Day 284: Near Occasion of Sin (2025)

The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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🗓️ 11 October 2025

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Summary

Fr. Mike points out how advice from books like Proverbs and Sirach may not apply perfectly to every situation, but are meant to help guide us towards wisdom. He also highlights a piece from Sirach that encourages us to avoid "deserted places"—calling us not only to stay away from sin, but to stay away from what leads us to sin. The readings are 1 Maccabees 3, Sirach 7-9, and Proverbs 22:5-8.

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a year podcast, where we
0:07.8	encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of scripture. The Bible in a year podcast is brought
0:12.3	to you by Ascension. Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation,
0:17.5	discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today. It a 284 we're three days into the wow that was really exciting i was apparently very excited
0:25.2	we're three days into the macabian revolt um first maccabees chapter three is what we're reading
0:29.8	today also syrac chapters seven eight and nine as well as proverbs chapter 22 versus five through
0:35.5	eight as always the bible translation i'm reading from is the revised standard version, second Catholic edition. I'm using the Great Adventure Bible from Ascension. If you want to download your own Bible in a year reading plan, you can visit ascensionpress.com slash Bible in a year. You can also subscribe to this podcast and you receive daily episodes and daily updates. And every day is a gift. It truly is. It's date 284. We're reading 1st Maccabees
0:56.7	chapter 3, Syrac chapter 7, 8, and 9 and Proverbs chapter 22 verses 5 through 8.
1:04.0	The first book of the Maccabees, chapter 3, early victories of Judas Maccabias.
1:10.0	Then Judas, his son, who was called Maccabeus, took command
1:13.2	in his place. All his brothers, and all who had joined his father helped him, they gladly fought for
1:18.5	Israel. He extended the glory of his people. Like a giant he put on his breastplate, he belted on his
1:24.5	armor of war and waged battles, protecting the host by his sword.
1:28.6	He was like a lion in his deeds, like a lion's cub roaring for prey. He searched out and pursued
1:34.6	the lawless. He burned those who troubled his people. Lawless men shrank back for fear of him.
1:40.3	All the evildoers were confounded and deliverance prospered by his hand. He embittered many kings,
1:46.3	but he made Jacob glad by his deeds, and his memory is blessed forever. He went through the cities of
1:51.9	Judah. He destroyed the ungodly out of the land, thus he turned away wrath from Israel. He was
1:57.5	renowned to the ends of the earth. He gathered in those who were perishing.
2:01.8	But Apollonius gathered together Gentiles and a large force from Samaria to fight against Israel.
2:06.9	When Judas learned of it, he went out to meet him, and he defeated and killed him.
2:11.6	Many were wounded and fell, and the rest fled. Then they seized their spoils, and Judas took the sword of Apollonius, and used it
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