Feast of Tabernacles Lesson 13 Copyright 2015 Standard

Lesson Outline Introduction A. Good Feeling B. Lesson Background Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing,

Can You Remember? • For the past few weeks, we’ve been studying about three special times celebrated by the Israelites. • See if you can match the description with either the Passover, the Feast of Weeks, or the Day of Atonement. Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. Thinkstock/i. Stock

Can You Remember? Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. • Match these descriptions with either the Passover (P), the Feast of Weeks (W), or the Day of Atonement (A). 1. Involved a censer of burning coals and incense 2. Held seven Sabbaths after a different feast 3. Involved putting blood on doorposts Thinkstock/i. Stock

Can You Remember? Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. • Match these descriptions with either the Passover (P), the Feast of Weeks (W), or the Day of Atonement (A). 1. Involved a censer of burning coals and incense A 2. Held seven Sabbaths after a different feast 3. Involved putting blood on doorposts Thinkstock/i. Stock

Can You Remember? Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. • Match these descriptions with either the Passover (P), the Feast of Weeks (W), or the Day of Atonement (A). 1. Involved a censer of burning coals and incense A 2. Held seven Sabbaths after a different feast W 3. Involved putting blood on doorposts Thinkstock/i. Stock

Can You Remember? Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. • Match these descriptions with either the Passover (P), the Feast of Weeks (W), or the Day of Atonement (A). 1. Involved a censer of burning coals and incense A 2. Held seven Sabbaths after a different feast W 3. Involved putting blood on doorposts P Thinkstock/i. Stock

Can You Remember? • Match these descriptions with either the Passover (P), the Feast of Weeks (W), or the Day of Atonement (A). 4. Also known as Pentecost 5. Held during the first month 6. Held during the seventh month 7. Connected with the Feast of Unleavened Bread Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. Thinkstock/i. Stock

Can You Remember? • Match these descriptions with either the Passover (P), the Feast of Weeks (W), or the Day of Atonement (A). 4. Also known as Pentecost W 5. Held during the first month 6. Held during the seventh month 7. Connected with the Feast of Unleavened Bread Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. Thinkstock/i. Stock

Can You Remember? • Match these descriptions with either the Passover (P), the Feast of Weeks (W), or the Day of Atonement (A). 4. Also known as Pentecost W 5. Held during the first month P 6. Held during the seventh month 7. Connected with the Feast of Unleavened Bread Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. Thinkstock/i. Stock

Can You Remember? • Match these descriptions with either the Passover (P), the Feast of Weeks (W), or the Day of Atonement (A). 4. Also known as Pentecost W 5. Held during the first month P 6. Held during the seventh month A 7. Connected with the Feast of Unleavened Bread Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. Thinkstock/i. Stock

Can You Remember? • Match these descriptions with either the Passover (P), the Feast of Weeks (W), or the Day of Atonement (A). 4. Also known as Pentecost W 5. Held during the first month P 6. Held during the seventh month A 7. Connected with the Feast of Unleavened Bread P Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. Thinkstock/i. Stock

Can You Remember? • Match these descriptions with either the Passover (P), the Feast of Weeks (W), or the Day of Atonement (A). 8. Sacrificed one lamb or goat per household 9. Involved sprinklings of blood by the high priest 10. Held exactly 50 days after another feast Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. Thinkstock/i. Stock

Can You Remember? Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. • Match these descriptions with either the Passover (P), the Feast of Weeks (W), or the Day of Atonement (A). 8. Sacrificed one lamb or goat per household P 9. Involved sprinklings of blood by the high priest 10. Held exactly 50 days after another feast Thinkstock/i. Stock

Can You Remember? Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. • Match these descriptions with either the Passover (P), the Feast of Weeks (W), or the Day of Atonement (A). 8. Sacrificed one lamb or goat per household P 9. Involved sprinklings of blood by the high priest A 10. Held exactly 50 days after another feast Thinkstock/i. Stock

Can You Remember? Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. • Match these descriptions with either the Passover (P), the Feast of Weeks (W), or the Day of Atonement (A). 8. Sacrificed one lamb or goat per household P 9. Involved sprinklings of blood by the high priest A 10. Held exactly 50 days after another feast W Thinkstock/i. Stock

Can You Remember? • Each of these special times was to help the Israelites to remember their status before God and what He had done for them. • Today, we will study the last of these special times, known as the Feast of Tabernacles. Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. Thinkstock/i. Stock

Lesson Outline I. Observance Established (LEVITICUS 23: 33 -36) A. Month and Days (vv. 33, 34) B. Rest and Sacrifices (vv. 35, 36) Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved.

What Do You Think? • What improvements can you make regarding your time-off days? Why is it important to do so? • Talking Points for Your Discussion – Regarding increased focus on God – Regarding the need for rest itself – Regarding reexamination of priorities – Other Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved.

