Chanukah

Chanukah

3 to 4 week study on the “Dedication” of the alter

Part 1: A)BackgroundB) Brit HaDasha Yeshua’s WordsC) End-time PropheciesD) Prophecies

Part 2:A) Alters in ScriptureB) The Dedication Alter & TempleC) Oil or…

Part 3:A) Macabees and the true account of what happened

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Chanukah, the Jewish festival of rededication, also known as the festival of lights, is an eight day festival beginning on the 25th day of the Jewish 9th month witch is Kislev. Chanukah is probably one of the best known Jewish holidays, not because of any great religious significance, but because of its proximity to Christmas. Many non-Jews (and even many assimilated Jews!) think of this holiday as the Jewish Christmas, adopting many of the Christmas customs, such as elaborate gift-giving and decoration. It is bitterly ironic that this holiday, which has its roots in a revolution against assimilation and the suppression of Jewish religion, has become the most assimilated, secular holiday on our calendar.

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Significance: Remembers the rededication of the Temple after it was defiled by the Greeks

Observances: Rededication of the Temple. We will learn how.

Length: 8 days

Prophetic nature: End of Days?

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What does the order of things matter?Why does Yeshua say things , and why is the order so vitally important?

Yochanan 10:1-21 Part 1Yochanan 10:22-28 Part 2

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Mattiyahu/Mat 24:1-16 (Specific verse 15)

Mark 13:1-20 (Specific verse 14)

Luke 21:1-29 (specific verses 20-22)

Prophetic End-Time Nature

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Europe agrees to recognize Palestinian state

Israel's Ha'aretz daily newspaper reported on Tuesday that a resolution to be discussed and probably approved at a meeting of European Union foreign ministers next week calls for the establishment of Jerusalem as the capital of "Palestine," and grants recognition to a Palestinian state declared unilaterally outside the framework of a peace deal with Israel. The controversial wording is being pushed by Sweden, though many EU representatives are believed to support it. Palestinians lauded the report, and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' spokesman also lobbied the UN General Assembly on Monday to likewise recognize a unilateral declaration of independence by the Palestinian Authority. The official was addressing the General Assembly on the anniversary of the 1947 vote on the UN Partition Plan, which recognized Jewish and Arab states west of the Jordan River. Israel accepted the vote, but the Arabs did not, and instead invaded the nascent Jewish state. Despite that fact, the UN marks the day as a day of mourning, and uses it to blast what it calls Israel's "illegal occupation." Meanwhile, Israeli officials cried foul over the international community's willingness to accept dangerous unilateral Palestinian declarations just days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to a settlement freeze in order to get peace talks going again. "After the important steps taken by the government of Israel to enable the resumption of negotiations with the Palestinians, the European Union must now exert pressure on the Palestinians to return to the negotiating table," read a statement released by Israel's Foreign Ministry.

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Will the Third Temple be built next year?

According to a centuries-old rabbinical prophecy that appears to be coming true, on March 16, 2010, Israel will begin construction of the Third Temple in Jerusalem. During the 18th century, the Vilna Gaon, a respected rabbinical authority, prophesied that the Hurva Synagoge in Jerusalem, which was built during his day, would be destroyed and rebuilt twice, and that when the Hurva was completed for the third time, construction on the Third Temple would begin. The Hurva Synagogue was first destroyed shortly after its initial construction when Muslims demanding the return of loans tore it down. The synagogue was rebuilt a hundred years later and became the most important Jewish house of worship in the Holy Land, only be blown to pieces by Jordanian troops during Israel's 1948 War of Independence. In 2001, Israel finally decided to rebuild the landmark, which today stands in the center of the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem's Old City. The building is scheduled to be completed and the Hurva Synagogue dedicated for the third time on March 15 of next year.

