A Lamp for Today

Light from the Readable Books 24: Maccabean Resistance and Remembrance


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We read the exciting chapter 2 of 1 Maccabees, comparing it to the story of Phinehas in Numbers 25:7-9, as well as in the light of Psalm 106: 26-28 and Hebrews 11.
The problem of violence done by biblical heroes is considered, as well as the faithfulness and courage of Mattathias, the father of the Maccabean brothers.
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A Lamp for TodayBy Dr. Edith M. Humphrey, and Ancient Faith Ministries

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