Tu Bishevat celebrates trees and reminds us of our eternal call to cultivate the world as gardener-kings. In this meditation, trace the roots and branches of the Tree of Life as it weaves throughout the Scripture.
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Leviticus 23 lists the appointed holidays that the Lord gave for the people of Israel to celebrate. Hanukkah is not on that list, nor is it found anywhere in the Old Testament. Is Hanukkah an unimportant, man-made holiday, or does it have a truly valuable and Scriptural message for us?
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The LORD commands that Israel observe her annual Feast of Booths, "Sukkot," by remembering how they lived in booths during their wilderness wanderings. Strangely, the actual Exodus doesn’t mention that the people of Israel slept in booths when they left Egypt.
Or does it?
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Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, commanded to be observed annually in Leviticus 16. That chapter opens, however, with Aaron’s two sons, who “drew near to the LORD and died,” tragically highlighting humanity's fundamental problem: how can we draw near to God when our sin means approaching Him is death?
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At first glance, the celebration of Rosh Hashanah doesn’t seem very important. The Israelites are commanded to rest, to eat, to drink, and to make an offering to the Lord. But they are also commanded to gather together and remember the blast of the trumpet. What trumpet blast are they supposed to remember, and why is it crucial in recognizing the Messiah?
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We are in this time 'between,' bookended by the two "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord" declarations. Here's what this means for us now.
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We bear the greatest news of the greatest kingdom governed by the greatest King. In these uncertain days, let our voices speak comfort' and 'prepare the way.'
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If Jerusalem were just any other city, we'd leave it well alone. But she's not, and we can't—because Jesus is and will be displayed through her forever.
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