The history of the Maccabees, an excerpt from The Story of the Greeks by Christine Miller:
For when those who had been appointed by the king came to a certain village, to force the Jews to sacrifice pigs to the Greek idols, the envoy desired that Mat-ta-thi´as be the first to sacrifice. He was highly esteemed, being of the family of the priests, and the elderly father of five well-favored sons, and they thought his example would encourage the others to follow him.
But Mattathias refused, saying that it mattered not if every person in every nation obeyed the commands of Antiochus; he and his sons would never abandon the God of their fathers. He no sooner ended this speech, when one of the Jews came forward, and sacrificed, as Antiochus had commanded. This so horrified the old priest, that he and his sons rushed upon the hapless Jew and slew him, along with the king’s envoy, and some of the soldiers. He next overthrew the idol altar that had been raised, and cried out, “If any one be zealous for the laws of his country, and for the worship of God, let him follow me.” In the general confusion which followed this unexpected turn of events, Mattathias and his sons fled into the wilderness, leaving all their possessions behind; and many others, having learned to hate their Greek overlords, soon joined him there, with their wives and children (168 BC).
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#hanukkah (חֲנֻכָּה dedication) Day 3 Quote: "Therefore, [the Jews] chose rather to die so that they might not be defiled with unclean food, and that they might not profane the Holy Covenant; so then they died. And there was very great wrath upon Israel" (1 Maccabees 1:63-64).
#hanukkah (חֲנֻכָּה dedication) Day 3 Quote: "Therefore, [the Jews] chose rather to die so that they might not be defiled with unclean food, and that they might not profane the Holy Covenant; so then they died. And there was very great wrath upon Israel" (1 Maccabees 1:63-64).
The lot of the tribe of the people of Benjamin according to its clans came up, and the territory allotted to it fell between the people of Judah and the people of Joseph.
Joshua 18:11
Benjamin was used as a pawn in the rivalry between Joseph and Judah in Genesis (and ultimately protected by both of them), and centuries later, his descendants were again placed between their two more powerful brothers.
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December 17, 2022
TORAH PORTION:
"AND HE SETTLED"
PARASHAH: “VAYESHEV” וישב
Genesis 37:1 -- 40:23
HAFTORAH PORTION
Amos 2:6-3:8
BRIT HADASHAH PORTION
Matthew 1:1-6, 16-25
Joseph and his coat of many colors, art by Emma Smith.
December 17, 2022
TORAH PORTION:
"AND HE SETTLED"
PARASHAH: “VAYESHEV” וישב
Genesis 37:1 -- 40:23
HAFTORAH PORTION
Amos 2:6-3:8
BRIT HADASHAH PORTION
Matthew 1:1-6, 16-25
Joseph and his coat of many colors, art by Emma Smith.
There are several parallels between Jacob's flight from Laban and Joseph's brothers' flight from Egypt:
>Laban accused Jacob of returning evil for good. Joseph said the same to his brothers.
>Tradition says Laban used his idols for divination. Joseph said the same of his cup.
>Jacob said whoever took Laban's idols would die. Joseph's brothers said the same about his "stolen" cup.
>The search for the stolen items in both cases appears to have been oldest to youngest.
On this date in history, 12/21/1945: Brilliant but caustic, General George S. Patton dies from injuries suffered in a car accident. #otd #tdih #ww2 #ushistory
I am kind of busy thinking now. Could this have been from before the flood?
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