What did Yeshua do on Sukkot?
The seventh chapter gospel of John records what Yeshua did in Jerusalem on one Sukkot (verse 2). Yeshua arrives in Jerusalem halfway through the eight days of Sukkot (verse 14). He teaches in the temple and arguements happen. Then, on the seventh day (called Hoshana Rabbah) he begins a new speech (verses 37-39). Hoshana Rabah (which means “the great praise”) was the climax of the Temple rituals for Sukkot. One of these rituals was the water drawing ceremony. Yeshua had been waiting for its completion. For the six prior days, a priest would go to the pool of Shiloach and fill a pitcher with water. The water was brought back to the Temple court, where it was poured into a basin at the foot of the altar amidst prayers for water and rain. On Hoshana Rabbah this ritual happened again, then the basin of water was poured onto the hot altar. The water would turn to steam and rise in a cloud from the altar. There was already a Jewish tradition interpreting the prayers for water as also asking f
