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Messianic Insights from the Jewish Feast of Hanukkah thethe australianaustralian shofarshofar A Quarterly Newsletter from The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry (Australia) Inc | December 2017 | Volume 11 | Issue 2 Messianic Insights from the Jewish Feast of Hanukkah Part One: “Come See I. The Sole Scripture mentioning The king being thereto disposed beforehand, Hanukkah complied with them, and came upon the Jews with a great army, and took their city by Messiah, ‘The Light’ of the Amazingly, the only mention of Hanukkah force, and slew a great multitude of those that brit - ברית חדשה) is in the New Testament favored Ptolemy, and sent out his soldiers to World”! hadashah/New Covenant)! It occurred in plunder them without mercy. He also spoiled John’s Gospel: Dr. Deane J. Woods the temple, and put a stop to the constant “Now it was the Feast of Dedication in practice of offering a daily sacrifice of expiation Jerusalem, and it was winter. And Jesus for three years and six months. (Jewish Wars, Dr. Deane J. Woods walked in the Temple, in Solomon’s Porch.” FOI-A Ministry ad loc.). (John 10:22-23) Representative, When the Second Temple in Jerusalem was NSW & At Large. As we shall observe in carefully studying this looted and services stopped, Judaism was passage of Scripture, and noting its Judaic outlawed. In 167 BC, Antiochus ordered Prologue: As Christians celebrate Christmas historical context, Jesus wanted His Jewish an altar to Zeus erected in the Temple. He (traditionally at the end of December), Jewish protagonists to understand a fundamental banned brit milah (circumcision) and ordered communities around the world share in truth about Himself: He is God and Messiah! pigs to be sacrificed at the altar of the temple. (Jn. 10:30; see also 20:30-31). the Festival of Hanukkah over eight days, Antiochus’s actions provoked a large-scale beginning on 25th Kislev. This is the year 5778 II. The Story behind Hanukkah revolt. Mattathias, a Jewish priest, and his five for Jewish participants and their celebrations A. Hanukkah sheds light on “the Jews’ sons Jochanan, Simeon, Eleazar, Jonathan, correspond to the evening of 12th - 20th Dedication”. The Festival of Hanukkah is an December 2017 on the Gregorian calendar. annual Jewish holiday commemorating the This current edition of The Australian Shofar rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem The Dreidel: a investigates what the Jewish celebrations at the time of the Maccabean Revolt (168 – 4-sided spinning of Hanukkah involve and why. The study 165 BC) against the Seleucid Empire. What top. follows is basically sourced from Wikipedia, The Hebrew shows the inter-relatedness of this “Feast of http/ “Hanukkah”, ad loc., with emphases anacronym Dedication” (otherwise designated the “Festival added. In effect, the historical record translates as: of Lights”), in regard to Jesus who claimed “A great miracle underscores what has been legitimately happened there” two arresting facts. First, He avowed that He called “Jewish Dedication”! is “the Light of the World” (Jn. 8:12). Secondly, that He and His Father (God) are “one” (Jn. Judea was part of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of and Judah led a rebellion against Antiochus. 10:30). The implication is clear: He is the Egypt until 200 BC when King Antiochus III It started with Mattathias killing first, a Jew the Great of Syria defeated King Ptolemy V Messiah as promised in the Jewish Scriptures! who wanted to comply with Antiochus’s order Epiphanes of Egypt at the Battle of Panium. to sacrifice to Zeus, and then a Greek official A novel approach has been adopted in Judea then became part of the Seleucid who was to enforce the government’s behest this present edition. Two full time Ministry Empire of Syria. King Antiochus III the Great (1 Mac. 2, 24-25). Judah became known as Representatives of The Friends of Israel wanting to conciliate his new Jewish subjects Yehuda HaMakabi (“Judah the Hammer”). By Gospel Ministry have authored inter-related guaranteed their right to “live according to 166 BC Mattathias had died, and Judah took articles on this informative Festival of their ancestral customs” and to continue his place as leader. By 165 BC the Jewish Hanukkah. Part One by Deane Woods deals to practice their religion in the Temple of revolt against the Seleucid monarchy was with Messianic overtones in Scripture and Jerusalem. However, in 175 BC, Antiochus successful. The Temple was liberated and invites Jews and Gentiles to “Come See IV “Epiphanes”, the son of Antiochus III, rededicated. The festival of Hanukkah Messiah - ‘The Light’ of the World”! Part Two is invaded Judea, at the request of the sons of was instituted to celebrate this event. Judah written by Kevin Vigus and outlines Messianic Tobias. The Tobiads, who led the Hellenizing ordered the Temple to be cleansed, a new Themes