Saturday Nov 23, 2024

Hasmonean Dynasty

The family Hasmonean also called Maccabees raised a revolt that proved successful severe struggle. Mattathias and his sons gathered a guerilla army fighting a war against the Syrians as well as attacking Jews who had abandoned the observance of practices in the Torah. Antiochus IV revoked the bans against Torah observance.

Herodias

Herodias was a cruel queen who demanded and received the head of John the Baptist out of revenge. She was cruel, sexually perverse, determined to get what she wanted at any cost. The manipulative Herodias and her plotting worked and she managed to get her way and received the head of John the Baptist on a platter. She is still guilty of being in an adulterous marriage.

Building a Relationship

Elizabeth was righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. We should practice being righteous and walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord. The only way Elizabeth could accomplish this was by building a lasting, trusting and faithful relationship with the LORD God.

Elect lady and the Message She Received

This is another un-named woman who was praised for her action of loving and reacting to the truth. The truth as taught in the Christian religion, respecting God and the execution of his purposes through Christ, and respecting the duties of man, opposing alike to the superstitions of the Gentiles and the inventions of the Jews, and the corrupt opinions and precepts of false teachers even among Christians.

Healing From the Inside Out

Healing from the inside out begins with eliminating our self-focus and reaching for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ that is inside of us. We are living in a time where there is pain all around. A time when sins of being lovers of their own selves have no self-control and no love of Christ. It is time we understand we are crucified with Christ, and live, and it is not because of anything we have done, but because…
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