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The study of the Bible in its historical context - with a focus on the archaeology, history, geography, customs , culture, and even the languages of the ancient Middle East. WE ask what did they understand THEN - the original intent of the Lord - so that we can expand and enrich our understanding NOW and thus become true disciples of Adonai Yeshua as in John 8:31-32.
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Tuesday Jan 13, 2026
Tuesday Jan 13, 2026
GOD'S NEW YEAR!
Our New Year on January 1st has nothing to do with Jesus, the Bible, His birth, or the Good News. Matter of fact New Year on January 1st has a pagan beginning. Julius Caesar started it with his Julian Calendar in 46 B.C. Caesar names the 1st month JANUS where we get January. Janus was a two headed god that seemed to look to the past and the future simultaneously (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Janus-Roman-god). Later Pope Gregory the 13th (1582) fixed the Julian Calendar and so we got the Gregorian Calendar and it too agreed with Julius Caesar that January 1st is the New year. Check out the link for a great review of the history of the New Year -https://www.britannica.com/story/why-does-the-new-year-start-on-january-1
In Judaism by the eary 2nd century A.D. Jewish people started celebrating their own made up new year. It is unbiblical and it was made up by the Jewish scholars and rabbis in those days. It was called Rosh HaShana (in Hebrew it means the head of the year) and the name was used to rename an actual feast of God, Yom Teruah, the feast of the blast or the feast of the shofar blast. It was NOT practiced in Jesus' day as Rosh HaShana but the day may have had special rituals since it was a feast commanded by God and not the rabbis as we find in Lev. 23: 24-25.
"Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'In the seventh month on the first of the month you shall have a rest, a reminder by blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. 'You shall not do any laborious work, but you shall present an offering by fire to the LORD.'" (Lev 23:24-25)
Please check out the Bible study podcasts that go into the real history of Rosh HaShana. It is an amzing man-made (rabbi-made) feast that is NOT in the Bible. It has nothing to do with Jesus or His birth. However, there are some awesome connections to the feast of the Lord called Yom Teruah, the feast of the Shofar blast. Here's the link to the studies you may find very intersting ... https://youtu.be/ssiam-Y3FdU?si=-otXRRHR-mLBrcCo
There are other new year celebrations. Here's just a sample of a few of them ...
- Hogmanay (Scotland):** A famous New Year's Eve celebration.
- Nowruz (Persian):** Marks the vernal equinox (around March 20) with feasts and spring celebrations.
- Songkran (Thailand):** A water festival in April.
- Enkutatash (Ethiopian):** Celebrated in September, marking the end of the rainy season.
- Hijri New Year (The Muslim New Year) marks the first day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar, commemorating Prophet Muhammad's migration (Hijra) from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE, symbolizing a fresh start for reflection and spiritual renewal, not typically a big party, but a time for prayer, remembrance, and the somber 10th-day Ashura for Shia Muslims. For 2026, it's estimated to begin around June 16-17. So before Islam Arabs worshiped the moon or the moon god whose names are Sin (Akkadian), Nanna (Sumerian), Suen, Namrasit, Nannaru, and sometimes considered "al-ilah" (the god). So the 1st day of the 1st month for Arabs who worshiped the moon became a special high holy day. When the religion changed to Islam all associations to the moon god were forbidden.
But, there is one new year commanded by God and it is Biblical. This podcast video deals with the New Year celebration. The church does not recognize it at all. It is sad since it clearly represents the 1st day of the 1st month when the world changed and God's people were saved and delivered and became a special people and a nation of priests. This was true for the Hebrews and all who chose Jesus as Lord, Savior, the one and only God.
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?
(Ferret - somewhere in Timnah Park - site of the Tabernacle)
What's his background? Why should I listen to him? Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0
Monday Jan 12, 2026
Monday Jan 12, 2026
As we enter our "journey" studying the details of the Mishkan KaKodesh Yahvay, the Holy Dwelling of the LORD, known as the Tabernacle, we find just reading the details is not inspiring or exciting reading. All this detail, however, must have its purpose. We again recall Jesus' words ...
"You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me" (Joh 5:39)
So for us, as aspiring disciples of Adonai Yeshua, would conclude these chapters related to the Holy Dwelling Place of the Lord will testify of Jesus. Just like He said. Thus, we need to pay attention to the words carefully and get help. We need access to excellent and credible Christian Bible scholars or Messianic Jewish Bible scholars to help us "see" Jesus in these texts. We need to make sure that what they present is solid and Biblically based and simply not their imagination or opinions of crazy flights of fancy.
