Day 294: Judea Gains Independence (2023)

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

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🗓️ 21 October 2023

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Summary

In our reading of 1 Maccabees today, Fr. Mike highlights the the establishment of the new independent sovereign nation of Israel in the land of Judah. We learn how Simon takes command and enforces the law all around the land. Fr. Mike reminds us that even today, Christians are governed by Jesus himself and ultimately to belong to him. Today's readings are 1 Maccabees 13, Sirach 32-33, and Proverbs 23:17-21.

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in the Year Podcast,
0:07.5	where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of Scripture.
0:10.8	The Bible in the Year Podcast is brought to you by Ascension.
0:13.4	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.
0:20.8	It is day 294.
0:22.9	We're reading first book of Macavies chapter 13,
0:24.9	Syracch 32 and 33, as well as Proverbs chapter 23 verses 17 to 21.
0:29.9	As always, the Bible translation I'm reading from is at the Revised Standard Version,
0:32.8	Second Catholic Edition. I'm using the great Adventure Bible from Ascension.
0:35.9	If you want to download your own Bible in the Year reading plan, you can visit AscensionPress.com,
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0:48.0	That's how it's going to work. It's like magic. Just subscribe and automatically,
0:52.6	you receive the updates. As I said, it's day 294. We're reading first book of Macavies chapter 13,
0:57.9	Syracch 32 and 33, and Proverbs chapter 23 verses 17 through 21.
1:05.8	The first book of Macavies chapter 13, Simon takes command. Simon heard that Trifo had assembled
1:12.4	a large army to invade the land of Judah and destroy it, and he saw that the people are trembling
1:16.8	and fearful. So he went up to Jerusalem, and gathering the people together, he encouraged them,
1:21.9	saying to them, You yourselves know what great things I and my brothers and the house of my
1:26.4	father have done for the laws and the sanctuary. You know also the wars and the difficulties which we
1:31.5	have seen. By reason of this, all my brothers have perished for the sake of Israel, and I alone
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