Playlist: Feast of Tabernacles (topic)
What Makes for a Good Feast of Tabernacles?
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeThe Feast of Tabernacles is a memorial of transitoriness and complete dependence on God, and its temporary dwellings ( sukkah ) are its central point. Nehemiah 8 shows returned exiles, grieved over their failures and hungry for God's Word, building booths and keeping the Feast with great gladness as it had not been kept since …
The Feasts of Tabernacles and Unleavened Bread
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by David C. GrabbeThe Feast of Tabernacles mirrors the Feast of Unleavened Bread in a chiastic pattern: a one-day feast followed by a seven-day feast at the year's start, and a seven-day feast followed by a one-day feast at its end. Comparing the two reveals shared and contrasting lessons, all centered on Christ. Both last seven days, and …
Feast of Tabernacles Basics
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles combines two symbols that must be held together: harvest and pilgrimage. As the Feast of Ingathering (Exodus 23, Deuteronomy 16), it is a time of gratitude and rejoicing for what God has given, marked by offerings. As Tabernacles (Leviticus 23, Nehemiah 8), the temporary booths remind God's people that …
Ecclesiastes and the Feast of Tabernacles (Part 1)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles is commonly taught as picturing the Millennium, but the Bible's direct instruction centers on the booths (Leviticus 23:39-43), which depict temporariness and pilgrimage. God made Israel dwell in booths after leaving Egypt, and no one would choose such a flimsy, quickly deteriorating dwelling. The lesson …
Fearing God at the Feast
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeWe must fear God in order not to fear man. Fearing God plays a large part in the proper observance of Feast of Tabernacles.
Amos 5 and the Feast of Tabernacles
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod expects the Feast of Tabernacles to be the spiritual high of the year, both a spiritual and a physical feast whose fruit is rejoicing. The seven days plus the Eighth Day must all be kept, and the offerings required (Numbers 29) exceed those of all the other feasts combined. Since offerings signify worship, more is required …
Jesus in the Feasts (Part Five): Tabernacles
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles, like the other holy days, points primarily to Christ, and only secondarily to prophetic steps in God's plan. Christ is our tabernacle, our eternal, abiding home. Leviticus 23 commands Israelites to dwell in booths for seven days so that every generation remembers that God Himself made Israel live in …
Ecclesiastes and the Feast of Tabernacles (Part 2)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Jews assigned the reading of Ecclesiastes during the Feast of Tabernacles, and its purpose fits the festival. The Feast sets two alternatives before us by forcing reflection on where we have been (the pilgrimage) and where we are going (the Millennium, the Kingdom of God). Along the pilgrimage we constantly choose between …
From Both Sides Now and the Feast of Tabernacles
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Mark SchindlerGod gathers His set-apart people at the Feast sites where He has placed His name so that they, in reverential fear, learn to keep His commandments, as Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 and Deuteronomy 29:29 teach. The Feast is God's annual commemoration of freedom and points to the liberty all men will have under the perfect government of …
Deception, Idolatry, and the Feast of Tabernacles
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles is the most important feast for the period after Christ's return, when Zechariah 14:16-19 says every nation will be required to keep it or lose rain and suffer plague. Kept at a central location, it gives believers a sense of mission, showing that each person is part of something big and eternal: the …
Tabernacles and Unleavened Bread (2019)
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeThe Feast of Tabernacles is a memorial, and memory is strengthened by practice. Dwelling in temporary booths recalls that God made Israel dwell in booths when He brought them out of Egypt, teaching impermanence and complete dependence on Him. The Hebrew name Sukkot matches Succoth, the first camp after leaving Ramses, which was …
Rejoice at the Feast
Sermonette by Mike FordGod commands everyone to rejoice at the Feast of Tabernacles, together with family, servants, the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow (Deuteronomy 16:13-14). Satan hates the holy days and intensifies his attacks around them, so trials will come from both expected and unexpected directions, and God's people must …
Make This the Best Feast Yet
Sermonette by Hunter D. SwansonWe need to strive to have the 'best Feast ever' attitude as we approach the Feast. The quality of the Feast increases as we serve others.
