Building on the Foundation

In the midst of working on several other projects, I came across something that needed a little more study. It’s perfectly demonstrated in the 8th Psalm, and since it’s time to cover that one anyway, I figured we might as well go over it while we’re at it.  The new thing I’m learning about is called a chiasm, a prominent Hebrew literary mechanism used throughout the Old Testament and the New Testament. Paul, being the Hebrew of Hebrews that he was, utilized the chiastic structure quite a lot in his writings.  Psalm 8 is a perfect example of a chiasm. It’s a beautiful Psalm anyway, but with the added layer of the chiasm, it just gets even more beautiful!  Psalm 8 also corresponds quite nicely to the Last Great Day, that eighth day of the feast. In fact, out of the Psalms we have covered, this one probably lines up even more than the others do with their corresponding Holy Day, so take note of that as we go along. To start out, we’ll read through the Psalm, then, once we ha...

  During His earthly life, Jesus Christ celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles, for He obeyed His Father’s law perfectly “without sin” (Heb. 4:15). John 7 recalls one such celebration because it played a significant part in Jesus’ ministry. We’re told in vv. 37-38, “On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, ‘If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” From this verse has been coined the term, “the Last Great Day.” The Feast of Tabernacles is a seven-day Feast: “The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to the LORD” (Lev. 23:34). God’s Word tells us the same thing in Lev. 23:40-42; Num. 29:12; Deut. 16:13, 15; and elsewhere. So the Feast of Tabernacles begins on Tishri 15, by the Hebrew calendar, and lasts seven days. Immediately following the Feast of Tabernacles, on Tishri 22, is the Eighth Da...

Guest post by Richard Gray . This is the final installment in a series on the fall holy days .  Ethanim is the Biblical name for the seventh month on the Hebrew calendar (1 Kings 8:2). It is Strong’s #388 from #386. “ perennial, constant, especially used of water. A perennial stream constantly flowing” ( Gesenius). “But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty [386, ever-flowing ] stream” (Amos 5:24). Pure water is a symbol of God’s Holy Spirit. As water is essential for life, the Holy Spirit is essential for eternal life. The seventh month will be the first opportunity to receive salvation for those who never had that opportunity during the 6,000 years of man. On the seventh day of the Feast of Tabernacles (temporary dwellings) the final judgment will occur. On the 21 st of Ethanim, on the sixth day of the week. “…the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein sh...