Pick a Number • Using the lesson text, see if you can use up all but three of the numbers provided to complete the description of the Feast of Tabernacles. Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved.

Pick a Number • The Day of Atonement occurred on the tenth day of the seventh month. The Feast of Tabernacles began __ days later on day __ of that month. Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. 1 1 1 2 5 6 7 7 7 8 9 14 15

Pick a Number • The Day of Atonement occurred on the tenth day of the seventh month. The Feast of Tabernacles began 5 days later on day 15 of that month. Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. 1 1 1 2 5 6 7 7 7 8 9 14 15

Pick a Number • The Day of Atonement occurred on the tenth day of the seventh month. The Feast of Tabernacles began 5 days later on day 15 of that month. • The festival began on day ___ with a sacred assembly. The feast would last for ___ days. Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. 1 1 1 2 5 6 7 7 7 8 9 14 15

Pick a Number • The Day of Atonement occurred on the tenth day of the seventh month. The Feast of Tabernacles began 5 days later on day 15 of that month. • The festival began on day 1 with a sacred assembly. The feast would last for 7 days. Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. 1 1 1 2 5 6 7 7 7 8 9 14 15

Lesson Outline II. Special Days Reviewed (LEVITICUS 23: 37, 38) A. Observances and Offerings (v. 37) B. Sabbaths, Vows, and Offerings (v. 38) Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved.

What Do You Think? • Besides Christmas and Easter, what significant regular celebrations or observances does your church maintain? Why are these important? Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved.

What Do You Think? • Besides Christmas and Easter, what significant regular celebrations or observances does your church maintain? Why are these important? • Talking Points for Your Discussion – For new Christians – For seekers – For spiritually mature Christians Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved.

What Do You Think? • What is significant about keeping vows that have been made to and before God? • Talking Points for Your Discussion Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. – Concerning marriage vows – Concerning oaths of office – Concerning financial promises – Concerning courtroom oaths or affirmations – Other

Pick a Number • According to Numbers 29: 13, the burnt offerings for each day included ___ rams and ___ lambs. Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. 1 1 1 2 5 6 7 7 7 8 9 14 15

Pick a Number • According to Numbers 29: 13, the burnt offerings for each day included 2 rams and 14 lambs. Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. 1 1 1 2 5 6 7 7 7 8 9 14 15

Pick a Number • According to Numbers 29: 13, the burnt offerings for each day included 2 rams and 14 lambs. • On days ___ and ___ the Israelites were to observe a sabbath rest, when no work would be done. Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. 1 1 1 2 5 6 7 7 7 8 9 14 15

Pick a Number • According to Numbers 29: 13, the burnt offerings for each day included 2 rams and 14 lambs. • On days 1 and 8 the Israelites were to observe a sabbath rest, when no work would be done. Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. 1 1 1 2 5 6 7 7 7 8 9 14 15

Lesson Outline III. Observance Explained (Leviticus 23: 39 -43) A. Basic Facts Stated (v. 39) B. Tree Branches Collected (v. 40) C. Yearly Observance Mandated (v. 41) D. Booth-living Required (vv. 42, 43) Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved.

What Do You Think? • What causes churches in general and Christians in particular to stop observing special days or milestones they once did? Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved.

What Do You Think? • What causes churches in general and Christians in particular to stop observing special days or milestones they once did? • Talking Points for Your Discussion – Good reasons – Poor reasons – Concerning Romans 14: 5, 6 – Concerning Colossians 2: 16 Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved.

What Do You Think? • How can we make better use of tangible objects as aids to worship? • Talking Points for Your Discussion – At Christmas – At Easter – On Palm Sunday – During the Lord’s Supper – Other Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved.

Pick a Number • Branches of trees would be collected on day ___ to be used to build booths or shelters. The people were to live in them for ___ days Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. 1 1 1 2 5 6 7 7 7 8 9 14 15

Pick a Number • Branches of trees would be collected on day 1 to be used to build booths or shelters. The people were to live in them for 7 days Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. 1 1 1 2 5 6 7 7 7 8 9 14 15

Pick a Number • According to Leviticus 23: 43, what was God’s #1 reason for telling Israel to celebrate this feast and live in booths for a week? • So future generations would remember that Israel lived in temporary shelters when God delivered them from Egypt. Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved.

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Lesson Outline Conclusion A. The Blessing of Memory B. Prayer C. Thought to Remember

Milestones of Life – What physical reminders do you have of those events? – Do you commemorate these events in any way or share them with others? Copyright © 2015 Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH. All rights reserved. Kent. Weakly • What are some personal milestones you’ve experienced on your walk of faith?