LifePointe Christian Church
Speaker: Chris Delfs, Senior Pastor
Cistern water: Trapped rainwater
Running water (especially spring water)
Constant fresh source of water called "living water"
Living (running water) used for cleansing (Leviticus. 15:1-3)
John 4:13-14 NIV
Connection between living water and Feast of Sukkot gave “living water” clearest meaning
Seven feasts (Leviticus 23)
In Spring: Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits
Shavuot (Pentecost)
In Fall: Rosh Hashanah, (Feast of Trumpets)
Yom Kippur (Day of atonement)
Leviticus 16:30 On this day atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you. Then, before the
LORD, you will be clean from all your sins.
Leviticus. 23:40 Rejoice before the Lord
Feast of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)
Leviticus 23:40 NIV
Temporary shelters made of olive, palm, and myrtle branches (Nehemiah. 8:15)
Temporary shelters called Sukkot (Sukkah)
Cluster of branches called lulav
The Hallel (Psalm chapters 113-118)
Psalms 118:25 NIV
FIRST EVENT: 2 Chronicles 5-7 Dedication of Temple of Solomon
2 Chronicles 7:10 NIV
SECOND EVENT: Reconstruction of Solomon's Temple (Second Temple)
Nehemiah 8:17 NIV
THIRD EVENT: Not mentioned in the Bible
Antiochus
Mattathias
Judah Maccabee (The Hammer of Judaism)
Celebration of this deliverance: Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah)
Sukkot and Hanukkah customs became intertwined
Key element in the celebration of Sukkot involved living water
Psalms 118:25-26 NIV
John 7:37 NIV
Revelation 22:1 NIV
Revelation 22:17 NIV
Your soul was made to live on God - to live on Jesus.