Hello friends and scattered family in Messiah! WHAT DID YESHUA DO? Jesus/Yeshua made a three-day journey from Nazareth to be in the Temple during the Feast of Dedication/Hanukkah. "Yeshua was walking in the Temple around Solomon’s Colonnade. Then the Judean leaders surrounded Him, saying, “How long will You hold us in suspense? If You are the Messiah, tell us outright!” Yeshua answered them, “I told you, but you don’t believe! The works I do in My Father’s name testify concerning Me. But you don’t believe, because you are not My sheep. My sheep hear My voice. I know them, and they follow Me. I give them eternal life! They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all. And no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.” John 10:23-32 TLV Yeshua answered them with a declaration that He and the Father are one! Think of the godly wisdom and timing for Yeshua to choose the Temple and the Feast of Dedication, Hanukkah, to reveal that He is God! Antiochus of Epiphanies' made a similar claim, the coming anti-Christ will do the same and now here is Yeshua confronting the cultural, political, and religious leaders with the truth that He is the Messiah; "I and my Father are one. Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him." (John 10:30).
"Again Jesus/Yeshua spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life" (John 8:12) "I am the light of the world" (John 9:5). "I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness" (John 12:46). We are excited to begin this journey again. During the darkest part of the year as we remember our Messiah. Messiah Yeshua, as the light of the world and show Him forth in: practical application, sharing the gospel, and the Fruits of the Spirit to point others back to Him. As Darren eloquently explains on pg 21-22 of Eight Lights: A Hanukkah Devotional for Followers of Yeshua, "Night One the highest candle or set apart candle you see is the shamash, or servant, its job is to pass the flame to each of the 8 candles of the Hanukkah menorah. Its job is to serve (avodah) the other candles by passing its light and heat to them. It doesn't get counted like the other candles, yet it is always present. Every night we first light the shamash and then use it to light the other candles. It really has a thankless job. The shamash works hard to make the other candles shine brightly, but receives little attention for this important task and is not counted among the special eight lights of Hanukkah." Yeshua said, " So if I, your Master and Teacher have washed your fee, you also ought to wash each other's feet. I have given you an example-- you should do for each other what I have done for you. Amen, amen I tell you, a servant isn't greater than his master, and the one who is sent isn't greater than the one who sent him..."- John 13: 14-16 TLV Yeshua is Master of all and yet taught as a servant how to be a servant, saying, " I have given you an example-- " Yeshua passed on the "light" to us... "I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper so He may be with you forever-- the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not behold Him or know Him. You know Him, because He abides with you and will be in you. I will not abandon you as orphans; I will come to you." John 14: 16-18 Hanukkah is a "belated" Sukkot celebration. At the time of Sukkot, the temple was not in the hands of God's people and had been desecrated. "The historical reason for 8 days is actually based on Sukkot, the Feast of Booths. The Jews celebrated joyfully for eight days as on the Feast of Booths/Tabernacles, remembering how a little while before, they had to spend the Feast of Booths living like wild animals in caves on the mountains. Carrying rods entwined with leaves, green branches, and palms, they sang hymns of grateful praise to Him who had brought about purification of His own Place (2 Maccabees 10)- Messiah in the Feasts of Israel, Sam Nadler pg 179 "The Feast of Sukkot was the most recent Feast in the calendar when the Temple was rededicated for holy worship, but during the last three celebrations they were engaged in guerrilla warfare. However, they recognized the Lord's provision and protection in bringing them victory... Today, despite what some may think, the Feast of Dedication is more than a gift-giving alternative to Christmas. Hanukkah is a joyous holiday to be sure, but it is meant to celebrate the victory God gave our people through the heroic efforts of the Maccabeean family." Messiah in the Feasts of Israel, Sam Nadler pg 180 RELATED BLOG POSTS:
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