The feast of Tabernacles celebrates the gathering of the harvest—but not the earlier harvest of wheat or barley used to make bread that sustains life.
Fourth Encouragement: The Joy of the Festival Reflects the Believer’s Journey of Faith
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Keith Buxton is the former National Director for Bridges for Peace Australia.
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Purim and Pesach—Bookends to the Month of March
“A short summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us. We won. Let’s eat.” (Comedian Alan King) This year the Jewish holiday of Purim and the Biblical feast of Pesach formed as it were “bookends” enclosing the month of March. Purim this year began at sunset...
Third Encouragement: The sukkah protection shows us that God is our shelter and provision
A continuing theme throughout the celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles is the joy that comes from knowing that we can rest and be safe within the protective shelter of God’s unchanging love.
Second Encouragement: In our humanity and frailty we are reminded of God’s holiness and forgiveness
A Bette Midler song became quite popular some 30 years ago. I cannot say that I remember much of the song, but the chorus that was repeated over and over had these words—“God is watching us, God is watching us, God is watching us from a distance”.
First Encouragement: God Often Uses Our Darkest Times to Reveal to Us His Deepest Truths
Biblical Insights: A Series on Tabernacling with God The Biblical feasts were given to God’s people to remind them of His gracious favour and blessing. In fact, each of the main Biblical feasts teach us all as believers something unique and precious about our...
THE SONG OF MOSES: Hebrew word pictures of God’s amazing love and faithfulness
The Jewish New Year Rosh Hashanah—recently ended—heralded the beginning of a 10-day period of prayer, self-examination and repentance, the Days of Awe. This is a time when Jews around the world resolve every year to put right all wrong relationships…