Feast of Booths

We are currently in the midst of celebrating what is sometimes called the “Feast of Booths” or “Feast of Tabernacles”. It’s a bit later in the year than some years, but that’s another whole story! This is an exciting festival. On the surface, it commemorates the time when the children of Israel lived in tents or temporary dwellings. This is why people are asked to make temporary “booths” or dwellings out of branches etc. Later they were instructed to make temporary shelters or sleep on their balconies and rooftops. In effect, it’s a week-long camping trip with God!

This is important because it highlights the fact that God wants to “dwell” with us so that we can deepen our relationship with Him. When you think about it, God came to Earth in the form of a man – Jesus – and dwelt among us: John 1: 14 – And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. (NASB)

I am especially intrigued by this thought since this year, my “word” for the year was “Dwell”. (You can read more about that in this post: Dwell for 2024.)

During this festival, we are to seek God’s glory and allow Him to fill us anew. There is just so much more I could say about this special time, but perhaps you’d be better off reading the full story in my devotional series, DIVINE APPOINTMENTS!  Here are a few scriptures to end this post.

Hebrews 1: 3 – And He (Jesus) is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. (NASB)

2 Corinthians 4: 6 –  For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. (ESV)

Happy Feast of Booths! here is another post I wrote on the topic:

Getting Ready for the Feast of Tabernacles