First off all there is nothing from Torah,
the Prophets and the B'rit Chadashah or in
Gentile terms nothing from Old testament to
New testament that commands a gentile to
observe Chanukah.
So why do I?
Well I am no longer a Gentile. You see though
the mighty work of God and His son Yeshua I
am no longer a Gentile. I have been called
from afar off to be grafted into the olive
tree, that is Abraham's tree. Yeshua did all
the work and all I have to do is believe,
follow and obey. Actually Yeshua destoyed all
principalities and powers of darkness and all
works of Satan in his work on the cross.
Everything nothing left of darkness we just
need to believe that.
Yes but still why do I celebrate Chanukah?
Well even being a gentile by birth but by a
new birth through the work of Yeshua I have
become a spiritual Jew. Not only this, If I
believe in his sacrifice and obey his
commandment, and walk as he commands, he will
write my name in Heavenly places and write my
name in the Lambs book of Life.
Where does Chanukah come into all this?
Well it is God's purpose in his elect for the
Gentile and Jew He calls to be one. When a
Gentle is born anew through the power of the
work that Yeshua has done, the Gentile can
only be filled with unlimitless love for the
Jew.
We are called in love, through the work of Yeshua,
for the Jew and Gentile to be his body until he
comes again. We are his bride or first fruit.
However, many Gentiles do not go that way, infact
many Gentiles created their own religion and
ignore the Jew which is not the purpose of God.
just read :
http://ruthsheart.ning.com/group/christmasalookatitspaganroots
unfortunately the Christian church has much
antisemitism towards Israel. The church has recycled
many pagan practices that are opposed to God's Word
and Israel in general.
Personally I love Israel and follow Israel as
long as nothing violates Jeremiah 10:2 . The
faith is not some Gentile pagan faith like
Christianity has made it out to be.
So Why Chanukah?
Well I love Yisrael and follow her, I follow
her observances. I understand that Chanukah
is not commanded but I love Yisrael and love
the work that God did for Yisrael. So if I
love Yisrael and am grafted into her I love
her victories. Chanukah is for me I am sorry
Furthermore John 10:22 proves that Yeshua
observed the Feast of Dedication. Leaves a
Gentile anew with only one priority. If
Yeshua observed Chanukah I must too. Scripture
says so. You don't believe me? read
1 John 2:3, 4, 5, and especially
6 "He that saith he abideth in him ought
himself also so to walk , even as he walked .
So if we are instructed to walk as Yeshua
walked, the paganism found at
http://ruthsheart.ning.com/group/christmasalookatitspaganroots
has nothing to do with the faith.
if Yeshua did Chanukah I do Chanukah plain and simple.
Many Blessings to Yisrael
Michael Grant
tags: Yeshua, HaMashiach, HaMoshiach, Chanukah