1. Seventy days After Sukkot is Chanukkah
2. Forty weeks (285 days) After Chanukkah is Sukkot
3. The Chosen One is God’s “Light to the Nations”
4. The Sinless Second Adam
5. The Savior of the World
6. Seed of the Woman
7. The Gift of the Seed of the heavenly Father
8. The Birth of Messiah Foretold
9. The favored Jewess Miryam visits Elisheva
10. Song of Praise

Seventy days After Sukkot is Chanukkah

The Seventieth day after the *first day of Sukkot (Tishri 15) is the first day of Chanukkah (Kislev 25). Both of these festival days are strongly related to the Messiah of Israel and of all the world. Tishri 15 is the day the Messiah was born and Kislev 25 is the day the Messiah ben Yosef ben David was conceived in the womb of his mother, the Jewess Miryam bat David, on the first day of Chanukkah. Therefore the festival of Chanukkah is the Festival of Light of Avinu Shebashamayim. For His Messiah is His “light to the world.”

*The first day of Chanukkah is when Messiah was conceived and the first day of Sukkot is when he was born.

Forty weeks (285 days) after Chanukkah is Sukkot:

A period of 40 weeks (286 days) exist from the time the Messiah of God was conceived in the womb of Miryam at the beginning of Chanukkah (Kislev 25) to the time he was born at the beginning of Sukkot (Tishri 15). Therefore, regarding his life it is written:

העם ההלכים בחשך ראו אור גדול ישבי בארץ צלמות אור נגה עליהם׃

“The people who walk in darkness will see a great light; those who live in a dark land, the light will shine on them.”

הן עבדי אתמך־בו בחירי רצתה נפשי נתתי רוחי עליו משפט לגוים יוציא׃ אני ה’ קראתיך בצדק ואחזק בידך ואצרך ואתנך לברית עם לאור גוים׃ לפקח עינים עורות להוציא ממסגר אסיר מבית כלא ישבי חשך׃

“Behold, My servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. I am Adonai, I have called you in righteousness, I will also hold you by the hand and watch over you, and I will appoint you as a covenant to the people, as a light to the nations, to open blind eyes, to bring out prisoners from the dungeon and those who dwell in darkness from the prison.”

ועתה ׀ אמר ה’ יצרי מבטן לעבד לו לשובב יעקב אליו וישראל [לא כ] (לו ק) יאסף ואכבד בעיני ה’ ואלהי היה עזי׃ ויאמר נקל מהיותך לי עבד להקים את־שבטי יעקב [ונצירי כ] (ונצורי ק) ישראל להשיב ונתתיך לאור גוים להיות ישועתי עד־קצה הארץ׃

And now Adonai has said—He who formed me from the womb to be His servant, to bring Jacob back to Him and that Israel might be gathered to Him—for I am honored in the eyes of Adonai, and Elohi has been my strength. He said: “It is too small a thing that you should be My Servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also make you a light to the nations (lit. gentiles), that My salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”

The Chosen One is God’s “Light to the Nations”:

The following are the thoughts of the Spirit of the Holy One just before He left heaven’s glory to take human form in the womb of Miryam bat David, as it is recorded in Psalm 40:

זבח ומנחה לא חפצת אזנים כרית לי עולה וחטאה לא שאלת׃ אז אמרתי הנה־באתי במגלת־ספר כתוב עלי׃ לעשות־רצונך אלהי חפצתי ותורתך בתוך מעי׃

“Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says, ‘Sacrifice and offering You have not desired but a body You have prepared for me; in whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have taken no pleasure.’ Then I said, ‘behold I have come (in the roll of the book it is written of me) to do Your will, O God.'”

The Sinless Second Adam:

Therefore the Messiah like the first Adam did not come to be conceived through the agency of a mortal human father but he was made by the Holy Spirit after the likeness of Adonai the Father. However, unlike the first Adam the second Adam Ha-acharon (אדם האחרון) also referred to as the last Adam had a human mother—the Jewess Miryam. This fulfilled the prophecy of zera ha-ishah, the seed of the woman,  who God promised would one day overcome the seed of the serpent; thereby bringing humanity deliverance from sin so that humankind might become reconciled to God. As it is written:

וְאֵיבָ֣ה אָשִׁ֗ית בֵּֽינְךָ֙ וּבֵ֣ין הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה וּבֵ֥ין זַרְעֲךָ֖ וּבֵ֣ין זַרְעָ֑הּ ה֚וּא יְשׁוּפְךָ֣ רֹ֔אשׁ וְאַתָּ֖ה תְּשׁוּפֶ֥נּוּ עָקֵֽב׃

[And God said,] “I will put enmity between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; he [the Messiah] shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel.” (Genesis 3:15).

The Messiah who is Or Ha’Olam, the Light of the World, was conceived on Chanukkah (Kislev 25) and was born as Moshia HaOlam on the first day of Sukkot (Tishri 15).

