Would you like ot learn about the Biblical feast of Succot/ Tabernacles?

 Five days after the Day of Atonements (Ha Yom Kippurium or Yom Kippur) comes Sukkot, the Feast of Ingathering or the Feast of Tabernacles/Booths (Leviticus 23:33-43).Sukkot is also called the "Season of our Rejoicing" or “The Festival of Lights” or "The Feast of Ingathering".   "Booths" refers to the temporary dwellings that Yah's people are commanded to inhabit during this holiday.  

Sukkot, like many of Yah’s feasts, has different levels of meaning. One is agricultural, as the tabernacles remind us of how the farm laborers in ancient days lived as they worked to bring in the harvest. Another level of meaning is historical, as the holiday commemorates the forty-year period during which the children of Israel were wandering in the desert, living in temporary shelters. Yet another meaning, however, is fulfilled in Messiah, for there is a wonderful connection between Y’shua the Messiah and the Feast of Tabernacles. It is the Kingdom promise associated with Sukkot. 

The prophet Zechariah proclaims, "And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, YHWH of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles" (Zechariah 14:16). Understanding the Messianic connection of Y’shua to the Feast of Tabernacles even helps us grasp something of the mystery of His Incarnation: "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth" (John 1:14). The word "dwelt" here in the Greek means "tabernacled." When He became flesh, Y’shua inhabited the temporary shelter of an earthly body, knowing He soon would be required to leave it. 

Why Remember and Do the Feast of Sukkot? It is an expression of love and obediance to set this time apart to dwell with Him humbly during the very special Appointed Time.  We are embracing our home (place) with YHWH - not clinging to the comfort of temporary shelter in the wilderness/world/religion, but an eternal and intimate home in a Kingdom Family that abides forever. 

When does it occur? It is the 7th Feast (Moed or Appointed Time) of YHWH’s Feasts. It occurs 15 days after Yom Teruah and 5 days after Yom Kippur or on the 15th day of the 7th Biblical Month. 

Sukkot in the Bible:
• Leviticus 23:33-36, 39-43 
• Numbers 29:12-34 
• Deuteronomy 16:13-15 
• Ezra 3:1-4 
• Nehemiah 8:14-15 
• John 7 and 8 take place on Sukkot. 

 Does it still apply? We read in Zechariah 14:16-19 that is most certainly does – even in the future. And we see the same theme repeated in Revelation 21:3: "...Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men and He will dwell with them..." Those who LOVE YHWH lament over those who have turned from His ways and do not keep His feasts. (Lamentations 1)  As it states in  Leviticus 23:41 "It is a statute forever throughout your generations; you shall celebrate it in the seventh month."

 A short (6 minute) visual overview of the Feast of Sukkot. 

The following is a half hour overview teaching by Mark Biltz.

 Next is a half hour audio teaching (shared via video) that offers a future perspective of Y’shua’s return and Sukkot in the Millennial Reign of Messiah

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Ha Yom Kippurium (Yom Kippur)

Would you like to learn more about Yah's Appointed Time - Ha Yom Kippurium (Yom Kippur)?  It means Day of Atonements and it is very important for us to understand and remember, even though Yahushua has atoned for us!  

I would like to share some links and would love you to share your favorites as well.  I pray these resources bring you closer to your King and Creator and inspire you pass them on - so that His truth shall be present in all the earth and people will be ready when He returns!

 The following video is an hour and half video teaching of this Moed (Appointed Time).

  

The next 10 minute video does a nice job in explaining the azazel's meaning and function in Ha Yom Kippurium and wrap it up with the connection of the Jubalee and the Feasts.

   

 The following is a 10 minute dramatization and explantion of the original temple service as commanded by YHWH while the temple is in service.

I thought this was a beautiful and encouraging (7 minute) video that has some great suggestions about keeping this Moed set apart in our lives today.

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  OK..The video below made me cry!  Aish offers a sweet (sod) heart-teaching about becoming clean before our father. The parental analogies always hit me in the deepest places!! Halleluyah that He is a loving and merciful Father! It is so convicting for me as a parent and comforting for me as his daughter.

 

 

Yom Teruah (Day of Shouting)

(This post was updated 9/21/17 beacause it contained links that were no longer available.)

Would you like to learn more about the Biblical Feast (Appinted Time/Moed)  of Yom Teruah?  It is the Day of Shouting.  Often called the Day of Blowing or Trumpets.

This is the day we expect to see the return of our Messiah (Yeshua/Jesus).  We do not know exactly what day on the calendar it will be...but YHWH has trained his people to watch his Appointed Times for His Prophetic promises to unfold. So we watch in obediance and in faith and calibrate our lives to HIS calendar.  It really is a beautiful thing! 

Here are some links and videos we would like to share:

119 Ministries, explains what Teruah means to help understand the purpose of the Appointed Time:

The following link shares the feast in written "bullet points" for those who would like to have something on paper to study from:

http://www.restoringtheway.org/Feasts/yom-teruah-feast-of-trumpets.htm

The following video is a congregation in Canada who shows the connection between the Coranating of kings to Yom Teruah.




Looking for even more?  The following video is part of a long series on all the feasts and this is a hunk out of it.  It is a lot of information  and is kind of started in the middle of the bigger teaching - so hold on tight!  (It is a firehose full of information that comes fast.)




I pray these links bless you and bring you closer to YHWH and His ways.