in Music and Songs of Hanukkah. In Jewish faction in Jerusalem, were expelled altar to be built in place of the polluted one to Syria around 170 BC when the high priest short, he shows that the Messiah of Hanukkah and new holy vessels to be made. According Onias and his pro-Egyptian faction wrested to the Talmud, unadulterated and undefiled is the “Rock of Ages”! control from them. The exiled Tobiads lobbied pure olive oil with the seal of the Cohen Gadol Hanukkah: “Come See Messiah, ‘The Antiochus IV “Epiphanes” to recapture (High Priest) was needed for the menorah Light’ of the World”! Jerusalem. As Flavius Josephus wrote: in the Temple, which was required to burn We wish all our Jewish friends a Happy & Holy Hanukkah! (Feast of Dedication). the australian shofar the australian shofar His miracles attested to something greater the Madman! – and they were not going to let festivities again this year, but the question imagination of pop-culture. Hanukkah song- throughout the night every night. The story than a demon possessed man (vss. 20-21) Him get away with such blasphemy. The next still remains: Have you really seen “The sensations include Light One Candle (by goes that one flask was found with only verses reads: Light” of the God of Abraham, Isaac and KEVIN VIGUS Peter of Peter, Paul & Mary fame ...) which is enough oil to burn for one day, yet it The Jewish Tenach (the “Old Testament” for FOI-A Ministry 31 Jacob’s Messiah, Jesus? Perhaps your burned for eight days, the time needed Christians) spoke much of a Coming One who Then the Jews took up stones again to Representative, WA. still sung in synagogues and schools across 32 music preference is still that of Maoz Tzur (as to prepare a fresh supply of kosher oil would be a “True” Shepherd and a “Good stone Him. Jesus answered them, “Many America. It picks up the theme of light in a Kevin’s next article will mention) and not be for the menorah. An eight-day festival Shepherd”. To cite just two instances, the good works I have shown you from My Father. world of darkness. Michelle Citrin’s “Pass the that of the Country & Western genre. It seems was declared by the Jewish sages to prophets Ezekiel and Zechariah revealed that For which of those works do you stone Me?” Candle from Left to Right” had over 65,000 33 to this writer, however, that Hank Williams old Part Two: commemorate this miracle. God would send His Messianic Shepherd to The Jews answered Him, saying, “For a hits on Youtube. The Maccabeats (a group of His people to save them (Ezek. 34, especially good work we do not stone You, but for gospel song fittingly concludes our first study New York Yeshiva students) have done many The version of the story in 1 Maccabees states Hanukkah Music verses 11 and 22 and Zec. 9-12). Religious blasphemy, and because You, being of Hanukkah. Williams’ song challenges us, as parodies of popular songs, rewriting the lyrics that an eight-day celebration of songs and 34 Jews of Jesus’ day would have been well au a Man, make Yourself God.” Jesus he testified: and Messiah to tell the historical story of Hanukkah as well sacrifices was proclaimed upon re-dedication fait with these prophecies, yet they were blind answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I I wandered so aimless life filled with sin - The “Rock of Ages”! as passing on via video the traditions and of the altar. said, “You are gods!” 35If He called them gods, to the fact that in Jesus, the prophetic words I wouldn’t let my dear Savior in; Kevin Vigus sights and sounds that make up Hanukkah to whom the word of God came (and the of their forefathers were being realized in the Then Jesus came like a stranger in the night Music is at the heart of all good Hanukkah commemoration. It has become a tradition for Scripture cannot be broken), 36 do you say of One now confronting them. He was their Praise the lord I saw the light! celebrations! It is an integral part of the them to write a new parody each year! Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into promised Messiah! occasion, communicating both lyric and the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I Chorus: I saw the light I saw the light Then there is Jewish comedian Adam But the scriptural record rises to an even emotion through song. So, what can we learn said, ‘I am the Son of God’? 37 If I do not do No more darkness no more night Sandler’s famous “Hanukkah Song”. It finds greater crescendo as to His messianic claims. from the songs of Hanukkah? I particularly the works of My Father, do not believe Me; Now I’m so happy no sorrow in sight more words that rhyme with Hanukkah than Dramatically, the next section of John 10 want to look at the most significant song of 38 but if I do, though you do not believe Me, Praise the Lord I saw the light! the English language should allow (!) while opens with the telling words of Hannukah: Hanukkah.
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