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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...
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....
That’s the feeling that permeates Chapter 7 of the Book of Judith. The Assyrian army, led by the fearsome Holofernes, has surrounded the city of Bethulia. The water supply is cut o...
Let’s talk about Judith. We usually meet her in the thick of the action, facing down Holofernes, but what about before all that? What shaped her into the woman who could save her p...
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...
Besieged by the overwhelming Assyrian army, their water supply cut off, they were desperate. They were ready to give up. And that's where Judith steps in, a woman of strength, fait...
The city is under siege by the Assyrian army, led by the fearsome Holofernes. Water is running out. Panic is setting in. And the people, desperate, have demanded a solution. "But t...
That’s the vibe Judith gives off in the Book of Judith, Chapter 9. She’s just laid out her audacious plan to the elders of Bethulia, this besieged city. They're desperate, right on...
