Chag Sameakh

SUkkot
YHVH bless us all
in Yeshua
our Messiah
 LORD
YHVH of the HARVEST
FESTIVALS
 Yeshua in Succot How Yeshua Fulfills the Feast of
Tabernacles
Sukkot in Biblical Times
• Speak to the children of Israel, saying, "On the
fifteenth day of this seventh month is the festival of
Sukkos, a seven-day period for HaShem.
The first day shall be a sacred holiday when you
may not do any work. ...The eighth day
is a sacred holiday to you... it is an
atzeres, you may not do any work. ...
 On the first day you must take for yourself a fruit of
the citron tree, an unopened palm frond, myrtle
branches, and brook willows, and you shall rejoice
before HaShem for seven days. ...
• You shall dwell in sukkos for seven days..
..it is a permanent regulation, generation after
generation… So that your future generations shall know
that I had the children of Israel live in
sukkos when I brought them out of Egypt..
• (Leviticus) 23:34-43
 The Feast of Tabernacles is by far the most festive
and joyous of occasions.
 • The Feasts were given to Israel within the
boundaries of their relationship to God.
 • The Fall Feasts reflect three aspects of our
relationship with God:
 Days of Trumpets • Repentance • Yom
Kippur – Day of Atonement • Redemption •
Sukkot – Feast of Tabernacles • Rejoicing
Sukkot was celebrated following the outline in
Leviticus: • They lived in booths made of boughs of
trees and branches of palm trees for the seven days
of the feast (Lev. 23:42).
• They rested from all regular work on the first and
eighth days.
1st day Sukkot - August 24 ( starts 6PM Aug. 23)
8 day Sukkot - August 31 ( starts 6PM Aug. 30)
The core of the symbols in Sukkot is the Sukkah –
The Booth. • The symbols point to relationship…
• The Sukkah is a temporary structure which reminds us
of two things..
• The wanderings of our forefathers in the wilderness all
the while surrounded by God’s presence which brought
His provision.
• The transience of this life and that the
only permanence and true protection
is in His presence and love.
Israel Camped around the Presence
the members of
Kibbutz Hukok
took inspiration
from the Sukkot
holiday
“tabernacles”
when building
temporary
housing after the
1948 War of
Independence.
A kibbutz (Hebrew: ‫קבּוּץ‬ ִ / ‫קיבוץ‬,
lit. "gathering, clustering";
plural: kibbutzim ‫קבּוּצִים‬ִ / ‫)קיבוצים‬
 Is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally
based on agriculture.
The first kibbutz, established in 1909,
was Degania.[1] Today, farming has been partly supplanted
by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech
enterprises.[2]
 Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of
socialism and Zionism.[3] In recent decades, some kibbutzim have
been privatized and changes have been made in the communal
lifestyle.
A member of a kibbutz is called a kibbutznik (Hebrew: ‫קבּוּצְנ ִיק‬
ִ / ‫ ;קיבוצניק‬plural
 kibbutz in Israel today
In 2010, there were 270 kibbutzim in Israel.
 Their factories and farms account for 9% of Israel's industrial output,
worth US$8 billion, and 40% of its agricultural output, worth over
$1.7 billion.[4]
• Some kibbutzim had also developed substantial high-tech and military
industries. For example, in 2010, Kibbutz Sasa, containing some 200 members,
generated $850 million in annual revenue from its military-plastics industry.[5]
 Currently the kibbutzim are organised in the secular Kibbutz Movement with
some 230 kibbutzim,
 the Religious Kibbutz Movement with 16 kibbutzim and
 the much smaller religious Poalei Agudat Yisrael with two
kibbutzim, all part of the wider communal settlement movement.
 History: The first kibbutzim
The kibbutzim were founded by members of the Bilu
movement who emigrated to Palestine. Like the members of
the First Aliyah who came before them and established
agricultural villages,
 most members of the Second Aliyah planned to become
farmers;
 almost the sole career available in the agrarian economy of Ottoman
Palestine. The first kibbutz was Degania Alef, founded in 1909.
 Some founders of the Kibbutz movement in Israel were
influenced by the ideals of Ancient Sparta, particularly in
education and communal living.[6][7]
 Tabernacles and the Desert
Shekinah Glory
 Sukkot firstly reminds us that God
provides. For the Israelites who
lived in temporary shelters on the
way from Egypt up to the
Promised Land,
 the Lord YHVH was their constant
caretaker and provider, who saw
to all of their needs.
 Sukkot reminds us that God dwelt
among us. With all of the focus on the
meaning of the sukkah for the
individual, it is easy to forget that God
had a sukkah of his own—the
Tabernacle.
 For believers, this aspect of Sukkot is Tabernacles and the Desert
Shekinah Glory
of special significance, as we know
that God again dwelt among us
through His Son Yeshua, who became
flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:14)
 The presence appeared as a
Cloudy Pillar in the day and a
Fiery Pillar by night (Exodus
13:20-22).
 God spoke to Moses out of the
Pillar of Cloud (Exodus 33:9) Tabernacles and the Desert
Shekinah Glory

