A New Week, A New Month, A New Year

Happy Lord's Day, my friends! Indeed, today is a special day and here is why: According to Scripture, it is Rosh Hashanah, the "head of the year." It is the Biblical new year! Because God created the world and everything in it, He alone determines how it functions and operates! We do well to take …

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Hints of Judaism in Our Thanksgiving

Here in America, we are approaching Thanksgiving. As school children, we were taught of the first Thanksgiving in which new settlers to America rejoiced with Native American Indians in recognition of God's goodness and abundant supply. The same God they worshipped on that day has remained faithful to us throughout the course of our history. …

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Keeping Our Eyes on the Promises of the 7th Feast

The Feast of Tabernacles, known in Hebrew as Sukkot, is the 7th and final annual feast ordained by God for His people. We are currently making our way through the annual 8-day celebration, but why should Sukkot matter to Christians? Check it out...and enjoy the remaining days of this feast! https://youtu.be/wfJH_MWt0RI

The Great Ingathering

Oh, this gets good! As we consider the treasures wrapped up in the Feast of Tabernacles, this is one of my favorites: the tradition of guests in the sukkah! (Succah is singular, sukkot is plural.) It is called ushpizin, which is Aramaic, a common language of the ancient Middle East, and spoken at times by …

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