Hanukkah in the book of daniel

Yet, the events behind hanukkah are mentioned in the prophet daniel, at least in part. Remember the story of how god blessed those who were faithful to himjust as he continues to do today for any who will turn to him. They are the four rulers to whom alexander of macedon allotted his kingdom at his death, as is written in the book of joseph ben gurion book 3, ch. The most detailed account of the story of hanukkah is contained in the first and second books of maccabees. The introduction to the prophecy of daniel 11 is given in the preceding chapter. Wellknown books include lizard music, the snarkout boys and the avocado of death, fat men from space, borgel, and the picture book the big orange splot. There are two ways at least to approach this subject. Daniels prophecy is so accurate and detailed that it reads like a historical account. The apocryphal book of 1 maccabees, a helpful historical resource even. I was recently reading a commentary on the book of daniel.

Hanukkah is a holiday which postdates the hebrew bible. And thats one of the reasons he gave us so much biblical prophecy. Hanukkah in the book of maccabees galilee of the nations. The jews resisted this hellenization, resulting in the maccabean revolt that reclaimed the temple three years later and produced the feast of the dedication, commonly known as hanukkah. But what do we do about the jewish holiday of hanukkah. A very common way is to find evidence that daniel is a late book or at least has late sections, dating to about 167.

Feb 04, 2015 rabbi benjamin scolnic this is a short segment of a 3 hour seminar held friday january 16, 2015 at the lanier theological library. Maybe the parts of the book were not meant to be one cohesive book but somehow were compiled under one name. So what this means is that hanukkah, in terms of its origins at least, as understood in the book of daniel, reaches far beyond the jewish observance with which most associate it today. The miracle of hanukkah is the miracle of gods preserving power. I am currently reading through the book of daniel and am taken back by the specific prophecies within in it. See part 1 for more about the issue of date and daniel. Daniel prophesies the circumstance around the first. The miracles, mysteries and histories of hanukkah part 1. The failure of his prediction refutes evangelical claims that the bible is inerrant and prophecy proves its divine inspiration.

But just as her heart soared, the bureaucracy brought it crashing down again. Daniel prophesies the circumstance around the first hanukkah part 1 biblical background in the book of daniel in the tanach bible old testament we read h ow god gave daniel the interpretation of dreams which king nebuchadnezzar had. Hanukkah in the writings of daniel galilee of the nations. I felt informed even though it was a childrens book. When i was a boy there was a man named albert donaldson who wrote a book entitled, you can hope again, in which he told about a group of people who visited the great observatory owned and operated by the university. Daniel prophesies the circumstance around the first hanukkah part 1. As they did in this books predecessor, the pinkwaters have crafted a tale of friendship and caring, this time with a festive holiday touch. Malbim relates to the book of daniel as a 6th century b. As yeshua and his followers were leaving jerusalem, his disciples marveled at the beauty of the temple. However, these books are not included in the hebrew bible. Dec 07, 2009 hanukkahs only mention in the bible is in john 10.

This first fruits of zion anthology takes you stepbystep through the traditional celebration of hanukkah while revealing messianic meanings in the ancient festival found in the prophecies of daniel. Hanukkah and the prophet daniel, pt 2 messianic jewish. Some say the parts of daniel that deal with hanukkahera events are not foretelling. Angels antichrist book of daniel israel jewish people middle east politics prophecy fulfilled. The hanukkah story with excerpts from the book of maccabees a prophetic bible study on daniel and the abomination of desolation step by step instructions for the traditional celebration of hanukkah ideas on how to make hanukkah fun for the whole family, with games, recipes and craft ideas an anthology. Hanukkah and the prophet daniel, pt 1 messianic jewish musings. It could also be the same writer but writing at two different times. The postexilic prophets did not know it, for the four horns to which israels enemies are compared in zech.

