Next weekend, Israelis will start celebrating the biblical festival ofSukkot. Also known as the Feast of Booths or Tabernacles, this is when they build small huts in their yards or balconies and spend family time together remembering Israel’s 40 years of wandering in the Wilderness. But what makes this Jewish holiday truly unique is that thousands of Christians will also be showing up in Jerusalem to join in marking Sukkot. Now this is in keeping with the ancient biblical tradition that the nations were also welcome to come join the Jewish people in Jerusalem to worship God at this appointed time. The prophet Zechariah even foresaw a day when all nations will ascend to Jerusalem every year to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. So for the past 35 years now, the International Christian Embassy has hosted thousands of Christian pilgrims at its annual Feast of Tabernacles celebration in Jerusalem in anticipation of that great day. So just what is the story behind the Feast of Tabernacles? What are some of the traditions and hopes associated with this biblical feast of joy? And why should Christians from around the world also come up to Jerusalem to keep this fall festival? The Feast of Tabernacles! That’s our focus this weekend here onFront Page Jerusalem. We’ll look at the meaning and traditions surrounding the biblical holiday of Sukkot – or the Feast of Booths. We’ll have a Bible teaching on this special festival by David Parsons, senior producer of Front Page Jerusalemand an ordained minister with the International Christian Embassy.
On this weekend’s program, we’re focusing on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, also known as theFeast of Tabernacles. Israelis will start marking this fall harvest festival next weekend, and all across the nation they will be building small huts or booths in their yards or balconies to recall God’s provision during Israel’s 40 years of wandering in the Wilderness. It is also a festive time of joy and what makes it extra special is that thousands of Christians are also coming up each year to Jerusalem to mark this biblical holiday. The Christian celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles, sponsored by the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem, is Israel’s largest annual tourist event. So our show this week features biblical insights on Sukkot from David Parsons, senior producer of Front Page Jerusalem and an ordained minister with the International Christian Embassy. Here’s David with more…
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Plus, stay tuned for your special invitation to the Christian celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem this September, sponsored by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem.
Join hosts Earl Cox, Ben Kinchlow and David Parsons for this week’s Front Page Jerusalem, on a radio station near you or visit our website to download the MP3 and to subscribe to program podcasts
Next weekend, Front Page Jerusalem will enter a new season of broadcasting the latest news and analysis out of Israel and the Middle East. Co-hosts Earl Cox and Ben Kinchlow will welcome aboard a new production team in Jerusalem, led by Kevin Howard, co-director with his wife Stacey of Christian Friends of Israel-Jerusalem. Kevin will be taking over for David Parsons of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, who has served as the senior producer of FPJ Radio for the past 10 years. Kevin has many years of experience in living and ministering in Israel and reporting on the region for a worldwide Christian audience. So be sure to tune in next week and every week for our continuing in-depth coverage of Israel and the region here on Front Page Jerusalem.
Next weekend, Israelis will start celebrating the biblical festival ofSukkot. Also known as the Feast of Booths or Tabernacles, this is when they build small huts in their yards or balconies and spend family time together remembering Israel’s 40 years of wandering in the Wilderness. But what makes this Jewish holiday truly unique is that thousands of Christians will also be showing up in Jerusalem to join in marking Sukkot. Now this is in keeping with the ancient biblical tradition that the nations were also welcome to come join the Jewish people in Jerusalem to worship God at this appointed time. The prophet Zechariah even foresaw a day when all nations will ascend to Jerusalem every year to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. So for the past 35 years now, the International Christian Embassy has hosted thousands of Christian pilgrims at its annual Feast of Tabernacles celebration in Jerusalem in anticipation of that great day. So just what is the story behind the Feast of Tabernacles? What are some of the traditions and hopes associated with this biblical feast of joy? And why should Christians from around the world also come up to Jerusalem to keep this fall festival? The Feast of Tabernacles! That’s our focus this weekend here onFront Page Jerusalem. We’ll look at the meaning and traditions surrounding the biblical holiday of Sukkot – or the Feast of Booths. We’ll have a Bible teaching on this special festival by David Parsons, senior producer of Front Page Jerusalemand an ordained minister with the International Christian Embassy.
Next weekend, Front Page Jerusalem will enter a new season of broadcasting the latest news and analysis out of Israel and the Middle East. Co-hosts Earl Cox and Ben Kinchlow will welcome aboard a new production team in Jerusalem, led by Kevin Howard, co-director with his wife Stacey of Christian Friends of Israel-Jerusalem. Kevin will be taking over for David Parsons of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, who has served as the senior producer of FPJ Radio for the past 10 years. Kevin has many years of experience in living and ministering in Israel and reporting on the region for a worldwide Christian audience. So be sure to tune in next week and every week for our continuing in-depth coverage of Israel and the region here on Front Page Jerusalem.
