This evening began the first of eight days of the Hannukah, the Festival of Lights. We had a special service at church tonight to celebrate the Miracle of the Hanukkah lights. It was beautiful! The Hanukkah Menorah was lit and the blessings read to the congregation. A dance was done to a song by Ted Pearce called "Walk in the Light". Then we had our worship service followed by a teaching about Hanukkah. The service ended with the song "Light Your World", and a skit was performed while the song played.
A couple of years ago I learned that even though the Bible does not speak specifically about a "birthdate" for Jesus, it is documented well enough to know that it most likely did not occur during the winter months because the sheep were out in the pasture. Mary conceived Jesus 6 months after Elizabeth conceived John the Baptist. Based on the Hebrew calendar John was born during Passover. Six months after this would put Jesus being born during Hanukkah. Hmm.....Jesus, who is the Light of the World being born during the Festival of Lights? Sounds like a good possibility. To learn more about Hanukkah visit BiblicalHolidays.com . It is a wonderful resource that helps Christians understand their Hebrew roots.
Please understand that I am only sharing information...I do not intend to offend anyone. Yes, we still celebrate Christmas as an observance of the birth of Christ. We have made some change regarding the way we observe this holiday though. We still give gifts to show our love but we do limit them. Each year we have been able to remove some of the things that really don't have anything to do with Christmas. It has helped bring our family closer to the Lord because we are able to keep our focus on Him, where it needs to be.
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Saturday, December 16, 2006 - Chanukkah
Posted by karenhuse
I wanted to start celebrating Chanukkah with my boys. Were are not Jewish either but it is important for them to know about other religions and countries holidays and traditions. Plus as you stated Chanukkah has a lot to do with Jesus. I will check out the web link.