Hanukkah is celebrated from Wednesday, December 25, through Thursday, December 2, 2024.
The term “Hanukkah” clearly translates to “dedication” in Hebrew.
Hanukkah is a significant eight-day winter festival of lights that begins annually on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev.
Hanukkah is a powerful celebration that honors the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem. It symbolizes the triumph of Jewish warriors over the oppressive Greek armies.
The festival boldly celebrates the triumph of light over darkness and the supremacy of spirituality over materialism.
This festival commemorates events that occurred in Judea over 2,000 years ago when the Syrian King Antiochus ordered the Jews to forsake the Torah and worship the Greek gods openly.
This act triggered a powerful rebellion under the leadership of Judas Maccabeus, culminating in the decisive retaking of the Temple in Jerusalem, which the Syrians had desecrated.
The Jewish army triumphed despite their small numbers. Over eight days, the Maccabees cleansed and rededicated the Temple.
The Talmud clearly states that there was only enough consecrated oil to relight the candelabra for a single day. However, a miracle unfolded, and it remained lit for an astonishing eight days. Following the rebellion, the Temple lay in ruins, including the altar.
The Maccabees decisively buried the altar stones and constructed a new one. Hanukkah boldly commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple and its altar.
The Christians are the Temple of God since he does not dwell in man-made temples.
Acts 7:48 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
Acts 7:49 Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
Acts 17:24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands.
1 Corinthians 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
1 Corinthians 3:17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
1 Corinthians 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
1 Corinthians 6:20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.
The price was the blood of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
1 Peter 1:19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
Matthew 26:28 For this is my blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
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