Messianic Perspectives Radio Program
CJF Ministries broadcasts its daily program, Messianic Perspectives, on more than 30 radio stations across the U.S. and through our website. Each day, tens of thousands of people hear our Bible-based messages that present the Gospel in its original Jewish context.
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The Bible teachers bring a wealth of biblical knowledge to the teaching ministry of Messianic Perspectives, our radio program (formerly called The Christian Jew Hour), and Messianic Perspectives (our bimonthly paper). Although CJFM founder Dr. Charles Halff died in 2000, we still use his valuable messages.
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Dr. Gary Hedrick
President, CJF Ministries
Dr. Charles Halff
Founder, CJF Ministries
(1929-2000)
Al Runge
Associate Bible Teacher
Current Series: 11/17-11/27
The Song of Solomon
with Dr. Charles Halff
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The Song of Solomon
with Dr. Charles Halff
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HANUKKAH
DEC 22, 2008
Hanukkah is not mentioned in the Tanakh; however, it is alluded to in the apocrypha books of 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees. In the Second Century BCE, Judah Maccabees and his brothers led a revolt against Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who had desecrated the Temple, murdered Jewish citizens, and outlawed the Jewish religion. In 165 BCE, Judah successfully reclaimed the Temple and rededicated it. The 8-day festival of Hanukkah was instituted to celebrate that rededication. The Gospel of John references the festival in Chapter 10, verse 22: “Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter.”