A Nice Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) Message

If anyone is having a Feast of Tabernacles gathering or dinner here is a good message that I use.

Shalom chevarim ve baruch haba (Hello friends and welcome),

Today is Tishi xx, the xx day of the Feast of Tabernacles (the 1st day of the feast is Tishri 15). This feast is also known as the feast of booths or in Hebrew as Sukkot or Sukkoth. The feast of Tabernacles is a grand celebration, a time of great joy and happiness.

This time of year is the conclusion of the olives, dates and figs harvest; the last harvest of the year in Israel. The ancient Israelites celebrated this feast with great praise for the crops they received during the year. It was also a time to pray for the winter rains to soften the ground for next year's harvest.

The Israelite's built booths, huts, or temporary dwelling places to live for the seven day feast. These booths were purposely built with gaps in the roof so that the stars could be looked at. These temporary living places remind us that this life is a transition to the next life, a better life, an eternal life.

The Feast of Tabernacles is much more than just these physical elements though. The feast pictured the first coming of Jesus and it also pictures His second coming. As a person studies into the symbolism of the Feast of Booths it is amazing how much is fulfilled in Jesus.

During the last Feast that Jesus celebrated on earth, it was on the seventh day, "the last and greatest day of the feast (John 7:37) that Jesus boldly proclaimed that He was the light of the world and that streams of living water would flow form whoever believes in Him. We are also told in the book of Zechariah that all will keep the Feast of Tabernacles after Jesus' return (Zech. 14:16).

And we cannot forget that our Saviour, Yeshua Hamashiach, our Lord and Master, the great Adon Olam was most likely born during the fall feast season and very possibly during the Feast of Tabernacles itself.

Let's all celebrate this day, this feast, Jesus, God the Father and the Holy Spirit.

Baruch Ha Shem ve Yavorek Adonai (Praise the Lord and God bless you).


There are many books that explain the symbolism of the Feast and how they point directly to Jesus. One that we recommend is titled "The Wonder and Majesty of God's Festivals and Holy Days."

Tom Thorne

The Old Testament in a Nutshell

The Hebrew Bible is known as the Old Testament by the majority of Christianity. In this article we will take a look at the Hebrew name for fhis portion of scripture.

What is known as the Old Testament is called the Tanakh in Hebrew, or the Hebrew Bible. The word Tanakh comes from the three types of writings that are included. In the Hebrew alphabet there are no vowels, so the word Tanakh is actually made up of three letters with sounds, the T, N and K.

• The first letter, "T" stands for Torah (Toe-Rah). The first five books of the Bible, the writings of Moses.

• The second letter, "N" stands for Neviim (Nev-i-eem). This word in Hebrew means "prophets". Examples of the prophets include the major and minor prophets.

• The third letter,"K" stands for Ketuvim (Ket-oo-veem). In Hebrew this word means "writings". Examples of the writings include the Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Job.

There we have it. The Tanakh (TNK) is the Hebrew name for the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament. It is comprised of three parts; the law, the prophets and the writings.

And, in case you were wondering, the Hebrew name for the New Testament is the "Brit Chadasha" (Breet Had-asha).

"The Wonder and Majesty of God's Festivals and Holy Days" went live two days ago, on Rosh Hashanah. Is this a matter of coincidence? Check out the books web page on the link above.

Tom Thorne

Shalom

Shalom my friends. In this blog I hope we can have a lot of fun. I hope we can stimulate and encourage each other with new and fascinating ideas. I hope we can share understandings that we may not have been aware of before. And I hope we can help each other's faith to grow, as mine has since I began studying the Hebraic Roots of Christianity.

It is a fascinating study. It brings the whole Bible, Old Testament and New Testament together. It answer so many questions. In the weeks ahead I plan on discussing God's Festivals and Holy Days; information I have learned over the years about the Kings, Judges and Jesus and much more. I hope that a lot of participation is generated and this blog can become a benefit to all who read it.

I have just completed my first book called "The Wonder and Majesty of God's Festivals and Holy Days." It is being published by author house and should be live this week. It can be ordered either through the link above or at AuthorHouse.com direct by doing a title search for "Wonder and Majesty".