Teachings From Tabernacles (2021)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by David C. GrabbeThe Feast of Tabernacles, also called the Feast of Ingathering, is first mentioned in Exodus 23 as a harvest festival, evoking thoughts of abundance and respite from labor with a focus on the fruit of one's labors. This harvest theme is reiterated in later passages, emphasizing a personal application where the fruit God is most …
Feast: Command of God?
Sermonette by Ronny H. GrahamKeeping God's annual Sabbaths are just as much a mandate on God's people as keeping the Ten Commandments.
Teachings from Tabernacles
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by David C. GrabbeThe Feast of Tabernacles, also called the Feast of Ingathering, is first mentioned in Exodus 23 as a harvest festival, marking the time when crops are gathered from the field, evoking thoughts of abundance and a break from labor. It is a time to celebrate the fruit of one's labors, reflecting the agricultural harvest that Israel …
Rejoice in God's Feast
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles holds a significant place among God's commanded observances, emphasizing both rejoicing and sacrifice. God has established this feast with a purpose, not merely as a time of celebration, but as an occasion to reflect on His ways and to share the fruits of one's labor, both physical and spiritual. …
How to Have a Great Feast
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles holds a special place as a time of profound spiritual significance, a holy convocation called by God Himself. It is not merely a vacation or a church convention, but a sacred gathering where God places His name and presence among His people. These are His feasts, owned and directed by Him, where all …
Amos 5 and the Feast
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The feasts of God are events we eagerly anticipate with great positivity. Even before they conclude, we are already planning for the next one, reflecting how much they mean to us as part of our fellowship with God. We are intended by Him to enjoy these annual occasions, alongside their spiritual purposes and rewards. However, …
That Great Day of the Feast
Sermonette by Ryan McClureIn the Millennium, God will call all nations of the world to Jerusalem to be taught by God, to receive His Holy Spirit to know Him and His way of life.
Jesus and the Feast (Part Two): Belief in the Spirit
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughDuring the Feast of Tabernacles, as highlighted in John 7, Jesus Christ Himself provided profound insights into the spiritual significance of this appointed time. The Feast of Tabernacles is a time to get in sync with God, setting aside worldly schedules to align with His purpose and plan, ensuring that we follow Him rather than …
Jesus and the Feast (Part One): Alignment With God
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles holds a significant place among God's appointed times, though it receives limited mention in the four gospels. Among these, John's gospel provides the most insight, particularly in chapter 7, where Jesus is explicitly shown speaking and acting during this Feast. This chapter becomes a vital source for …
The Feast Brings Hope
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John O. ReidThe Feast of Tabernacles serves as God's way of giving us hope, year after year, as we navigate the pressures and challenges of this world. It reminds us of the future He has prepared, a time when we will be transformed and play a vital role in His plan. This Feast represents a thousand-year period during which we, as …
Fall Feast Lessons
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles carries a profound connection to God's judgment and the reconciliation of all nations to Him. As depicted in Zechariah 14, all nations will come up to observe the Feast of Tabernacles, and God's judgment will be evident in this process. If a nation like Egypt fails to participate, God will issue a …
Seeking A New Home
Sermonette byThe Feast of Tabernacles holds significant meaning as it pictures the millennium, a time of peace and transformation during the millennial reign of Christ. This feast is often associated with messages about beating weapons into plowshares, reflecting the hope and wonder of that future era. While it is believed to represent the …
Whatever Your Heart Desires
Sermonette by Ryan McClureGod's instruction to spend second tithe on 'whatever your heart desires' is not merely permission to enjoy His blessings; it is a revealing test.
Looking Back to the Future
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles is a time of vision, offering a measure of respect for God while providing comfort in knowing that He will work out things in our lives and others'. It is a period to rejoice before God within the framework of His purpose, even amidst trials and difficulties, maintaining a sense of good feeling because …
Whatsoever Your Heart Desires
Sermonette by Mark SchindlerWe must not construe the term, "whatever our heart desires," as a pass to sin, but we should use every occasion to grow in thinking and acting like God.
