Feast of
Sukkoth (Booths)
Succoth is Strong's #5521 and means the following: "a hut or lair: - booth, cottage, covert, pavilion, tabernacle, tent"
Sukkoth (Booths)
Succoth is Strong's #5521 and means the following: "a hut or lair: - booth, cottage, covert, pavilion, tabernacle, tent"
There are many different ways believers keep the Feast of Booths. Some families, groups, or individuals will build temporary sukkoth/succoth's. While others pitch tents, rent cottages, motels or even hotels.
Weither it be a sukkoth or a tent that is being used for the feast, it is not uncommon for one to use their yard or make reservations at a camp ground.
I've learned that some believers will gather daily for the entire Feast, yet others only gather on the 1st and 8th day.
Obviously, there are many different ways believers keep the Feast of Booths. We would like to share how we observed this wonderful feast.
Last year, state lots along with the state counties were cast. Yahuah led us to the beautiful state of Maine in Franklin County.
Since no one in the group had been to Maine, we all were very excited. To be expected, many of us encountered last minute trials. For instance, one young girl broke her big toe..ouch!
Brother Joseph and Brother Albert stayed up the whole night fixing break lights. But no trial was going to hold us back!
With much anticipation, we pulled out of Ohio around 5:00 a.m. Many of us thought by evening we would be in Maine. How wrong we were. The trip itself turned into a test of endurance.The twelve hour drive turned into a 22 hour journey.
We had no idea where in Franklin County Yahuah would have us pitch our tents. We trusted in HIM. He led us to the awesome Blue Ridge Mountains!
Hallelu-YAH!
We had a great time fellowshipping, studing Yahuah's word, singing and being Joyful always (in all ways possible). How wonderful it was to live with brothers and sisters in Mashiach for ten days. This is a small glimsp of what awaits believers. We thank Brother Mark for sharing lots of knowledge with us all.
We also did some sight seeing, hiking, canoeing, kiyaking and even keeping are eyes open for moose. We were very happy when we spotted ONE!
Why should believers keep the Feast of Booths?
Feast of Booths (Tabernacles) along with Yahuah's other Feasts (Appointed Times) is a forshadowing of things to come. For instance, the children of Yisra'el were in slavery in Mistrayim (Egypt) for 400 years. We know Yahuah delivered the children of Yisra'el with an outstretched hand. Mistrayim was struck with plagues.The very last plague would be far worse than any other. Yahuah instructed Moses to tell the children of Yisra'el to take a perfect lamb on the 10th day and on the 14th day they were to kill the lamb between the evening (Exodus 12: 3-6).The blood of the perfect lamb was to be put on the doorpost of each home and they were to eat it in haste.
Exodus 12:12-13," And I shall pass through the land of Mitsrayim on that night, and shall smite all the first-born in the land of Mitsrayim, both man and beast. And on all the mighty ones of Mitsrayim I shall execute judgment. I am YHWH (HWHY). "And the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I shall pass over you, and let the plague not come on you to destroy you when I smite the land of Mitsrayim"
We learn the following in John 1:29, "On the next day Yohanan saw Yahushua coming toward him, and said, "See, the Lamb of Elohim who takes away the sin of the world!" The first Passover was a forshadowing of the Lamb of Yah. My beloved friends, we need the blood of the Passover Lamb, Yahushua poured over the doorpost of our beings.When judgement day comes and Yahuah sees the blood of HIS Lamb over us, then the plague shall passover us! Praise be to Yah! At those words my spirit leaps for JOY! When the children of Yisra'el left Mitsrayim do you know the first place they went?
Exodus 12:37 "And the Children of Yisra'el set out from Ra'meses to Sukkoth, about six hundred thousands men on foot besides little ones."
#5521 Succoth, a hut or lair: - booth, cottage, covert, pavilion, tabernacle, tent
Isn't that interesting? They went to the city of Sukkoth or Booths. Then they headed to the edge of the wilderness (Exodus 13:30). They stayed there until Yahushua took them to the promise land. Physically this will happened again. Come with me for a moment. Within the Scriptures, many verses have parellel meanings. On the surface, we can clearly see how a verse pertains to the physical. Whereas, to find the deeper spiritual meaning, one will have to search and study for it. Having eyes to see.To further explain turn with me to Revelation 18:4, "And I heard another voice from the heaven saying, "Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues."
Physically we need to separate ourselves from this world. We can be in the world but not of the world. The time is coming when the wrath of Yah will be poured out on all flesh. If we obey his voice, follow him wherever He takes us, then we will not be harmed physically by his wrath. The children of Yisra'el along with their cattle were not harmed.
Exo 9:4-6,
"And YHWH shall separate between the livestock of Yisra'ĕl and the livestock of Mitsrayim, and let no matter die of all that belongs to the children of Yisra'ĕl." And YHWH set an appointed time, saying, "Tomorrow YHWH is going to do this word in the land." And YHWH did this word on the next day, and all the livestock of Mitsrayim died, but of the livestock of the children of Yisra'ĕl, not one died.
Exo 9:4-6,
"And YHWH shall separate between the livestock of Yisra'ĕl and the livestock of Mitsrayim, and let no matter die of all that belongs to the children of Yisra'ĕl." And YHWH set an appointed time, saying, "Tomorrow YHWH is going to do this word in the land." And YHWH did this word on the next day, and all the livestock of Mitsrayim died, but of the livestock of the children of Yisra'ĕl, not one died.