The Israelites pounded olives to make oil. When pounded, the olive loses its physical appearance and only its essence is extracted. On the Olive Tree of Isra’el there are natural branches along with wild branches. They all produce the same fruit – olives. The root of the Olive Tree is Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the patriarchs of faith and promise. From them came the nation of Isra’el, the natural olives, who have been relentlessly pounded through the millennia by severe persecution and near annihilation. It began with slavery in Egypt and Pharaoh, continued with Haman in Persia, the Syrians and Antiochus Epiphanes, the Spanish Inquisitions
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The Feast of Tabernacles – Sukkot
The Feast of Tabernacles is the last of the seven ‘appointed times’ given to God’s people. In Hebrew, the Feast of Tabernacles is Sukkot meaning ‘shelters,’ sukkah is the singular ‘shelter.’ Sukkot is the eight-day fall Feast that follows the Day of Atonement. It is called the ‘season of our joy’ when everyone dances with lulavs and builds temporary shelters with roofs made from branches of trees. Like the other fall festivals, the Feast of Tabernacles has yet to be fulfilled by Yeshua.