What We Can Learn from Booths
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles, also known as the Feast of Booths or Succoth, is a time to dwell in temporary shelters as God instructed, reflecting the impermanence of our earthly existence. This festival, observed for eight days starting on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, centers on the end of the harvest, a time to …
Is 'I AM' Truly the Lord Your God?
Sermon by Mark SchindlerAs we approach the Feast of Tabernacles, we rest as He rested, recognizing this day as a gift from God, the very first opportunity He gives us to identify with Him and reflect our firm belief in the LORD our God. During the Feast of Tabernacles, our conduct serves as a living witness before all men, demonstrating how much we …
Why Are We Here? (2004)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John O. ReidThe Feast of Tabernacles stands as the greatest and most joyous feast for God's people. For Israel, it was a time of celebration after hard labor, with crops stored for the coming year, offering a chance to rejoice before the Lord of all heaven and earth. They separated themselves from daily routines to give thanks for the …
Going Up to the Mountain of the Lord
Sermonette by Ryan McClureGod commands us to rejoice during the Feast of Booths. We make a journey to where He has placed His name, imitating the joy God continually experiences.
Deuteronomy (Part 2) (1994)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod commands the observance of the Feast of Tabernacles, along with His other holy days, so that His people may learn to fear Him. In Deuteronomy 31, it is specified that every seventh year, during this feast, the book of Deuteronomy is to be read and reviewed, emphasizing the importance of learning to fear the Lord. The Feast …
Rejoice and Fear God
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles, as outlined in Deuteronomy 16:13-15, is a seven-day celebration to be observed after the harvest from the threshing floor and winepress. During this feast, all are commanded to rejoice—sons, daughters, servants, Levites, strangers, the fatherless, and widows—within the gates at the place …
The Handwriting Is on the Wall (2021)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Mark SchindlerThe Feast of Tabernacles is a God-commanded assembly in which His people rejoice before Him, keep it seven days with a Sabbath on the first and a sacred assembly on the eighth, and dwell in booths so that each generation knows God made Israel live in booths when He brought them out of Egypt. It previews what He intends …
The Sabbath: Redemption
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles, as outlined in Leviticus 23:39-43, is a significant observance that ties closely to the themes of God's provision and redemption. On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, after gathering the fruit of the land, the feast is to be kept for seven days, with a Sabbath-rest on the first and eighth days. …
One Nation Under God (Part One)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Martin G. CollinsDuring the time of Nehemiah, the rediscovery of God's law led to a profound spiritual renewal among the Jews, particularly evident in their observance of the Feast of Tabernacles. On the second day of the seventh month, the heads of the fathers' houses, priests, and Levites gathered to Ezra to understand the words of the law. …
Radiating the Glory of God
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Mark SchindlerWe have been allowed the privilege of knowing God now. We need to radiate the glory of God as Moses radiated the glory of God by having been in His presence.
Deuteronomy (Part 5)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles holds a significant place in our spiritual journey, as it is a time when we are reminded of why we are here, seeking to grow in the grace and knowledge of God. We are in a position to learn to fear God through the concentrated experiences of instruction, fellowship, conversation, meditation, prayer, and …
Do You Recognize This Man? (Part Seven)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles, as outlined in Leviticus 23:33-36 and 23:39-43, is a seven-day feast to the LORD beginning on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, marked by a holy convocation on the first day and a sabbath-rest on both the first and eighth days. During these seven days, the Israelites are commanded to dwell in …
His Own Vine and Fig Tree
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles carries profound significance in illustrating the relationship between God's people and the land, reflecting themes of temporary dwelling and future inheritance. As described in Leviticus 23:34-35, this feast begins on the fifteenth day of the seventh month and lasts for seven days, marked by a holy …
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Thirty-Two): Ecclesiastes 8:1-9
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles holds a significant place among the five festival seasons of the Hebrew year, each associated with divine grace as reflected in biblical numerology. This feast, occurring on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, is a seven-day celebration to the Lord, as detailed in Leviticus 23:33-43. During this …
John 7:37 Examined (Part One)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The Feast of Tabernacles holds significant meaning among God's feasts and holy days, representing a distinct period of seven days as outlined in Scripture. It is clearly named in Leviticus 23:34 as beginning on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, lasting for seven days to the LORD. This feast symbolizes a time of rejoicing …
The Eighth Day (2019)
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeThe 8th Day, which closes the Feast of Tabernacles, is distinct from the seven days before it. Rejoicing and dwelling in booths are commanded only for seven days, and the offerings drop from 2 rams, 14 lambs, and multiple bulls daily to a single bull, one ram, and seven lambs. The meaning of the day emerges from the Hebrew root …
The Divine Paradox: Joy Through Sacrifice!
