Just as the written Word is received with joy each Simchat Torah, as it is moved around a body of descendants of Israel meeting for worship on that day, so the Living Word moved among the Jews of His day in the form of the Man, Yeshua.
Author - Clifford Denton
Dr. Clifford Denton is founder and director of the Tishrei Bible School, www.tishrei.org.
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Just as Pesach was fulfilled by Yeshua when He became the sacrifice for sin on the Cross at Calvary, and the giving of the Holy Spirit became the fulfilment of Shavuot, so Yeshua showed Himself, during the time of His first coming, as the fulfilment of Tabernacles.
On the road to Emmaus, Yeshua met with two of His disciples and, beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. (Luke 24:27).
The scene is set for our imagination to take us to ancient Israel where the sound of the ram’s horn echoes over all the land, over the hills and down the valleys.
The words of Moses, written in the Book of the Law, were to be taken seriously. The God of Israel certainly took them seriously.
Throughout thousands of years of history after Moses’ time, these chapters confirm that God’s words are exactly as stated and will never pass away.
Gaining maturity to interpret the lifegiving depths of the Torah of God must be the aim of every one of us.
The world has not learned from the history of Israel, who desired a king to lead them, establishing a central place of government that led to corruption and downfall.
The magnificence of God, at the climax of His redemptive purposes, was to ensure that both the detail of Torah and His overall purpose were fulfilled through His Son.
From Moses to Messiah, Scripture reveals that God’s love is never passive, but fulfilled in action through covenant, obedience, and the self-giving sacrifice of Yeshua.
