Hey all, the Sunday School lesson for tomorrow comes from Leviticus 23:33-43. "The Feast of Booths"Earlier this month we discussed the Festival of Weeks. Similarly to Leviticus 23:1 - verse 33 starts off with God saying to Moses "Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles (also know as booths, or shelters) for seven days unto the Lord. As you read to yourself, the scriptures bring out the instructions for each day, the types of offerings and what they represent. But the big question is why? What was the purpose of this feast? Well, verses 41-43 brings that out. "Ye shall keep it a feast unto the Lord seven days in the year. It shall be a statue forever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month. Ver. 42 mentions how they were to dwell in the booths for those seven days..The reason for this was 43"So that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God" If you dig deeper, I could imagine this being a glorious celebration for Gods people; as they reflect on how life was before they were even a nation, how their ancestors were only mere tribes moving through the desert under the direction and protection of God. They were in homeless condition, but Israel was totally dependent on God to protect them from enemies.
Even today, we can see how God has brought our ancestors through slavery and segregation. We can even look even more personally and see how we are even blessed to be alive right now! As the Israelties, mentioned in this passage of scriptures were instructed to take time to remember where God has brought them from - we are to do the same. Outside of Sunday service, we, us, christian family today should set time out to reflect on how much God has really done for us, starting with the sacrifice of His Son Jesus, to freedom and equal rights for blacks and whites, to every single thing we have - its all because of the grace and mercy of God!
I'm thinking of traditions such as the Feasts of Booth's; sacred time and fasting where we can stop and reflect on how far and blessed we really are. Something to remember and pass on to the next generation after us!
To God be all the glory! I love each one of you all!
Take care and Happy Black History Month!
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