assuring him His Presence

would be with them.
 The Sukkah of Yahwah – Our
Protection • The Sukkahalso
reminds us of Yahwah’s
protection over us…
 • Psalm 27:5 For he will conceal
me in his shelter (sukkah) on Tabernacles and the Desert
Shekinah Glory

the day of trouble, he will hide

me in the folds of his tent, he
will set me high on a rock.
 The Sukkah of Yahwah – Our Protection
 • The Sukkahalso reminds us of Yahwah’s protection over us…
 Psalm • 31:19 But oh, how great is your goodness,
which you have stored up for those who fear you,
which you do for those who take refuge in you, before
people's very eyes!
 Psalm 31:20 In the shelter of your presence you hide
them from human plots, you conceal them in your
shelter (sukkah - hkko ) , safe from contentious
tongues.
 The Sukkah is built with a living roof open to the stars.
• Green palm leaves arranged so that the stars can be seen at
night.
• Greenery because HaShem is a God of Life
• Stars because HaShem is a God of Light.
The Sukkah • Life and Light…
• Genesis 1:4And God saw that the light was good (suitable,
pleasant) and He approved it; and God separated the light
from the darkness.
• John 1:4In Him was Life, and the Life
was the Light of men.
Life and Light…
• Genesis 1:14 Then God said, "Let there be lights in
the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the
night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for
days and years;
• John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt
among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the
only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
 The Lulav And Etrog
 • And you shall take for you
 on the first day, the fruit of the tree ‘hadar’ and branches of
palm trees, and a bough of the tree avot and willows of the
brook, and you shall rejoice before Hashem, your G-d, seven
days.
 Lev 23:40 Sa unang araw ay magdadala kayo ng bunga ng
magagandang punungkahoy, ng mga sanga ng mga palma,
mga sanga ng mayayabong na punungkahoy,
 at ng maliliit na halaman sa batis; at kayo'y
 magdiriwang sa harapan ng PANGINOON
 ninyong Diyos sa loob ng pitong araw.
One of the explanations for the symbolism of the four species is that
each represents a different part of the human body.
 The palm branch is long and thin. It represents a person’s spine,
which is the source of our ability to move our limbs, perform
physical tasks, and get around in the world.
 The leaves of the myrtle resemble our eyes and symbolize our ability
to see, internalize, and understand things.
 The leaves of the willow are shaped like the human mouth and
represent our ability to speak, sing, and communicate with others.
 The citron looks like a human heart. This organ symbolizes our
passions and emotions, which are the driving forces behind all we
do.
Symbolism of the Four Species
 Symbolism of the Four Species
 • The "Etrog," the Citron,
resembles in its shape, the heart,
the driving force behind all our
actions.
 • The "Lulav," the Palm Branch,
resembles the spine, which holds
the body together and, without
which, we would be unable to
move.
Symbolism of the Four Species
• The "Hadasim," the Myrtle
Branches, resemble, in their
almond-shape, the eyes, with
which we behold G-d's World.

• And the "Aravot," the Willow

Branches, resemble the lips,
Aravah Myrtle
with which we give expression
to our thoughts and feelings.
Symbolism of the Four Species
• The "Etrog" has both a pleasant
taste and a pleasant aroma,
symbolizing one who possesses
both the blessings of knowledge of
Torah and of good deeds.
• The "Lulav," the branch of a tree
(the date palm) the fruit of which
has good taste but no aroma,
symbolizes the person who has
Torah knowledge but not good
deeds. •
 Symbolism of the Four Species
• The "Hadas," the myrtle,
which has pleasant aroma
only, symbolizes the person
who has good deeds but not
Torah.
• And the "Aravah," the willow
branch, which has neither
Aravah Myrtle
pleasant taste nor pleasant
aroma, symbolizes the person
who has neither Torah nor
good deeds.
 Taken together, the species represent the talents and
treasures that God has given to each of us.
 However, while God gives us the tools to do something
wonderful with our lives, we are the ones who determine
what we will do with them.
 On Sukkot, as the four species are waved before God with
great rejoicing, it is as though we are holding and
celebrating all our God-given abilities.
 Then a blessing is made on the species and they are dedicated to
God thus acknowledging that God is the true source of our talents
and resources and therefore they are rededicated for His purposes
— with joy, gratitude, and celebration.
 The right hand holding the Lulav
 and the left holding the Etrog
 are brought together and waved
in all four directions and up and
down, to remind people that
God’s presence is everywhere.

