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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Chanukah

THE STORY OF THE MACCABEES (1 & 2)
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ALEXANDER THE GREAT

Pretty much took over everything
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Almost the entire known world was under Alexander's Command

ALEXANDER - 300'S BC

ANTIOCHUS IV - 100'S BC
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Antiochus IV

DID NOT LIKE THE JEWISH RELIGION

Jews had to adopt Greek culture

(AKA "HELLENIZE)
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Jews could not do the following:

PUBLICLY WORSHIP, KEEP KOSHER, READ TORAH, CIRCUMCISE OR KEEP THE SABBATH
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THEY WERE TOLD TO:

CALL him "EPIPHANIES"

(GOD MADE MANIFEST) - ANTIOCHUS IV

Sacrifice a Pig to Zeus

WORSHIP "EPIPHANIES" AS A GOD
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IN THE HOLIEST PART OF THE JEWISH TEMPLE

In fact, he had his army sacrifice a pig
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This caused frustration and anger

AMONG THE JEWISH PEOPLE
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"HELLENIST JEWS"

Many ACCEPTED GREEK CULTURE AND GAVE UP THEIR FAITH

BUT MOST SUFFERED

JEWISH CHILDREN WOULD KEEP A DREIDEL HANDLY

TO COVER THE FACT THAT THEY WERE STUDYING TORAH
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THEN Judah MACCABEE

LEAD A REBELLION AGAINST THE GREEKS
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THE JEWS WON!

THEy REDEDICATED THE TEMPLE

"CHANUKAH" MEANS "DEDICATION
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A GREAT MIRACLE HAPPENED THERE

THE OIL IN THE MENORAH, THAT WAS ONLY ENOUGH FOR 1 DAY, LAsTEd 8 DAYS!
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Chanukah (Dedication)

BECAME AN 8 DAY FESTIVAL, CELEBRATING THE VICTORY OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE
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Festival of Lights

CELEBRATED WITH THE MENORAH, PUT IN A WINDOW FOR ALL TO SEE
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DREIDEL GAMES

with gold foil covered chocolate money called "gelt"

"A GREAT MIRACLE HAPPENED THERE"

The Dreidel says,

נ (NUN), ג (GIMEL), ה (HEI), ש (SHIN)

"נס גדול היה שם" (NES GADOL HAYAH SHAM)

AND TO REMEMBER THE MIRACULOUS OIL

DELICIOUS DEEP FRIED FOODS LIKE LATKES AND JELLY DONUTS
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The Jews had peace for a while

(HASMONEAN PERIOD)
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WHICH ENDED IN 63 BC

when the Roman Rule began
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Jesus was born

SOMETIME BETWEEN 4 BC AND 4 AD

Which brings us to...

... THE NEW TESTAMENT PERIOD
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