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Yahweh's Fall Holy Days: A Time for Thanksgiving
March 23, 2023 · 28 min
Sukkot is a time of remembrance. We not only recognize what God blessed the Israelites with but also recognize that God has blessed us today.
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0:09 Reaching Israel. And the world. And the world. And the world.0:24 Welcome, Chavarim. Welcome, my friends. It's an exciting day. We are in the midst of celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles, known in Hebrew as Sukkot. Honey, you and I have0:36 celebrated together both at home and in our synagogue for so many years. What memories come to your mind right now?0:43 You know, 1 that just popped in my head was a more recent 1, when we had our granddaughter with us. And at the time she was 3 years old. And just how we took her out0:55 under the Sukkah that we had built on our little deck, we put a little Sukkah out there, and Rabbi put the music on, and she was just so intrigued by the songs that1:07 we were singing, the rhythm, and the clapping, and how it was all new to her, and exciting. So that was a a special memory of her introduction to going out1:19 into the Sukkah, thinking about God and his people and what God means to us.1:24 That really is a fabulous memory. I remember that because such an energy. And you know, was really a divine energy. It was really the Lord. Mhmm. And little kids are so sensitive to the spirit of God. Yes. The1:36 Jewish music was playing and we were celebrating Yeah. Sitting in the Sukkah together. She was so excited. That was so cute. That was a blessed memory.1:42 It's a beautiful thing. It's a beautiful thing to remember God. That's what all the feasts are about. It's just that we keep remembering him in the midst of all the world and the things we deal with every day. Let's1:54 remember him.2:00 Today, Yedidim, beloved ones, we're concluding our series this year entitled Yahweh's Fall Holy Days. I'm excited because we're gonna be focusing2:11 today on the feast called Sukkot in Hebrew. Many of you know it as the Feast of Tabernacles. What's interesting is that the Hebrew prophet Zechariah told us2:23 that during the millennial age when Messiah is reigning on earth for 1000 years, everybody that's on the planet that knows him, Jew and Gentile alike, will celebrate the2:35 Feast of Tabernacles. This is an exciting time. It's a time of celebration. We started out the fall holy season with Rosh Hashanah, Yom Teruah, the2:47 Feast of the Blowing of the Trumpets. This is a time of self examination that announces that the kingdom of God is breaking into the earth. And if there's known sin in our life,2:59 it's time to repent. Moving forward from Rosh Hashanah, Yom Teruah, we move towards and into the day known as Yom Kippur,3:11 the Day of Atonement. During the Day of Atonement, as messianic believers, Jew and Gentile alike, we celebrate that the blood of Jesus has cleansed us of our3:23 sin. And now as we approach this final fall holy day, Sukkot, it's a time of just rejoicing and thanking God for everything that He's done for3:35 us. The Lord told the children of Israel to gather the goodness and the bounty of the land and to wave it before Him in something called a lulav. And basically what they were doing is they were3:46 acknowledging the Creator for all the good gifts that He had brought into their life. It's a time that we're commanded to rejoice and3:58 celebrate for all the good things that the Lord has done for us. So let's go now to the book of Leviticus. We're picking up in the 20 third chapter. I'm gonna begin reading today in verse number 39.4:10 On exactly the fifteenth day of the seventh month, again, this is the month of Tishrei, when you have gathered in the crops of the land, and so again, it's a time where they've gathered in the fall harvest and they're4:21 thanking God for His goodness, for the harvest, and for every blessing, You shall celebrate, I'm gonna be zeroing in on that today, you shall celebrate the feast of the Lord4:33 for 7 days. Now look at the fortieth verse. Now on the first day you shall take for yourselves the foliage of beautiful trees, palm branches, bows of leafy trees, and willows of the brook,4:45 and you shall, get this word now, rejoice before the Lord for 7 days, and the next verse, and thus celebrate it as a4:57 feast to the Lord. It shall be a perpetual statute. So I want you to think about 3 things. It was a time of harvest, a time of ingathering. It was a time of thanksgiving,5:09 recognizing that the harvest that they had came from the Lord. He's the 1 that provided the rain. He's the 1 that put the seeds in the ground with the genius in them that allowed5:21 them to spring forth from the ground to create plants that could be