For me, I will put the Bible back into its historical context and seek the help of archaeology, geography, history, the customs and the cultures of the ancient Middle East (in the case Egypt), and even the languages of the ancient Middle East to help us see the connections between the specific aspects of the Tabernacle. I will access key scholars like Dr. John Currid or Dr. Craig Keener and his, "Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible," or such resources as the "Archaeological Study Bible" from either Zondervan or Crossway publishers. I too want to "see" Jesus but I want to do it in such as way that it makes sense and connects us with the earthly dwelling tent of the Lord and all its rituals to give us a picture so we can be better able to understand the hidden spiritual concepts of the Lord and His redemption plan.
I mentioned several links I would provide. The first is a very special video podcast I did entitled, "The Chiasm of the Light." It is a Bible study of a concept called CHIASMS. It is a literary structure used again and again in the Bible. It is amazing that this literary structure seems to be used by God to show us absolutely that from Genesis 1:1 (the 1st verse in the Bible) to Revelation 22:21 (the last verse in the Bible), that it is all about Yeshua HaMaschiack, Jesus the Messiah, Jesus the Christ. Tis implies as we read on into Exodus and the details the Lord provides on His Holy Dwelling Tent, then we are trusting these verses will testify of Jesus as He said, as God said, in John 5:39. Check it out.
Link -
https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/e/truth-nugget-18-the-chiasm-of-the-light/
Another fun resource is from the website "Free Bible Images." This link will provide you with amazing pictures of the Ark of the Covenant of the Dwelling Tent of Adonai (the Tabernacle). I will be using this link again and again as we focus our study on a specific item in God's Beit HaMikdash, the Holy Dwelling of the Lord.
Link (pictures - look for with box on the upper right that says VIDEO LINK to also access an awesome video)) -
https://www.freebibleimages.org/illustrations/bs-tabernacle-ark-covenant/
I study and rely on professional archaeological journals. One is "Bible and Spade," a publication from the Christian archaeological group called,"Associates for Bible Research." The second is the journal called, "Biblical Archaeology Review," from "The Biblical Archaeology Society." If you are serious about Bible study, if you are serious about getting the best resources available to help you go deeper, these two journals are a must. A few pastors who have attended my classes now subscribe and have told me it has changed their sermon prep immensely.
In this podcast I access an awesome article from "Biblical Archaeology Review" addressing the Ark of the Covenant. It is clear tha archaeology shows us that the Lord told Moses of specific things Moses was familiar with in Egypt to use as a model or a pattern for what the Lord wanted in the Beit HaMikdash, His Holy Dwelling. In this way the people, the Hebrews would be able to easily make the connection as to God's purposes since they are seeing things that resemble things they saw in their 400 some years in Egypt. Here's the link to the article.
In this podcast we dealt with CANOPIC JARS. The jars contained specific body organs of a pharaoh that are removed from the pharaoh's body before mummification. These organs are put in the canopic jars and are buried with the pharaoh in his tomb.
Below is a picture of canopic jars I bought in Egypt on one of my several study and research trips.
Many of us are familiar with King Tut. His actual name is Too-tank-ham-moon. Canopic jars were found in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings across from Luxor Egypt. His jars were put in a special box, a special "ark" if you will, called the chest of Annubis. This was found in King Tut's tomb along with the canopic jars.
Annubis is the Egyptian god of the underworld. Annubis is to guard the four body organs of the deceased, the liver, lungs, stomach, and intestines as they are removed from the body of the deceased so the body can be mummified or preserved to meet with the gods after death. Supposedly then the four organs, the liver, lungs, stomach, and intestines will be replaced into the body when the body is resurrected to live forever with the gods. The Hebrews in the days of Exodus would have known this. They would have understood the special nature of this box, the chest of Annubis.
Here is a link to an awesome video about Canopic Jars. It is made for kids but, for me, it is done so well I think you'll enjoy this wonderful scholarly video about these jars and the ancient Egyptian culture.