The book of ezekiel was written in the sixth century b. Daniel loewenstein, writer did you ever notice that so many jewish sports teams are named after the maccabees, and yet the original maccabees fought against the inventors of competitive. The book of daniel is a collection of papers written at several times. Step by step instructions for the traditional celebration of hanukkah. Light takes believers, step by step, through the traditional celebration of hanukkah while revealing new messianic meanings in the ancient festival. Jan 02, 2020 daniel served in the royal court of nebuchadnezzar and several rulers who followed nebuchadnezzar. This prophecy of antiochus epiphanes actions, and the resulting jewish revolt, is so clear and accurate that it has caused some scholars to question the dating of the book of daniel. You will discover how the celebration of hanukkah is relevant for every believer.

The hanukkah story with excerpts from the book of maccabees. In the first part of this series we did not elaborate on the horrors committed by antiochus iv, nor did we discuss at length the mighty triumphs of the maccabees. It absolutely is, yes not only in the book of daniel who prophesies about the coming of the kingdoms who will be a problem for israel, think about the statue daniel explains. However, according to the standard scholarly position, that the predictions were written in the 2nd century b. In the sixtyfourth segment, well begin moving from antiochus to antichrist in daniel s prophecy.

Moreover, children or adults will learn from the book. It all began in december of 167 bc, when the seleucid emperor antiochus epiphanes desecrated the. In chapter 10, daniel has been fasting and praying for 21 days, and an angel appears to him. Readers join a cute family and their dog as they light the menorah, eat latkes, unwrap gifts, sing songs, play dreidel, eat chocolate hanukkah gelt, and march like maccabees during the eight nights of hanukkah in this cute 12page board book. Some say the parts of daniel that deal with hanukkah era events are not foretelling, but late additions to the book by someone living in the middle of those events.

What are the 30day and 45day periods following the end. Gabriel tells daniel that from the day he began praying, god sent a message, but a supernatural being over persia withstood him for 21 days, and he could not get through. A commentary on the book of daniel hermeneia series. The way this course talks about hanukkah and especially the parallels to the slavery in egypt turned it into a real, intense, grownup holiday for me. Some scoffers have even insisted that the book of daniel is a vaticinium ex eventu prophecy after the event.

So it would seem that we could say little or nothing about hanukkah from the hebrew bible. The key to the book is revealed in the relationship between the future gentile dominion and the jewish historical context. He had foretold through the prophet daniel that great troubles would. Scolnic the book of daniel and modern theories about the persecution that led to hanukkah duration. An ancient pious scribe in daniel describes in apocalyptic visions, the history of the conflict between judea and antiochus epiphanes, but fails.

Consider the events the feast of hanukkah commemorates and the lessons from daniel s amazing prophecy. Video hanukkah book of daniel chapter 8 kehila news. The book is organized very logically once the context and purpose of the book are known. God staked his reputation on his promises to abraham, isaac and jacob when he vowed to preserve and sustain their descendants forever. The hero of the book of daniel in the ketuvim section of the bible is one of the jews exiled in babylonia, a soothsayer at the babylonian court under nebuchadnezzar who died in 562 b. Hanukkah and the prophet daniel, pt 2 messianic jewish musings. Dec 05, 2015 the book of daniel is one of the most prophetic books in the old testament.

The jews of jesus day were well aware of the events that had led to the feast of dedication when they approached him in the holy temple on hanukkah. One of those kingdoms was greece, which relates to alexander the grea. Dec 26, 2019 daniel chapter 11 might well be the longest continual prophecy in the hebrew bible. When correct and thorough bible study is applied, the identity of the antichrist little horn reveals papal rome is the only power that fully fits this symbolism papal rome took over control after pagan rome terminated. While hanukkah is not listed in the bible as one of the godprescribed holy days like those listed in leviticus 23, it nevertheless is a holy day that, according to many scholars, does have roots in the hebrew bible. Hanukkah began to find new expression in the years leading up to the founding of the modern state of israel. The book of daniel was not written immediately after the exile. Biblical background in the book of daniel in the tanach bible old testament we read how god gave daniel the interpretation of dreams. This introduction is quite extensiveall of chapter 10. It is symbolic of the resurrection because jonah spent three days in the belly of a fish just as jesus rose from the dead after three days in the tomb. As we read on you see that this is the same prophecy seen in the book of daniel revelation. The second half of the book of daniel, which is dominated by daniels visions of the future, alludes to the early stages of the chanukah story. On a calendar, there are 75 days from yom kippur to the first or second day of hanukkah, the feast of dedication, which is a commemoration of the dedication of the rebuilt jerusalem temple in ancient times.