eaten and enjoyed. It's a time that they not only celebrated the harvest, but they celebrated all the good things that had5:32 come into their life. Thus they took the species of the land, bound them together in the lulub, and they waved the lulub before the Lord in every direction and up and down, acknowledging5:44 that the Creator is the 1 that gives us every good thing that we enjoy. The ability to taste food, the air that we breathe, the pleasant relationships that we have, the5:56 ability to touch, that He's given us ears to hear, a tongue to taste, eyes to see, a brain to think,6:09 the capacity to love, and the incredible ability that you and I have as human beings to have a moral consciousness of right and wrong. We thank God for that. How can anybody6:20 doubt that there's a creator? You have to be mashuguna to deny a creator. It makes no sense at all. So it's a time to be thankful for everything that God has done, including, and first, creating us and6:32 giving us life. So this is a time where the Lord reminds us to be thankful. During this season of tabernacles, I wanna encourage you for your6:44 own sake and to be able to please the Lord and bring Him joy, I wanna encourage you to take stock of every good thing that you have in your life and be thankful for it. We've all6:56 heard the analogy that some people see a glass that's half full of water, and they look at the glass as being half empty, and they're down. Other people look at the glass as being half full, and they say, Thank God, I've7:07 got something to drink. I want to encourage you not to look at what you don't have, but to be thankful indeed for what you do have. This is a statement7:19 that I want you to remember. The rich person is not the person that has everything they want. That's not what makes a person rich. Because people that have7:31 everything they want oftentimes find that they're still unsatisfied cause they haven't understood the art of how to be grateful. A rich person, beloved 1, is not the person that has everything7:43 they want, but rather a truly wealthy person is an individual that has cultivated an attitude of thankfulness and gratitude for7:54 what they do have. Some people don't have much, but they've cultivated an attitude of gratefulness and thankfulness, and they're happy people because they walk in thankfulness. Other people have8:06 so much more and they're unhappy because they're always focusing on what they don't have. And so this is a time where the Lord commands us to do 2 things, to celebrate and to rejoice.8:18 Celebrate and rejoice. Celebrate and rejoice. You know, a lot of times we don't understand or think about or contemplate the fact8:30 that God is a happy God. We see so much negativity going around in this world because the devil's on the planet here. Jesus in the book of Revelation wrote to 1 of8:42 His churches and He said, I know where you dwell. He said, You dwell where Satan's throne is. We have an enemy on the earth right here, and so we're seeing a lot of negative things going on. Car wrecks, wars,8:53 poverty, health problems, division, hatred, strife, chaos, confusion. We can name, you know, on and on and on all the things that we can see around us and identify that are downers and9:05 negative. But what the Lord wants us to do is to see all the good things that are happening in our lives and around us, because not only is the devil working on the planet, but God's on the9:17 planet. And the Lord wants us to focus on Him and His goodness. And this is a season, this season of Sukkotan Tabernacles, to reshift and to refocus on all the good things and9:28 to stay in those things. The Lord actually punished Israel for not being thankful for all the good He had done for them. And the Lord said to them, because you didn't rejoice for all9:40 the good things that I've done for you, now what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna bring a curse on you to teach you how to be grateful, to teach you how to be thankful for when I do give you something. Now, let's take a pause9:52 for a second. I want to share with you a remarkable, profound truth that relates directly, beloved 1, to what I've just shared. I'm going out to10:04 the Brit Chadashah, the New Testament. I want you to consider this. Jesus's first miracle recorded in John chapter 2 was that He turned10:17 the water to wine at a wedding. John chapter 2 says, this was the first of Jesus' miracles where He showed His glory. I want you to think10:29 about this. Jesus' first miracle was turning the water to wine at a wedding celebration. What's the point? Why would Jesus10:41 make that His first miracle? I think to highlight the fact, beloved, that our God is a celebratory God. He's a celebratory God. And so He chose to do His first miracle10:53 in an atmosphere