Happy Hanukkah
 

Wishing a Happy Hanukkah to all. Hanukkah comes from a Hebrew word meaning “dedication” and marks the rededication of God’s Temple in Jerusalem in 165 BCE after its desecration by the forces of the King of Syria, Antiochus IV Epiphanes. It commemorates the victory of the Maccabees over their oppressors, and also commemorates the provision of God when one day’s supply of consecrated oil miraculously lasted for 8 days until a new batch could be pressed, prepared and consecrated. It is also a time to remember those who are fighting for freedom over oppressors.

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Thak you and blessings to you...from the feast of lights...

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I had a Jewish father-in-law that always said, "Happy Chaka Khan!" lol

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have friends that celebrate Hanukah...

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Jesus did ... and he's my friend.

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In John 10:22-23 it says, And it was in Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch."

Some believe this meant that Jesus was there celebrating Hanukkah. Others believe that the since it said He was in Solomon's porch, He was distancing Himself from the feast.

Just heard a lesson last night at midweek service about Jesus and the Jewish culture. The person teaching is known as "the Cowboy Preacher" because during part of the year he does the rodeo circuit preaching and ministering. He has been teaching on Jesus' culture and the Jewish calendar. Last night he talked about how Zacharias the priest was of the course of Abia ministering when the angel appeared to him in the Temple and told him that his barren wife Elizabeth was going to have a child. After his time of ministering he returned home and his wife conceived. Then the angel appeared to Mary and told her she would give birth to the Son of God and informed her that Elizabeth was 6 months pregnant. From the Jewish calendar we can figure when Zacharias was ministering and can compute the time of Elizabeth's conception and the time of Mary's conception. Following that we may assume that Jesus (the light of the world) was conceived during Hanukkah (the feast of lights) and was born (tabernacled among us) at the feast of Tabernacles.