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THE SECOND BOOK OF MACCABEES 5
2 Maccabees 5 2 Of the signs and tokens seen in Jerusalem. 6 Of the end and wickedness of Jason. 11 The pursuit of Antiochus against the Jews. 13 The spoiling of the Temple. 2 Maccabeus flees into the wilderness. ABOUT the same time Antiochus undertook his second voyage into Egypt. And then were there…
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THE SECOND BOOK OF MACCABEES 4
2 Maccabees 4 1 Simon reports evil of Onias. 7 Jason obtains the office of the high Priest by corrupting the King. 27 And was by Menelaus defrauded by like bribing. 34 Onias is slain traitorously by Andronicus. THIS Simon now, of whom we spoke afore, being a betrayer [devulge, betray]* of the money and…
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JESUS SAVES!
Amazing Grace Priscilla J. Owens, 1829–1907 Sing to the Lord, praise His name; proclaim His salvation day after day. Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous deeds among all peoples. (Psalm 96:2, 3) The heart of the Christian gospel is a person, not a church or a system of doctrinal interpretation. To evangelize is…
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STILL, STILL WITH THEE
Amazing Grace Harriet B. Stowe, 1812–1896 Morning by morning, O Lord, You hear my voice; morning by morning I lay my requests before You and wait in expectation. (Psalm 5:3) “How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God!… When I awake, I am still with Thee”. This was the phrase that inspired Harriet Beecher…
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THE FIRST BOOK OF MACCABEES 15 & 16
1 Maccabees 15 1 Antiochus makes a covenant of friendship with Simon. 11 Tryphon is pursued. 15 The Romans wrote letters unto Kings and nations in the defense of the Jews. 27 Antiochus refusing the help that Simon sent him, breaks his covenant. MOREOVER King Antiochus the son of Demetrius sent letters from the isles…
