1. Feast of Tabernacles (Booths)

2.  Lev 23:33-44; Numbers 29:12-39

3.  Timeline  Holy convocation, feast for seven days, holy convocation eighth day  Food, burnt gain, drink offerings each day  You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All native Israelites shall dwell in booths, 43 that your generations may know that I made the people of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the L ORD your God.”

4.  Who else dwelt in a temporary shelter?  Exodus 38  Curtains of linen with blue, purple, scarlet yarns  Loops and clasps of gold  A “roof’ of goats hair  Cherubim worked into the veil  A great thanksgiving feast-Homecoming

5.  Solomon’s temple, 1 Kings 6  But Solomon…  Post exile restoration of the temple under Josiah (2 Kings 22), and reading of the law (Nehemiah 8)

6.  NT references:  Large communal celebration  John 7:  “Now the Feasts of the Booths was at hand…”  V. 11: The Jews are looking for him..  V.14: Jesus teaches in the feast  V.25: Speculation-is this man the Christ?

7.  NT references:  Large communal celebration  John 7, Jesus goes up to Jerusalem for the Feast of Booths.  Two traditions:  Drawing and pouring of water  Lighting of the lampstands

8.  A joyful feast but still an ache…

9.  A joyful feast but still an ache  Matthew 27:51 “The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.”

10.  A journey home  Matthew 27:51 “The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.”  Looking back, leaning forward