FEAST OF TABERNACLES (4 OF 7)
Scripture: Deuteronomy 16:13-17, Leviticus 23:33-43, Numbers 29:12-39, Exodus 23:16-19
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Feast of Tabernacles (4 of 7)
Series: Feast
Dennis Marquardt
Deuteronomy 16:13-17; Leviticus 23:33-43; Numbers 29:12-39; Exodus 23:16-19
INTRO: Thanksgiving is not a holiday created in the United States several hundred years ago - some other nation created it first, Israel! Actually, this great holiday was created by God Himself for the nation of Israel. The ''Feast of Tabernacles'' like our Thanksgiving holiday was a harvest celebration at the end of the fall season to give thanks for all of God's blessings in goods and care, and to give thanks for freedom. Like we honor our pilgrims, they honored their pilgrimage. The ''Feast of Tabernacles'' was their ''Thanksgiving'' holiday, celebrated once a year at the same time, it was a national event.
It lasted eight days total, the 1st and 8th day were special services. The people lived in tents for seven days as did their forefathers in the wilderness. It was required attendance for all Jewish males! [Ex. 23:16-17]
It was a time of rejoicing - sacrifices given each of the seven days. Num. 29:13-39 describes how much was to be given each day. It was a great time of thanksgiving to God. [Deut. 16:13-17]
It celebrated the time the Israelites spent in the wilderness living in tents, thanksgiving for God's care and provisions for them when they experienced the worst time of their life. Hence this was the most joyous of the feasts for them.
ILLUS: A man whom many believe was the greatest American president is a good example. When he was 7 years of age, his family was forced out of their home, and he went to work. When he was 9, his mother died. He lost his job as a store clerk when he was 20. He wanted to go to law school, but he didn't have the education. At age 23 he went into debt to be a partner in a small store. Three years later the business partner died, and the resulting debt took years to repay.
When he was 28, after courting a girl for four years, he asked her to marry him, and she turned him do ...
Series: Feast
Dennis Marquardt
Deuteronomy 16:13-17; Leviticus 23:33-43; Numbers 29:12-39; Exodus 23:16-19
INTRO: Thanksgiving is not a holiday created in the United States several hundred years ago - some other nation created it first, Israel! Actually, this great holiday was created by God Himself for the nation of Israel. The ''Feast of Tabernacles'' like our Thanksgiving holiday was a harvest celebration at the end of the fall season to give thanks for all of God's blessings in goods and care, and to give thanks for freedom. Like we honor our pilgrims, they honored their pilgrimage. The ''Feast of Tabernacles'' was their ''Thanksgiving'' holiday, celebrated once a year at the same time, it was a national event.
It lasted eight days total, the 1st and 8th day were special services. The people lived in tents for seven days as did their forefathers in the wilderness. It was required attendance for all Jewish males! [Ex. 23:16-17]
It was a time of rejoicing - sacrifices given each of the seven days. Num. 29:13-39 describes how much was to be given each day. It was a great time of thanksgiving to God. [Deut. 16:13-17]
It celebrated the time the Israelites spent in the wilderness living in tents, thanksgiving for God's care and provisions for them when they experienced the worst time of their life. Hence this was the most joyous of the feasts for them.
ILLUS: A man whom many believe was the greatest American president is a good example. When he was 7 years of age, his family was forced out of their home, and he went to work. When he was 9, his mother died. He lost his job as a store clerk when he was 20. He wanted to go to law school, but he didn't have the education. At age 23 he went into debt to be a partner in a small store. Three years later the business partner died, and the resulting debt took years to repay.
When he was 28, after courting a girl for four years, he asked her to marry him, and she turned him do ...
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