Day 302: The Pursuit of Wisdom (2022)

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🗓️ 29 October 2022

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Summary

Fr. Mike concludes the book of Sirach today and encourages us to continue the pursuit of wisdom. In our reading of 2 Maccabees, we see again the pillage of the Temple and we are re- introduced to Judas Maccabeus. Lastly, in Proverbs Fr. Mike encourages us to resist the temptation to rejoice when our enemies fall. Today’s readings are 2 Maccabees 5, Sirach 50-51, and Proverbs 24:17-20.

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Fr. Mike Schmitz and you're listening to The Bible in a Year Podcast, where
0:07.2	we encounter God's voice in live life through the lens of Scripture. The Bible in a Year
0:10.7	Podcast is brought to you by Ascension. Using the great Adventure Bible timeline will
0:14.4	read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, discovering how the story of salvation unfolds
0:18.3	and how we fit into that story today, it is day 302, we're reading second book of The
0:22.6	Maccabees, chapter 5, also Sirac 50 and 51, The Conclusion. The long-awaited conclusion
0:28.0	of the book of Sirac, as well as Proverbs chapter 24 verses 17 through 20. As always, the
0:33.5	Bible translation I'm reading from is the revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition.
0:36.7	I'm using the great Adventure Bible from Ascension. If you want to download your own Bible
0:39.9	in a Year reading plan, you can visit ascensionpress.com slash Bible in the year. You can also subscribe
0:44.3	to this podcast, but click on subscribe and receiving daily episodes and daily updates.
0:48.6	It is day 302. I have a sense. Gosh, whenever I do the intro, it's kind of like a radio voice,
0:55.8	right? And then we get like, subtle into normal voice. But here it is, day 302, and we're
1:00.9	reading Second Maccabees, chapter 5, Sirac 50 and 51, Proverbs chapter 24 verses 17 through 20.
1:08.8	The Second Book of The Maccabees, chapter 5. Jason tries to regain control.
1:13.9	About this time, Antiochus made his second invasion of Egypt, and it happened that overall the
1:19.2	city for almost 40 days, there appeared golden clad horsemen charging through the air and
1:24.2	companies fully armed with lances and drawn swords. Troops of horsemen drawn up, attacks and counter
1:29.9	attacks made on this side and on that, brandishing of shields, massing of spears, curling of missiles,
1:35.6	the flash of golden trappings, and armor of all sorts. Therefore, all men prayed that the
1:41.2	apparition might prove to have been a good omen. When a false rumor arose that Antiochus was dead,
1:47.5	Jason took no less than a thousand men and suddenly made an assault upon the city. When the troops
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