![]() ![]() ![]() It seems that though Hanukkah is not a biblical holiday, Jesus still fulfilled it, that He took the symbolism and significance of this holiday and pointed it to Himself. And there are various indications in John 10, as well as in the surrounding context of John 8–11 that Jesus identified Himself with the lights of Hanukkah and especially the central light of the Hanukkah Menorah, the Shamash, or “Servant” light. In John 10:22, we read that Jesus went to Jerusalem for the Feast of Dedication, which is Hanukkah. Hanukkah is Mentioned in the New Testamentīut did you know that Hanukkah, while not mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures, is mentioned in the New Testament? ![]() So they lit the lamps in the oil to begin the purification process in the temple, and miraculously, the lamp stayed burning for eight full days. However, they found one container of oil which was still sealed and uncontaminated, but it was only enough for one day. ![]() To do this, they needed to light the oil lamps in the temple, but most of the oil had been contaminated, and it would take eight days to make more. It did not begin to be celebrated until the mid second century BC when some Jewish rebels defeated their Roman captors and set out rededicate the temple to God. Hanukkah is not mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures. So why, it might be asked, would Jesus fulfill it? That is, it is not one of the seven feasts which Moses wrote about in the Torah, the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures. The immediate objection to even asking the question, however, is that Hanukkah is not a “biblical” holiday. Lots of Christians have noticed that the authors of the New Testament place great emphasis on the Jewish festivals and holidays and the fact that Jesus fulfilled many of the rituals and traditions of these holidays in His birth, life, death, and resurrection.īut what about Hanukkah? Did Jesus fulfill this holiday also? Is Hanukkah Biblical? ![]()
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