 Pray in sukkah ask for a bride

 The Lulav And Etrog
• While the priest waved the Lulav the
people sang the Great Hallel – Hosanna –
from Psalms 113 – 118 .
• This reminds us of another time when
Palm branches were waved and Hosanna
was sang…
• John 12:13(The people) Took
branches of palm trees, and went
forth to meet him, and cried,
Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel
that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Luke describes the arrival of Yeshua-Jesus
in Jerusalem at the beginning of that last
week of his earthly life:
As he was drawing near, at the
descent of the Mount of Olives, the
whole multitude of the disciples
began to rejoice and praise God with
a loud voice for all the mighty works
that they had seen, saying, "Blessed is
the King who comes in the name of
the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in
the highest! (Luke 19:37, 38)
 There is no doubt what was in the disciples' minds. This was the
fulfillment of Zechariah's prophecy given centuries earlier:
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of
Jerusalem! Lo, your king comes to you; triumphant and
victorious is he, humble and riding on an ass, on a colt, the foal
of an ass. I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war
horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off, and
he shall command peace to the nations; his dominion shall be
from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
(Zechariah 9:9, 10)
• The long-awaited Messiah had come, the king of
• Israel, and not just of Israel but of all the earth.
 Tabernacles and Yeshua
• The two great themes of Sukkot (‫סכָּה‬ ֻ (see
Leviticus 23:34 and John 7:2) during the Second
Temple period were Water and Light.
• And as a reminder of the light which guided the
Israelites through the desert, four giant lamps in
the Court of the Women were lit.
• It was also a reminder of God’s Shekinah Glory
which once filled the Temple and also reminded
them of how the Pillar of Fire guided them in the
wilderness.
• It is likely that Yeshua referred to Himself as
both Living Water (John 7:38) and Light of
the World (John 8:12) during one of these
water drawing ceremonies.
 Tabernacles and Yeshua
• The Water Libation
• • Water was also an important part of the Feast of
Tabernacles. • Gold pitchers of water were brought
from the pool of Siloam to the temple. • The Priest
would pour out the water over the altar.
• • The priest would recite Isaiah 12:1-3. •
“Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of
the wells of salvation.”
• The Water Libation • On the last day and
greatest day of the Feast of Tabernacles (the
day the Rabbis poured the water) Jesus stood
and proclaimed Himself the very fountain of
living water in John 7:37-38.
 Tabernacles and Yeshua
• The Water Libation • John 7:37- 38
• on the last day of the festival,
HoshanaRabbah, Yeshua stood and
cried out, "If anyone is thirsty, let
him keep coming to me and
drinking! Whoever puts his trust in
me, as the Scripture says, rivers of
living water will flow from his inmost
being!"
 Tabernacles and Yeshua
• The Temple Light Show
• • After the water ceremony, during the evening, special festivities
called Simchat Bet HaShoevah [happiness of the house of the water-
drawing] occurred.
• • During this time the four towering menorahs were lit up and the
priests would put on a "light show," performing torch dances while
the Levites sang and played music.
• "He who has not seen the rejoicing at the Simchat Bet Hasheavah,
has never seen rejoicing in his life" (Sukkah 5:1).
• It was also during this time of Sukkot that Yeshua the
Mashiach revealed Himself to be the Light of the world.
 Tabernacles and Yeshua
• The Temple Light Show
• • John 8:12 Yeshua spoke to
them again:
• "I am the light of the world;
whoever follows me will
never walk in darkness but
will have the light which
gives life."
Yeshua born on Sukkot
or Yom Teruah
 Sukkot and Prophecy
END TIMES CORRELATION
 Sukkot and Prophecy
Feast of the Ingathering of
harvest
Israel restoration
Neh_1:9 But if you will turn to Me and keep My
commandments, and do them, though you
were cast out to the outermost part of the
heavens, yet I will gather them from there, and
will bring them to the place that I have chosen,
to set My name there.
Isa_43:5 Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring
your seed from the east, and I will gather you
from the west.
Neh 1:8 Alalahanin mo ang salita na iyong iniutos sa
iyong lingkod na si Moises, na sinasabi, 'Kapag kayo'y
hindi tapat, ikakalat ko kayo sa lahat ng mga bayan;
Neh 1:9 ngunit kung kayo'y manumbalik sa akin, at
ingatan ninyo ang aking mga utos at gawin ang mga ito,
bagaman ang inyong pagkawatak-watak ay nasa
kadulu-duluhang bahagi ng mga langit, aking titipunin
sila mula roon at dadalhin ko sila sa lugar na aking pinili
upang patirahin doon ang aking pangalan.'
(Mat 24:29) And immediately after the suffering of
those days the sun will be darkened and the moon will
not give her light, and the stars will fall from the heaven,
and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

