What is Hanukkah? | Life of Christ

Every year, Jewish families around the world celebrate Hanukkah, the joyous festival of lights. Children light the menorah and for eight nights families remember the remarkable story of deliverance that Hanukkah commemorates. With all the conflicts, not only in Israel, but around the world, we long for true deliverance–light that can bring peace to a world darkened by war, hatred, and conflict. Many Christians are familiar with Hanukkah, but did you know that Jesus celebrated Hanukkah? In fact, the Savior gave a powerful sermon during this festival of lights helping us better understand his divine role as Messiah, Deliverer, and Redeemer! Sign up for email notifications for new videos here: https://bit.ly/2uV4vlo For more videos on the Life of Christ: https://bit.ly/2FgnMlS For the text of this video: Produced and narrated by Daniel Smith Edited by Taylor Riley and Daniel Smith Script written by Daniel Smith and edited by Chris Heimerdinger Special thanks to LUMO for allowing me to use their beautiful life of Christ footage (lumoproject.com) Bryan Platamone, Ethan Fullmer, and Alex Ducos for helping with the 3D animations Herod’s Temple research from Leen Ritmeyer, Orit Peleg-Barkat, and Frankie Snyder © 2023 Messages of Christ YouTube Channel and Scripture Central No portion of this video may be reproduced, re-uploaded, or copied without prior permission.