• Sukkot – the Eighth Day

    Sukkot – the Eighth Day

    Have you ever wondered what the significance is of the 8th day of Sukkot? When we read the instructions for the feast of Sukkot in the book of Leviticus, there seems to be some distinction between the first seven days and the 8th day. Why is this so? Is there a special meaning to this…

  • Sukkot – restoring the Kingdom one sukkah at a time

    Sukkot – restoring the Kingdom one sukkah at a time

    This may sound strange to you. How can the Kingdom be restored, one sukkah at a time? What does this mean? We have come to understand the main purpose of the Tabernacle through a previous study. The foremost, but not the only, purpose of the tabernacle was to be a set apart place for YHVH…

  • Yom Kippurim…a call of repentance to the nation

    Yom Kippurim…a call of repentance to the nation

    It is almost the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippurim. We have written a few posts on this appointed time before, the most important being the post about what we are to do on Yom Kippurim. We are commanded to afflict our beings on this day, and if you use Scripture to interpret Scripture, clearly we…

  • Digging around in Israel

    Digging around in Israel

    Whenever we travel to Israel for one of the feasts, we always look for something of interest to do. Traveling with our kids also means that we have to look for something that would interest them. However, in a country as rich in culture and history, it is not a difficult task. On one of…