The Savior of the World:

Circumcised on Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah: The Messiah ben Yosef was circumcised on the eighth day as an infant and as Zera’ Avraham (seed of Abraham) on Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah (Tishri 22).

Conquered humanity’s enemy of sin on Pesach: Then as Seh HaElohim, the Lamb of  God, he was sacrificed on the accursed tree on Pesach (Nisan 14). This Rabbeinu Yeshua voluntarily sacrificed his life—he died in battle to defeat our two greatest enemies of sin and death. His atoning sacrifice has liberated redeemed humankind from the bondage of sin and death.

Messiah ben Yosef conquered death on Habikkurim: Afterward as Habekhor hakam min-hametim (Firstborn of the dead) Messiah ben Yosef was resurrected on HaBikkurim (Nisan *16/17). To better understand the mystery of Nisan 16/17 study the Hidden Day of Job.

The heavenly Messiah: Following his resurrection from the dead the Messiah ascended into heaven as our savior and advocate on the fortieth day (Iyyar 25/26). Therefore we now receive freely the Father’s gift of eternal life that was sent to our nation and people (Israel) on Shavuot (Sivan 6/7). This gift of the Father is the gift of the Spirit. The Spirit is the Seal of the Father that guarantees our perfection on the day of our resurrection:

ובו נחלתכם גם אתם; שכן בשמעכם את דבר האמת, את בשורת ישועתכם, ובהאמינכם בו, נחתמתם גם אתם ברוח ההבטחה, רוח הקדש, אשר היא ערבון לנחלתנו. פ

And in it you too belong; For when yo heard the word of truth, the besorat – good news of your salvation, and when you believed in it, you too were sealed with the Spirit of promise, the Spirit of the Holy One, which is a guarantee for our inheritance.

Seed of the Woman:

“I have come to do Your will”: It was at the exact moment of saying, “I have come,” that the Seed of the Father entered the body of the Jewess Mary and became the “Seed of the woman” (cf. Genesis 3:15). This God did to provide a Savior for Israel and all humankind.

The Seed of the Father: The Seed in view here is the Father’s own Spirit. Our heavenly Father’s DNA is His own Eternal Spirit. Since God is omni-present it is not a problem for Him to abide in heaven, take human form, and live in Israel at the same time. Since God is Spirit He is not in any way limited by space, time, matter, or energy. The Spirit of the Holy One taking human form was an act of tremendous humility and immeasurable love.

Tenting with Humankind: This God did to reconcile Himself to humankind. Since humankind was living in a state of sin and alienation with the Holy One and was in need of deliverance this work of Joining with humankind is typed as a priestly act. Therefore, this priestly act of tenting with humankind is prophetically depicted in the sacred word “Levi.” Levi means to “join” and to “unite.”

The Gift of the Seed of the heavenly Father:

His Spirit residing in our spirits: Therefore, it is the will of the heavenly Father that He be reconciled with His children, humankind, through the priestly redemptive work of His Beloved Son, the Suffering Servant, Messiah ben Yosef. Once cleansed by the once-in-eternity sacrifice of Messiah we are able to receive the gift of the Father; the gift of His own indwelling Spirit residing in our spirits.

Permanently reconciled to God: In this way our heavenly Father is able to be permanently reconciled with His (adopted) children through His giving us the gift of His Spirit. It is the Presence of the Father’s Seed in a person that assures them of perfection on the day of resurrection. It is not the good works of fallen humankind that saves us. It is the redemptive work of the Messiah Yeshua and the gift of the Spirit of the Holy One that saves us. To God be the glory! Let him who boasts, boast only of God!

The Birth of Messiah foretold:

בחדש הששי נשלח המלאך גבריאל מאת האלוהים לעיר בגליל, אשר שמה נצרת, אל בתולה מארסת לאיש מבית דוד ושמו יוסף, ושם הבתולה מרים. בהכנסו לחדרה אמר המלאך, שמחי, ברוכת החסד. ה’ עמך. היא נדהמה לשמע הדבר וחשבה בלבה מה טיבה של הברכה הזאת. אמר לה המלאך, אל תפחדי, מרים, כי מצאת חן לפני אלוהים. הנה תהרי ותלדי בן, ותקראי שמו ישוע. הוא גדול יהיה ובן-עליון יקרא, ו  אלוהים יתן לו את כסא דוד אביו; וימלך על בית יעקב לעולם ואין קץ למלכותו.” אמרה מרים אל המלאך, איך יהיה הדבר הזה, הרי אינני יודעת איש? השיב המלאך ואמר: רוח הקדש תבוא עליך וגבורת עליון תצל עליך. לכן קדוש יקרא הילוד, בן-אלוהים. והנה אלישבע קרובתך גם היא הרתה בן בזקנתה, וזאת שקראו לה עקרה הרה זה החדש הששי, כי לא יפלא מאלוהים כל דבר. אמרה מרים, הנני שפחת אדני, יהי לי כדברך. והמלאך הלך לו.פ