In Him, Pamela

Shofar So Good

Sorry, I couldn't resist (the title).

I wanted to make a brief note about something fascinating regarding the Feast of Yom Teruah.  The traditional Jewish notion is to make the day focused and centered on the story of the Akedah, otherwise known in English as the “Binding of Isaac”; The tradition links, the blowing of the shofar (the rams horn) and the ram that saved Isaac that was caught in the thicket by its horn.  The appointed time, therefore, is devoted to remembering Abraham’s obedience and YHVH’s grace in providing a substitute.

It seemed to me however, that the Issac story resembled more of a Passover theme, far more than Yom Teruah, especially in light of Yeshua’s “fulfillment” of Passover.   The Father takes his adult son, binds wood to him, and makes him carry it uphill.  The son submits himself to die because of his faith in his father and to YHVH.   In the end, the firstborn son is allowed to live, and a Ram is killed in his place.   I started wondering how Jewish tradition could link this whole event to Yom Teruah instead.  It turns out that the earliest Rabbinic thought actually did connect the Akedah to Passover, and the change of focus to the fall feasts may have been a reaction to early “Christian” teaching.   This happened in the first few centuries AD quite a bit, where both Jews and Christians were being persecuted for different reasons, and doctrines were formed in each camp to polarize themselves from the other.

Ironically, the more I studied the Jewish ideas about the Akedah, the more I found the ancient sages preaching the gospel at me!   There are extensive writings as to whether Abraham actually did sacrifice Isaac and if so how and when was Isaac resurrected.  This line of thinking of the "resurrection" of Isaac seems to be what spawned the Jewish idea of Yom Teruah being the day of the eventual resurrection of the dead at the beginning of the yet-to-come Messianic Era.  Furthermore, the sages say that the one of the horns of this ram of God was blown during the giving of the Law at Sinai, while the other will be blown at the time of the arrival of Messiah.   They link the death of the lamb at Passover, the blowing of one horn at Shavuot, and the final blowing at Yom Teruah, all to the same ram provided at the Akedah! 

Again, my Jewish brothers are preaching Yeshua at me through their own ancient writings!   The next theme that comes as a surprise are the very ashes of Isaac, which are discussed at great length.   From my own reading of the actual written Torah text, let me remind you, I seem to see clearly that Isaac was never actually sacrificed let alone burned up.   Nevertheless, in Jewish midrash, they expound on the idea that not only was he killed, but his body was burnt to ashes as well (thus again setting the model of the Passover lamb).  Also, they say, that ¼ of his blood was spilled on the altar as well.   Whenever YHVH was angry enough at His people to consider wiping them out, the Jewish idea was that He would look upon the blood of Isaac, and forgive His people their sins.

This whole notion of the death and resurrection of Isaac is especially shocking to me because recently I have been listening to some outspoken “anti-missionaries” whose “ministry” is saving Jews from converting to Christianity, or even swaying "Messianics" to forsake Yeshua as Messiah.   The big 3 objections are: 1) The Torah forbids human sacrifice, so how can Yeshua be considered a suitable sacrifice?   2)  How can one person, no matter how righteous, die for the sins of another?   3)   Where does it say that Messiah will come twice?    Rather than answer those objections, I suggest those in doubt simply read the works of their own Rabbis.   

Here are some links I found really interesting that expound on these ideas.   I specifically focused on purely Jewish sources, so as to not have the Messianic point of view consciously embedded in the writings.

http://curiousjew.blogspot.com/2007/01/isaac-died-alternative-version-of.html
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0001_0_00627.html

http://www.lookstein.org/articles/resurrection.pdf

Happy Yom Teruah!

Ben

Make a Joyful Noise!

May your Yom Teruah be a worshipful one!

Three Shofars


Making Shofars


Understanding the four blows for Yom Teruah

What's up with the Shofar from Adam Simon on Vimeo.

Sukkot / Feast of Tabernacles

Sukkot (Hebrew) or Feast of Tabernacles is such a precious time for our family. We always take off the 8-10 days each fall to gather with other believers and worship YHVH. We rejoice, learn, grow, connect and worship. I pray ALL those who love Him and want to live according to His Word, will also embrace His Moed (Appointed Times)! They are all a beautiful part of His way of preparing our hearts, minds and souls to walk more intimatly with Him.

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Ha Yom Kippurim / The Day of Atonements

So often, as Believers we question if the Feast of Atonement anything to do with us. We are told it is a Jewish Holiday. We think it doesn't apply to us. There are so many lessons to be learned here. It is so much more than "bible history". It is QUITE relavent to us today, and YHVH has yet to fulfil His Fall Feasts. It is so important that we understand and embrace the messages Our Creator has given us His Word, may those who have ears let them hear.

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Much Love,

Yom Teruah / Feast of Trumpets

Yom Teruah is often called The Feast of Trumpets in English and the first in the series YHVH's Fall Biblical Feasts.

We purchased this complete feast teaching by Mark Biltz early in this walk. (covering all 7 feasts in depth.) It was a bit overwhelming at first, because he moves SO fast - but it is a wonderful teaching packed full of information. I wanted to offer it here in secments for each fall feast for anyone who hasn't seen it before or may like to reveiw it. I still enjoy visiting it. :-)

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May all His people gather for His Precious Moed as they aline themselves with is Word and YHVH's Ways.