7 Keys to Celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles
As summer turns into fall, the season of God’s fall Holy Days is upon us once more. The seventh month of God’s calendar is beginning. On the first day of the seventh month, as God tells us in Leviticus 23 and Numbers 29, is the Day of Trumpets. On the 10th day is the Day of Atonement. On the 15th day begins the seven-day Feast of Tabernacles, and on the 22nd day is the Eighth Day or “Last Great Day.” This year, these Biblical dates line up with October 3, 12, 17, and 24 on the Gregorian calendar. The Feast of Tabernacles, or the Feast of Ingathering as it’s sometimes also called (Ex. 23:16; 34:22), is an event that many of us eagerly anticipate for months in advance, a highlight of each year. And well it should be! God commanded us to rejoice at the Feast of Tabernacles (Lev. 23:40; Deut. 16:14). It’s also important, though, to be sure that we celebrate God’s feasts in the proper manner, the manner He prescribed in His Word. So let’s take a few moments to review God’s instruction...