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- There is no mention either of the holiday of Hanukkah, nor of the historical events that led to its establishment, in the Bible. The most detailed account of the story of Hanukkah is contained in the First and Second Books of Maccabees. However, these books are not included in the Hebrew Bible.
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Jan 4, 2022 · Although this Jewish festival in not mentioned in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible), it is referenced in the Talmud: “On the 25th of Kislev are the days of Chanukkah, which are eight... these were appointed a Festival with Hallel [prayers of praise] and thanksgiving” (Shabbat 21b, Babylonian Talmud).
- Isaiah 52:10-11. Looking at this in its context, we see that it is speaking first of the exodus of the Jews from their captivity in Babylon, but it is also a prophecy, speaking of a future exodus from a future captivity—from the Babylon that is now forming in this present age.
- Haggai 2:10-23. The Bible contains the record of one extended family of people and its checkered history with God. The book of Genesis reveals the beginning of Israel through the fathers, and Exodus shows their first faltering steps.
- Haggai 2:10. Within the pages of the Bible, relatively few dates are mentioned. Because of this, and because God works in similar patterns and many of the prophecies have a dual fulfillment, when prophetic dates are mentioned, they take on a special significance.
- John 10:22-23. This festival was a Jewish national festival and is not one of God's commanded festivals—under any covenant! Even in this, He set us a perfect example by showing us that it is not wrong to observe national holidays that do not do service to paganism.
- 1 John 1:9 ESV / 23 helpful votes. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
- Proverbs 22:6 ESV / 23 helpful votes. Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
- John 3:16 ESV / 22 helpful votes. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
- John 10:22 ESV / 21 helpful votes. At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter,
Hanukkah (which in Hebrew means "to dedicate") is also referred to as the Festival of Lights or the Feast of Dedication. It is a holiday, lasting eight days, that celebrates the rededication of Jerusalem's temple in 164 B.C. after it was defiled by a pagan ruler.
Dec 18, 2022 · Hanukkah is known as the Feast of Dedication (John 10:22) or the Festival of Lights. Hanukkah isn’t mentioned in the Old Testament. Its origin is in the intertestamental period, during one of the most courageous episodes in Israel’s history (167–164 BC; see 1 Macc. 3–4; 2 Macc. 8:1–10:18).
Dec 10, 2020 · The Hanukkah story is not recorded in the canon of Scripture (what we call the Bible). At its core, it is a celebration of casting Greek influences out of Jewish life and returning to God’s instructions for life and worship.
There is no mention either of the holiday of Hanukkah, nor of the historical events that led to its establishment, in the Bible. The most detailed account of the story of Hanukkah is contained in the First and Second Books of Maccabees. However, these books are not included in the Hebrew Bible.