Now in the sixth month the angel Gavri’el was sent by God to a city in Galil called Netzeret, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Yosef from the house of David. The virgin’s name was Miryam. The angel entered the room and said to her, “Shalom, to you gracious woman! Adonai is with you; you are blessed among women. When she saw him she was alarmed by his statement and pondered in her heart, “What is this brachah?” The angel said, “Do not fear Miryam because you have found favor before God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you shall name him Yeshua. He will be great, and he will be called the Son of the Highest.  Adonai Almighty will give him the throne of his father David. He will reign over the house of Ya’akov forever. There will be no end to his kingdom.” Miryam said to the angel, “How can this be? I have not known a man.” The angel said to her, “The Spirit of the Holy One will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you. Therefore, the one that is born will be called holy— ben ha-Elohim. Look! Your relative Elisheva, whom people have called barren, is also pregnant and will bear a son in her old age. This is her sixth month. For nothing is impossible for God.” Miryam said, “I am the maidservant of Adonai. Let it be for me according to your word.” And the angel left her.

The favored Jewess Miryam visits Elisheva:

בימים ההם קמה מרים ומהרה ללכת אל אזור ההר, אל אחת מערי יהודה. היא נכנסה לבית זכריה וברכה את אלישבע. והנה כאשר שמעה אלישבע את ברכת מרים, רקד הילד בבטנה; אלישבע נתמלאה רוח הקדש וקראה בקול גדול: “ברוכה את בנשים וברוך פרי בטנך. ומאין לי זאת, שאם אדוני באה אלי? כי הנה, כאשר קול ברכתך בא באזני, רקד הילד משמחה בבטני. אשרי זו שהאמינה כי יתקימו הדברים אשר נאמרו לה מאת אלוהים.פ

Miryam arose in those days and went quickly to the mountains, to a town of Yehudah. She entered the house of Zecharyah and blessed Elisheva. When Elisheva heard Miryam’s brachah, the child danced inside of her and Elisheva was filled with the Spirit of the Holy One. She called out with a loud voice and said, “You are blessed among women, blessed is the fruit of your womb! What am I that the mother of my master should come to me? For when the sound of your brachah reached my ears, the child danced for joy inside of me. O, the gladness of the one who believes that what was spoken to her by God will surely be fulfilled!”

Song of Praise:

וַתֹּאמֶר מִרְיָם רוֹמֲמָה נַפְשִׁי אֶת־ה’׃ וַתָּגֶל רוּחִי בֵּאלֹהֵי יִשְׁעִי׃ אֲשֶׁר רָאָה בָּעֳנִי אֲמָתוֹ כִּי הִנֵּה מֵעַתָּה יְאַשְּׁרוּנִי כָּל־הַדֹּרוֹת׃ כִּי גְדֹלוֹת עָשָׂה לִי שַׁדָּי וְקָדוֹשׁ שְׁמוֹ׃ וְחַסְדּוֹ לְדוֹר דּוֹרִים עַל יְרֵאָיו׃ גְּבוּרוֹת עָשָׂה בִּזְרֹעוֹ פִּזַּר גֵּאִים בִּמְזִמּוֹת לִבָּם׃ הָרַס נְדִיבִים מִכִּסְאוֹתָם וַיָּרֶם שְׁפָלִים׃ רְעֵבִים מִלֵּא־טוֹב וַעֲשִׁירִים שִׁלַּח רֵיקָם׃ תָּמַךְ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל עַבְדּוֹ לִזְכֹּר אֶת־רַחֲמָיו׃ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֶל־אֲבוֹתֵינוּ לְאַבְרָהָם וּלְזַרְעוֹ עַד־עוֹלָם׃

אז אמרה מרים: תרומם נפשי את אדני ותגל רוחי באלהי ישעי כי ראה בעני אמתו. הנה אשריה יאמר לי מעתה ולדור דורים. כי גדולות עשה בי שדי, קדוש שמו וחסד ה’ מעולם ועד עולם על יראיו. עשה חיל בזרועו פזר גאים, פרי מחשבות לבם. שליטים הוריד מעל כסאותם ושפלים שם למרום. נפשות רעבים מלא טוב ועשירים שלח ריקם. תמך בישראל עבדו זכר ה’ רחמיו כאשר דבר אל אבותינו אל אברהם ואל זרעו עד עולם.פ

Then Myriam said: “My soul lifts up Adonai, and my spirit rejoices in the God of my salvation who has seen the humility of His handmaid. From now on, all generations will call me glad, for Shaddai has done great things for me, and His name is holy. His kindness endures for all generations to those who fear Him. He has done powerful things by His arm. He has scattered the proud in the purposes of their hearts. He has torn down nobles from their thrones and raised up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, but He has sent the rich away empty. He has sustained His servant Yisra’el remembering His compassion, as He spoke to our fathers, to Avraham and his offspring forever.”

ומרים נשארה אצל אלישבע כשלושה חדשים ואחרי כן חזרה לביתה.פ

Miryam stayed with her (Elisheva) about three months (until the month of Adar) and then returned to her own home.

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