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Sometimes, the story is right there in the history books... well, maybe "history books" isn't quite the right term here. Let's turn our attention to Judas Maccabeus and his brother...
The Book of Maccabees I, specifically chapter 5, opens with a simple but loaded sentence: "Now when the nations round about heard that the altar was built and the sanctuary renewed...
That's the world Judas Maccabeus and his followers inhabited, a world vividly depicted in the Book of Maccabees. In the First Book of Maccabees, we find ourselves amidst a struggle...
It’s a story about Judas Maccabeus, a legendary figure of Jewish history, and his relentless fight for his people. After one of his victories, Judas wasn't one to rest on his laure...
That feeling, that desperate plea for help, echoes through the ages, and we hear it loud and clear in the Book of Maccabees. Imagine receiving a desperate message. Not just one, bu...
That’s the essence of what we find in the Book of Maccabees, and specifically here in 1 Maccabees 5. Imagine the scene: Judas Maccabeus, the hammer of God, the leader of the rebell...
We often focus on the oil lasting for eight nights, and rightfully so. But behind that miracle, there were real people, real battles, and real decisions that shaped the course of J...
That’s the situation facing Judas Maccabeus and his brother Jonathan in the Book of Maccabees. We pick up their story in 1 Maccabees 5 as they venture east, across the Jordan River...
The story plunges us right into the thick of it. Judas Maccabeus, the hammer of God, and his army are on the move. They’ve just made a sharp turn "by the way of the wilderness unto...
