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(Mat 11:28-30). It’s a testament to the fact tabernacles. And it shall be, that whoso
that God keeps His Word. Nehemiah, will not come up of all the families of the
having recorded the sad catalogue of Is- earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King,
rael’s history, states, “Nevertheless for thy the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall
great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly be no rain. And if the family of Egypt go
consume them, nor forsake them; for thou not up, and come not, that have no rain;
art a gracious and merciful God” (9:31). As there shall be the plague, wherewith the
we consider such grace, who of us would LORD will smite the heathen that come
not say, “He hath not dealt with us after not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
our sins; nor rewarded us according to our This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and
iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the punishment of all nations that come
the earth, so great is his mercy toward not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.”
them that fear him. As far as the east is Although Israel has been so rebellious,
from the west, so far hath he removed our God will keep His promises to that chosen
transgressions from us” (Psa 103:10-12). nation. They will be the people who claim
Undiminished Rest the Promised Land. The throne, temple
As mentioned, the Feast of Tabernacles and Messiah Himself will be in their
midst (rest nationally). No more shall the
marked the conclusion of Israel’s religious enemies of God’s people cause them fear.
calendar that had commenced in the With the Prince of Peace in their midst,
spring with the Passover. This seventh they shall sing aloud to God their strength
and final feast required all males to appear
before the Lord in Jerusalem (Deu 16:16), (Isa 26:1-4, rest personally). “They shall sit
every man under his vine and under his
that they may give unto the Lord accord-
ing to how He had blessed them (v17). fig tree; and none shall make them afraid:
This feast was seven days of rest, wherein for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath
the Lord and His people would enjoy spoken it” (Mic 4:4, rest spiritually). Gath-
uninterrupted fellowship (Lev 23:34-43). ering in safety, the people shall keep the
The people were to take branches of spe- Passover and offer sacrifices unto the Lord
cific trees to make booths (Lev 23:42; Neh (Eze 45:21).
8:15). The seven days of dwelling in these Unsurprisingly, it was during the Feast
temporary shelters would give time for of Tabernacles that our Lord stood and
reflection so that successive generations cried, saying, “If any man thirst, let him
may never forget the great redemption come unto me, and drink. He that be-
from the land of Egypt (Lev 23:42-43). lieveth on me, as the scripture hath said,
Arriving at Ezekiel chapters 44-46, we out of his belly shall flow rivers of living
are taught that the Feast of Tabernacles water” (Joh 7:37-38). Although Israel had
will be celebrated in the Millennium. “forsaken the fountain of living waters”
Zechariah 14:16-19 confirms that year by (Jer 2:13; 17:13), they will enjoy the prom-
year for one thousand years “every one ised rest, and it will be through Christ
that is left of all the nations which came alone. “For the LORD hath chosen Zion;
against Jerusalem shall even go up from he hath desired it for his habitation. This
year to year to worship the King, the is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I
LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of have desired it” (Psa 132:13-14).

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