(Mat 24:30) And then the sign of the Son of Man will
appear in the heavens. And then all the tribes of the
land will wail. And they will see the Son of Man coming
on the clouds of heaven with power and much glory.
(Dan. 7:13)
(Mat 24:29) And immediately after the
suffering of those days TRIBULATION
(Mat 24:31) And He will send His cherubs with
a great sound of a large trumpet, and they will
gather His chosen ones from the four winds,
from the ends of the sky to the other.
The Coming of the Son of Man
Mat 24:29 "At pagkatapos ng paghihirap sa
mga panahong iyon...
Mat 24:31 Sa hudyat ng malakas na tunog ng
trompeta, susuguin niya ang kanyang mga
anghel sa apat na panig ng daigdig at titipunin
nila ang mga hinirang,
mula sa lahat ng dako.”
 Feast of Sukkot
Joy in serving YHVH
Joy is HOLY
(Deu 14:26)  There you will spend the money
for whatever you desire: For oxen, or for
sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for
whatever you desire; you will eat there before
Yahweh your God, and you will rejoice, you
and your household.
(Deu 14:27)  The Levite who is within your
gates—do not forsake him, for he has no
portion nor inheritance with you.
(Deu 14:28)  At the end of every three years you will
present all the tithe of your produce in the same year,
and you will store it up within your gates;
(Deu 14:29)  and the Levite, because he has no portion
nor inheritance with you, and the foreigner, and the
fatherless, and the widow who are within your gates,
will come and eat and be satisfied. Do this
so that Yahweh your God may bless you in
all the work of your hand that you do.
(Deu 14:26) at iyong gugulin ang salapi sa
anumang nais mo: baka, tupa, alak, matapang na
inumin, o sa anumang iyong nasain. Ikaw ay kakain
doon sa harapan ng PANGINOON mong Diyos, at
ikaw at ang iyong sambahayan ay magalak.
(Deu 14:27) Ang Levita na nasa loob ng iyong mga
bayan ay huwag mong pababayaan, sapagkat
siya'y walang bahagi ni pamana na kasama mo.
(Deu 14:28) "Sa katapusan ng bawat tatlong taon ay iyong kukunin
ang buong ikasampung bahagi ng iyong bunga ng taong iyon, at iyong
(Deu 14:28)"Sa katapusan ng bawat tatlong taon ay iyong
kukunin ang buong ikasampung bahagi ng iyong bunga
ng taong iyon, at iyong ilalagay sa loob ng iyong mga
bayan.
(Deu 14:29) At ang Levita, sapagkat siya'y walang
bahagi ni pamana na kasama mo, at ang dayuhan, ang
ulila, ang babaing balo na nasa loob ng iyong mga bayan
ay pupunta roon at kakain at mabubusog, upang
pagpalain ka ng PANGINOON mong
Diyos sa lahat ng gawain na iyong ginagawa.
 Chag Sameakh
SUkkot
YHVH bless us all
in Yeshua
our Messiah
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Shemini Atzeret is translated as the Eighth Day of the Assembly. It’s
sort of strange that there’s an eighth day of the assembly, given that
Sukkot is a week-long feast, but in the very passage that dictates there
are seven days of Sukkot, we see God also mandating the eighth day:
“For seven days you are to bring an offering by fire to Adonai. The
eighth day will be a holy convocation to you, and you are to bring an
offering by fire to Adonai. It is a solemn assembly—you should do no
laborious work.” (Leviticus 23:36)
“So on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you
have gathered in the fruits of the land, you are to keep
the Feast of Adonai for seven days. The first day is to be
a Shabbat rest, and the eighth day will also be a Shabbat
 The Feast of Booths

