This year the Feast of Tabernacles is September 22, 6 pm till September 29, 2018. The Feast of Tabernacles is an eight (8) day feast to commemorate the 40 years Israel was in the wilderness after leaving Egypt.
The Feast of Tabernacles
Leviticus 23:33-44
- 33 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
- 34 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the Lord.
- 35 On the first day shall be an Holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
- 36 Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.
- 37 These are the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day:
- 38 Beside the sabbaths of the Lord, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the Lord.
- 39 Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.
- 40 And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days.
- 41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto the Lord seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month.
- 42 Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:
- 43 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.
- 44 And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the Lord.
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What is the Feast of Tabernacles?
This feast is to commemorate the time when the Most High brought his children out of Egypt. There they wandered the wilderness for 40 years. During this time of commemoration, (to the best of our ability) we are to dwell outside in some sort of tent or booth. For eight days we are to feast and give glory to the Most High for bringing our ancestors out of Egypt. The first and eight day are Holy Convocations.
How is the Feast of Tabernacles celebrated?
We should dwell in booths, tabernacles, tents for the duration of the celebration. During the first and last day of the feast no servile work should be done. This time is for holy convocation with our body in the faith.
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