Day 291: The Rise of King Alexander (2025)

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🗓️ 18 October 2025

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Summary

Fr. Mike breaks down the dramatic events from our reading of 1 Maccabees today, including; Jonathan's new role as high priest, Demetrius' defeat in battle, and King Alexander Epiphanes formidable alliance with Egypt formed by marrying Cleopatra. In Sirach, Fr. Mike reminds us that the good qualities wives are called to possess are also applicable to husbands. Today we read 1 Maccabees 10, Sirach 26-27, and Proverbs 23:5-8.

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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,
0:07.4	where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of scripture.
0:10.4	The Bible in a year podcast is brought to you by Ascension.
0:13.1	Using the great adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation,
0:17.1	discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today.
0:20.5	It is day 291. Gosh, well done, you guys. We're reading First Maccadies chapter 10, Syrac chapter 26 and 27, as well as Proverbs chapter 23 verses 5 through 8. 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 the ascension press.com slash bible in a year
0:41.3	you can also subscribe to this podcast to receive daily episodes and daily updates it's day 290 and we have
0:47.3	not too far to go holy smokes this what a gift we're reading first book of maccabees chapter 10
0:52.9	syrac chapter 26 and 27, as well as
0:55.4	Proverbs chapter 23 verses 5 through 8. The first book of Maccabees chapter 10, revolt of
1:03.6	Alexander Epiphanes. In the 160th year, Alexander Epiphanes, the son of Antiochus,
1:10.3	landed and occupied Ptolemais.
1:12.5	They welcomed him, and there he began to reign. When Demetrius, the king, heard of it, he
1:17.1	assembled a very large army and marched out to meet him in battle. And Demetrius sent Jonathan
1:22.5	a letter in peaceable words to honor him, for he said, let us act first to make peace with him
1:27.3	before he makes peace with Alexander against us, for he said, let us act first to make peace with him before he makes peace with
1:28.3	Alexander against us, for he will remember all the wrongs which he did to him and to his brothers
1:33.1	and his nation. So Demetrius gave him authority to recruit troops, to equip them with arms, and to become his
1:39.3	ally, and he commanded that the hostages in the citadel should be released to him. Then Jonathan came to Jerusalem and read the letter in the hearing of all the people and of the men
1:48.2	in the citadel. They were greatly alarmed when they heard that the king had given him authority
1:52.3	to recruit troops, but the men in the citadel released the hostages to Jonathan, and he returned
1:57.4	them to their parents. And Jonathan dwelt in Jerusalem and began to rebuild and restore the city.
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