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Bookmark or Share- The Feast of Tabernacles (Booths) - Bible StudyThe Feast of Tabernacles was a harvest time festival of thanksgiving to rejoice over God's abundant blessings. It also served to remind the Israelites that God lovingly took care of them when they sojourned the wilderness after leaving Egyptian bondage (Leviticus 23:43). Special Psalms were often sung during this time, especially by pilgrims on ...
- Who Are the Maccabees? - Bible StudyThe term Maccabee (Maccabeus), which originated with Mattahias' son Judah, is frequently applied to his four brothers. Additionally, even though Judah had no sons, the term is also used for the descendants of his brother Simon Thassi (Maccabeus). Simon is considered the founding ruler of the Hasmonean dynasty that will govern Israel until 37 B.C.
- Jesus' Final Visit to Capernaum - Bible StudyClaiming to be God. Jesus and the disciples are in Jerusalem for Hanukkah (Festival of Lights) which runs from sunset December 18 to sunset on the 26th (John 10:22 - 39). During the celebration, after stating he and God the Father were "one," the Jews take up stones to kill him for blasphemy. Then the Jews again (see John 8:59) picked up stones ...
- Jesus and the Feast Days - Bible StudyHanukkah 29 A.D. Hanukkah is also known as the Festival of Light. It celebrates the rededication of Jerusalem's temple c. 164 B.C. and the miraculous burning of its menorah for eight days. Though not one of God's Feast days, its occurrence is useful in determining a chronology of Jesus' life and ministry.
- Halloween and the Bible - Bible StudyHalloween is an entirely pagan celebration with no basis in Scripture. God reminds us, through the Apostle John, not to gravitate toward such worldly holidays (1John 2:15). Simply put, Halloween and its symbols originated not in Holy Writ but with people deceived by the devil to worship false (pagan) gods. No true believer in the Eternal should ...
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