During the Feast of Sukkot, on the evening of the sixth day, the evening before the Hoshana Rabbah service, it is tradition to stay up all night and read Deuteronomy. After midnight, the entire book of Psalms is read. Apples are eaten dipped in honey for a "sweet year".
The reason for this, is because it is written that on Hoshana Rabbah, our fate for this next year has already been determined, and is being delivered to the angels for execution. How blessed we are, how much rain we get, will we live, will we die.... the verdict has been sealed and will be delivered tommorrow.
It is written that no verdict is irreversible if we will repent. This is like the LAST CHANCE FOR REAL to get right before the execution of the judgment.
According to the ancient writings, the Creator's only will is to do us good. All the chaos we find in our lives is caused by ourselves and this is what Hoshana Rabbah's verdict is all about. All the barriers, all the chaos, we created in our lives.
These feasts are "gates in time" allowing us to remove the chaos from our lives and to control them.
So that we can live the Deut. 16:15 promise: "and you shall be COMPLETELY happy" :)
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Feast of Sukkot - Hoshana Rabbah Ceremony
The Hoshana Rabbah Ceremony occurs on the 7th day of the Feast of Sukkot. It is on this day that God declares whether there will be rain for the coming year.
Everyday during the feast, the trumpets give three blasts, but on Hoshana Rabbah, the trumpets do three sets of seven blasts.
Every day during the feast, the priest went around the altar one time. On Hoshana Rabbah, the priest marches around the altar seven times.
As they march around the altar, they sing the Hosanna ("Save us") verse from Psalm 118:25 as the people wave their palm branches (the lulav).
This is why it is called the "Great Hosanna" (Hoshanna Rabbah) or the "Great Day of the Feast". This is when the prayers for water and the Messiah are at its peak.
This is when we see Jesus entering the scene. He declares loudly from amongst the crowd, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. He who believes in me, as the scriptures say, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." John 7:37-38; John 4:14
The priests were furious that the ceremony had been interrupted by the guy they had previously ordered to be arrested (John 7;14; 30-32).
According to the ancient writings, Hoshana Rabbah closes the period of divine judgment started on Rosh Hashana (the day the verdict was finalized). On Hoshana Rabbah, the verdict is sent out to the angels to perform it. The verdict for how blessed you will be and how much rain you will get this next year is signed, sealed and now delivered on this day.
Everyday during the feast, the trumpets give three blasts, but on Hoshana Rabbah, the trumpets do three sets of seven blasts.
Every day during the feast, the priest went around the altar one time. On Hoshana Rabbah, the priest marches around the altar seven times.
As they march around the altar, they sing the Hosanna ("Save us") verse from Psalm 118:25 as the people wave their palm branches (the lulav).
This is why it is called the "Great Hosanna" (Hoshanna Rabbah) or the "Great Day of the Feast". This is when the prayers for water and the Messiah are at its peak.
This is when we see Jesus entering the scene. He declares loudly from amongst the crowd, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. He who believes in me, as the scriptures say, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." John 7:37-38; John 4:14
The priests were furious that the ceremony had been interrupted by the guy they had previously ordered to be arrested (John 7;14; 30-32).
According to the ancient writings, Hoshana Rabbah closes the period of divine judgment started on Rosh Hashana (the day the verdict was finalized). On Hoshana Rabbah, the verdict is sent out to the angels to perform it. The verdict for how blessed you will be and how much rain you will get this next year is signed, sealed and now delivered on this day.
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