Link to video - https://www.historyforkids.net/canopic-jars.html
So archaeology and history gives us added insight into what those Hebrews coming out of Egypt probably understood. Yahvay, the Lord, God, wanted to give them something concrete, something they knew and understood, something physical that they could then be able to begin to grasp the Spiritual concepts of what God is teaching or things in the heavens. God does not need a box like the Ark of the Covenant. He does not need a tent or a Holy Dwelling Place where He is beyond the heavens and the earth. But, His people need them. Moses needs them. We need them. We'll see in this lesson the Spiritual aspects of God wanting to "camp out" with His people. He needed a "TENT," that we call a tabernacle, to give His people a concrete object to grasp that the Lord was with them. And, Yahvay used it again in John 1:14 in that He came to "camp out" with us again in His human tent.
God creates physical things for us to picture those difficult Spiritual concepts or things that are in heaven, or the places above. He did this right from the get go in His Torah in the first verse of Genesis. If you haven't studied these podcast Bible study lessons now is the time before you go on in these chapters on the "Beit HaMikdash" (בית המקדש), the Holy Dwelling Place. Here's the links to these awesome lessons ...
LINKS TO GENESIS 5 – CHOAS TO ORDER –
PART 2 – video - https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/e/genesis-5-special-gen-11-2-polemic-theology-from-chaos-to-order/
Who is this guy, Rev. Ferret?
Ferret someplace near the Jordan River
What's his background? Why should we take time to listen to him? Here's a link to check out his background - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0
Friday Jan 09, 2026
Friday Jan 09, 2026
Jacob camps out and has an awesome dream. The dream is of a ladder from the earth to the dwelling of the Lord God - in Hebrew we'd say Bet El or the House of God or the Dwelling Place of God or His Abode. There are spiritual beings going up and down the ladder. Hmm. Angels right? But, the Hebrew word for angels means messengers or even those deputed by the Lord. Deputed means to be sent out to complete a task. Could it be that these angels are God's deputies. Those going down the ladder are headed out to do their assigned task. Those coming up are His deputies who have done their work and are returned to Bet El, the dwelling place of God. Perhaps. We'll study the Hebrew and see how this fits the conceptual meaning of the Hebrew word meaning messenger that we say are angels.
But the ladder. What's this about? I offer one view. Perhaps there are others. What does it mean? The way to the "tree of life, the way back to Paradise, the way back to ABBA our Father is closed. We can't go back. Is the Lord teaching us that there is a way home for us? Is this a prediction for the future? Jesus' own words seem to verify that He is showing Jacob the future - the coming of one who will be the way back to the Father as in John 14:6. Jesus said He is the ladder in John 1:51. He said He will be lifted up like standard, like a sign, like a ladder in John 3:14. As the ladder, as Jesus is lifted up as the way home He will draw all men to Him to have the chance to return to the Father through Jesus. It again seems we have another proof that all scripture in Jesus' day, the Hebrew Scriptures or the Old Testament, testify of the coming Messiah, the coming Savior, the one who will be set up as the only WAY back home.
In the podcast I mentioned three links I'd provide. Link 1 - a Christian scholarly article on the concept of angels. I recommend when you read it substitute the word angel and say MESSENGER. Here's link #1 -
https://www.gotquestions.org/angels-Bible.html
The 2nd link is to a Jewish scholarly article on God's MESSENGERS. In this article you'll see how the rabbis years after Jesus' ascension started making up more fantasy about angels. Much of their notions and the mistaken ideas of the so-called church scholars has led to our notions today of angels which is totally different than what the Bible MESSENGERS are really like. Here's link #2 -
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/angels/
The final link is to episode 9 in the Bible study video series, "Five Small Stones." These are five minute Bible study videos and in episode 9 we ask what does Paul mean in the two verses below.
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
(Rom 10:4)
"Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses. (Act 13:38-39)
Is it possible the ladder is the way God will establish so we can all return to Him? Is the ladder perhaps another picture for the cross? Maybe. Here's the link to all 11 videos. Just scroll down to find #9 -
https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/?s=five+small
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?
(Ferret - in a wadi somewhere in the Judean Wilderness)
What's his background? Why should I listen to him? Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0
Wednesday Jan 07, 2026
Wednesday Jan 07, 2026
There is simply so much to learn and study in Exodus 14. The main event is the unbelievable crossing of the sea and how God rescues Israel. I will split lesson 39 into three parts. Shown below is a brief idea of the concepts taught in each part.
Part 1 – where is Mt. Sinai? Does the Bible assist us in our pursuit of Biblical archaeology? Does it provide facts and real evidence to help in archaeological discovery? Eilat Mazar used the Bible to begin her dig to discover David's palace. In her own words ...