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Bill OnisickThe Feast of Tabernacles represents the apex of Israelite joy, characterized by a divine paradox where communal rejoicing is inextricably linked to sacrifice.
Our Awesome Destiny
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles serves as a significant annual observance, reflecting not only a major step in God's overarching plan but also providing a personal reorientation on life's fundamental questions: Where have I been? Where am I now? Where am I going with my life? God commands us to dwell in booths during this feast to …
Are We Really Committed?
Sermonette by Mark SchindlerBrethren, we are gathered here at the Feast of Tabernacles this week to ensure that we do not falter in our commitment to God. This is our time to come with our second tithe to the place where God has put His name, to utterly destroy the false gods within ourselves, and to carefully inventory every aspect of our lives over the …
Numbers (Part One): Journey in the Desert
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles stands as the primary festival of the fall season, the fourth season of the year, deeply rooted in the journey of the children of Israel to the Promised Land. This feast, observed on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, spans seven days as a time to rejoice before the Lord, involving holy convocations …
Eating Before the Lord
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by David C. GrabbeThe Feast of Tabernacles is first a feast to Christ, and it is best understood through the believer's present identity as a royal priesthood, not through prophecy about future events. Its structure closely parallels the seven-day consecration of Aaron and his sons in Leviticus 8-9. Both last seven days and are followed by a …
Notes from the Trail
Sermonette by James C. StoertzAt the Feast of Tabernacles, we are commanded to live in temporary dwellings for seven days, reflecting the transitory Bedouin life as a metaphor for our temporary existence in this fleeting world. This Feast also pictures the Millennium, a time of permanence under the governance of God through Jesus Christ, when we will exist …
Why Are We Here and What Is Our Focus?
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Mark SchindlerThe Feast of Tabernacles serves as a profound reminder of God's commanded gatherings, where He has graciously invited us to participate in His divine plan. We are present at this Feast not by our own merit, but by the grace of God, who has chosen to draw us into a relationship with Him, calling us to respond with heartfelt joy …
John (Part Thirteen)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughAt the beginning of John 7, Jesus faced anticipation and scrutiny regarding His attendance at the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem. While in Galilee, He calculated the optimal moment to appear at the Feast, understanding the building pressure against Him from His previous visit to Jerusalem. He chose to arrive in the middle of …
Learn to Fear God
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John O. ReidThe Feast of Tabernacles holds profound significance as a time to learn to fear God, to rejoice, and to understand the restoration of Israel, the healing of the earth, and the salvation of mankind. As commanded, on the 15th day of the seventh month, we are to assemble, keep this feast, give offerings, and dwell in temporary …
Do You Recognize This Man? (Part Six)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles occurs just after the autumn harvest when all crops have been gathered in. At this time people have ample money on hand from their produce and work, along with a desire to live it up after a period of heavy labor. God commands rejoicing during this eight-day feast because He has blessed the produce and …
Are We Ready To Enter The Promised Land?
