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They're facing Holofernes, the general of Nebuchadnezzar's army, and things are looking bleak. "Behold we have fallen before you to the ground," they plead. Can you imagine the des...
Because that's exactly what kicks off a pivotal moment in the Book of Judith. Chapter 5 opens with a simple statement: "Then was it declared to Holofernes, the chief captain of the...
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...
We're in the middle of a siege, remember? The Assyrian army, led by the fearsome Holofernes, has surrounded the Jewish city. Their goal? To crush the rebellion and assert Assyrian ...
The situation in besieged Bethulia is dire. The young children, their faces gaunt, have lost all hope. The women and young men, weakened beyond measure, are collapsing from thirst....
They were under siege by the army of Holofernes, an Assyrian general, and their water supply was gone. Utterly, irrevocably gone. The elders of the city, desperate and parched, gat...
The people are desperate, their water supply dwindling, and their faith is being tested. The city leaders, Uzziah, Chabris, and Charmis, have made a desperate gamble: they've vowed...
The Book of Judith, in this powerful passage, gently reminds us to pump the brakes. Judith, a courageous and devout widow, is addressing the elders of her city, Bethulia, which is ...
The Book of Judith grapples with this very feeling. And in chapter 8, we find Judith, a courageous and deeply faithful widow, challenging the elders of her besieged city, Bethulia....
