4,923 texts · Page 511 of 547
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...
The Book of Judith, a story found in the Apocrypha, tells of a brave and pious Jewish woman who saves her people from the Assyrian general Holofernes. But before she steps into her...
That’s the story of Judith. And in this moment, as we find her in the Book of Judith, she's just finished pouring out her heart to God, a plea not just for herself, but for her ent...
That’s the situation facing Judith. Let’s pick up the story. We find Judith at the gates of Bethulia. Remember, this is her hometown, a city on the brink of destruction. And there,...
That’s the feeling you get reading the Book of Judith, especially as our heroine approaches the enemy camp. Judith, remember, is the brave widow from Bethulia who's taken it upon h...
Judith, remember, is the brave and beautiful widow who's infiltrated the enemy camp of Holofernes, the Assyrian general laying siege to her city, Bethulia. She's pretending to be a...
Remember, we're in the middle of a siege. The Assyrian army, led by the fearsome Holofernes, has surrounded the Jewish city of Bethulia. Things are looking grim. And then, out of n...
She's not just beautiful; she's divinely connected, and she knows it. Here, in chapter 11, she's laying the groundwork for her audacious plan to save her people. She's speaking to ...
We find Judith in the heart of the enemy camp, a dangerous place for anyone, let alone a woman whose people are besieged. But Judith? She's playing a different game. As the morning...