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe events described occurred near the end of summer and the fall holy days, very near the Feast of Tabernacles, which is an end of the harvest festival. The Feast of Tabernacles is commanded to commemorate the fact that the Israelites dwelled in booths in their journey toward the Promised Land. They lived in tents as temporary …
God's Holy Days - Our Shared Vision Of Hope
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Mark SchindlerThe message was delivered during the Feast of Tabernacles. During the Feast last year many were praying during personal storms while others could see clouds building on the horizon. These days provide a glimpse of the hope lying before us as we deal with the storms of our lives. They expand the vision of the shared relationships …
Knowing God: Formality and Customs (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles requires keeping seven days unto the Lord in recognition of Him. People sometimes leave the Feast several days in its middle to return home for business, go sightseeing, or visit relatives, and then return for the Last Great Day services. Men have gone to the Feast and used that time to set up a business …
Remember the Holy Sabbath
Sermon by Ronny H. GrahamThe Feast of Tabernacles is introduced as a commanded time that God's people anticipate each year, a chance to leave normal routines and worship with like-minded brethren, many of whom are seen only once annually. It is treated alongside the fourth commandment as a command of God, and Leviticus 23:33-43 is read in full. That …
Made His Wonderful Works to Be Remembered (Part Two)
Sermon by Mark SchindlerThe Feast of Tabernacles is one of the feasts of the Lord proclaimed as holy convocations at their appointed times. This seven-day festival begins on the fifteenth day of the appointed month after the harvest and requires living in shelters made from branches of magnificent trees, palm fronds, boughs from leafy trees, and …
An Abundant Spiritual Offering
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeThe number eight signifies a new start with abundance abundance following a period of time (a week, seven years, or a millennium) of preparatory activity.
Ecclesiastes (Part Six)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Jews assigned Ecclesiastes to be studied and preached during the Feast of Tabernacles. The subject material of Ecclesiastes is appropriate for what the festival symbolizes as a harvest festival. God wants a harvest of fruit. Ecclesiastes teaches that there is no spiritual harvest for anybody without a relationship with God. …
God's Rest and the Millennium
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles is a foretaste of God's rest, the thousand-year reign of Jesus Christ as King of kings. Its symbolism points to the Millennium in several ways. The seven days picture a period of judgment, a process of time. Dwelling in booths pictures an unsettled pilgrimage, like Israel's journey out of Egypt, with …
Our Awesome Destiny (2000)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles is presented each year as an appointed occasion for reflection on the direction of life. The observance is rooted in Leviticus 23, where it is commanded as a seven-day harvest festival marked by rejoicing before God, followed by an eighth-day Sabbath rest. Participants are instructed to dwell in booths …
Deuteronomy and Idolatry
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)One of the reasons God assigned the keeping of the Feast of Tabernacles is that participants learn to fear Him. This fear carries the sense of standing in awe of God with a deep, abiding reverential respect mingled with some measure of dread, resulting in His having a hefty degree of positive influence over life. Such fear …
Ecclesiastes: What is it All About? (Part One)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Jews assigned Ecclesiastes to the Feast of Tabernacles. Tabernacles pictures a time of abundance portraying God's blessing through the harvest He provided, yet the book contains no reference to harvest, booth, or tabernacle. Instead it addresses harvests of another kind. The New Testament stresses the development of …
The True Circle of Life
Sermonette by Ronny H. GrahamThe Feast of Tabernacles is clearly seven days long. Attending only parts of the Feast is an abomination, defined as something causing extreme disgust.
The One Thing
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Bill OnisickThe Feast of Tabernacles is presented as a time when God focuses His people on the one thing He wants most: sacrifice, which is the foundation of salvation, planned before creation (I Peter 1:18-20). Numbers 29 prescribes burnt offerings for the Feast that are more than double those of any other time of year, showing that the …
The Bride of Christ (Part One)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Mark SchindlerThe Feast of Tabernacles is God's holy time set apart for rejoicing, refreshment, and intense training of the bride of Christ to be ready as Jesus Christ's perfect helpmate at His return. Revelation 19:7-8 shows the bride making herself ready, yet only through humble cooperation with Christ, who supplies everything needed to …
From Both Sides Now and the Greatest Day
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Mark SchindlerThe Feast of Tabernacles is a time when God's called-out people gather to see His great project of expanding His Family from His perspective, with their eyes fixed above the sun rather than on the futility the world sees. The Last Great Day is the greatest day of the Feast. The Greek megas in John 7:37 is a comparative word, …
Why Trumpets?
Sermonette by James BeaubelleThe Feast of Trumpets depicts a time when angelic beings sound an alarm, warning God's saints to prepare to put themselves under His sovereign rule.
Why Do You Believe What You Believe?
