Matthew Week 99

Matthew Week 99

 

Leviticus 23:1-2 ESV

 

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, These are the appointed feasts of the Lord that you shall proclaim as holy convocations; they are my appointed feasts.

 

 

 

1 Corinthians 15:20 ESV

 

20 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

 

 

 

Romans 8:11 ESV

 

11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.

 

 

 

Leviticus 23:33-34, 42-43 ESV

 

33 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 34 “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, On the fifteenth day of this seventh month and for seven days is the Feast of Booths to the Lord. 42 You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All native Israelites shall dwell in booths, 43 that your generations may know that I made the people of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.”

 

 

 

Isaiah 12:2-3 ESV

 

2 “Behold, God is my salvation;

 

I will trust, and will not be afraid;

 

for the Lord God is my strength and my song,

 

and he has become my salvation.”

 

3 With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.

 

 

 

 

 

“He who has not seen the rejoicing at the place of the water-drawing has never seen rejoicing in his life…there was not a courtyard in Jerusalem that was not illumined by the light of the place of the water-drawing. Men of piety and good deeds used to dance before them with lighted torches in their hands, and sing songs and praises. And Levites without number with harps, lyres, cymbals and trumpets and other musical instruments were there…(Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Sukkah 51a and 51b)

 

 

 

John 1:14a ESV

 

14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us,

 

 

 

John 7:37-38 ESV

 

37 On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”

 

 

 

2 Corinthians 5:1-2, 5 ESV

 

For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling,

 

 

 

5 He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.