The last of the Fall Feasts is Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, or the Feast of Booths. The Feast is a remembrance of the dwelling in temporary shelters in the wilderness after the exodus. During this time, Moses was given the commandments, the pattern of the Tabernacle, and when God dwelt with Israel in the... Continue Reading →
One of my favorite stories in the Bible is Jonah and the Whale; technically, I should say Jonah and the Big Fish. Jonah was told to go to a significant Gentile power and preach repentance, something Jonah didn't want to do. The story of Jonah, or Yonah, in Hebrew, shows us God's great compassion and... Continue Reading →
Tishrei is the month of the Fall Feasts; it's the most wonderful time of year! It begins with the sounding of the shofar at Yom Teruah (Trumpets) and Rosh Hashana (The Head of the Year). It leads into the Day of Atonement, the Feast of Tabernacles, and the beginning again of the yearly Torah reading... Continue Reading →
The instructions for the Feast of Tabernacles are found in Leviticus 23:33-44, and I encourage you to read them. We will start, however, in John 1:14 TLV "And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us. We looked upon His glory, the glory of the one and only from the Father, full of grace and truth." Jesus... Continue Reading →
Yom Kippur begins tomorrow night (Tuesday, October 4, 2022) before sundown and ends Wednesday night, October 5, 2022. It is the second of the Fall Feasts. Leviticus 23:26-32 CJB "Adonai said to Moshe, 27 “The tenth day of this seventh month is Yom-Kippur; you are to have a holy convocation, you are to deny yourselves, and you are to... Continue Reading →
How often do you think about the coming of the Lord? Until recently, it wasn't something that crossed my mind. At the end of last year, I read the book of Revelation and quasi-studied it. I find myself there again. The book frightened me as a kid; the idea of the anti-Christ, armageddon, wars, and... Continue Reading →
Casey D. Bell 