Water Libation Ceremony and Yeshua as Salvation

The High Priest would draw the living water from the pool with a golden vase and ascend back to the temple. When they reached the Water Gate, they would blow the shofar and pour the water and the wine from the grape harvest into silver bowls into the corner of the altar. Then the wine was poured out slowly and the water quickly. The people would then pray for blessings and sing rejoicing psalms to Yah. Please note, during Yah's seven feast days, including the Feast of Tabernacles, the people of Israel would sing the Hallel, which is Psalms 113 through 118, which King David wrote for Messiah's first and second coming events. On the last day, or the great day of the Feast of Tabernacles, the people would march around the altar seven times, pouring out the water and the wine, singing the Hallel. It is written, "The Lord is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation." "The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous.

The right hand of the Lord does valiantly." In Hebrew, Yeshua is defined as salvation. And in English, Jesus means Yeshua. He is in the tabernacle of the righteous, you and me. During Messiah's first coming events, on the Feast of Tabernacles, and during the course of the water libation ceremony, Messiah stood up and testified, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. And he who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." This is totally astonishing. Could you imagine being there at this event, witnessing this incredible fulfillment? And as Yeshua commonly did in the Gospel accounts, He refers us to the Torah and the prophets for the origination of the prophecy so that we can truly understand the intent of the fulfillment. Okay, I'll say that again. In the Gospel accounts, He always refers us to the Torah and the prophets for the origination of the prophecy so that He can so that we can truly understand the intent of the fulfillment.

In this case, He was fulfilling the prophetic oracle of the prophet Isaiah. So before we read that, I'll go back. So again, they do this on the seventh great day, the last day of the seven-day feast day, but then you have that eighth day, which is kind of like a bookend to it. So seven days of Tabernacles and then the eighth day of Shemini Atzeret. So again, this is the last great day, which is the seventh day. They poured the wine and the water on the altar. And as they were doing that, He stood up and said what He said. "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." And He was talking about the Holy Spirit, as He continues to say, which was not poured out yet. So this happened on the great day of the seventh day of the Feast of Tabernacles. It's called Hosanna Rabbah, which is what it's called.

We're going to talk about that more in depth when we get to there. That's next week's kind of video. The seventh and the eighth day of the Feast of Tabernacles. We'll be going through John 7 and John 8. Literally, we'll be going through that. So this is in John 7, and then the next day is John 8, the light of the world, the adulterous lady, etc., and what He said to them. But my friends, this is totally amazing, and especially if one is Jewish, this is totally amazing what He did according to the customs and the traditions of that time to pour out the water libation ceremony. And then He said what He said right here: "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." Amen. And amen and amen. Let's go up above a little bit. Psalm 118, He says, "The Lord is my strength and my song. He has become my salvation." That was said by three great holy men in the Bible.

First said by Moses, Exodus 15. So, think about that. They just crossed the Red Sea. Think about the water. It was kind of like a baptism into Moses, is what Paul records about the Red Sea moment. He said they were baptized into Moses. And after that, Exodus 15, what did he say? He says, "The Lord is my strength, and He is my song, and He has become my salvation." King Isaiah, Isaiah 12, what does he say? "Yah, my strength and my strong. He has become my salvation." And the voice of living waters. What Yeshua's quoted in John 7, He's quoted Isaiah 12, verse one and two, basically, is what He was quoting about the rivers of living water. Now, let's go to King David, the third great prophet, who said this: Moses, Isaiah, David. Amazing. What does he say in Psalm 118? "The Lord is my strength, and He is my song, and He has become my salvation." So, my friends, you've got three of the most mighty men in the Bible, Moses, David, and Isaiah.

All three say the same thing: "You are my strength. You are my song. And you are my Yeshua, my salvations." Salvation means Yeshua in the Bible. So wherever it says salvation in there, you just put Yeshua. "You are my Yeshua, my salvation." When Mary introduced Yeshua as a young boy, "This is my salvation," basically is what she was saying, right? Pretty amazing. "This is my little salvation. This is my salvation," right? Yeshua. So whenever you see salvation, the Bible, just put your Savior's name in it, Yeshua. Because in Hebrew, that's exactly what his name means, obviously, is salvation. And then in English, we know that as Jesus. Okay? So again, it's really, my friends, Yeshua had to do these things. Even the prophetic foreshadows, the water libation ceremony, every jot and tittle, He said He was going to fulfill. And this is one of the most beautiful jot and tittle. But I just wanted to mention that it's one of the great little short prayers if you're ever going through warfare.

If you're ever going through a short time and you need a powerful prayer: "The Lord is my strength. He is my song. He has become my salvation." It is written. Why? Because Moses, David, and Isaiah said that. So I would just stick to that. If you're ever in a quick need of a prayer, "The Lord is my strength. He's my song. He's become my deliverance, my salvation." Get away from me, Satan. Bye-bye. Right? I mean, bye-bye. I mean, he has no power or authority over that. It is written. It is written. So, pretty amazing stuff to put this together, my friends. So, now let's go to Isaiah's oracle. And this is Isaiah 12:2-6. And you'll see what I just said, but also the admonishing of it as well. "And in that day you will say, 'Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust and not be afraid. For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and my song, and He has also become my salvation. Therefore, with joy, you will draw water from the wells of salvation.'" That's what we just read with John 7.

"And in that day you will say, 'Praise the Lord. Call upon His name. Declare His deeds among the peoples. Make mention that His name is exalted. Sing to the Lord, for He has done excellent things. This is known in all of the earth. Cry out and shout, O inhabitants of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel, Kadosh of Israel, in your midst.'" I'll read that again. And this is what we just read. And this is what Yeshua was quoting right here, my friends, in John 7. "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." This is what Yeshua was quoting in John 7 here. It goes back to Isaiah 12:2-6, and really to Exodus 15 as well, and also to Psalm 118. "In that day," what day? "The Day of the Lord, you shall say, 'Behold, Yahweh is my salvation. Yeshua. I will trust and not be afraid, for Yah, the Lord, is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.' Therefore, with joy, just like John 7 says, you will draw water from the wells of salvation." Yeshua said the same thing to confirm it.

"And in that day," what day? "The Day of the Lord, you will say, 'Praise the Lord. Call upon His name. Declare His deeds among the peoples. Make mention that His name is exalted. Sing to the Lord, for He has done excellent things.'" When is that? The second coming events. Talking about the Day of the Lord. "This is known in all the earth. Cry out and shout, O inhabitants of Zion, for great is the Kadosh Israel, the Holy One of Israel, in your midst." That means on this earth. Amen and amen and amen. In Revelation, come, and let him who hears say, come, and let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely. It goes back into Isaiah 12. It goes back into John 7, even Psalm 118, and even Exodus 15. "The Lord is my strength, and He is my song, and He has become my salvation." In Zechariah 14, the prophet declares the Day of the Lord as he substantiates his profound significance as well as warns about keeping the Feast of Tabernacles during the millennial kingdom.