9.28.26 – Feast of Tabernacles Artistry

Yom HaKippurim is behind us. We have dealt with our individual idiosyncrasies and feelings of inferiority in His presence during the previous forty-five days. We have experienced self-auditing in our relationship with Yahweh Elohim and toward one another. We have confessed our sins and repented, and we have been covered with His covering in anticipation of the future day (Rev. 19:7–8). As an assembly across the world, it is time to focus our attention on our current prophetic celebration: the Feast of Tabernacles (Chag Sukkot).

It is the feast for the nations. It is the time of celebrating Yah's provision for us during our wilderness journey! It is a time to celebrate the bountiful blessing that He has lavished on us in His daily provision and to share it with those around us, including the stranger, the orphan, the widow, and the Levite who wants to celebrate Yahweh Elohim's goodness!

Tabernacles conjures up so many thoughts of joy, celebration, and hope for the days ahead! First and foremost, it takes our mind back to the provisions of the first Tabernacle (Mishkan) (Ex. 25:1–10). Exodus 25 gives us an extensive list of what is needed for the Tabernacle, its structure, and the furniture to provide ample opportunity to enter in and worship the "unapproachable One." The people were responsible for bringing all the materials that they had gathered from Egypt before they left. Ironically, the only individuals who were appealed to were those who would give from the heart and give willingly (Ex. 25:2).

As we dwell in the Feast of Tabernacles, the same mindset becomes evident in the hearts of believers. Our Creator wants our desire to give and serve to come from a willing heart—with no manipulation, no guilt, nothing beyond pure love and appreciation for His provision (Ex. 25:2).

Yahweh is looking for a "sanctuary" to dwell in according to the pattern in the heavenly sanctuary (Ex. 25:8; 2 Cor. 5:4). We see this manifest in the physical body of Yeshua, the Word of God made flesh, who tabernacled among us (John 1:14), and this reality is becoming more and more evident within the body of Messiah as we live out His presence (Col. 1:27). The upcoming Feast of Tabernacles is all about His presence among us and His arrival in a future day (Zech. 14:16–19), and the necessity to provide the proper atmosphere for Him to dwell in! As with the first Tabernacle erected in the wilderness, it was important that everyone did their part when they were called upon. Moses did the overseeing to make sure that it was exactly as Yahweh Elohim commanded (Ex. 40). Yet Moses was completely dependent on others to do their part. He needed the supplies from the people and the Spirit-led artisan skills of Aholiab and Bezaleel to fashion the Tabernacle's fine-twined linen and the structures in their manifested beauty (Ex. 31). Most of the people were anonymous, all behind the scenes. Yet, if Moses was going to erect the Tabernacle for God's purposes to be fulfilled, there needed to be leaders, and those leaders had to hear very clearly from what the Creator was speaking. If they were going to be successful in their role, they would need to have the necessary materials. The material providers, in turn, had to trust the artisans to build for the proper assembly of the Tabernacle. Complete dependence and trust were needed from the top to the bottom and from the bottom to the top.

The leaders are dependent on the skilled artisans. The skilled artisans are dependent upon the provision of the people. Some were in the limelight; most were behind the scenes. But ultimately, when all the planning and erecting was done, the team effort brought glory to the Most High, and His presence dwelt in their midst with an overwhelming glory (Ex. 40:33–35). Just as all came together as "one man" in the rebuilding of the city wall and gates at Yom Teruah (Neh. 8:1–10), so too must we all come together to make a place for His dwelling and His glory to be displayed.

Whatever your role is this Feast of Tabernacles (Chag Sukkot), and wherever you are celebrating this joyous celebration, may you do it with all your heart as unto the Lord, knowing that you will receive from the Lord the reward of the inheritance, for you serve the Lord Jesus Christ/Messiah Yeshua (Col. 3:23–24)!

Chag Sameach / Happy Feasting!

Alan

P.S. We do not have any WhatsApp calls this week due to the individual Sukkot celebrations.

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