Christ as the
Feast of Tabernacles
Leviticus 23:42-43 "You shall dwell in
booths for seven days. All native Israelites shall dwell in booths, that
your generations may know that I made the people of
Israel dwell in booths when I brought
them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God."
Deuteronomy 16:13-15 "You shall keep the
Feast of Booths for seven days, when you have gathered
in the produce from your threshing floor and your winepress. You shall rejoice in your feast, you and your son and
your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite, the sojourner,
the fatherless, and the widow who are within your towns. For seven days you shall keep the feast to the Lord your God at
the place that the Lord will choose, because the Lord your God will bless you
in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that you will be altogether joyful."
Aspect |
Christ as the
Feast of Tabernacles |
Typology |
1. Christ as the completion of God's full salvation in the organic aspect 2. Commemoration of how the children of Israel dwelt in booths
during their wilderness journey |
Purpose |
1. To remember the ancestors'
experience in the wilderness 2. To worship God and enjoy the
produce of the good land |
Picture |
The corporate gathering of Israelites to celebrate the feast,
worship God, and enjoy the produce of the
good land in a blended way |
Reality |
1. A time of enjoyment, remembering how we have
experienced God and how God has dwelt with us 2. Today we enjoy Christ as the Feast of Tabernacles, coming together
corporately to blend and enjoy the riches of Christ as the produce of the good land |
Need |
1. A reminder that we are still
in the wilderness 2. The need to enter into the rest of the New Jerusalem,
the eternal tabernacle |
Hope |
1. Hope for the eternal tabernacle 2. The city built by God, which is the mutual dwelling place of God and man |
Related
Scriptures |
John 7:2 "Now the
Jews' Feast of Tabernacles was at hand." John 6:35 "Jesus said
to them, 'I am the bread of life; whoever comes to
me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in
me shall never thirst.'" John 7:37-38 "On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood
up and cried out, 'If anyone thirsts, let him
come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me,
as the Scripture has said, "Out of his heart
will flow rivers of living water."'" Revelation 21:2-3
"And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming
down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her
husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, 'Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God
himself will be with them as their God.'" Hebrews 11:9-10 "By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as
in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac
and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. For he
was looking forward to the city that has
foundations, whose designer and builder is God." Hebrews 11:13 "These
all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted
them from afar, and having acknowledged
that they were strangers and exiles on the earth." |
This table can help
readers more easily understand each concept and
its roots in the Scripture.
This arrangement highlights the following points:
The historical origins and spiritual
significance of the Feast of Tabernacles (Typology
and Purpose sections)
The practical ways of celebrating the feast (Purpose and Picture sections)
How Christ
becomes the reality of the Feast of Tabernacles
(Reality section)
How the Feast
of Tabernacles points to future spiritual fulfillment (Need and Hope sections)
This presentation allows
us to more comprehensively understand the
multi-layered meanings of the Feast of Tabernacles, and how it finds its complete fulfillment in Christ."
*Please refer to the 2024
Summer Live Training - Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (1)
Message 8: Christ as the Feast of Tabernacles, and as the Spirit Flowing Out of
the Believers as Rivers of Living Water
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