Sukkot Worship from Jerusalem

Happy Sunday, friends! Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles), currently underway in the Jewish world, is the most festive of the seven major feasts God ordained for the Jewish people. Each of the seven points to Jesus the Messiah, but the Feast of Tabernacles is symbolic of the Millennial Kingdom when all distinction between Jews and Gentiles …

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God’s Plan for Israel…and for Us

Welcome to week 2 (The Fulfillment of God's Mission for Israel in the Future) of ON MISSION with God in Israel.  Throughout our study together, we are building on the admonition to watch and see where God is working and join Him there. In week 1 we learned about God’s plan for Israel, implemented in …

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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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Waving the Lulav and Etrog During Sukkot

Jewish feasts are filled with interesting traditions and meaningful symbolism. When God provided specific instruction for the feasts in Leviticus 23, He was not short on imagination and ordinances that point toward Jesus! As noted yesterday, the Feast of Tabernacles (aka Sukkot) is one of the most joyous 8-day seasons on the Hebrew calendar. Today, …

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