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CHRISTIANITY'S JEWISH ROOTS Pitching Tents in the Holy City
CBN.com -- Every year, despite bomb threats and the tense political atmosphere, thousands of evangelical Christians from more than 100 nations come to Israel to celebrate "Sukkot," or the Feast of Tabernacles. This biblical holiday, also called the "Feast of Booths" is still observed in Israel thousands of years since God commanded Moses and the Jews to "Live in booths for seven daysâŠso your descendants will know that I had the Israelites live in booths when I brought them out of Egypt. I am the Lord your God" (Leviticus 23: 42, 43). Sukkot is also a harvest festival called the "Feast of the Ingathering," a time to rejoice before God and give thanks for the freshly gathered Autumn harvest. Traditionally, it is also a time to pray for rain. Posted by: dennisw 2004-10-04 |
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