The Feast of Tabernacles was simply known as "The Feast." At the end of the fall harvest, everyone wanted to celebrate together and thank God. It was the most joyful and important gathering of the year. Jesus showed up to answer their prayers and fulfill their dreams. They asked for water; he offered living water. When they lit torches to light the city, he called himself the light of the world. They were desperate for freedom, and he said he could liberate them with the gift of eternal life. But no matter how clearly he explained himself, they hurl the most intense accusation possible: you are demon-possessed. From God's perspective, the claim is absurd. Jesus has no need to glorify himself, because the Father already handles that. I remember agonizing over when I could tell my girlfriend (now wife) my secrets. I didn't know if she would still want to date me if she knew the worst about me. And she loved me. Jesus is standing in front of people who want to destroy him, and he still tells them who he is. He knows they revere Abraham's faith. So he explains that he is the God that Abraham worshipped. He uses the holiest of divine names and simply says, "I am." That's the breaking point. The crowd picks up leftover stones from the rebuilding of the Temple to stone Jesus. They are saying to the I Am, "We want to eliminate you." Then, after fully revealing himself, Jesus is hidden. After showing up, he leaves the temple, the place built for God's presence. The most beloved center of worship is desecrated. It's the unholy place where God's people attempt to kill God. Jesus left the temple because they rejected him. But soon, he will return to the cross, because he refused to reject them.