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The Feast of Tabernacles or Sukkot (meaning ‘booths’ in Hebrew) was mandated by the Lord to commemorate the presence and provision of God during Israel’s wilderness wanderings, and it was to be an annual season of joy. Many traditions arose around this celebration, one of which focused on living water. Isaiah tells us, ‘Therefore with joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation’ (Isaiah 12:3).
Read MoreWe remember the destruction but also the message of hope and a story of beauty from ashes. So, as we look ahead to Rosh Hashanah, the Feast of Trumpets and the Jewish new year, we have a choice to make and a warning to heed.
Read MoreScripture has numerous examples of Jewish-Gentile couples as God joins Jew and Gentile for His Kingdom purposes and the display of His splendour—and as a witness to the spiritual world of His grace, love and power in and through us as the New Body in Messiah.
Read MoreIt was at Shavuot that the Holy Spirit was poured out—not only on the Jewish disciples of Jesus but also on the Gentiles. And it is through the element of fire that we see God’s presence manifest, just as in the wilderness where God’s presence was manifest as a pillar of fire over the Tabernacle.
Read MoreYour word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. (Psalm 119:105) The psalmist describes God’s word as a lamp that guides us on the journey of life, lighting the way so we don’t stumble in the dark.
Read MoreThe Second Temple that stood in the time of Jesus was destroyed on the 9th of the fifth month in AD 70. This day is known as Tisha B’Av – literally, the ninth of Av (the fifth month) – a day of mourning, lamenting and fasting in memory of the destruction of both Temples.
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