Dedication and Identity: You are the Temple!
The rededication of the Temple in the days of the Maccabees was more than the restoration of a building — it was a prophetic declaration that God had not abandoned His people. Though the holy place had been defiled, heaven had not withdrawn. The cleansing of the Temple announced that the Presence of the Holy One still desired to dwell among a consecrated people. What was polluted was removed. What was holy was restored. Light returned where darkness had ruled.
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