Deu 16:13 You shall perform the Feast of Tabernacles seven days
after you have gathered in from your grain-floor, and from your
winepress.
Deu 16:14 And you shall rejoice in your feast, you and your
son, and your daughter, and your male slave, and your slave-
girl, and the Levite, and the alien, and the fatherless, and the
widow that are inside your gates.
Deu 16:15 You shall keep a solemn feast seven days to
YAHWEH your Elohim in the place which YAHWEH shall choose
(Jerusalem); for YAHWEH your Elohim shall bless you in all your
produce, and in every work of your hands, and you shall be
altogether joyful.
 The Feast of Booths
Deu 16:13 “Pitong araw na ipagdiriwang ninyo ang Pista ng
mga Kubol, matapos iligpit sa bangan ang inyong inani at
mailagay sa imbakan ang katas ng ubas.
Deu 16:14 Isasama ninyo sa pagdiriwang na ito ang
inyong mga anak, mga alipin, ang mga Levita, taga-ibang
bayan, mga ulila, at mga babaing balo.
Deu 16:15 Pitong araw kayong magpipista sa lugar na
pipiliin ni Yahweh; pagpapalain niya ang inyong mga
pananim at lahat ng inyong gagawin para kayo’y
makapagdiwang na lahat.
Deu 16:13 Magbantay ka sa fiesta sa mga tabernaculo sa pito ka
adlaw, sa human mabuhat mo ang pag-ani sa imong panuig ug sa
imong dapit nga pagapug-anan sa mga ubas.
Deu 16:14 Ug magakalipay ka sa imong fiesta, ikaw, ug ang imong anak
nga lalake, ug ang imong anak nga babaye ug ang imong ulipon nga
lalake, ug ang imong ulipon nga babaye, ug ang Levihanon, ug ang
dumuloong, ug ang ilo sa amahan, ug ang balo nga babaye nga anaa sa
sulod sa imong mga ganghaan.
Deu 16:15 Sulod sa pito ka adlaw pagabuhaton mo ang fiesta kang
Jehova nga imong Dios sa dapit nga pagapilion ni Jehova; kay
magapanalangin kanimo si Jehova nga imong Dios sa tanan mong mga
abut ug sa tanan nga buhat sa imong mga kamot, ug magamalipayon
ka gayud.
Deu 16:16 Three times in a year shall all your males
appear before YAHWEH your Elohim in the place
which He shall choose (Jerusalem): In the Feast of
Unleavened Bread, and in the Feast of Weeks and
in the Feast of Tabernacles. And they shall not
appear before YAHWEH empty,
Deu 16:17 but each with his gift of his hand,
according to the blessing of YAHWEH
your Elohim, which He has given you.
Deu 16:16 "Tatlong ulit sa isang taon na ang iyong
mga kalalakihan ay haharap sa PANGINOON mong
Diyos sa lugar na kanyang pipiliin: sa Pista ng
Tinapay na walang Pampaalsa, sa Pista ng mga
Sanlinggo, at sa Pista ng mga Tolda. Huwag silang
haharap sa PANGINOON na walang dala.
Deu 16:17 Bawat lalaki ay magbibigay ng kanyang
kaya, ayon sa pagpapala na ibinigay
sa iyo ng PANGINOON mong Diyos.
Deu 16:16 Sa makatolo sa usa ka tuig ang tanan
mong mga lalake magapakita sa atubangan ni
Jehova nga imong Dios, sa dapit nga pagapilion
niya; sa fiesta sa mga tinapay nga walay levadura
ug sa fiesta sa mga semana, ug sa fiesta sa mga
tabernaculo. Ug dili ka magapakita nga walay dala
sa atubangan ni Jehova: 17 Ang tagsatagsa ka tawo
magahatag sa iyang hing-arangan,
ingon sa panalangin ni Jehova nga
imong Dios nga gihatag kanimo.
 Justice
Deu 16:18 You shall appoint judges and officers for
yourself in all your gates which YAHWEH your Elohim
gives you, tribe by tribe. And they shall judge the people
with righteous judgment. Deu 16:19 You shall not
pervert judgment. You shall not regard faces, nor shall
you take a bribe; for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise,
and perverts the words of the righteous.
Deu 16:20 You shall follow perfect justice, that you may
live and possess the land which YAHWEH your Elohim is
giving you.
Deu 16:18 "Magtatalaga ka ng mga hukom at ng mga pinuno
sa lahat ng mga bayan na ibinibigay sa iyo ng PANGINOON
mong Diyos, ayon sa iyong mga lipi, at sila'y maggagawad sa
bayan ng matuwid napaghatol.
Deu 16:19 Huwag mong babaluktutin ang katarungan; huwag
kang magtatangi ng mga tao, ni tatanggap ng suhol; sapagkat
ang suhol ay bumubulag ng mga mata ng marunong, at inililiko
ang mga salita ng matuwid.
Deu 16:20 Tanging ang katarungan at katarungan
lamang ang iyong susundin, upang mabuhay ka at
magmana ng lupaing ibinibigay sa iyo ng
PANGINOON mong Diyos.
Deu 16:18 Mga maghuhukom ug mga punoan sa lungsod
igabutang mo sa tanan mo nga mga ganghaan nga igahatag
kanimo ni Jehova nga imong Dios, sumala sa imong mga banay;
ug sila magahukom sa katawohan sa matarung nga paghukom.
Deu 16:19 Dili mo tuison ang katarungan; dili ka magpili ug
mga tawo; dili ka usab magdawat ug hiphip; kay ang hiphip
nagabuta sa mga mata sa mga makinaadmanon, ug nagabalit-
ad sa mga pulong sa mga tawong matarung.
Deu 16:20 Kadto lamang matarung ang imong
pagsundon, aron mabuhi ka, ug magapanunod
ka sa yuta nga ginahatag kanimo ni Jehova nga
imong Dios.
THE TRUE IDENTITY OF THE SEVENTH MONTH
Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, takes place
in the seventh month which is now known as
Tishrei. The funny thing is that things got
majorly switched up in Babylon. An ironic
fact, given that babel is the Hebrew word to
confuse!
 The word Tishrei is an ancient
Akkadian word from Babylon meaning
“beginning”. It was back in Babylon
that the Jewish people began to mark
their new year as starting in the
seventh month of God’s calendar.
THE TRUE IDENTITY OF THE SEVENTH MONTH
 For this reason, the Feast of
Trumpets which is on the first of
the seventh month is now usually
called Rosh Hashanah instead,
which means “Head of the Year”.
But it is no such thing.
 According to God, the beginning
of the year starts with the month
of Passover in the Spring.
 THE TRUE IDENTITY OF THE SEVENTH MONTH
 Exo 12:1 Ang PANGINOON ay nagsalita kina Moises at
Aaron sa lupain ng Ehipto, na sinasabi,
 Exo 12:2 "Ang buwang ito'y magiging pasimula ng
inyong mga buwan; ito ang magiging unang buwan ng
taon para sa inyo.
 Exo 12:1 And Yahweh spake unto Moses and Aaron in
the land of Egypt, saying, 2 This month shall be unto
you the beginning of months:
 it shall be the first month of the
year to you.
 THE TRUE IDENTITY OF THE SEVENTH MONTH
 So what is the true significance of the seventh month,
if it’s not really the beginning of the year? Clearly it is
a very significant month with three major events in it:
the Feast of Trumpets on the first day of the month,
Yom Kippur on the 10th, and Sukkot on the 15th at the
full moon. Plus, the number seven should be catching
our attention.

 What clues can we find in the Bible?