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Exclusive: Russia to start Iran nuclear plant in 2010Mon Nov 30, 2009 1:12pm ESTBy Vladimir SoldatkinBUSHEHR, Iran (Reuters) - Russia plans to start up Iran's first nuclear power station in March 2010 to coincide with the Iranian New Year, two sources closely involved with the project told Reuters.Russia agreed in 1995 to build the 1,000 megawatt nuclear power plant at Bushehr on the Gulf coast in south-western Iran, but delays have haunted the $1 billion project and diplomats say Moscow has used it as a lever in relations with Tehran.The sources, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the situation, both said that Russia had ordered that the plant be ready for operation by the holiday which falls in the second half of March."We have been given the task of launching the plant by Iranian New Year," said one of the sources. "There is still a lot of work to do." The second source added that testing at the plant was going well.During a visit to the nuclear plant on Monday, Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko said it would be finished soon but refused to give a time.

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Zec 12:1 The burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Thus declares the LORD who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him, Zec 12:2 "Behold, I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that causes reeling to all the peoples around; and when the siege is against Jerusalem, it will also be against Judah. Zec 12:3 "It will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it will be severely injured. And all the nations of the earth will be gathered against it. Zec 12:4 "In that day," declares the LORD, "I will strike every horse with bewilderment and his rider with madness. But I will watch over the house of Judah, while I strike every horse of the peoples with blindness.

Prophecy

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Zec 13:7 "Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, And against the man, My Associate," Declares the LORD of hosts. "Strike the Shepherd that the sheep may be scattered; And I will turn My hand against the little ones. Zec 13:8 "It will come about in all the land," Declares the LORD, "That two parts in it will be cut off and perish; But the third will be left in it. Zec 13:9 "And I will bring the third part through the fire, Refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them; I will say, 'They are My people,' And they will say, 'The LORD is my God.'"

Prophecy

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Mat 24:15 - The abomination of desolation - This is a Hebrew expression, meaning an abominable or hateful destroyer.

Spoken of by Daniel the prophet - Dan_9:26-27; Dan_11:31; Dan_12:11, see the notes at those passages.Standing in the holy place - Mark says, standing where it ought not,” meaning the same thing.

All Jerusalem was esteemed “holy,” Mat_4:5. The meaning of this is, when you see the Roman armies standing in the holy city or encamped around the temple, or the Roman ensigns or standards in the temple. Josephus relates that when the city was taken, the Romans brought their idols into the temple, and placed them over the eastern gate, and sacrificed to them there, “Jewish Wars,” b. 6 chapter 6, section 1.

Whoso readeth ... - This seems to be a remark made by the evangelist to direct the attention of the reader particularly to the meaning of the prophecy by Daniel.

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Daniel, that is, “God is my judge”; אל%& )י נ *& דSpoken of by Daniel the prophet - Dan_9:26-27; Dan_11:31; Dan_12:11, see the notes at those passages.Standing in the holy place - Mark says, standing where it ought not,” meaning the same thing.

Read Dani’el Chapters 9 ALL, 10 ALL, 11:15-18, 11:29-36, 12 ALL

Prophecy

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A) Alters in ScriptureB) The Dedication Alter &

TempleC) Adonai’s covenant

circumcision?D) Oil or…

Part 2

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326Verses the word appears 382 times

H4196 מזב&ח mizbeachBDB Definition: altarPart of Speech: noun masculineA Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H2076Same Word by TWOT Number: 525b

Part 2-Altar

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Gen 8:15 God said to Noach, Gen 8:16 "Go out from the ark, you, your wife, your sons and your son's wives with you. Gen 8:17 Bring out with you every living thing you have with you — birds, livestock and every animal that creeps on the earth — so that they can swarm on the earth, be fruitful and multiply on the earth." Gen 8:18 So Noach went out with his sons, his wife and his sons' wives; Gen 8:19 every animal, every creeping thing and every bird, whatever moves on the earth, according to their families, went out of the ark. Gen 8:20 Noach built an altar to Adonai. Then he took from every clean animal and every clean bird, and he offered burnt offerings on the altar. Gen 8:21 Adonai smelled the sweet aroma, and Adonai said in his heart, "I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, since the imaginings of a person's heart are evil from his youth; nor will I ever again destroy all living things, as I have done. Gen 8:22 So long as the earth exists, sowing time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night will not cease."