"There can be little doubt that King David had a palace. The Bible tells us that Hiram of Tyre (who would later help King Solomon build the Temple) constructed the palace for David: 'King Hiram of Tyre sent envoys to David, with cedar logs, carpenters and stonemasons; and they built a palace for David' (2 Samuel 5:11). Nine years ago I wrote an article in BAR suggesting where, in my opinion, the remains of King David’s palace might lie. I proposed looking in the northern part of the most ancient area of Jerusalem, known as the City of David." ( “Did I Find King David’s Palace?” by Eilat Mazar originally appeared in BAR, January/February 2006. The article was first republished in Bible History Daily on September 7, 2012. ) This is so amazing that the Bible led Eilat Mazar to the place to dig to find David's palace. In part 1 we will see how once again God in His word gives us enough details that helps us as we try to find Mt. Sinai.
Part 2 – Pharaoh’s heart, God’s glory, and how to “know” the Lord. We read the Bible in English and we read the words heart, glory, and the phrase “to know.” If we stay in the English we miss so much as to the actual Hebrew. God wants all Egyptians "to know" Him and it connects us to Jesus when He said ...
"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.' (Mat 7:21-23)
Jesus, God, is saying the same thing to us. He wants not just for us to believe in Him but to know Him. But, what does it mean? What did it mean in Exod. 14? What did Jesus mean? He is God and He doesn't change as in Mal. 3:6. So, we need to grasp what God wants when He say He wants all Egypt, all Israel, and all nations to KNOW Him.
Part 3 – ALL SCRIPTURE TESTIFIES OF ME – Jesus says this sometime between 24-30 A.D. and we read it in John 5:39. All they had then was the Hebrew Scriptures. So those who first heard Jesus, who did not have the New Testament, it was clear Jesus was saying that the Torah and even Exodus 14, the chapter we are studying in lesson 39, testify of Jesus. How? Get ready. Get your seat belts on. The rescue at ים סוף
Yam Suf – the sea of Reeds – connects us to Jesus and the final victory of His over death.
Also, we again encounter the ANGEL OF GOD or the ANGEL OF THE LORD. In lesson 32 in Genesis we dealt with this in detail and showed how the Angel of the Lord is GOD, a manifestation of God to us in the flesh so that we will not die yet "see the Lord." Here’s the link to lesson 32 in Genesis dealing with the Angel of the Lord. Link - https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-zfndi-fd62d0
In part 2 of lesson 39 we will study how this relates to the dogma of the Trinity. We say there are three PERSONS in one God. Once again we are reading it in English when it was actually written in Greek almost 2000 years ago. The Greek word that we translate as PERSON now is not what the Greek word means then and in the New Testament. In the New Testament and for the early church fathers it means FACE. Just like when Jesus said to Philip in John 14 that if we SEE Jesus, one might say see His face, then we have SEEN the Father. It's the Greek word we translated as person. But if we keep it in its original meaning as FACE, the dogma of the Trinity becomes a concept we can perhaps begin to grasp. Check it out.
In part 1 I mentioned a map that might help you in the complex discussion we will encounter. The map is shown below. I highly recommend you use the map for this podcast. It’ll be very helpful to grasp the details and the specifics presented. Here’s the map.
Also, in this lesson, I mention the journey of Ezra as he and about 6000-7000 Jews return from Susa in ancient Babylon to Jerusalem. The map of that journey is shown below. Again, this will be a good resource to give you a better understanding of the lesson. Here’s the “Ezra Journey” map.
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?
(Ferret ...somewhere in the Negev in Israel)
What's his background? Why should I listen to him? Check his background at this link - click here for the teacher's background
Monday Jan 05, 2026
Monday Jan 05, 2026
THE WAYPOINT OF OUR JOURNEY
If you are a hiker like me there are times you are hiking on a trail and come across something special. It might be a great look out on a high hill or a beautiful pond or a rock structure that has a unique shape. It might be so cool you want to remember it, you want to make it a WAYPOINT. If you do a search on the internet you might come up with the following description generated by AI of a WAYPOINT ...
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?
(John & Robin somewhere in the Middle East)
What's his background? Why should I listen to him? Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0
Wednesday Dec 24, 2025
Wednesday Dec 24, 2025
TRUTH NUGGETS #8
Mary gave birth to her son, Jesus, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and He was laid in a manger. This is so familiar to any and all Christians from and early age and throughout our lives. It is part of the “Christmas” story so much a part of our lives every year.