of joy and celebration. And it's a call to us to enter into that type of a mindset, to cultivate that type of11:04 a heart, to walk in an attitude of victory by practicing rejoicing. Paul told us in the book of Philippians four:four, he said, rejoice11:16 always. Again, I will say rejoice. It's easy to lose focus because you know what? We're in a war down here. We're in a battle down here. Right? We wake up every11:28 morning and we get out of bed. Some of us are older in life. We get out of bed and the first thing that we feel is pain in our back. Right? And other people are driving to work in the wintertime when it's cold and11:40 they're freezing. And you know, there's challenges. We're in a war. So sometimes it's easy to disconnect, not by choice, but by default, from an attitude of rejoicing and to become11:52 negative. But God is calling us to swim upriver and to go against the challenges of life that would cause us to get down and to instead practice,12:03 beloved, rejoicing because the joy of the Lord will be your strength and my strength. Not many years ago, the Lord12:15 spoke to me. And when I say this to you, I want you to hear me. I said this before Him. I'm not saying this lightly. The Spirit of the Lord literally spoke, the living Word of God spoke to me12:27 audibly. I didn't hear him with my ears, but I heard him, I mean, pinpoint clear in my spirit. I heard the words exactly. And the Lord said to me, he said, rejoice12:39 continually, and you'll overcome every obstacle. Rejoice continually, he said to me, and you'll overcome12:51 every obstacle. Rejoice continually and you'll overcome every obstacle. How do we rejoice continually? We rejoice continually by knowing that13:03 this thing that we're dealing with is gonna pass, and we are gonna come out from this thing victorious, and it's gonna be crushed under our feet. Whatever you're facing, the Lord wants us to develop an attitude of13:15 rejoicing in the midst of the trial, knowing that that thing is gonna break, that we're gonna come out of it shining even more brightly, because the Lord causes all things13:27 to work together for good to those that love Him and are called according to His purpose. And so you've got to break off, and I speak to myself, we have to break13:39 off everything that would cause us to look down, discourage, sad. No, rejoice continually and you'll overcome every obstacle. And so I first of all wanted to focus13:51 on that today because I love that takeaway, and so many of us, we need that. We need to be reminded that our God is happy. Once again, His first miracle was at a wedding, turning the water to14:02 wine, which is a symbol of earthly celebration, because He's calling you and I to a celebratory, joyful lifestyle. Jesus said, If the Son shall make you free, you shall be14:14 free indeed. And in order to be free, beloved, we have to rejoice. We have to rejoice. We have to joy. In Jesus' name, amen.14:36 Every Friday I send out a little devotional that I called Seeds of Revelation, approximately 2 to 3 minutes long. You can receive them directly in your email inbox. If you'd like to do so, the14:48 information's on your screen. This is just a sample of what I recently did. I'm looking now at the book of second Corinthians chapter 10 verse 5. Hear the word of God. Paul writes, we are14:59 destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God. And we're taking every thought captive to the15:11 obedience of Christ. What the spirit is telling us here is that we need to be supernaturally aware of every thought that is being presented to our mind and cast15:23 down everything that's exalting itself above the living Lord Jesus who's living inside us. This means that we need to be aware and to go at warfare with15:35 every thought of distraction, deception, every thought of pride, every thought of terror, every thought of fear, every thought of inferiority, every thought that's coming at us from the realm15:47 of darkness, need to be aware of. We need to take a hold of each and every 1 of these thoughts and cast them down by the word of God in order that we can rise up in him, live15:58 victoriously, and live in the spirit of courage and confidence that he's called us to live in.16:05 The purpose of Discovering the Jewish Jesus is to evangelize and make disciples through the preaching of the gospel to Israel and the world. But this can only be accomplished through faithful partnership from16:17 viewers like you. If God is moving on your heart to become a monthly partner, call 8 0 0 7 7 7 7 8 3 5 or visit rabbi partners dot com. When you become a16:29 monthly partner, Rabbi would like to impart into your life with a very special gift, an authentic shofar made in Israel. The shofar proclaims Yeshua's return and announces the kingdom of God upon