Why Should You Rejoice at the Feast? - Clayton D Steep - September 1982

Clayton D Steep

You are specifically commanded by God to rejoice at the Feast of Tabernacles. But why? And what should you rejoice about? There's no doubt about it. We all like to be happy. God designed us that way. He knows happiness is the best state to be in. I Timothy 1:11 calls God the "blessed God." The word blessed here actually can be translated "happy." God is the "happy God." And that is the way He wants us to learn to be always. He ordained His commandments and laws for the purpose of producing and preserving happiness. The Bible shows God wants us to learn to rejoice all the time. "Rejoice evermore," urged the apostle Paul (I Thess. 5:16). - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library