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Forget the polite smiles and carefully chosen words. Sometimes, the gloves came off. The Book of Jubilees, a text considered canonical by some but not included in the Hebrew Bible ...
The scene opens with a sense of completion. Isaac, the son of Abraham and father of Jacob and Esau, has just finished giving his final instructions and blessings to his sons. Imagi...
That feeling is at the heart of the Book of Judith, a story of courage and faith that continues to resonate. We pick up our narrative with Holofernes, the general of the Assyrian a...
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...
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...
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...
And in chapter 7, the pressure really starts to mount. Remember Holofernes? The arrogant general of the Assyrian army? He’s been laying siege to the city of Bethulia, and he's list...
She's standing before Holofernes, the ruthless general of the Assyrian army, the man who's laying siege to her city and threatening to destroy her people. She's walked right into t...
