Sukkot - Jewish Feast of the Tabernacles

Sukkot means booths and is a week-long celebration commemorating the 40-year journey in the wilderness. It is one of the three great pilgrimage feasts mentioned in the Bible when all Jewish males were required to appear before the Lord. The Jewish Calander shows Sukkot taking place around September or October. Yet because of its connection with festivity, it is often celebrated in November with such events as Thanksgiving. It is also known as the feast of shelters, the feast of booths, the feast of gathering, and sukkot.
To celebrate the feast the Israelites would construct a temporary shelter. A drawing I saw showed a large table for gathering and Thanksgiving, celebrating the deliverance from Egypt by the hand of God. The Jews would construct these temporary shelters like the Hebrew people did while wandering in the desert. The joyous celebration is a reminder of God's deliverance, protection, provision, and faithfulness.
This observance of this feast of tabernacles is mentioned in Exodus 23:16 & 34:22; Leviticus 23:34-43; Numbers 29:12-40; Deuteronomy 16:13-15; Ezra 3:4; and Nehemiah 8:13-18. The festival also celebrates an attitude of thanksgiving for the completion of another successful agricultural year. Its main characteristic is the requirement of Israel’s people to leave their homes and dwell in temporary shelters or booths as a celebration of God’s provisions.
Although as Protestants we do not practice the Jewish festivals, we should try to better understand them and see the significance as recorded in the Bible. Think about how God has blessed you over this last year. Every year brings challenges, but every year also brings blessings from our Lord Jesus and that should be our primary focus.

Blessings my friends. Hope to see you soon.
Pastor Steve
(Some information gathered from learnreligions.com)