 THE TRUE IDENTITY OF THE SEVENTH MONTH
 So what is the true significance of the seventh month,
if it’s not really the beginning of the year?
 Clearly it is a very significant month with three major
events in it: 1. the Feast of Trumpets on the first day of
the month, 2. Yom Kippur on the 10th, and
 3. Sukkot on the 15th at the full moon.
 Plus, the number seven should be catching our
attention
 What clues can we find in the Bible?
 THE TRUE IDENTITY OF THE SEVENTH MONTH
 What clues can we find in the Bible?
All the men of Israel assembled themselves
to King Solomon at the Feast in the month of
Ethanim, which is the seventh month. (1 Kings 8:2)
Back in King Solomon’s time and before the
exile,
the seventh month was known
 as Ethanim.
 THE TRUE IDENTITY OF THE SEVENTH MONTH
 Back in King Solomon’s time and before the exile,
 the seventh month was known as Ethanim.
 Not Tishrei, which means beginning.
 But what does Eithanim mean?
 The Hebrew word “eitan” means steady, stable,
constant, strong, permanent, like a rock.
 Eithanim is the plural. Why is it plural?
 Because the name of the month refers to
 water, and in Hebrew water is plural,
 so the adjective matches it.
 THE TRUE IDENTITY OF THE SEVENTH MONTH
 Back in King Solomon’s time and before the exile,
 the seventh month was known as Ethanim.
 Not Tishrei, which means beginning.
 But what does Eithanim mean?
 The Hebrew word “eitan” means steady, stable,
constant, strong, permanent, like a rock.
 Eithanim is the plural. Why is it plural?
 Because the name of the month refers to
 water, and in Hebrew water is plural,
 so the adjective matches it.
Throughout the summer, Jewish prayers include
thanksgiving for dew while there is no rain, but at
Sukkot it is tradition to start praying for rain in
earnest.
 Water is a big deal in dry, dusty Israel. Water
has the power of life and death.
 Already by the time of Yeshua, it had become
tradition on Shemini Atzeret to hold a water
libation ceremony at the temple in Jerusalem.
 Water was drawn and poured lavishly over the
altar amid much rejoicing.
John 8:12Then spoke
Yahshua again unto
them, saying, I am the
light of the world: he
that followeth me shall
not walk in darkness,
but shall have the light
of life.
John 8:12Joh 8:12 Muling
nagsalita si Jesus sa mga
tao. Wika niya, “Ako ang
ilaw ng sanlibutan. Ang
sumusunod sa akin ay
magkakaroon ng ilaw na
nagbibigay-buhay, at di
na lalakad sa
kadiliman.”
 This idea of “living waters” is an important and
familiar theme in Scripture (Isa. 55:1, Ezek. 47; Zech.
14:8), and something His Jewish audience would have
understood well.
 As YESHUA-Jesus told the Samaritan woman at the
well, He has the ability to give living water that flows
and flows forever:
“If you knew the gift of God, and who it is
who is saying to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you
would have asked Him, and He would have
given you living water.” (John 4:10)
 As we said, water
is plural in Hebrew, and living
waters are called “Mayim Chayim” (‫)מים חיים‬.
 Both words are not merely plural, but denote a pair – a pair of
gloves,
a pair of eyes,
a pair of waters (above and below) and
 a pair of lives (this life and the life to come).
The living water Jesus is offering gives
 life not only here in this temporary world,
 but also in the world to come.
Yeshua-Jesus offered to the Samaritan woman: the eternal joy
of life together with Him in the world to come.
“Everyone who drinks from this water will get thirsty
again. But whoever drinks of the water that I will give
him shall never be thirsty. The water that I give him will
become a fountain of water within him, springing up to
eternal life!” (John 4:13-14)
• Would you like a drink?
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“ETERNAL” LIFE BEYOND)
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Hoshanah Rabbah may technically be the
“last day” of Sukkot ( 7th Day of SUKKOT)
 FEAST OF THE EIGHT DAY
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Hoshanah Rabbah may technically be the “last day” of
Sukkot ( 7th Day of SUKKOT)
 the Rabbis decided to treat Shemini Atzeret (and
Simchat Torah) as a part of Sukkot , because its
significance is unequivocally informed by Sukkot itself.
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Hoshanah Rabbah may technically be the “last day” of
Sukkot ( 7th Day of SUKKOT)
“ Now on the last day, the great day of the feast,
YESHUA-Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If
anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.”
JOHN 7:37 NASB
“ For seven days you are to present an offering made by fire to the
LORD. On the eighth day you are to hold a sacred assembly and
present an offering made by fire to the LORD. It is a solemn assembly;
you must not do any regular work “. -- LEVITICUS 23:36

On the eighth day you are to hold a solemn assembly; you must not do
any regular work. -- Numbers 29:35

Nehemiah 8:18
Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of
the Law of God. The Israelites kept the feast for seven days, and on the
eighth day they held an assembly, according to the ordinance.
“ For seven days you are to present an offering made by fire to the
LORD. On the eighth day you are to hold a sacred assembly and
present an offering made by fire to the LORD. It is a solemn assembly;
you must not do any regular work “. -- LEVITICUS 23:36

On the eighth day you are to hold a solemn assembly; you must not do
any regular work. -- Numbers 29:35

