Hanukkah at our longtime friends’ home
December 16th, 2006 at 4:52 am (Uncategorized)
The “Feast of Dedication” in John 10 is what we call Hanukkah today. It is also called the Feast of Lights and Jesus is the Light of the world. This shows that Jesus is the Messiah, the coming One which the Jews were expecting. Jesus is the fulfillment of all Biblical feasts, which were a foretype of the Messiah. Praise the Lord that He opened our eyes to His Salvation, Yeshua the Messiah. We can see Jesus in all of the God ordained feasts and give Him glory for His plan of salvation from eternity past to eternity future.
2 Ch 7:8-9 So Solomon observed the feast at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly who came from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt. On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar they observed seven days and the feast seven days.
Jn 10:22-25 At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem; it was winter, and Jesus 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 Christ, tell us plainly.” Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe; the works that I do in My Father’s name, these testify of Me.
Jn 8:12 Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”
Jn 1:4-5 In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
Jn 12:35-36 So Jesus said to them, “For a little while longer the Light is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes. While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of Light.” These things Jesus spoke, and He went away and hid Himself from them.
Here’s a picture of our families together. These friends are very dear to us.
The attached recording below was after we enjoyed a wonderful dinner together with “latkes” and the works! We are looking at Hannukah and starting with John 8:12. This is only a 5 minute snippet out of at least an hour long Bible study.