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Avram – Beresheet 12:1-8

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Avraham /Yitz'chak – Beresheet 22:1-14Part 2-Altar

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Moshe – Sh’mot 17:11-16Part 2-Altar

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Aharon – Vayikrah 21:17-24 this deals with those with defect. Does this tie in with the

circumcision (Moshe on the way back to Egypt)

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L’vi’im – B’midbar 18:1-7Part 2-Altar

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Oil or something else

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2Ch 7:1 When Shlomo had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of Adonai filled the house, 2Ch 7:2 so that the cohanim could not enter the house of Adonai; because the glory of Adonai filled Adonai's house. 2Ch 7:3 All the people of Isra'el saw when the fire came down, and the glory of Adonai was on the house; they bowed down with their faces to the ground on the flooring; prostrating themselves, they gave thanks to Adonai, "for he is good, for his grace continues forever." 2Ch 7:4 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before Adonai. 2Ch 7:5 King Shlomo offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. Thus the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. 2Ch 7:6 The cohanim stood at their appointed stations, while the L'vi'im used the instruments that David the king had provided for making music to Adonai in order to "give thanks to Adonai, for his grace continues forever," by means of the praises David had composed. Opposite them the cohanim sounded trumpets; and all Isra'el stood up. 2Ch 7:7 Shlomo also consecrated the center of the courtyard in front of the house of Adonai; because he had to offer the burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings there. For the bronze altar which Shlomo had made could not receive the burnt offering, the grain offering and the fat. 2Ch 7:8 So Shlomo celebrated the festival at that time for seven days, together with all Isra'el, an enormous gathering; [they had come all the way] from the entrance of Hamat to the Vadi [of Egypt].

2Ch 7:9 On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, having observed the dedication of the altar for seven days and the festival for seven days.

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2Ch 7:9 On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, having observed the dedication of the altar for seven days and the festival for seven days.

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2Ch 7:9 On the eighth day they held a

Now we look at B’midbar 7:10-111 Kings 8:57-66

We highlight 65-66

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What does this have to do with Chanukah and the lies of satan?

1) Do the Gentile need to be circumcised?2) Is this something only found in the Law?3) The prophetic understanding of today

Part 2- Adonai’s covenant circumcision?

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1) Do the Gentile need to be circumcised?

The word circumcised appears 48 timesBorn again 1

Part 2- Adonai’s covenant circumcision?

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Gen 17:9 God said to Avraham, "As for you, you are to keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you, generation after generation. Gen 17:10 Here is my covenant, which you are to keep, between me and you, along with your descendants after you: every male among you is to be circumcised. Gen 17:11 You are to be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin; this will be the sign of the covenant between me and you. Gen 17:12 Generation after generation, every male among you who is eight days old is to be circumcised, including slaves born within your household and those bought from a foreigner not descended from you. Gen 17:13 The slave born in your house and the person bought with your money must be circumcised; thus my covenant will be in your flesh as an everlasting covenant. Gen 17:14 Any uncircumcised male who will not let himself be circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin — that person will be cut off from his people, because he has broken my covenant."

Part 2- Adonai’s covenant circumcision?

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2) Is this something only found in the Law?Sh’mot 12:43-49, Vaiyikra12:3What happens if we don’t follow Adonai’s rules and we think we are going to do work for HIM?Sh’mot 4:19-26

3) The prophetic understanding of today: one of the biggest lies to the church is they don’t have to be circumcised.Act 16:3 Sha'ul wanted Timothy to accompany him; so he took him and did a b'rit-milah, because of the Jews living in those areas; for they all knew that his father had been a Greek.

Part 2- Adonai’s covenant circumcision?

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Rom 2:27 Indeed, the man who is physically uncircumcised but obeys the Torah will stand as a judgment on you who have had a b'rit-milah and have Torah written out but violate it!

Question how can rav. Sha’ul say this if Vaiyikra says 12:3 eighth day

Part 2- Adonai’s covenant circumcision?

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No oil is ever mentioned so lets now read what happened at the Dedication of the Temple and the Alter.

Why Yeshua points us to this in Mat 24

Part 2- Oil or…

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Part 3:A) Macabees and the true account of what happened

Part 3