Suggestions for Our Harvests
November 17, 2015I have some suggestions for Christmas! But first a little biblical theology…. Israel enjoyed their Spring and Fall harvests with week-long celebrations. In the Spring, seven weeks after Passover, Israel celebrated the Spring harvest with the “Festival of Harvest/Weeks” (Pentecost). In the Fall, Israel celebrated the Fall harvest with the “Festival of Booths/Tabernacles.” These festivals […]
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Biblical Texts, Theology | Tagged: Alien, Deuteronomy, Feast of Tabernacles, Feast of Weeks, Generosity, Giving, Hospitality, Immigrant, Stranger | 
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