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1 | what is the Feast of Tabernacles. | Bible general Archive 2 | LSmith | 142852 | ||
what is the Feast of Tabernacles. |
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2 | what is the Feast of Tabernacles. | Bible general Archive 2 | EdB | 142853 | ||
Booths (or Tabernacles), Feast of. The third of the great annual feasts, the other two being the Passover and Pentecost. Names Names. (1) The festival of Tents ( “Feast of Booths,” 2 Chron. 8:13; Ezra 3:4; Zech. 14:16, 18-19; Gk. skenopegia, John 7:2, “Feast of Booths”) was so called because the Israelites were commanded to live in booths during its continuance (cf. Leviticus 23:43). (2) The feast of Ingathering (Exodus 23:16, “Feast of the Harvest”; 34:22), because it was held after the ingathering of the harvest and fruits. (3) The festival of Jehovah (YHWH, Leviticus 23:39, “feast of the Lord”), or simply the festival (1 Kings 8:2; 2 Chron. 5:3, “the feast”), because it was the most important or well known. The principal passages referring to this feast are Exodus 23:16; Leviticus 23:34-36, 39-43; Deut. 16:13-15; Deut. 31:10-13; Neh. 8. Origin and Import Origin and Import. The origin of this feast is connected by some with Succoth, the first halting place of the Israelites on their march out of Egypt, and the booths are taken to commemorate those in which they lodged for the last time before they entered the desert. It was ordered by Moses in the regulations he gave to the Israelites respecting their festivals, and it unites two elements: the ingathering of the labor of the field (Exodus 23:16), the fruit of the earth (Leviticus 23:39)—or the ingathering of the threshing floor and the wine press (Deut. 16:13)—and the dwelling in booths, which were to be matters of joy to Israel (Leviticus 23:41-43; Deut. 16:14). The dwelling in booths was to be a reminder to them of the fatherly care and protection of Jehovah while Israel was journeying from Egypt to Canaan (Deut. 8:7-18). “In comparison with the ‘house of bondage’ the dwelling in booths on the march through the wilderness was in itself an image of freedom and happiness” (K. and D., Com., ad loc.). Such a reminder of God’s loving care and Israel’s dependence would, naturally, keep the Israelites from pride and conceit. Time of the Festival Time of the Festival. It began on the 15th of Tishri (the seventh month), five days before the Day of Atonement, and although, strictly speaking, it lasted only seven days (Deut. 16:13; Leviticus 23:36; Ezekiel 45:25), another day was added (Neh. 8:18). This day was observed with a sabbatic rest.—New Unger's Bible Dictionary |
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