Nehemiah 8:18
Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of
the Law of God. The Israelites kept the feast for seven days, and on the
eighth day they held an assembly, according to the ordinance.
Two cryptic references in the Torah cause the confusion about the status of
Shemini Atzeret.
 In both Leviticus and Numbers, God commands that the eighth
(shemini) day –referring to Sukkot–is to be a “sacred occasion” and
an atzeret, generally translated as “solemn gathering.”
 the word atzeret, which he renders as “to gather” or “to store up.”
Accordingly, on this eighth day of Sukkot, the final day of
celebration,
 we must store up the sentiments of gratitude and devotion acquired
throughout the entire fall holiday season; nearly two months will
pass until we celebrate another holiday,
 PASSOVER UNLEAVENED BREAD.
 How IS the SHEMINI ATZERET Different from Sukkot?
 Although the observances of Shemini Atzeret generally share the
characteristics of the rest of Sukkot,
 there are four significant differences:
1. The first is that there is no more shaking of the lulav and etrog.
2. Second is that although we have our meals and recite Kiddush in
the sukkah (though customs vary), we no longer say the blessing to
sanctify us through the commandment to dwell in it, as we did the
previous seven days.
3. The third is that in the synagogue, after the Torah reading, we recite the
memorial prayer (Yizkor). ( tradition)
4. And finally, the special prayer for rain (Geshem) is added to the repetition of
Musaf and thus begins the period of an additional call for rain in our prayers,
which lasts until Passover. ( tradition)
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 THE REWARD OF BLESSINGS
for KEEPING THE MOSAIC COVENANT
of TORAH
(Psa 19:7)The Torah of YAHWEH is perfect, converting the
soul. The Testimony of YAHWEH is sure, making the
simple wise. 19:8) The precepts of YAHWEH are right,
rejoicing the heart. The command-ments of YAHWEH are
clear, giving light to the eyes. 19:9) The fear of YAHWEH
is clean, enduring forever. The judgments of YAHWEH are
true, they are righteous altogether. 19:10) They are
more precious than gold, even much fine gold, and
sweeter than honey and drops from the honeycomb.
19:11) Also Your servant is warned by them; in keeping
of them is great reward.
(Psa 19:7)The Torah of YAHWEH is perfect, converting the
soul. The Testimony of YAHWEH is sure, making the
simple wise. 19:8) The precepts of YAHWEH are right,
rejoicing the heart. The command-ments of YAHWEH are
clear, giving light to the eyes. 19:9) The fear of YAHWEH
is clean, enduring forever. The judgments of YAHWEH are
true, they are righteous altogether. 19:10) They are
more precious than gold, even much fine gold, and
sweeter than honey and drops from the honeycomb.
19:11) Also Your servant is warned by them; in keeping
of them is great reward.
 Ang kautusan ng PANGINOON ay sakdal, na
(Psa 19:7)
nagpapanauli ng kaluluwa; ang patotoo ng
PANGINOON ay tiyak, na nagpapatalino sa kulang sa
kaalaman. 19:8) Ang mga tuntunin ng PANGINOON ay
matuwid, na nagpapagalak sa puso; ang utos ng
PANGINOON ay dalisay, na nagpapaliwanag ng mga
mata. 19:9) Ang pagkatakot sa PANGINOON ay
malinis, na nananatili magpakailanman:
ang mga kahatulan ng PANGINOON ay
totoo at lubos na makatuwiran.
 Higit na dapat silang naisin kaysa
(Psa 19:19:10)

