Hannukah is a Jewish Feast, celebrating part of their history.
“Channuk” which means “dedication” was also done for a new House, Solomon’s Temple, Ezra’s Re-built Temple, Nehemiah’s wall, Nebuchadnezzar’s Image and children.
But where is Messiah YaHUsha in Hannukah?
In this video Matthew Nolan of Torah to the Tribes explains more about the history of this Jewish Feast which is not mentioned in Lev. 23.
Why did people come up with the concept of “Hebrew Roots” when the Kingdom of Heaven does not speak about it.
Malachi told them 400 years before Messiah to “Remember Moses …” (not their Physical Hebrew Roots), in order for them to recognise the time of His visitation (Deut. 18:15 – 18).
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What did “love” mean in the O.T.? Deut. 6:4 – 5 is a command and YaHUsha quoted from it in Matt. 22:37 – 39.
Deut. 6:4 Hear, O Israel: YaHUaH our Elohim is one YaHUaH:
Deut. 6:5 And thou shall love YaHUaH your Elohim with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.
Mat 22:37 YaHUsha said unto him, you shall love YaHUaH your Elohim with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.
Mat 22:38 This is the first and great commandment.
Mat 22:39 And the second is like unto it, you shall love your neighbour as yourself.
Mat 22:40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
“To love” is “ahavah” in Hebrew and it comes from a root that means “to give”.
John 3:16 For Elohim so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Elohim is Love …
1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of Elohim; and every one that loves is born of Elohim, and knows Elohim.
1 John 4:8 He that loves not knows not Elohim; for Elohim is love.
1 John 4:9 In this was manifested the love of Elohim toward us, because that Elohim sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.
1 John 4:10 Herein is love, not that we loved Elohim, but that He loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
1 John 4:11 Beloved, if Elohim so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
1 John 4:12 No man has seen Elohim at any time. If we love one another, Elohim dwells in us, and his love is perfected in us.
1 John 4:13 Hereby know we that we dwell in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of his Spirit.
1 John 4:14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
1 John 4:15 Whosoever shall confess that YaHUsha is the Son of Elohim, Elohim dwells in him, and he in Elohim.
1 John 4:16 And we have known and believed the love that Elohim has to us. Elohim is love; and he that dwells in love dwells in Elohim, and Elohim in him.
1 John 4:17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as He is, so are we in this world.
1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear: because fear has torment. He that fears is not made perfect in love.
1 John 4:19 We love Him, because He first loved us.
1 John 4:20 If a man say, I love Elohim, and hates his brother, he is a liar: for he that loves not his brother whom he has seen, how can he love Elohim whom he hath not seen?
1 John 4:21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loves Elohim love his brother also.
Van die begin af is verkondig dat JaHUaH al die nasies in AbraHam sal seën.
Gen. 22:17 – 18 “dat Ek jou ryklik sal seën en jou nageslag grootliks sal vermeerder soos die sterre van die hemel en soos die sand wat aan die seestrand is; en jou nageslag sal die poort van sy vyande in besit neem.
En in jou nageslag sal al die nasies van die aarde geseën word, omdat jy na my stem geluister het.”
In die Nuwe Testament word dit op ‘n paar plekke bevestig dat nie net een volk nie, maar alle nasies die voorreg het om deel te word van die belofte aan AbraHam deur geloof in JaHUsha ons Messias soos bv. in Galasiërs en vele ander plekke.
Gal. 3:8 “En die Skrif wat vooruit gesien het dat Elohim die heidene uit die geloof sou regverdig, het vooraf aan AbraHam die evangelie verkondig met die woorde: In jou sal al die volke geseën word.”
Maar wat het by Bloedrivier gebeur dat hierdie Skrifte op daardie dag betrekking kan hê?
Have you ever wondered why some relationships fail while others succeed? Jimmy Evans shares the most important issue in having successful relationships.
“She began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head.”
We find reference in many old books to the custom of collecting the tears of the whole and preserving them in bottles.
Thus King David prays, “Put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?”
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In the Bible, the word “witness” is used to describe both a person and an action – someone who sees something and then talks about what they’ve seen.
Similar to today, this word is used in both legal settings and to describe an experience with Elohim. But what’s most interesting about the word witness is how it illuminates the story of Scripture, especially the role of the people of Elohim.
The word “witness” makes us think of someone testifying in a courtroom. Or maybe you think of someone sharing their religious testimony or persuading others about their faith.
These ideas are similar to what we find in the biblical text, but the word and theme of witness also tell a much bigger story. In the Bible, a witness is someone who sees something amazing or important and then shares it with others (Ruth 4:9). We call this act of sharing “bearing witness,” and it isn’t about being pushy.
Witnesses simply share their experience. This idea is simple, but it carries a lot of responsibility (Exodus 20:16; Deuteronomy 19:18-20).
YaHUaH calls a group of people, Israel, to be witnesses of His character and actions to the nations (Exodus 19:4-6; Isaiah 43:10-12). And even though they continually fail at their role, He does not give up this partnership with them. Instead, He appoints chief witnesses to the people – Moses, the prophets, and ultimately YaHUsha – to open their eyes again to who Elohim is (Romans 3:21; John 1:7).
When YaHUsha’s companions witnessed His death and resurrection, their eyes were opened. They were transformed into the witnesses Elohim had always intended, and they went out to bear witness to the nations about what they had seen (Luke 24:44-48; Acts 1:8).
Today, when we experience the love and rescue of YaHUsha, we can join in this simple yet weighty task of representing him to the world by sharing what we have experienced.
In this video of The Bible Project, they explore how this word contributes to the overarching story of the Bible.
Watch The Bible Project’s overview video on 1 Peter, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought.
Peter offers hope to persecuted Believers of Messiah and guides them with practical instruction on living life consistent with following YaHUsha.
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