Unlike Hanukkah and Purim whose authority solely rests on the Pharisees and Queen Esther, respectively, without any divine mandate (even though they are mentioned and observed in the Scriptures by Judahites), four minor Judahite observances are sanctioned by Yahweh through a bona fide prophet, Zecharaiah, to be celebrated by the House of Judah. These fasts are (1) the Breach in Jerusalem's Walls (4th month), (2) the Destruction of the Temple (9th day of the 5th month), (3) the Murder of Gelaliah (7th month), and (4) the Siege of Jerusalem (10th month) (Zechariah 8:18-19). What place do these fasts have in Messianic Israel? Find out in this section.

Fasts of Mourning

1. The Four Minor Judahite Fasts (Art)

2. Hanukkah Revisited: In the Shadow of the Winter Gods (Art)

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This page was created on 24 November 2009 Last updated on 17 December 2011