Day 287: Eleazar's Sacrifice (2022)
The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
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The Battle of Betzechariah
In second Maccabees, there are more stories that are more particular to here's what was going on on the ground level. In this one battle, it's just really cool at Betzechariah. And I love how the author says who he gave his life to save his people and to win for himself an everlasting name. Now, as we move on, there are going to be continued battles against the Greeks, but also the Jewish people are going to look towards Rome to maybe think of making an alliance with Rome.
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