Sukkot
Submitted by Charla on Sun, 2008-10-12 22:01.
Bible | Messianic | Torah
Happy Feast of the Tabernacles! I learned today that this feast is supposed to happen this week from a wonderful teaching at church today. It was a little weird only in the fact that this "church" is in the middle of a 40 day fast, and here's this guy teaching us about a feast to be had this week! And he was really excited about it.
He pulled together a number of different scriptures that referenced the feast and the river of life from the temple, and then quoted Jesus making his announcement (John 7:37-39) on the last day of the feast of tabernacles. Instantly, that scripture made sense.
So, Happy Feast this week! I look forward to learning more of the Jewish heritage. I'm not sure where to start besides visiting the synagogue. This guy quoted a book about the Talmud but I thought you said Torah-based teaching is better. ?
Anyway, is anyone celebrating this feast this week? If so, are you building a booth to live in?
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No sukkah (this year)
We were just talking about how we might like to celebrate Sukkot in the future, but we aren't building anything this year. We may attempt something in years to come. Even if you don't build a sukkah, you can observe the feast by eating your meals outside. Our synagogue is building a sukkah, and we are having a cookout this Tuesday evening, which we plan to attend. All are welcome (www.bethadonai.com), though of course those who are fasting may want to pass.
Many in the Messianic community believe that Yeshua was born during Sukkot, and that the manger was actually a sukkah. You can read our rabbi's perspective on this here.