But, is there more that we can’t see? Is the manger and Jesus in the manger, does this relate to something more; something so common to our Christian experience?
This vidcast from Light of Menorah takes us back to ancient Israel to understand what a manger is and what it is used for. It takes us to Bethlehem to locate where mangers are found. This video takes us back 3400 years to ancient Egypt and the words of Adonai given to Moses in the Torah, the first five books of the Bible just before they left Egypt. And as we study the archaeology in Jesus’ day and the Torah, as we remember that Jesus said all scripture testifies of Him - He said this 2000 years ago when all they had was the Hebrew scriptures (a.k.a. the Old Testament) – this along with the picture of Jesus just born and lying in a manger explodes with meaning. We missed it since the “church” has been disconnected from its Jewish roots for hundreds and hundreds of years.
Are you ready for this? Let’s go.
I mentioned in the video that I would provide scholarly links to study the events and the archaeology of Jesus’ birth from the Associates for Biblical Research. These are a must if you want to come to grips with the reality of His birth and to expand your understanding of the Gospel of the Kingdom.
Link 1 to an article by Dr. Ken Bailey entitled, “The Manger and the Inn.” - https://biblearchaeology.org/new-testament-era-list/2803-the-manger-and-the-inn?highlight=WyJtYW5nZXIiLCJtYW5nZXInIl0=
Link 2 to a video by Gary Byers entitled, “Away in a Manger but Not a Barn.” -
Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YveeRv50lmg
Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzRG6jIVGoY
Part 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I-YhXcx0qU
Link 3 to an article by Gordon Melish, “There Wasn’t an Inn.” - https://biblearchaeology.org/research/devotionals/3643-there-wasnt-any-inn?highlight=WyJtYW5nZXIiLCJtYW5nZXInIl0=
Link 4 - Joel Kramer's video on the archaeology of Bethlehem - https://sourceflix.com/our-video/born-in-bethlehem/
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy? What's his background? Why should I listen to him? Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0
Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
There is so much of Christmas that can hide the real significance of this season. It is not a HOLIDAY but it is a HOLY DAY. I wonder if הַשָּׂטָן Ha Satan - the adversary or the devil - is the one who did this and thus leading so many away from the chance of knowing the Savior. We almost need to take Christ and take Him OUT of Christmas and restore that which we lost. This video suggests the awesomeness of this event, the birth of Jesus, the Messiah. This video gives a picture of the Light of Messiah that came as John writes of it in John 1:9. It presents a picture that the birth of Jesus takes us from Genesis 1:1 to Revelation 22:21. This picture shows us this time of remembrance is a HOLY day and not a holiday. Let's study the Chiasm of the Light.
I mentioned in the video that I would provide scholarly links to study the events and the archaeology of Jesus’ birth from the Associates for Biblical Research. These are a must if you want to come to grips with the reality of His birth and to expand your understanding of the Gospel of the Kingdom.
Link 1 to an article by Dr. Ken Bailey entitled, “The Manger and the Inn.” - https://biblearchaeology.org/new-testament-era-list/2803-the-manger-and-the-inn?highlight=WyJtYW5nZXIiLCJtYW5nZXInIl0=
Link 2 to a video by Gary Byers entitled, “Away in a Manger but Not a Barn.” - Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YveeRv50lmg
Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzRG6jIVGoY Part 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I-YhXcx0qU
Link 3 to an article by Gordon Melish, “There Wasn’t an Inn.” - https://biblearchaeology.org/research/devotionals/3643-there-wasnt-any-inn?highlight=WyJtYW5nZXIiLCJtYW5nZXInIl0=
Link 4 - Joel Kramer's video on the archaeology of Bethlehem - https://sourceflix.com/our-video/born-in-bethlehem/
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?
(Ferret - just outside a Bedouin tent in Timnah Park just north of Eilat Israel)
What's his background? Why should I listen to him? Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0
Monday Dec 22, 2025
Monday Dec 22, 2025
So we come to the last video. Yes. Chanukah is a festival in Judaism and has nothing to do with Christmas. Christmas is a Christian festival and has nothing to do with Chanukah. But, we have seen that Jesus is teaching His disciples 2000 years ago about His return. He uses Chanukah in surprising ways in Matthew 24 to teach them THEN that the days before His return will be like the days before the first Chanukah. In those days in the early second century B.C. there was persecution, torture, chaos, and terror. It was a time of tribulation. In the same way the days before Jesus returns will be the time of the Great Tribulation and the saints of the Lord will be persecuted. It will be a time of extreme terror and evil.
