SUKKOT - THE DWELLING BOOTHS

• The Purpose of Celebrating Sukkot
• Why Do We Dwell in Booths
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During the Feast of Sukkot, God's people are required to dwell in booths or huts. Leviticus 23:43 reads, “‘… 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’” (NKJV).

The purpose of celebrating Sukkot is to place our full focus on God by remembering what He has done for us through His provisions and protections over the years. The annual feast of Sukkot is one awesome way to do this. Therefore, all Christians should honor their Creator by celebrating this Holy Day each year.

One of the three-fold significances of commemorating the annual Feast of Sukkot is remembering God's mighty redemptive works and His guiding hand in earthly events, specifically in rescuing His people from the destructive hands of Pharaoh. Exodus 10:2 reads, “… that you may recount and explain in the hearing of your son and your grandson what I have done [repeatedly] to make a mockery of the Egyptians—My signs [of divine power] which I have done among them—so that you may know [without any doubt] and recognize [clearly] that I am the Lord” (AMP).

We have a duty, a responsibility, to inform our children of God's goodness (Deuteronomy 11:19), how He brought the Israelites out of slavery, how He has brought you out of your own sinful bondage, how He rescued the Israelites from the cruel hands of Pharaoh, and how God rescued you from yourself.

​We must speak about the past from a biblical standpoint. We must also speak about our personal pasts from a relational standpoint to confirm to our children that they can believe, without any doubt, that they can trust God’s divine power to rescue them not only from those who rise up against them but also from sin and death. By sharing with our children biblical and our personal history with GOD will provide them the evidence of God’s miraculous ability and power that will make it clear that He is the Lord of lords. There is none like Him in power, authority, or ability.
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Why Do We Dwell in Booths
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For seven days, God requires His people to dwell in temporary shelters to remind them how He provided booths for them in the wilderness while fleeing from Pharaoh. Sukkot is a time for us as Christians to reflect on how God was, and is, our main source of provision. His provisions are always right and on time, no matter what challenges we face.

Spending seven days in a booth allows us to reflect on God's goodness, mercy, and grace while reinforcing a clearer understanding of His love for us. This experience encourages us to further seal in our hearts and minds how good He is as our Father, and that no other father can provide for us as well as He does. He is the Father of fathers.

This is why reflecting on our past, as well as what God has done for His people in the past through the scriptures, is so important to our personal spiritual growth and in developing a stronger bond with Him. The Festival of Booths affords us a great opportunity to reflect on biblical times and our personal lives, recalling how God has provided for and protected us, helping us draw closer to Him so that He will draw ever closer to us (James 4:8).

HAPPY SUKKOT!