Christ the Messiah.......Emmanuel.......God is with us...
Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us -- Matthew 1:23
When Jesus, the light of the world, walked into the temple during the feast of dedication (John 10:22) many Jews didn’t realize that their Messiah had arrived. On our calendar this event took place between December 12 and 13th during winter in Israel. The feast of dedication was a time of the dedication of the tabernacle (temple and Torah).
And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.
Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me. But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. I and my Father are one - John 10:22-30
Centuries later during this time, also in December, the celebration of Chanukah (festival and dedication of lights) was instituted because of a miracle of a small cruse of oil that burned for 8 days in the temple during the time of the Maccabees. Around December 13th of this year was actually the 7th day of Chanukah according to the Jewish calendar. It’s all an amazing connection even in relation to Christmas lights because God is the father of lights and Jesus is the light of the world.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning -- James 1:17
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life -- John 8:12
Chanukah Miracle (139 BCE):
On the 25th of Kislev in the year 3622 from creation, the Maccabees liberated the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, after defeating the vastly more numerous and powerful armies of the Syrian-Greek king Antiochus IV, who had tried to forcefully uproot the beliefs and practices of Judaism from the people of Israel. The victorious Jews repaired, cleansed and rededicated the Temple to the service of G-d. But all the Temple's oil had been defiled by the pagan invaders; when the Jews sought to light the Temple's menorah (candelabra), they found only one small cruse of ritually pure olive oil. Miraculously, the one-day supply burned for eight days, until new, pure oil could be obtained. In commemoration, the Sages instituted the 8-day festival of Chanukah, on which lights are kindled nightly to recall and publicize the miracle.
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