Sermonette by Craig SablichWhy are we taking ten days out of our lives, putting 10% of our income aside, bringing ourselves to a vacation mecca but seemingly not doing whatever we want?
Places of Safety (Part One)
Sermonette by Ryan McClureGod see His Holy Days (include the weekly Sabbath) as typical places of safety. Such occasions foreshadow a time when the wolf and lamb dwell together.
God's Will
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe instructions for the Feast of Tabernacles appear in Leviticus 23:33-36, where God commands a seven-day observance beginning on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, with a holy convocation and no customary work on the first day, daily offerings made by fire throughout the seven days, and an eighth-day sacred assembly that …
The Third Day (Part One)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles, as commanded by God in Leviticus 23:33-43, is a significant observance beginning on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, lasting for seven days with an additional holy convocation on the eighth day. During this feast, the children of Israel are to dwell in booths, commemorating the time when God …
Handwriting on the Wall (2015)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The Feast of Tabernacles is presented as the appointed occasion every seventh year when the law must be read before all Israel in the place God chooses. This requirement follows the conclusion of the year of release and coincides with the gathering of the people at the site of the Temple. The command elevates the feast beyond …
In Search of a Clear World View (Part Four)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The material explains that John 7:37 refers specifically to the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles. This day is the seventh day of that feast, as Leviticus 23:33-36 establishes that the Feast of Tabernacles consists of seven days beginning on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, followed by a separate holy convocation on …
The Blind See
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles forms part of the annual cycle of holy days and centers on the theme of the great fall harvest, known as the Feast of Ingathering. This harvest pictures the spiritual gathering of the greater part of mankind, in contrast to the smaller spring harvest represented by Pentecost and the firstfruits. The …
Privileges of the Temple of God
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThis Feast pictures Jesus Christ's direct, personal rule over all nations as the beneficent King of Kings, yet even He remains under the Father's authority as the One who sent Him. The material develops this by revealing the God of heaven as a literal Father whose government operates through a divine family relationship, …
Are God's Holy Days To Be Kept Today?
Sermon/Bible Study by Martin G. CollinsThe Feast of Tabernacles forms one of the seven annual holy days summarized in Leviticus 23. Jesus Christ observed it during His ministry by traveling to Jerusalem, teaching in the temple about the middle of the feast, and continuing His instruction on the final day. John's gospel records these events from the perspective of one …
Peace With God
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe Millennium and the Kingdom of God, pictured by the Feast of Tabernacles, is what the whole world is waiting for. One of the first things the people will do in the Millennium is to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. If any nation refuses to observe this important feast, God will punish that nation with severe drought and other …
Money Is Power
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles provides an opportunity to spend approximately ten percent of annual income over eight days, an amount that reveals character through the choices made with it. God observes these expenditures because they indicate how faithfully a person manages resources entrusted by Him. This handling of money serves …
The Consequences of Affluence
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe Feast of Tabernacles is presented as a time of rejoicing in which God intends His people to be full, joyous, and content through the use of the second tithe, yet it is also a time of sacrifice rather than unchecked pleasure. Ancient Israel offered successive daily sacrifices of rams, lambs, goats, and a diminishing number of …
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Twenty-Eight)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Old Testament teaches that the Feast of Tabernacles is observed because God supplies every need during a pilgrimage even while the people remain in a weakened condition. Those who keep the feast dwell in temporary structures that reflect their status as travelers not yet arrived in their homeland. This practice illustrates …
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Thirteen)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles in the Old Testament centers on how God supplied every need of Israel throughout the wilderness journey so that the people could reach the Promised Land. For forty years manna fell daily, water issued from the rock when required, protection came through the cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night, …
Preparing to Be a Priest
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Feast of Tabernacles is presented as a type and symbol of the Millennium and the rule of God on earth. Numbers 29:12-13 requires a holy convocation on the fifteenth day of the seventh month with no servile work and a feast to the Lord for seven days, during which thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the …
The Sin of Self-Deception
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughJeroboam devised and ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month that closely resembled the Feast of Tabernacles observed in Judah. He installed this observance at Bethel after sacrificing to the golden calves, appointing non-Levite priests to the high places, and directing the people to participate in the new …