Messianic Jewish Chanukah Devotional – 7th Night

December 18, 2017

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The presence of idols in His holy Temple along with false worship and impure sacrifices was so offensive to the Israelites that they were eager to make things right. When there wasn’t enough oil to last more than one day, God affirmed the desire of His people to honor Him, and He provided the way.

Messianic Jewish Chanukah Devotional – 6th Night

December 17, 2017

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The Temple was where God dwelled, and where the Israelites drew near to His presence. When there was not enough oil to keep the menorah lit, He provided it through a miracle. When one day’s oil burned for eight days, He enabled Israel to once again come into His presence. God made the way.

Messianic Jewish Chanukah Devotional – 5th Night

December 16, 2017

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But they didn’t have enough oil to sustain the Temple lampstand for the eight days required to make and consecrate more. God stepped in with His divine power. He took what they had and enlarged it. He received their “not enough” – offered in faith and reverence – and He made it enough.

Messianic Jewish Chanukah Devotional – 4th Night

December 15, 2017

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Yeshua is the Light of the World, and He said that we are, too. When He sent His Holy Spirit to live within Believers, we became temples of God (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). Yeshua’s light lives in and shines through us to draw others to Him.

Messianic Jewish Chanukah Devotional – 3rd Night

December 14, 2017

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They’d had enough. It was time for their freedom. And God gave them victory over their oppressors. Galatians tells us that when the time was right, “God sent out His Son, born of a woman and born under law, to free those under law so we might receive adoption as sons.

Messianic Jewish Chanukah Devotional – 2nd Night

December 13, 2017

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Time and again, He shows that nothing is impossible for Him, and He cares for us. Through the miraculous birth of Yeshua, God came to dwell on earth among men. Through the divine act of the His death on the tree, Yeshua set us free.

Messianic Jewish Chanukah Devotional – 1st Night

December 12, 2017

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The Temple had been defiled. Jewish hearts were eager to purify it and present it acceptable to their Holy God. But there was only enough undefiled oil in the Temple to last a single day. God intervened to provide eight days of light from one day’s oil until more could be made and consecrated.

Chanukah and Messianic Jews

December 11, 2017

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When it didn’t work, he intensified his efforts by forcing Jewish people to worship his idols. Those who refused endured brutal violence and even death at the hands of the mad king’s soldiers. Antiochus took control of the Jewish Temple and forbade Jews from worshiping there.

Messianic Jews and Christmas – Christians and Chanukah

December 11, 2017

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It may help to clarify some definitions first. Messianic Jews are Jewish by heritage and believe Yeshua (Jesus) is the Messiah promised in the Holy Scriptures. Messianic Jews are Jewish by blood, having either a mother or father who is Jewish.

ALERT - the United States recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital

December 08, 2017

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The President’s decision sets in motion plans to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to that most holy of cities. But it’s also likely to spark further tension in the region.