Dowlen Road Bible Reading Challenge Week #51

Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who know

their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.

Daniel 11:32

North

(Seleucus)

(Syria)

Daniel

2:36-44

Daniel

8:20-22

Daniel

11:21

Four

Empires

Babylon

Medo-

Persia

Greece

Rome

Alexander

The Great

Daniel

11:3-5, 13

North

(Syria)

South

(Ptolemy)

(Egypt)

Antiochus

Epiphanes

Daniel

11:29-35

“But the people

who know their

God shall be

strong and shall

carry out great

exploits.”

Maccabees

603 BC 331 BC 323 BC 175 BC 165 BC

(Lysimachus)

(Asia Minor)

(Cassander)

(Macedonia)

THE

OBSERVANCE OF

HANUKKAH

• Eight days, beginning Kislev 25

• Menorah with nine lamps

HANUKKAH CELEBRATES:

• Victory over Syria

• Freedom of the Jews

• Dedication of the Temple

HANUKKAH IS CALLED:

• Feast of Dedication

• Festival of Lights

HANUKKAH MEANS:

• Dedication

THE

OBSERVANCE OF

HANUKKAH

• Eight days, beginning Kislev 25

• Game played with a “dreidel”

Four Hebrew Letters,

Standing For:

“Nes Gadol Haya Sham”

“A Great Miracle Happened There”

HANUKKAH:

WHAT IT MEANS TO CHRISTIANS

• Reminds us of God’s protection of the ancient Jewish nation.

• God was keeping His promise to Abraham alive, Genesis 12:1-3.

• God was working out a plan for our salvation, Galatians 3:16, 26-29.