ginto, lalong higit kaysa maraming dalisay na

ginto; higit ding matamis kaysa pulot at sa
pulot-pukyutang tumutulo. 19:11) Bukod
dito'y binalaan ang iyong lingkod sa
pamamagitan nila, sa pagsunod sa mga iyon ay
may dakilang gantimpala.
Psa 19:7-11 Ang Kasugoan ni Jehova hingpit, nga
nagapabag-o sa kalag: Ang pagpamatuod ni Jehova
matinumanon, nga nagahimo nga maalam sa mga
walay-pagtagad. (8) Ang mga sugo ni Jehova mga
matul-id, nga nagalipay sa kasingkasing: Ang sugo
ni Jehova ulay man, nga nagahayag sa mga mata.
(9) Ang kahadlok kang Jehova malinis, nga
nagapadayon sa walay katapusan: Ang
mga tulomanon ni Jehova mga matuod,
ang tanan lonlon matarung.
Psa 19: (10) Kini labing tinguhaon kay sa
bulawan, oo, labi kay sa daghang bulawan nga
hamili; Matam-is usab labi kay sa dugos, ug sa
mga tinulo sa dugos sa udlan.
(11) Labut pa ang imong ulipon ginatambagan
pinaagi kanila: Nga sa pagbantay kanila adunay
dakung balus.
THE BLESSINGS of KEEPING
the COVENANT of TORAH
 And it shall be if carefully you will listen to
(Deu 28:1)
the voice of YAHWEH your Elohim, taking heed to
do all His commandments which I command you
this day, YAHWEH your Elohim shall give you to be
on high above all nations of the earth. 28:2) And all
these blessings shall come on you and overtake you
if you will listen to the voice of YAHWEH your
Elohim.
28:3) You shall be blessed in the city, and you shall
be blessed in the field.
 The fruit of your body shall be blessed,
(Deu 28:4)
and the fruit of your ground, and the fruit of
your livestock, the offspring of your oxen, and
the young ones of your flock.
28:5) Your basket and your kneading-trough
shall be blessed. 28:6) You shall be blessed
when you come in, and you shall be
blessed when you go out.
Deu 28:1-6"Kung susundin mo ang tinig ng
PANGINOON mong Diyos at maingat mong gagawin
ang lahat ng kanyang mga utos na aking iniuutos sa
iyo sa araw na ito, itataas ka ng PANGINOON mong
Diyos sa lahat ng mga bansa sa lupa; (2) at ang lahat
ng pagpapalang ito ay darating sa iyo at aabot sa iyo,
kung iyong susundin ang tinig ng PANGINOON mong
Diyos. (3) Magiging mapalad ka
sa lunsod, at magiging mapalad ka sa
parang.
 (4) Magiging mapalad ang bunga ng
Deu 28:
iyong katawan, ang bunga ng iyong lupa, ang
bunga ng iyong mga hayop, ang karagdagan sa
iyong bakahan at ang mga anak ng iyong
kawan. (5) Magiging mapalad ang iyong buslo
at ang iyong masahan ng harina. (6) Magiging
mapalad ka sa iyong pagpasok at
magiging mapalad ka sa iyong
paglabas.
Deu 28:7-10 YAHWEH shall cause your
enemies that rise up against you to be stricken
before your face. They shall come out against
you one way, and flee before you seven ways.
(8) YAHWEH shall command the blessing on
you in your storehouses and all that you set
your hand to. And He shall bless you in the
land which YAHWEH your Elohim is giving to
you.
Deu 28:(9) YAHWEH shall establish you a holy
people to Himself, as He has sworn to you, if
you shall keep the commandments of YAHWEH
your Elohim and walk in His ways. (10) And all
the peoples of the earth shall see that you are
called by the name of YAHWEH, and they shall
be afraid of you.
Deu 28:7-10 "Tatalunin ng PANGINOON sa
harapan mo ang iyong mga kaaway na
babangon laban sa iyo; sila'y lalabas laban sa
iyo sa isang landas at tatakas sa harapan mo sa
pitong landas. (8) Igagawad sa iyo ng
PANGINOON ang kanyang pagpapala sa iyong
mga kamalig at sa lahat ng iyong gagawin at
pagpapalain ka niya sa lupain na ibinibigay sa
iyo ng PANGINOON mong Diyos.
Deu 28:(9) Itatatag ka ng PANGINOON na isang
banal na bayan para sa kanya, gaya ng kanyang
ipinangako sa iyo, kung iyong gaganapin ang
mga utos ng PANGINOON mong Diyos, at
lalakad ka sa kanyang mga daan. (10) Makikita
ng lahat ng mga bayan sa lupa na ikaw ay
tinawag sa pamamagitan ng pangalan
ng PANGINOON at sila'y matatakot
sa iyo.
Deu 28:11-14 And YAHWEH shall prosper you in
goods, and in the fruit of your body, and in the fruit
of your livestock, and in the fruit of your ground in
the land which YAHWEH swore to your fathers to
give it to you. (12) YAHWEH shall open to you His
good treasure, the heavens to give the rain to your
land in its season, and to bless all the work of your
hand. And you shall lend to many
nations, but you shall not borrow.
Deu 28: (13) And YAHWEH shall make you the
head, and not the tail. And you shall be only
above, and you shall not be beneath, if you
heed the commandments of YAHWEH your
Elohim, which I am commanding you today, to
be watchful to do them. (14) And you shall
not turn away from all the Words which I am
commanding you today, to the right or to the
left, to go after other gods, to serve them.
Deu 28:13-14 Gagawin ka ng PANGINOON na ulo at
hindi buntot; ikaw ay magiging sa ibabaw lamang,
at hindi ka mapapasailalim — kung iyong
papakinggan ang mga utos ng PANGINOON mong
Diyos na aking iniuutos sa iyo sa araw na ito, na
iyong susundin at gagawin. (14) Huwag kang lilihis
sa alinmang salita (TORAH) na aking iniuutos sa
inyo sa araw na ito, sa kanan o sa kaliwa,
upang sumunod sa ibang mga diyos
at paglingkuran sila.
 AARONIC BENEDICTION
Num 6:22-27 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, saying,
(23) Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, In this
way you shall bless the sons of Israel, saying to
them: (24) YAHWEH bless you and keep you; (25)
YAHWEH cause His face to shine on you, and be
gracious to you; (26) YAHWEH lift up His face to
you, and give you peace. (27) So they
shall put My name on the sons of Israel,
and I Myself will bless them.
 AARONIC BENEDICTION
Num 6:22-27 Nagsalita ang PANGINOON kay Moises, na
sinasabi, (23) "Sabihin mo kay Aaron at sa kanyang mga
anak, 'Sa ganitong paraan babasbasan ninyo ang mga
anak ni Israel; sasabihin ninyo sa kanila: (24) Pagpalain
ka nawa ng PANGINOON at ingatan ka. (25) Paliwanagin
nawa ng PANGINOON ang kanyang mukha sa iyo, at
mahabag sa iyo. (26) Ilingap nawa ng PANGINOON ang
kanyang mukha sa iyo, at bigyan ka ng kapayapaan. (27)
Gayon nila ilalagay ang aking pangalan sa mga anak ni
Israel, at pagpapalain ko sila."
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