From:    heb_roots_chr@mail.geocities.com
To:      "Hebraic Heritage Newsgroup"<heb_roots_chr@geocities.com>
Date:    Thu, 25 Dec 1997 23:35:38 +0000
Subject: Re: What is a Menorah / Chanukia ?

To:            heb_roots_chr@geocities.com
From:          pottersclay@mail.icnet.net (Randy Felton)
Subject:       Re: What is a Menorah / Chanukia ?


Hi all,

Just a point of interest.  The earliest depictions of the menorah show a
three legged base.  If you look at one of these, I have a Chanukiah which
is made on this pattern, you see Romans 11.  You have the three legged
"root" with the trunk rising vertically and then the branches coming off
the trunk.  One interesting point is that all the branches, no matter at
what level they come from the trunk, rise to the same level and all give
off the same light. So, in the menorah you have a picture of the "body of
Christ" as shown in  I Corinthians 13.  The scripture is repleat with "types and shadows" of
what God has in heaven and it shows up in all of His creation, even the
menorah.

Shalom, Randy

>From Eddie:
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        The symbol for the churches in the book of Revelation is a 
CANDLESTICK (Menorah). In Revelation 1:20 it is written:

" ... and the seven candlesticks which you saw are the seven 
churches"

         How many Christians identify the menorah with the church?
But, the Bible does.

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From:          Shane Westhoelter
To:            <heb_roots_chr@geocities.com>
Subject:       Re: What is a Menorah / Chanukia ?

Noma,

I would like to add to what has already been said about the menorah -
it also is a great symbolic piece of the God we serve.  The base
representing the Father and the main branch representing Yeshua and 
the grafted in branches representing us as believers.  Remeber the words
"No one comes to the Father ecept through me?"  The oil is always
symbolic of the Ruach - Spirit of God and the light is the Word.  The
center candle Shamash is symbolic to the Holy Spirit as well as it is
used to light the light of each of the other branches.  You see you
and I can not have the light of God with out the help of the Spirit
and we can not stand on our own.  we must be grafted into Yeshua and 
He alone will be our way to the Father above. There is SO MUCH 
MORE but I hope this gets you thinking.  

Shane 
Pastor Hidden Truth Ministries

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