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Talk about feeling exposed! That's the situation Jonathan Maccabeus found himself in, as described in the First Book of Maccabees. Apollonius, a military commander, was taunting Jo...
The aftermath of battle... it's never pretty. The Book of Maccabees I tells us, starkly, that "there were burned and slain with the sword well nigh eight thousand men." Eight thous...
He was always navigating treacherous political waters, trying to secure the best future for his people. Our story today focuses on just that precarious balancing act. Remember, Jon...
That’s kind of what’s happening here in the First Book of Maccabees, Chapter 11. We're about a century and a half after the reign of Alexander the Great, and the Seleucid Empire, c...
See, Jonathan, leader of the Maccabees after his brother Judah's death, was still trying to solidify his power. The story we're looking at today comes from the First Book of Maccab...
After years of war and strife, the Maccabees were looking for lasting peace and autonomy for Judea. And in 1 Maccabees 11, we see Jonathan, the leader of the Maccabees after his br...
Sometimes, it's about more than just words. Sometimes, it's about tangible acts of kindness and understanding. In the ancient texts of The Book of Maccabees I, we find a fascinatin...
Remember the Acra, that fortified tower in Jerusalem? It was a constant thorn in the side of the Jewish people, a symbol of oppression. Jonathan, ever the shrewd leader, saw an opp...
That’s exactly where we find ourselves in the story of the Maccabees. After what must have felt like an eternity of conflict, the passage we're looking at from the Book of Maccabee...
