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- Day 5- Read Matthew 24: 15-27. Matthew confirms the prophesy of Daniel and reminds us that these things will happen again at the end of days. “Let the reader understand” eludes to Ecclesiastes 1:9, “there is nothing new under the sun”, confirming God’s circular patterns in history.
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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.
- Jesus as Hanukkah’s Hero
- Jesus as Hanukkah’s Temple
- Jesus and Hanukkah’s Lights
The Festival of Lights would’ve reminded the people of the heroic leadership of Judas Maccabeus. Yet, in John 10, one greater than Judas stood among them. Jesus’s identity looms large in this passage and throughout John’s Gospel. John’s purpose statement, found in 20:31, reads, “But these [things] are written so that you may believe that Jesus is t...
While the people rejoiced and celebrated the cleansing and rededication of the temple, one greater than the temple stood in their midst (Matt. 12:6). The temple in which the Jewish people took such great pride would be destroyed by the Romans in AD 70. And from the point of view of Jesus’s first followers, the temple was replaced in AD 30, decades ...
The imagery of light plays an important role in Hanukkah because the light of the temple was extinguished during the Syrian desecration and then was restored by Judas Maccabeus. But John wants us to see that Jesus is the light who shines brighter than Hanukkah’s lights. In John 8:12, Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will...
Chanukah can start on any day of the week except for Monday. This scheduling means that the fifth night of Chanukah never falls on Friday night, which is Shabbat. So if you only give Chanukah gelt on one night, this would be the ideal time to do it, as handling money is not permitted on Shabbat.3. The Rebbe gives a deeper explanation.
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- 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,
Dec 22, 2019 · Read Genesis 1:4, John 9:5, Phillipians 2:15-16, Isaiah 42:6, Proverbs 6:23, Psalm 119:105, 1 John 1:5, Matthew 5:14, Luke 8:16, Ephesians 5:8 Like the physical temple, our bodies are spiritual temples and should be dedicated to God: Read 1 Corinthians 6: 19-20. References: Holy Bible 1 and 2 Maccabees Josephus Messianic Fellowship
Dec 19, 2022 · Hanukkah is the Hebrew word for dedication, and therefore Hanukkah is also called the Feast of Dedication. It celebrates the rededication of the temple by the Maccabees, but also the rededication of hearts to love and worship God. Another name for Hannukah is the Festival of Lights, in celebration of the holy oil that burned for eight days.
