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<\/a>Festive Meal Inside the Sukkah<\/p><\/div>
\nSukkot is the seventh of the seven festivals we read about in the Bible. It\u2019s a happy festival. I mean seriously happy. So happy in fact, that 1 Kings 12:32 tells us that the Israelites simply referred to Sukkot as \u201cThe Feast\u201d (as in, the Feast to end all feasts I presume\u2026) In Israel today, Sukkot, or the Feast of Tabernacles as we call it, is still traditionally known as \u201cthe season of our joy\u201d.<\/p>\n
Joy isn\u2019t the only thing that the Feast of Tabernacles is known for. This festival is also synonymous with a little something called the sukkah. Technically, a sukkah is a self-made, temporary hut or tent erected outside the home. Decorated beautifully with palm branches, pomegranates and other pretty things, the family will spend all its free time during the Feast of Tabernacles in the sukkah. Yes, that includes time spent sharing meals, visiting and relaxing. Almost like camping out.<\/p>\n
Wait\u2026 Camping out? Sounds a bit odd right? I mean, where I come from camping doesn\u2019t take place on the front lawn or in the back yard. It usually entails a spot in the wilderness, driving for hours to reach said spot in the wilderness and often, roughing it without the comforts of home. But see, experience teaches that when it comes to our God, and His festivals for that matter, there\u2019s always something significant, something epic behind the seemingly unclear\u2026 And so, as with the other festivals, the Feast of Tabernacles holds a picture, a mirror image, a clue of what Yeshua would do as our Messiah. So where is Yeshua amongst all the joy and little temporary tents?<\/p>\n