Tabernacle: God Wants To Dwell With His People

The Feast of Tabernacles in Hebrew is Sukkot. It means booths or  

temporary shelters and brings the fall appointed times to their climax. The

booth was temporary. It was designed to be a reminder to the Nation of Israel

that; #1. Egypt was not their permanent home. #2. The wilderness was not

their permanent home. #3. Their security ultimately did not come from

permanent structures. And #4. Their survival depended upon the presence,

provision, and faithfulness of God. Israel lived in temporary dwellings, but

they possessed God’s abiding Presence. Your surroundings may be

temporary, but God’s presence remains your true security. The wilderness

teaches us that our confidence cannot ultimately rest in what surrounds us.

Our confidence must rest in Who dwells among us.

Blessings