, green, closed frond from a date palm tree
Hadass – boughs with leaves from the myrtle tree
Aravah – branches with leaves from the willow tree
Etrog – the fruit of a citron tree
“Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who had sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to take the lulav.”
The Symbolism – The desire to unite the four “types” of Jews in service of God.
- The lulav has taste but no smell, symbolizing those who study Torah but do not possess good deeds
- The hadass has a good smell but no taste, symbolizing those who possess good deeds but do not study Torah
- The Aravah has neither taste nor smell, symbolizing those who lack both Torah and good deeds
- The etrog has both a good taste and a good smell, symbolizing those who have both Torah and good deeds
A second explanation in the four spices representing the human body.
- Lulav – the spine
- Hadass – the eye
- Aravah – the mouth
- Etrog – the heart
By binding them together for a mitzvah, the Jew shows his desire to consecrate his entire being to service of God.
Ø The Water Liberation Ceremony: Nisuch Ha Mayim (pouring of the water)
Psalm 118; Rev 7:9-10. The water was drawn by the High Priest from the pool of Siloam.
Ø The Temple Light show - Simchat Bet HaShoevah – Happiness of the house of the water-drawing
It was during this time that Jesus revealed Himself to be the Light of the World (John 8:12, 7:2, 37) Jesus also used the very water from the pool of Siloam to heal the man born blind, enabling him to see the Light of the world.
> Hoshana Rabba – “The Great Hoshana” – the 7th day Luke 19:38; John 12:13; Mt 21: 8-9 “And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed [them] in the way. And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.”
Ø Simchat Torah (Shemini Atzeret) – the Rejoicing in the Torah Lev 23:34
Assembly of the 8th Day.
Completion of the annual cycle of weekly Torah Readings and the immediate beginning in Genesis again.
“Chag Sukkot Sameach” is a Hebrew phrase that means “Happy Sukkot Holiday"
Once again I agree with our brother Victor in his latest video about the Super Hunter's Moon here:
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