In the context of this current occupation, the Jews came to Yeshua and said: “If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.” God delivered them from the Greeks. Maybe God would deliver them from the Romans. Instead, He delivered them from slavery to sin, and gave them eternal life. What a great deliverance this was! Yeshua called everyone to dedicate themselves to God. As the Messiah, something greater than the Temple was here. He celebrated Chanukah with His people but pointed them to a greater deliverance.