It is a time of rejoicing.... Deut. 16:14 WOULD include you.
REJOICE at your festival--you, your sons and daughters, your male and female slaves, the Levi living in your towns, and the FOREIGNERS [that would be you, David], orphans and widowers among you. [You qualify...you're among US...here goes the US and THEM...:)] v.15 Seven days you are to keep the festival FOR ADONAI [for who?? God...not the Jews] your God [Whose God? YOUR God. Isn't He the same God I have...the one in the Bible, right?]in the place Adonai your God will choose, BECAUSE....[here's the kicker!!] Adonai your God will BLESS YOU in all your crops and in all your work, so you are to BE FULL OF JOY! [Whoa, too cool....] Again, we see blessing for obedience. What's so hard about obeying God regarding an eight day long party???????? By the way...the whole sacrifice part of your post...get real, David. Kay -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David Miller Sent: Sunday, 09 January, 2005 17.43 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Reggie White NFL Football Player Kay wrote: > Are you thinking of celebrating Sukkot? It depends upon what you mean by the word "celebrating." Are you sure you meant to use this word? This week is actually meant to be a week of remembrance, with special sacrifices made by fire each day. If you are asking me if I am thinking of dwelling in booths made with branches of palms and willows, and sacrificing the 199 animals that are commanded to be sacrificed during this festival, the answer is no. The Torah teaches that this remembrance is for the Israelite born, which I am not. Note verse 42 below: Leviticus 23:39-43 (39) Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath. (40) And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days. (41) And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month. (42) Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; ALL THAT ARE ISRAELITES BORN shall dwell in booths: (43) That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. On the other hand, if you are NOT talking about Torah observance but whether I might take a camping vacation during this week in September with some Messianics, then my answer might be a little different. :-) You will have to ask again when the season gets here. I have not planned that far ahead. Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
