Chanukah - Festival of Lights

• • What is Chanukah?
  • What is the Miracle of Chanukah?
  • Did Jesus observe Chanukah?

 

Did Jesus Observe Chanukah?

• • Jn 10:22-23 - Feast of Dedication
  • “Enkainia” Gk - Feast of Dedication [Chanukah]
  • Winter
  • Jesus in Temple in Solomon’s Colonnade
  • Jews gathered around Him 
  • Included in NT because it happened after OT

 

Light - Physical

• • The natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
  • Understanding of a problem or mystery; enlightenment
  • Electromagnetic radiation within a certain portion of the electromagnetic spectrum

 

Properties Of Light

• • Intensity - Brightness, Luminance 
  • Propagation direction - Way light travels
  • Frequency or wavelength - Determines color
  • Speed - 186,282 feet per sec
  • To see the light, we need darkness
  • The host is dark

 

Sources Of Light

• • Sun
  • Bioluminsecence - from a living organism
  • Particles passing through various materials
  • Sonoluminescence - Bursting of bubbles from sound waves
  • Triboluminescence - chemical reactions
  • Radioactive decay - Particles dying

 

Light - Spiritual

• • Good, Divine
  • Illumination, Intelligence

 

Jesus Is The Light

• • Ge 1:2 - Spoken into existence by God
  • Ge 1:3 - Light Is Good
  • Ps 56:13 - Life
  • Is 9:2 - Salvation
  • Pr 6:23 - Commandments
  • Ex 10:23; Ps 27:1; Is 9:2; 2 Co 4:6 - Divine Presence of God
  • 1 Jn 1:5 - God is light
  • Ja 1:17 - Father of Lights 
  • 1 Jn 1:5-7 - Revelation of God’s Love
  • Jn 8:12; 9:5 - He is the light of the world

 

We Are The Light

• • Ma 5:14-16 - Light and light-bearers
  • Ep 5:8 - Shining light of witness
  • Ph 2:15 - Witness
  • Ma 10:27 - Proclaim fearlessly
  • Lu 12:3 - Proclaim
  • Ph 2:15 - We have the light of God Himself

 

The Coming Light

• • Re 22:5 - No more night
  • Re 21:23-24 - Nations will walk by its light 
  • 2 Pe 1:19 - Pay attention to the light

 

Time Of Rededication

• • Rededication of Temple - Chanukah
  • Rededication of myself - Jesus is asking
    • Are we believing?
    • Are we seeing Him?
    • Do we know Him?
    • How are we showing it?
  • Pray for guidance from the Holy Spirit

 

It’s Not About

• • It’s not about the tree!
  • It’s not about the house!
  • It’s not about _______________________ 

 

It’s About The Light!

It’s About Jesus!