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Should We Celebrate Hanukkah?
The Feast of Dedication or Hanukkah is not commanded in Scripture and it’s not one of God/Yahweh’s Appointed Times. Hanukkah occurred in the 400 years between the Testaments. It commemorates the Temple’s rededication at the end of a revolt against the Greeks in the 2nd Century BC. It’s recorded in 1 and 2 Maccabees. This war was led by a family of priests called the Maccabees. It was ignited by outlawing Yahweh’s Commands (Sabbath, circumcision and defiling the Temple with a altar to Zeus). The forced sacrifice of pigs, initiated the battle. After several years, the Greek occupiers were thrown out and the work of restoring the Temple began.

Hanukkah is a celebration of removing Greek/pagan influences (Hellenization) and returning to God/Yahweh’s instructions for life and worship, which is the Torah. It was not only a rededication of the Temple, but one’s life to Yahweh.

"At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem; it was winter, and Jesus/Yeshua was walking in the Temple in the portico of Solomon. The Jews then gathered around Him, and were saying to Him, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Messiah, tell us plainly.” – John 10:22-24

It was during the Feast of Dedication when people were remembering a victory of a righteous priestly deliverer and in the context of the Roman occupation that the Jews asked Yeshua, “If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.” His response was not what they expected. They were looking for salvation from an earthly deliverer from like the Maccabees.
Yeshua spoke of eternal life and not being snatched from the Father’s hand. He stated, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30). He was the Deliverer they were looking for, but for a life beyond earthly troubles. While being fully engaged in this world, there is another world that we are a part of.

Some say Yeshua did not “celebrate” the Feast of Dedication. They say He was just walking in the Temple. They say because it’s not a required feast, we should not celebrate it at all. It was approximately a 75-mile journey form Nazareth to Jerusalem. Yeshua made the journey in winter in order to be in the Temple during the feast. If the feast is somehow repulsive to Yahweh, Yeshua never mentioned it. He had ample opportunity to speak about it. Yeshua said nothing prohibiting or inhibiting the celebration.
From its inception, the “Feast of Dedication” is a time and season for rededication to Yahweh. Yeshua was celebrating with Israel the rededication of Temple and returning to Yahweh. There is no Scriptural compulsion to celebrate Hanukkah, as it’s optional. There is no restriction against celebrating Hanukkah, either.
"Yeshua said, "I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness" (John 8:12).
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Pharaoh's wise men didn't make up an interpretation of his dream in Genesis 41 because they knew a false interpretation would carry a severe penalty. Most "wise men" in other courts of that age probably would have made something up that they thought the king would want to hear. We could learn from Pharaoh in this respect. Hold charlatans accountable. Make liars afraid to lie.
#fakenews #msm

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"Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you." Jeremiah 29:12
"Look to Yahweh and His strength; seek His face always." 1 Chronicles 16:11
"I call on you, my Elohim, for You will answer me; turn Your ear to me and hear my prayer."
Psalm 17:6
"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing,..."
1 Thessalonians 5-:16-17

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Boker Tov! I was just listening to some playlists and came across this again. Last year I had seen a man named Corey Yeshua on the shows bc he and his daughter became tik toc stars for her desire to have friends of all colors. With a last name like Yeshua I began googling ect. I found his channel and this cool song. Enjoy.

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New here! Hoping to see this community grow. ❤️ may Yahuah keep you & bless you and make His face shine upon you!

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The #December #Bible reading schedule is up! We have almost made it through the entire Bible - keep reading with me!

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(And a note: December is the month we read through both #daniel and #revelation. Watch this space for updates on those studies, addressing the events of the current day.)

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