In the seventh month, in the fifteenth day of the month, shall he do the like in the feast of the seven days, according to the sin offering, according to the burnt offering, and according to the meat offering, and according to the oil.
In the seventh month, in the fifteenth day of the month, shall he do the like in the feast of the seven days, according to the sin offering, according to the burnt offering, and according to the meat offering, and according to the oil—Feast of Tabernacles: בַּשְּׁבִיעִי בַּחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ (bashĕvîʿî baḥămishāh ʿāśār yôm laḥōdesh, 'in the seventh [month], on the fifteenth day of the month')—Tishri 15 (Leviticus 23:33-43).
חַג (ḥag, 'the feast')—Tabernacles, celebrating wilderness wandering and harvest. Offerings match Passover: sin, burnt, grain, oil. This symmetry—spring and fall festivals with identical offerings—demonstrates God's consistent requirements. Tabernacles commemorates dwelling with God (booths/tabernacles); millennial observance anticipates eternal dwelling: 'Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men' (Revelation 21:3). Worship remembers past redemption and anticipates future consummation.
Historical Context
Feast of Tabernacles (Leviticus 23:33-43, Deuteronomy 16:13-15) celebrated harvest and wilderness provision. Post-exilic Jews reinstituted it (Nehemiah 8:13-18). Jesus attended Tabernacles (John 7:2-39), proclaiming Himself the source of living water—fulfilling the festival's water-drawing ceremony. Zechariah 14:16-19 predicts millennial nations observing Tabernacles, aligning with Ezekiel's vision. The feast's memorial and prophetic dimensions demonstrate worship's temporal scope.
Questions for Reflection
Why do Passover and Tabernacles have identical offerings in Ezekiel's vision?
How does Tabernacles (dwelling with God) point to Revelation 21:3?
What does Zechariah 14:16-19 (nations observing Tabernacles) teach about millennial worship?
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Analysis & Commentary
In the seventh month, in the fifteenth day of the month, shall he do the like in the feast of the seven days, according to the sin offering, according to the burnt offering, and according to the meat offering, and according to the oil—Feast of Tabernacles: בַּשְּׁבִיעִי בַּחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ (bashĕvîʿî baḥămishāh ʿāśār yôm laḥōdesh, 'in the seventh [month], on the fifteenth day of the month')—Tishri 15 (Leviticus 23:33-43).
חַג (ḥag, 'the feast')—Tabernacles, celebrating wilderness wandering and harvest. Offerings match Passover: sin, burnt, grain, oil. This symmetry—spring and fall festivals with identical offerings—demonstrates God's consistent requirements. Tabernacles commemorates dwelling with God (booths/tabernacles); millennial observance anticipates eternal dwelling: 'Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men' (Revelation 21:3). Worship remembers past redemption and anticipates future consummation.