We Are The Eighth Day! Shemini Atzeret

Deuteronomy 16; Leviticus 23:35-36; John 8:12; Numbers 14:21; 2 Corinthians 1:18; Numbers 29:36; Galatians 6:16; Revelation 19:6-7; Revelation 21:2 ,19:11-12, 16; 20:11; 21:1-2; 2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21: 5; Isaiah 65:17-18; Isaiah 55:10-13; Revelation 22:1, 22:17; 1 Corinthians 2:9; Romans 8:18; John 17:22-24; Romans 8:16-17; Psalm 119:105; John 1:14; Philippians 4:4

We are walking in today:  We Are The Eighth Day! Shemini Atzeret

Witness study word throughout the Bible:  H3854 lahag study, studying, devotion to study  and H1697 davar speech, word, speaking, thing, saying, utterance

Nehemiah 8:12-14

​ We have been tabernacaling with Yahweh for the last 7 days, sukkot.  This is the time that the children of Israel would live in temporary dwellings for 7 days to recall the time that their ancestors were in the wilderness for 40 years that He kept and provided for them.  This is an remembrance of the greatness of our God, Yahweh!​  The closing out of this feast is with Shemini Atzeret.  This 8th day of the assembly of the community in His presence has a greater outpouring of His Spirit.  As we see with Yeshua in the temple when He says to come and drink of Him was during this feast--John 7:37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.  This was to be a joyful feast for all the people in the community as we have in Deuteronomy 16.  A mind shift from the Greek/Western thought of the distance perceived of God to His people where the Hebraic comes to know to know Him more closely.  This conclusion of the feast of tabernacles, there was a delay to release the people from His presence.  The root of the word atzeret, means a holding back or tarry.  Like many of the days we spend with our family or friends that we delay our departure or extend our trip for one more day.  This is His high holy days and wouldn't you want to extend it for just one more day?

Simchat Torah celebrates the receiving of the Torah.  Yes we had gotten the Torah at Shavout yet the people when Moses returned, were not ready to receive the Torah.  Thus Moses went back up the mountain to seek intercession for their betrayal of the golden calf worship.  With the smashing of the first tablets at their disobedience, the second set were not received until Yom Kippur. That is why the celebration was appointed for this time of the High Holy days. This is also tied to the beginning of the Torah cycle--His word is eternal and is to be ready eternally!  The more that we can read and have His understanding we find out what He originally intended. This is our return, we have been renewed for His appointed time and seasons!  We will be in the place that He has given unto us!  Fiveamprayer this is a celebration that we can receive wholeheartedly!  What is in your heart?  We must study to do no longer only to learn--apply the entirety of His word with His understanding to your life!  To hear more on this teaching click here.