Yet, like followers of any religion i have questions about hanukkah and think children would have some questions as well. Religion chapter 18 study guide flashcards quizlet. Hanukkah is celebrated from 25th kislev to 3rd tevet which falls between 10th and 18th december 2020 on the gregorian calendar. Is the place of exile that is the setting of the book of daniel. Dec 05, 2018 daniel is segmented into narrative and prophecy and they speak with very different voices and very divergent in both style and content. Daily bible study the prophet daniels view of hanukkah. In talmudic times there was related a story of the miracle of finding a small amount of ritually pure oil that beyond expectation burned for eight days. However, it is a biblical feast in that it was predicted prophetically in the book of daniel and jesus yeshua authenticated this feast when he went to jerusalem to observe it. Antiochus epiphanes is not the little horn of daniel 8. Like many people i know the story of hanukkah, but this the first time i have read a childrens book about it. Beautiful yettas hanukkah kitten by daniel pinkwater, jill. In fact, the prophet daniel predicted the wicked deeds of antiochus daniel 811 and even depicted him as a type of the antichrist, the beast of revelation.

The hero of the book of daniel in the ketuvim section of the bible is one of the jews exiled in babylonia, a soothsayer at the babylonian court under. The holiday of hanukkah, with its positive portrayal of the jewish fighter, spoke to the reality of the early zionists who felt particularly connected to the message of freedom and liberty. Bensassons a history of the jewish people my thoughts are turned toward the prophet daniel. Modern scholarship however has vouched for the authenticity of the book of daniel. Hanukkah and the prophet daniel, pt 1 messianic jewish. The eighth chapter of daniel is the vision of desolations and rededication of the temple which is celebrated by jews until this day as hanukkah. As isaac newton in his observations on the prophecies of daniel 1732 put it. Beautiful yettas hanukkah kitten by daniel pinkwater. Daniel manus pinkwater is an author of mostly childrens books and is an occasional commentator on national public radio. Bring her to an old grandmother in the neighborhood who happily takes her in, in exchange for latkespotato pancakes. The lead up to chanukah in the book of daniel an ancient pious scribe describes in apocalyptic visions, the history of the conflict between judea and antiochus epiphanes, but fails to dream that the maccabees, a political group of guerrilla fighters, will win.

Hanukkah in the book of maccabees welcome to part 2 of our series the miracles, mysteries and histories of hanukkah. Ministry of interior officials informed dana that they had information that she shared and liked facebook posts related to a jewishmessianic community. Daniel 7 the seventh chapter of the book of daniel tells of daniel s vision of four worldkingdoms replaced by the kingdom of god. The story of hanukkah discover first fruits of zion. In the third year of cyrus king of persia a message was revealed to daniel, whose name was called belteshazzar. Teaching by meno kalisher about hannukah according to the book of daniel chapter 8. Nov 26, 20 the prophecy and significance of hanukkah from daniel chapter 8. Nov, 2015 daniel prophesies the circumstance around the first hanukkah part 1 biblical background in the book of daniel in the tanach bible old testament we read h ow god gave daniel the interpretation of dreams which king nebuchadnezzar had. Four beasts come out of the sea, the ancient of days sits in judgement over them, and one like a son of man is given eternal kingship. Israels victory over antiochus and his mighty army showed forth that miraculous power. T this text, as we shall see, was composed before the rededication of the temple altar in 164 bce, the event that chanukah celebrates and does not reflect the rededication itself.

