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Lesson 4: Intro to 1st and 2nd Samuel

LESSON 4

1st and 2nd Samuel G-d Uses Ordinary People Special Lecture The Feast of Tabernacles (Also known as Sukkot)

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Lesson 4: Intro to 1st and 2nd Samuel

LESSON 4

1st and 2nd Samuel G-d Uses Ordinary People Special Lecture The Feast of Tabernacles (Also known as Sukkot)

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Memory Verse

There is no one holy like the L-rd; There is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our G-d. 1 Samuel 2:2

SHOFAR SHOFAR

• Name meaning

Name meaning

• What is it

What is it

• When is it blown

When is it blown

• Scripture references

Scripture references

Name Name meaning meaning and and What What is is it it -

• SHOFAR – Hebrew for a trumpet made from a

ram’s horn.

• When

When is is it it blow blown- n-

• To call people to assembly, for announcements,

to go to war and during war, ushering in the weekly Sabbath, new moon, full moon and yearly festivals, just to name a few occasions.

• Scripture references - Old Testament

Scripture references - Old Testament

• Sound the ram's horn at the New Moon, and when the

Sound the ram's horn at the New Moon, and when the moon is full, on the day of our festival; Psalm 81:3-5 moon is full, on the day of our festival; Psalm 81:3-5

• A call to gather for worship and ushers in the presence of

the Lord– when the ark was being brought back to Jerusalem with shouts and the sound of the shofars and trumpets…… 2 Sam 6:15 CJB

• Make proclamation - Y'honatan assassinated the

governor of the P'lishtim in Geva. The P'lishtim heard of it; so Sha'ul had the shofar sounded throughout the land, saying, "Let the Hebrews hear!"1 Sam 13:3 CJB

• At the giving of the 10 Commandments

At the giving of the 10 Commandments

Exodus 19:16 CJB says - On the morning of the third day, there was thunder, lightning and a thick cloud on the mountain. Then a shofar blast sounded so loudly that all the people in the camp trembled.

• To induce fear & confusion in the enemy-

To induce fear & confusion in the enemy- Judges 7:22

CJB - Gid'on's men blew their 300 shofars, and ADONAI caused everyone in the camp to attack his comrades; and the enemy fled beyond Beit-Sheetah near Tz'rerah, as far as the border of Avel-M'cholah, by Tabat.

Shofar Shofar Scripture references - Scripture references - Old Testament Old Testament con’t con’t-

• Gives commands to angelic hosts – Matt. 24:31 “And He

will send forth His angels with a great SHOFAR and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.”

• A SHOFAR will announce the 2nd Coming of Messiah –

1 Thess 4:16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a rousing cry, with a call from one of the ruling angels, and with G-d's shofar; those who died united with the Messiah will be the first to rise;

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• A SHOFAR will be blown before the dead

rise – 1 Cor 15:52 “It will take but a moment, the blink of an eye, at the final

• shofar. For the shofar will sound, and the

dead will be raised to live forever, and we too will be changed.

The Feast of Tabernacles The Feast of Tabernacles

Why do we celebrate it?

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Traditions and Rituals Traditions and Rituals

Friday Night – Friday Night – Erev Erev Shabbat Shabbat

Saturday Morning Service Saturday Morning Service

Time of Testimony Time of Testimony

Dancing before Dancing before the Lord the Lord

Time of Praise and Worship Time of Praise and Worship

Lulav Lulav and and Etrog Etrog

Lulav Lulav and and Etrog Etrog

• The Four Species

The Four Species There are four kinds of plants known in Hebrew as the Arbah Minim Minim ('Four Sepcies'). These are said to represent the unity of Israel (amongst other things). They are: Aravot Aravot - willows that have neither fruit nor fragrance Lulav Lulav - palm branch that has no fragrance, but has fruit which can be eaten Etrog Etrog - citron, similar to a lemon, that has a sweet fragrance and can be eaten Hadassim Hadassim - myrtles, that have a pleasant fragrance but cannot be eaten The three myrtle twigs and the two willows are tied together to the palm branch and together the entire bouquet is called the lulav. The four species were intended to symbolize the final harvest and the fertility of the land.

It’s all about teaching The next generation

Where is Messiah Where is Messiah in Sukkot? in Sukkot?

Three times a year all your men must appear before the LORD your God at the place he will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover), the Feast of Weeks (Shavuot) and the Feast of Tabernacles. No man should appear before the LORD empty-handed: Deuteronomy 16:16

According to John Chapter 7, Yeshua arrived in Jerusalem during the celebration of Sukkot. Although His disciples had not expected Yeshua to attend the feast, the vast majority of the pilgrims from afar who had heard of Him entertained the hope that they might see Him. They were not disappointed, for on several occasions He taught in Solomon’s Porch and elsewhere in the temple courts (John 7 and 8). On Hoshana Rabba, a day when the priests arrived through the eastern gate waving twenty-five foot willow branches and with water from the spring to pour over the altar, and as the people sang the Hallel Psalms and prayed for the latter rains and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, Yeshua Yeshua stood and cried out: stood and cried out:

• “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink! Whoever puts

“If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink! Whoever puts his trust in Me, as the Scripture says, rivers of living water will his trust in Me, as the Scripture says, rivers of living water will flow from his inmost being!” flow from his inmost being!” (John 7:1-38; also see John 4:14) (John 7:1-38; also see John 4:14)

During Sukkot, the light from the golden During Sukkot, the light from the golden candlesticks that were 50 cubits high, (75 feet candlesticks that were 50 cubits high, (75 feet tall) illuminated the whole city. Scholars suggest tall) illuminated the whole city. Scholars suggest that that Yeshua Yeshua referred to this custom when He referred to this custom when He spoke those well known words on the day after spoke those well known words on the day after Hoshana Hoshana Rabba Rabba.

• “I am the light of the world; whoever

“I am the light of the world; whoever follows me will never walk in darkness follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12; see also John 1:1-9 and 9:5) (John 8:12; see also John 1:1-9 and 9:5)

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• “Finally everyone remaining from all the nations

“Finally everyone remaining from all the nations that came to attack that came to attack Yerushalayim Yerushalayim will go up every will go up every year to worship the King, the Lord of Hosts, and year to worship the King, the Lord of Hosts, and to keep the festival of Sukkot. to keep the festival of Sukkot. If any of the If any of the families of the earth do not go up to families of the earth do not go up to Yerushalayim Yerushalayim to worship the King, the Lord of Hosts, no rain to worship the King, the Lord of Hosts, no rain will fall on them…..moreover, there will be a will fall on them…..moreover, there will be a plague with which plague with which Adonai Adonai will strike the nations will strike the nations that don’t go up to keep the festival of Sukkot…” that don’t go up to keep the festival of Sukkot…”

• (Zechariah 14:16-19)

(Zechariah 14:16-19)

So in conclusion:

• Sukkot is the most joyous of the feasts.
• If you are thirsty and nothing you try quenches it,

come to the one who will give you an un-endless supply of living water.

• If you feel like you are stumbling around in the

darkness, come to the one who is the light of the world.

• And most importantly, if you have any questions about

who Jesus Christ is and the difference He can make in your life, please come talk to Mary Lee or Jody or any

• f the leaders here…. Or even me.
• God loves you where you are at.
• You don’t have to clean up before you come

before Him.

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Applying the Lesson to Your Life Are you ready for the last sound of the shofar? Are you ready for the last sound of the shofar? What are you doing to be ready? What are you doing to be ready?