Table of Contents

The Temple: Its Ministry and Services
Alfred Edersheim

Chapter 14
The Feast of Tabernacles

The Feast of Tabernacles --The Feast of Tabernacles, a harvest pointing to the final harvesting of the Church
The Names of the Feast
The Time of the Feast --Significance of its occurrence on the 15th day of the seventh month, and after the Day of Atonement
It Followed Close Upon the Day of Atonement
The Three Chief Features of the Feast --The three characteristics of the Feast of Tabernacles--This feast peculiarly commemorative of Israel being strangers and pilgrims in the earth
The Booths --The dwelling in booths--Rabbinical ordinances about their structure
The Fruit and Palm Branches --The worshippers carrying the Aethrog and the Lulav in the Temple
The Offerings --Sacrifices for the Week of Tabernacles--The characteristic number seven appears in them--Daily diminution in the number of bullocks offered-
Special Service at the Temple -Services in the Temple--Solemn procession to Siloam to fetch water--Decoration of the altar with willow branches--Pouring of the water carried from Siloam--Opposition of the Sadducees to this practice
The Music of the Feast --Singing of the 'Hallel'--The waving of the Lulav while singing certain portions of Psalm 118--References of this Hosanna to Christ on the day of His entrance into Jerusalem
The Daily Circuit of the Altar --Procession of the priests in the Temple and circuit of the altar--Repetition of this seven times on the last day of the feast, the Day of the Great Hosanna
The References in John 7:37 --Christ in the Temple crying, 'If any man thirst, let him come unto Me and drink'
The Man Born Blind --The words of Christ: 'I am the light of the world'
The Ceremonies in the Court of the Women --Their probable reference to the Temple illumination at the Feast of Tabernacles
Significance of the Illumination --Description of the Temple illumination
The Six Minor Days --Order of Psalms sung at the Feast of Tabernacles
The Pouring and Lighting Post-Mosaic --Reference to this feast in the Book of Revelation--The Feast of Tabernacles the only unfulfilled type of the Old Testament.

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