Today we will continue and talk about Sukkot or as it is in the Bible the feast of booths.
This holiday or festival is a seven-day event that arrives in the Hebrew month of Tishrei which for us is during September/October.
“Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘On the fifteenth of this seventh month is the Feast of Booths for seven days to the Lord. Leviticus 23:34
“You shall celebrate the Feast of Booths for seven days when you have gathered in from your threshing floor and your wine vat; Deuteronomy 16:13
This holiday/festival is based on When Jews would build huts near their fields during the harvest.
One of the huts that was made for this was called sukkah.
Sukkot is just the plural word for sukkah-Meaning many huts.
These huts provided shade for the workers but all helped during the harvest so workers could get more done.
Sukkot also refers to the Jews who were wandering in the desert for 40 years after they were delivered from Egypt.
42 You shall live in booths for seven days; all the native-born in Israel shall live in booths, 43 so that your generations may know that I had the sons of Israel live in booths when I brought them out from the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.’” Leviticus 23:42-43
When they moved from place to place, they built Sukkots which are tents or booths.
So, the festival of Sukkot is a reminder of the agricultural History of Israel and the exodus from Egypt.
Tomorrow we will continue and see how this festival was celebrated.
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