How is the lesson of new beginnings wrapped up in the symbolic use of the number eight in the Bible shown in Yeshua’s appearance in the temple during Sukkot in John 7-10?
Tag: Feast of Tabernacles
The day after the seven days of Sukkot (Tabernacles) is a mysterious festival. However, eight in the Bible symbolizes new beginnings and fits with the teaching of God dwelling with mankind as Messiah and then forever.
What did Messiah Yeshua mean when He said “blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness” (Matt. 5:6) and during Sukkot “if anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink” (John 7:37)? That’s one of the lessons of the festival.
Day 5 — “I will walk in Your truth” (Psa. 86:11). One of the teachings of Sukkot is that the Truth tabernacled with mankind so show us how to really live, how to walk in truth.
What lessons from the biblical festival of Sukkot (Tabernacles) are there for those around us? How does the temporary dwelling teach us about the most important part of daily life? How did ancient Israel have “the gospel”?
Day 2 — Solomon’s life mirrors my own to a certain extent, minus the world-inspiring wisdom and riches plus hundreds of nuptials of geopolitical convenience.
Day 2 — King Solomon’s dedication of the first temple of Israel, described in 1st Kings 8, gives us a picture of some of what God is teaching through the Feast of Tabernacles, which points to Messiah as “God with us.”