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Holofernes, the general of the Assyrian army, is absolutely livid. He's just heard Achior, the leader of the Ammonites, dare to suggest that the Israelites are protected by their G...
Because in the Book of Judith, we stumble right into one. King Nebuchadnezzar, feeling very much like the "lord of all the earth," has just laid down the law. And let me tell you, ...
Last time, we left Achior, the Ammonite leader, in a seriously precarious position. He'd dared to warn Holofernes, the Assyrian general, that the Israelites were protected by their...
The people are terrified. But Achior, the leader of the Ammonites, dares to speak truth to power. He warns Holofernes that the Israelites are protected by their God and cannot be d...
That’s the kind of moment we're diving into, straight from the Book of Judith. The scene? Bethulia, a Jewish city under siege. The Assyrian general Holofernes is breathing down the...
That’s the kind of pressure the people of Bethulia were under in the Book of Judith. Chapter 7 opens with a powerful display of faith. The people, facing impossible odds against th...
That’s exactly the feeling gripping the Israelites as we turn to the Book of Judith. Chapter 7 opens with a chilling description. The Assyrian army, a seemingly endless wave of war...
The text paints a grim picture. "Now these men will wipe clean the face of the earth, for neither the high mountains, nor the valleys, nor the hills, are able to bear their weight....
And in this chapter, we see the enemy strategizing, trying to figure out how to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds. So, the scene is set. Holofernes, the fearsome general of th...