In this video we will focus on the middle candle of the Chanukah menorah. It is called the SHAMASH candle or the servant candle. Jesus came serving His Father. He will return as the king. Perhaps God sees a connection between Chanukah and Christmas for those who are disciples of the Jesus. Perhaps God has given us a picture of one hero, Judah the Maccabee, Judah the Hammer, of those days before the first Chanukah, who foreshadows the true מכבי MAKA-VEE, the Hammer.
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?
(Ferret ... teaching in northern Israel)
What's his background? Why should I listen to him? Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0
Sunday Dec 21, 2025
Sunday Dec 21, 2025
This is getting too amazing. In this video lesson we not only continue to see that the Lord uses Chanukah to help His disciples 2000 years ago understand His return but also who He is. Who is this King? How is this connected to the time of the Maccabees and Yehoodah HaMakehvee, Judah the Maccabee, the Hammer? On top of that we will see that the Lord uses Chanukah 400 some years before the first Chanukah happened. Yes the Lord inspires one of His "prophets" to write predictions of Chanukah and, more than that, this prophet uses Chanukah inspired by the Lord to predict things of the end of days. So Jesus after Chanukah uses it to teach His disciples but the Lord also does it before Chanukah in and around 600 B.C.
So, if you are interested in the end times, if you are curious about how the Lord inspires a prophet to predict aspects of the end of days, this lesson is a must to view and study. And more than that you will see how this starts in the book of Genesis with Jacob and his 12 sons! This video will blow you away and its all history, Bible history. The Lord is coming again - the Return of the King - and Chanukah is right in the middle of all of it. So cool!
Critical links for you to study what is presented in this vidcast.
Link 1 - Antiochus IV is the villain of Chanukah and a picture of the villain we call the Beast in Revelation 13 - https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/antiochus-epiphanes-the-bibles-most-notoriously-forgotten-villain/
Link 2 - Chanukah, the Maccabees, and the Apocrypha - https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/hanukah-maccabees-and-apocrypha/
Link 3 - Dr. Clyde Billington's video on Chanukah in its historical context - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn2u0ufT1Rc
Link 4 - article on Daniel 11 and its historical accuracy - https://lifehopeandtruth.com/prophecy/understanding-the-book-of-daniel/daniel-11/
Link 5 - article showing the early date of the Book of Daniel - archaeology does it again - http://www.jesuswalk.com/daniel/app3_early-date-of-daniel.htm
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?
(Ferret ... teaching in the desert on the Baja of Mexico)
What's his background? Why should I listen to him? Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0
Saturday Dec 20, 2025
Saturday Dec 20, 2025
Chanukah stands on its own as an important Jewish feast. It was an amazing time where God again came to the aid of His chosen people. Time and time again we see how God was with His people - outnumbered or with little power or resources - and the Lord gave them victory in His power and not theirs. We remember the Exodus or Joshua at Jericho or Deborah and Barak or Gideon. Even into 1948 and the War of Independence where Israel, a restored nation after 2000 years, was surrounded by millions of Arabs who wanted to annihilate them from the face of the earth. But, Israel was victorious because of the Lord and it was repeated in the Six Day War in 1967 and the Yom Kippur War of 1973.
The connection between Chanukah and the Return of the King goes on. The Lord is showing us that the days before His return will be somewhat like the days before the first Chanukah but a 1000 times worse - Chanukah is a real set of events that God uses to teach of the ultimate Return of the King. It'll be the days of the Great Tribulation. In the days of Judah the Maccabee the Lord used Judah and his army of devoted religious Jews to defeat the evil forces of Antiochus IV and restore HaBayt Mikdash, the Holy Dwelling Place, or, as we know it, the Temple in Jerusalem. We have seen how God connects these events to Himself and His return. Is there a connection to the actual 1st Chanukah, the cleansing of the Temple and the reinitiation of the sacrifices? Let's go see.
Links to mentioned in this video ...
Video on the miracles God did in recent battles Israel was in - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsN5bqVzX34
Article on 17 major battles and their miraculous nature - https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/17-miraculous-israeli-military-victories
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?
(Ferret ... in a restaurant somewhere on the Baja of Mexico)
What's his background? Why should I listen to him? Check his background at this link - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0