the16:41 earth. Begin your monthly partnership today.16:49 The Feast of Tabernacles reminds us that the children of Israel were in the wilderness for 40 years on their way to the promised land, out of Egypt17:01 into the promised land, in the wilderness for 40 years, they lived in booze. So part of what happens during the Feast of Tabernacles is that every Jewish person that's observant17:13 will build a sukkah, a temporary tabernacle, to remind them of the time that they lived in booze while they were in the wilderness. So I'm looking now at the 4017:25 second verse. The Lord says, you shall live in booze, we're still in Leviticus 23, you shall live in booze for 7 days. All the native born in Israel shall live in booze,17:37 so that your generations may know that I, the sons of Israel, live in booze when I brought them out from the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God. And so I want you to17:49 consider that the Lord wants us during the Feast of Tabernacles as Jews, I'm Jewish myself, He wants us to remember our past, what He did for us. That He had us18:01 living in these temporary structures, Sukkot, individually, Sukkot, plural Sukkot, 40 years in the wilderness. And what we're reminded of is during that time, beloved ones, we had nothing but God to18:13 depend on. God brought He brought supernatural bread on the earth every day, 6 days a week for 40 years, supernatural manna 6 days a week He18:25 provided for Israel. They depended on Him totally for their food. He brought the quail at night. He brought the water out of a rock. It taught them to depend on God alone.18:37 And my gosh, there's a lesson there for you and I every day about that, that God wants to strip us of relying on every other thing but Him alone.18:48 Nothing else will satisfy Him. The Lord's purpose in our life will be finished. He's stripping us so that we come to the place that we have learned how to depend and rely on19:00 Him alone. And that's why He had the children of Israel in the wilderness. In fact, when we go to the book of Deuteronomy chapter 8, the Lord spelled it out. Why am I making a point? Because we all go through trials in19:11 life. We all go through tribulations. We all face hardships, but God has a purpose in them. And the Feast of Tabernacles reminds us of the purpose. The purpose is19:24 the same purpose that He had Israel go through the wilderness for 40 years, to strip us that we would learn how to depend on Him alone so that He could fully bless us. So hear the Word of God. I'm going to Deuteronomy19:34 chapter number 8. You shall remember all the way which the Lord your God has led you in the wilderness these 40 years, that He might humble you, testing you, to know what19:46 was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. He humbled you and let you be hungry and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that19:58 He might make you understand, beloved 1, that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord. Why did God have him in the wilderness?20:10 To strip them that they would learn how to depend on Him alone. Thus you are to know in your heart that the Lord your God was disciplining you, stripping them, just as a man disciplines his son.20:22 Verse 7, For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs flowing with valleys and hills. In other words, that in order for God to bring20:34 them into the blessing, He first had to strip them down. God continues in the tenth verse, when you have eaten and are satisfied after they're stripped and blessed, you shall bless the Lord your God20:46 for the good land which he has given you. Then the Lord cautions him, do not forget what I've done for you. In verse 15, He led you through the great terrible wilderness with its fiery serpents and scorpions20:58 and thirsty ground where there was no water. He brought water for you out of the rock. In the wilderness, He fed you manna. And then He says, you need to remember this, that He was doing it to humble you and test you,21:09 otherwise you may say in your heart, My power and the strength of My hand made me this wealth. And then the Lord once again cautions them, don't ever forget. And so as21:21 we close today, I wanna remind you, continually rejoice. Always be thankful. And when you do face hardship, when you are going through the wilderness,21:34 know number 1 that the Lord is with you in that wilderness. It's not for naught. He's with you in the wilderness. Because every day for 40 years, 14000 nights21:46 the Israelites spent in the wilderness. And for 14000 nights, 40 years, they saw the literal manifest glory and presence of God over the tabernacle manifesting21:58 as a divine fire. So for 40 years in the wilderness when they were surrounded by the serpents, and it was so difficult, the presence