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20 And many of them said, a“He has a demon and is mad. Why do you listen to Him?”  
21 Others said, “These are not the words of one who has a demon. aCan a demon bopen the eyes of the blind?”  

The Shepherd Knows His Sheep

22 Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter.
23 And Jesus walked in the temple, ain Solomon’s porch.  
24 Then the Jews surrounded Him and said to Him, “How long do You keep us in1 doubt? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”  
25 Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. aThe works that I do in My Father’s name, they bbear witness of Me.  
26 But ayou do not believe, because you are not of My sheep,1 as I said to you.  
27 aMy sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.  
28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.
29 aMy Father, bwho has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.  
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John 10:22-23

This festival was a Jewish national festival and is not one of God's commanded festivals—under any covenant! Even in this, He set us a perfect example by showing us that it is not wrong to observe national holidays that do not do service to paganism.

Earl L. Henn
Was Jesus Christ Born Under the Law?

Related Topics: Feast of Dedication | Hanukkah | National Holidays | Rededication of the Temple



John 10:22-23

John 10:22-23 shows Jesus walking in the Temple area in Jerusalem during the Feast of Dedication. Today, the Jews call this feast Hanukkah. It is the national celebration of the rededication of the Temple by the Jews at the end of the Maccabean revolt. Jesus gives no indication He was avoiding the day and its accompanying social and spiritual activities. If he had, He would have avoided the Temple. Commentators raise no questions about whether He was keeping the day; they conclude that His walking in the Temple was purposeful.

John W. Ritenbaugh
Thanksgiving or Self-Indulgence?

Related Topics: Feast of Dedication | Hanukkah | Maccabean Revolt | National Holidays | Rededication of the Temple




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