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Showing posts with label Maccabees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maccabees. Show all posts
Saturday, December 28, 2019

He constructed seven pyramids side by side 1 Mac 13.28

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1 Maccabees 13:28-38 ...
Monday, December 16, 2019

Antiochus changed his name to Eupator 1 mac6.17

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and he took down the HORROR on Top of the Altar   heathen were angry the alter was rebuilt judas fought sons of Esau.....
Sunday, December 15, 2019

Judas Maccabeus appointed men to fight the garrison (paid soldier) at the citadel

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stand your ground against your enemies Then Judas went back to plunder the camp, and they took much gold and silver, cloth dyed blue and ...

he saw the money in treasury exhausted, because of dissensions he brought on himself

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by abolishing the laws which had been in effect from of old.   1 MACCABEES 3 for victory in war does not depend upon the size of the a...
Friday, March 15, 2019

Jonathan having rallied his nation and become its high priest

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 https://www.catholic.org/bible/book.php?id=20&bible_chapter=14 I served the USMC, where i was given an eagle, globe and anchor p...
Monday, December 10, 2018

the citadel became evil adversary of Israel, ,they shed innocent blood

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  They took captive the women and children, and seized the livestock. 33  Then they fortified the city of David with a great strong wall an...

Murder of Simon & His Sons 1 Mac 16.11

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1 mac 16 Murder of Simon and His Sons 11  Now Ptolemy son of Abubus had been appointed governor over the plain of Jericho; he had a large...

go out, fight for our nation. May the help that comes from Heaven be with you. 1 Mac1616

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1 Maccabees 16 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 16  John went up from Gazara and reported to his father Simon what Cendebeus had don...

Antiochus VII Threatens Simon 1 Mac 15.25

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Antiochus VII Threatens Simon 1 Mac 15.25 25  King Antiochus besieged Dor for the second time, continually throwing his forces against i...

scoundrels have gained control of the kingdom & I have recruited mercenary troops intending to restore it

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“King Antiochus to Simon the high priest and ethnarch and to the nation of the Jews, greetings. 3  Whereas certain scoundrels have gained...

and that he should be clothed in purple and wear gold. (buckle)

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41  “The Jews and their priests have resolved that Simon should be their leader and high priest forever, until a trustworthy prophet shoul...

Simon sent Numenius with a large gold shield to Rome to confirm the alliance

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1 mac 14 Diplomacy with Rome and Sparta 16  It was heard in Rome, and as far away as Sparta, that Jonathan had died, and they were deeply g...

he expelled them and cleansed the citadel from its pollutions

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Then they cried to Simon to make peace with them, and he did so. But he expelled them from there and cleansed the citadel from its pollu...

Send 100 talents of silver & 2 of his sons as hostages, so he will not revolt against us

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14  Trypho learned that Simon had risen up in place of his brother Jonathan, and that he was about to join battle with him, so he sent env...
Sunday, December 9, 2018

a high barrier between citadel & city to isolate it so garrison could not buy or sell

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When Jonathan returned, he assembled the elders of the people, and with them he made plans for building strongholds in Judea, 36 for making ...

“Arius, king of the Spartans, sends greetings to Onias the high priest.

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We have also ordered them to come to you and greet you, and to deliver to you our letter concerning the renewal of our brotherhood. 18 The...

Alliances with Rome and Sparta.

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Alliances with Rome and Sparta. 1 When Jonathan saw that the time was right, he chose men and sent them to Rome to confirm and renew the...

Antiochus sent Jonathan gold plates, gave him right to drink from gold cups, to dress in royal purple & wear gold buckle

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1 mac 11 After this, Trypho returned and brought with him the young boy Antiochus, who became king and put on the diadem. f 55 All the sold...

Extend friendship to us, make the Jews stop attacking us & the city. 1 mac 11.50

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“Extend the hand of friendship to us, and make the Jews stop attacking us and the city.” 51 So they threw down their weapons and made peace...

Demetrius to Jonathan: ". I will greatly honor you & your nation when I find opportunity

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Demetrius, in turn, sent this word to Jonathan: “I will do not only this for you and your nation, but I will greatly honor you and your na...