of the Lord was visibly evident to them right in the midst, a pillar of fire22:09 at night and a glory cloud hovered over the tabernacle by day. So once again, rejoice continually. When you are in the midst of a trial, know that God is with you in the midst of your22:21 wilderness, just as He was with Israel. And then finally understand that when you're in a trial, continue to rejoice. Because the reason God brings22:33 us through trials is because He wants to fully bless us. And we're not able to receive the blessing, and He's not able to fully pour it out until we're ready, until the cup is22:44 open. Right? You can't pour any liquid into a cup that's already full. So God's got to strip us of every other dependency. He's got to humble us. He's got to get all pride out22:56 so He can fully bless us with every good thing He's done. And then finally today, the Lord ends this by warning Israel, don't ever forget that you're blessed because23:08 I'm blessing you. So I wanna encourage you today, don't take anything for granted. Don't take your wife for granted. Don't take your husband for granted. Don't take your house or apartment for granted. Don't take the23:20 fact that you can hear for granted, that you've got a right mind for granted. Take nothing for granted. Instead, practice an attitude of thankfulness and gratitude, be23:31 joyful, and give him praise. This is Rabbi Schneider, beloved. I love you. In Deuteronomy 16, we read about how the Lord23:43 commanded all of Israel to come to Jerusalem during the Feast of Tabernacles and to present to him a special thanksgiving offering there. And each man was23:55 commanded to give as he was able. I just want to encourage you, beloved 1, if you really wanna enter into the spirit of the Feast of Tabernacles, we've gotta first of all think about honoring24:07 HaShem, honoring the God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ with a financial offering. Because it's a way of giving back to him. It's a way of showing him that we love him, appreciate24:18 him, and honor him, and acknowledge him for all the good that has come into our lives. So I just want to encourage you today that if God is using Discovering the Jewish Jesus to bless24:30 you, to consider presenting your special offering to Father God during this time of year through this ministry. Beloved, it's a joy to give and knowing that it always comes back to us, pressed24:42 down, good measure, running to our left, what an exclamation mark on it.24:47 Send your special Tabernacles offering to Discovering the Jewish Jesus, PO Box 7 77, Blissfield, Michigan, 4 9 2 2 8. Visit discoveringthejewishjesus24:59 dot com, Call 1 807 7 7 7 8 3 5 or text the keyword rabbi to 4 5 7 7 7. To show our appreciation, we'll send you an25:10 audio CD and download of rabbi's message of the month and our most recent newsletter. Your gift is bringing salvation, healing, and deliverance to Israel and the world through television, internet, and25:22 crusade outreaches. Finally, many of us have been faithful to the Lord with our finances while living. For those of you who like to remember the Lord in your finances when you go to heaven, click Will and Estate25:34 Gifts at discoveringthejewishjesus dot com.25:41 In the book of Numbers chapter 6, the Lord gave instructions to Moses and Aaron to speak this blessing over his people. And the Lord said, when you speak these words over my25:52 people, I will place my name on them and bless them. Receive the impartation of the Lord's blessings.26:49 The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord lift you up by his countenance27:01 and the Lord give you, beloved 1, his peace. God bless you and Shalom. Some of you are feeling something right now. What you're feeling27:13 is God's spirit. If you'd like to say yes to God and invite Jesus into your heart to be your Messiah, go to the find Jesus link on my website. You can receive him as your Lord,27:25 and beloved, he'll make your life brand new.27:30 If 2 of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by my father who is in heaven. Let our prayer team pray for you. Send us your prayer request today by27:41 visiting our website or writing to the address on the screen. Our prayer team lifts up every individual request before the Lord. And then as God answers your prayer request or if God27:53 has touched your life through discovering the Jewish Jesus, send us your testimony. We want to rejoice with you and your testimony will encourage others. We overcome by the28:05 blood of the lamb and the word of our testimony.28:10 Today's episode concludes the series Yahweh's fall holy days. If you've enjoyed this series and would like to purchase a copy, visit our website or call the number on your screen.
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