7358 Feast of Tabernacles

This feast began on 15th Tishri (September/October) and lasted seven days. It celebrated the first gathering of the fruit and grain harvests and also God’s provision for his people during their wilderness journey from Egypt to the promised land.

Instructions for celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles

Ex 23:16 See also Ex 23:14; Ex 34:22-23; Lev 23:33-34,39; Nu 29:12; Dt 16:13,14,16

People lived in booths for the duration of the Feast of Tabernacles

Lev 23:40,42-43

The offerings to be made on each day of the Feast of Tabernacles

Lev 23:37; Nu 29:13-38

The Feast of Tabernacles was celebrated throughout Israel’s history

2Ch 8:12-13 under Solomon After the return from exile: Ezr 3:4; Ne 8:17-18 In NT times: Jn 7:2-3,37-38

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