Happy Hanukkah!
Foreword to the Books of the Maccabees
Each year, the children of Yisrael celebrate the Chanukkah, or “Feast of Dedication.” Children spin dreidel’s to win “Chanukkah Gelt” – foil-covered chocolate coins. They sing songs and eat sweets to observe the festival. Adults attend Synagogue, and parents tell families the legend of the single cruse of sacred oil that miraculously kept the lights in the Temple lit for the eight days necessary to complete its dedication. Everyone exchanges gifts and shares in the traditional fried foods prepared for the occasion. There is no holiday more uniquely Yehudy than the Chanukkah.
But, Chanukkah is not only important for the Yehudy people. It is important to all who regard the Hebrew scriptures as the Word of the Most High. Chanukkah is a commemoration of events during the so-called “intertestamental period” chronicled in the book of Maccabees. Because they were written in Greek, these books were rejected from belonging in the Yehudy canon. And because they were considered too Yehudy, they were removed from the modern Christian canon, as well. Yet, they and their story are a spiritual connecting link between these two faiths, and a temporal link between the TaNaK and the writings and times of the disciples of Yehoshua our Messiah. Maccabees is the story of the fighting spirit that preserved Hebrew culture in the face of the onslaught of a heathen and polytheistic Greek “civilization.” It is, above all, the history of that tenacious faith of the true remnant of the children of YHWH, and of His own faithful protection of His promised and chosen people.
If it had not been for Mattithyahu, his sons and all of the events of the books of the Maccabees, Hebrew culture, the Temple itself, and even the land of Yisrael as a Yehudy nation would have been altogether lost to history. Judaism as a religion would have ceased to exist, and Messiah Yehoshua would have had no place and people through which the events of his life and the fulfillment of prophecy could be carried out. For these reasons and others, Chanukkah and the books of the Maccabees are important not only to the Yehudym, but to all the peoples of the world.
Have a Happy Hanukkah,
Sabbath Keepers Fellowship
Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
Colossians 3:12-13
Since you are now God's chosen with his name on you, you must begin acting in a way that honors that name. Forgiveness is God's desire, so it ought to be our desire as well. God is eager to forgive those who repent, and so we should be too.
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WORD FOR TODAY “Are you treasure or trash?” : Deu 26:18 "The LORD has today declared you to be His people, a treasured possession, as He promised you, and that you should keep all His commandments;
SPOKEN VERSE FOR TODAY: Pro 12:7 The wicked are overthrown and are no more, But the house of the righteous will stand.
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Some people who have very strong religious and political beliefs find themselves conflicted when the two oppose each other. For instance someone who is pro life because of religious ideals may find that the very progressive politics they hold close favor’s abortion or someone who opposes the death penalty finds their political views promoting it. The inner conflict is often the result of misunderstanding either the politics or religion involved. The way to resolve this conflict should always be to follow the sacred word of our Creator. Psalm 19:7, :The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.”
Shalom dear fellow Shofar Blowers and Listeners!
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Shalom,
Camp Ephraim
Shalom dear fellow Shofar Blowers and Listeners!
? Here is your Meeting Link:https://dateful.com/eventlink/2753910087
Feel free to invite others using this link:https://tube.ttn.place/v/KmZMaD
?Please let us know if you would like to lead worship in one of the next meetings, or know someone that would.
We are Looking forward to sounding the Shofar with you in Jerusalem!
Shalom,
Camp Ephraim
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All my youtube videos by jewish artists keep getting the official video taken down and put album art instead. I've saved the link to the official video only to be told content made for kids can't be saved. It has no problem with white music at all. But every jewish artists videos keep disapearing after fixing the link, and now wont save to a playlist except for album art.
Thought for Today: Wednesday November 27
A prayer does not have to be eloquent or contain the language of a theologian. In fact, sometimes our simplest, most heartfelt prayers are most pleasing to YHVH… When Paul said: “we should pray without ceasing”, he chose the term used in his day to describe a persistent cough… YHVH is interested in everything we do, and nothing is too great or too insignificant to share with Him.
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