Merry Christmas?

Merry Christmas?

God is truly with us – Emmanuel!

Tonight begins the Feast of Tabernacles – Sukkot. A time of celebration and thanksgiving.

Our Jewish friends celebrate God’s protective care and provision. The tabernacle also represents God dwelling in the midst of His people. Bless God who loved us so much.

It has always been God’s amazing and mysterious desire to “dwell among us” – or tabernacle in our midst. John reveals that He did just that in the person of Jesus.

“And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us.” John 1:14

Scholars increasingly agree that it was during this season that our Lord was born. How beautifully it fulfills the picture He painted thousands of years before.

As we look forward to our upcoming thanksgiving and Christmas season, let us be reminded of His great love and sacrifice in coming in the flesh to dwell with us. What if He had never come?!

Praise God for His goodness.

Holidays and Feasts, Jewish History/Culture
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  1. Lorraine O'Keefe
    So what's the story on the photo you have posted with "Merry Christmas... yes, in September"?
    Reply
    October 14, 2012
    • Jen
      It's an actual manger. Mangers typically were for holding water, and not food or hay. So fitting that the Living Water came and was placed in a manger!
      Reply
      October 14, 2012
    • WTWN
      It's an actual manger. Mangers typically were for holding water, and not food or hay. So fitting that the Living Water came and was placed in a manger!
      Reply
      October 15, 2012
  2. Richard Goodwin
    You say, "Scholars increasingly agree". Who are these scholars? Is it "from the books"? or "from the archaeology"? I've heard the reason why we celebrate "The SON" on Dec 25 (from an old Roman celebration of the winter solstice), but what makes Sukkot the most likely timeframe?
    Reply
    October 14, 2012
    • WTWN
      Both! In a nutshell, you can do the math from John's birth (we know the times from Luke 1) we can estimate Jesus' birth 6 months later which would put it in the fall - Sep/Oct. Again, fitting the picture that God created, the Word tabernacled among us - most likely during Tabernacles (sukkot).
      Reply
      October 15, 2012
  3. MirrorHim
    How do we reconcile this information with our current culture? Is it Ok for us to still celebrate Christmas in December?
    Reply
    October 16, 2012

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