Dec 21, 2011 the events of hanukkah are therefore not recorded in the holy bible as they happened live although, as we will read below, hanukkah was mostdefinitely recorded in the holy scriptures in prophecy, by daniel, and then referred to as a historical event by jesus christ in effect, jesus christ verified the record in the first book of. Rabbi benjamin scolnic this is a short segment of a 3 hour seminar held friday january 16, 2015 at the lanier theological library. The books of maccabees are part of what are known as the apocrypha greek for hidden things, which was considered part of the biblical canon by the jews of alexandria, but not by the jews in ancient israel. In terms of a bible oriented kind of apocalypticism, which i have spent the past 40 years studying from qumran to waco. In the book of daniel, i found one of the most unusual chapters in the bible.

Therefore, let us not be hypocrites without discerning this time and let us unseal the book of daniel. The jews of jesus day were well aware of the events that had led to the feast of dedication when they approached him in. True, daniel also serves to help us understand the end times, but the historical events remembered by hanukkah offer us a clear example of just how dark things may get before the light of god casts away all. The prophecy and significance of hanukkah from daniel chapter 8. Chanukah, daniel 11 and the rabbis limited knowledge of. The widely held view that the book of daniel is largely fictional rests mainly on the modern philosophical assumption that longrange predictive prophecy is impossible. An interesting point regarding this prophecy is that it appears to have been delivered orally. The original purpose of the book of daniel was to comfort and encourage persecuted jews during the maccabean revolt. Unlike the preceding dreams and visions in the book of daniel, which contained images that needed to be interpreted, this vision simply gave daniel the words regarding what would happen to the jewish people from this time forward daniel 10. The story of the jewish revolt against antiochus is contained in the books of.

Now daniel chapter 11 gives exact details of what happened from 330 bc to 160 bc and chapter 2 and 7 and 8 give details about the four world empires and that is why critics have always said the book of daniel was written in the time of the maccabean rebellion around 160 bc. The book of daniel is the old testament foundation to apocalyptic prophecy, and jesus said. In other words, understand what god was doing with the jews and the world, and youll understand the book of daniel. Hanukkah and the abomination of desolation israel bible weekly. Hanukkah and the abomination of desolation israel bible. Hanukkah and the prophet daniel, pt 1 posted on december 7, 2009 by derek leman hanukkah arrives friday night and among other things like reading the relevant chapters in h. The character and career of the antichrist daniel 11. Does the 7 day creation account in the book of genesis correspond to 7 stages of spiritual growth. These prophecies are found in the book of daniel, while daniel and his people, the jews, were still in exile in the land of babylon. Mills excellent summary article, the lead up to chanukah in the book of daniel. This darling picture book by author linda glaser is what i call warm and fuzzy. Nevertheless, unbeknownst to many readers, the hebrew bible does record the backstory leading up to chanukah, chapters 712 of the book of daniel. The last six chapters contain prophecies written by daniel himself.

After jesus second advent bodily descent back to earth. The book of daniel records the actions, prophecies, and visions of the prophet daniel. Yes, it is hanukkah, and latkes are the plat du jour. Ezekiel links this daniel with ancestors who were noted for their righteousness ezekiel 14. They claim daniel had to be written centuries later, during or after the time of the maccabees, for it to be so accurate. A very full scholarly treatment of daniel is john j. The first six chapters are a collection of historical papers written by. At chapter 11s outset, daniel predicts the thenforthcoming reigns of some of historys. I would like to begin by looking at the bibles prophecy concerning hanukkah and its historical fulfillment. When i was a boy there was a man named albert donaldson who wrote a book entitled, you can hope again, in which he told about a group of people who visited the great observatory owned and operated by the university of california on top of mountain east of san jose. Haggai, hebrews, and hanukkah discover first fruits of.