The Macedonian Conquest, Maccabees, and the Menorah | The Jewish Story | Unpacked

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- Faced with the might of the Greek Empire, some Jews in the ancient world tried to become more Greek than a tub of yogurt. Others, such as the Hasmoneans, stood up for their Jewish values - no matter the cost. But just how far were the Maccabees prepared to go to ensure the continuation of the Jewish people and why do we remember them to this day?
The Jewish Story Explained is based on the book "Letters to Auntie Fori: 5,000 Years of Jewish History and their Faith" by Martin Gilbert
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:44 Alexander the Great
01:34 Antiochus III and Seleucid rule over Judea
02:00 Hellenism and Hellenist Jews
02:24 Jewish backlash
03:03 Antiochus IV and forced assimilation
03:32 Conflict between religious Jews and Hellenist Jews
03:53 Antiochus forces idolatry and outlaws Sabbath and circumcision
04:10 Cultural antisemitism and the defiance of Eliezer
05:02 Hannah and her seven sons
05:28 The revolt of Hasmonean Mattathias and his sons
06:06 The Maccabees and the story of Channukah
08:18 The Hasmonean Dynasty
09:03 The rift between the Hasmoneans and the Pharisees
09:36 Forced conversions to Judaism
09:52 Civil war: the Sadducees vs. the Pharisees
10:52 Lead up to Roman rule in Judea
12:53 Outro
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About Jewish Story Explained: Understand three thousand years of Jewish history in these short videos based on the book Letters to Auntie Fori: The 5,000-Year History of the Jewish People and Their Faith by the renowned historian Sir Martin Gilbert. Learn the Jewish story from the ancient Israelites of the Bible to Hellenization, the Jews of the Middle Ages to modern day, and more.
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[@DanielPe322]

When you contemplate everything our ancestors went through it’s Astonishing to proudly say: here we are thousands of years later still faithful to our religion and thriving.

[@rK-em4yy]

How faithful The God of Abraham is to His covenant❤️

[@itsytyt5192]

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[@barbarastewart8066]

Absolutely real..you kept your tradition as instructed and culture and people most successful. And you are not asking for reparation. You worked, studied and earned...

[@yossibendovid7607]

@@barbarastewart8066 Israel gets reparations from Germany for the holocaust. So that's only partly true but thank you vary much.

[@wtfisgoinon3068]

Thriving on stolen land

[@masuganut2082]

I am Catholic and came here knowing virtually nothing. Thank you so much for the detailed explanation. Happy Hanukkah 💙

[@Sadie-Thomson]

Thank you!! Merry Christmas ❤

[@masuganut2082]

@@Sadie-Thomson thank you ❤️

[@rskimmet]

Remember Catholics do have 1 and 2 Maccabees in our Bible!! Richard from Simi Valley, Ca

[@masuganut2082]

@@rskimmet thank you. It’s actually my goal to read through it! Thank you for the information! ❤️

[@LamLawIndy]

One thing to remember is that the Revolt was not just a war of liberation from the Seleucid overlords: within THAT war was also a civil war but between hellenizing Jews -- who wanted accommodation & acculturation with the Seleucid Empire -- and faithful Jews, who wanted to preserve their faith & culture. Americans can see an analogy with our own Revolutionary War, though the analogy is imperfect, of course. The 13 Colonies eventually sought independence from a larger hegemon, but there were thousands of Loyalists in the Colonies who supported the Crown & took up arms. The Battle of Kings Mountain is perhaps the best-known of these engagements. The point is that -- within larger wars for autonomy -- there were bloody civil wars between neighbors, friends, and families.

[@BWhit-ni5uc]

So funny you take biblical history as actual historical facts 😅😅😅

[@franciscolaureano7703]

Excellent rundown. I’m orthodox and we do have Maccabees and we do celebrate them every year. I was raised in Puerto Rico and we studied the Maccabees and there was even a mini series on TV. It’s an amazing history. ☦️

[@OvranoPhanekh]

I'm here as a protestant who converted to Orthodoxy and finally reading Maccabees and understanding Hanukkah. The Maccabeans are saints in our Church!

[@user-nb7ts1qv5j]

Finally, an episode that's not just religious but historical

[@MastemaJack]

Religion is history

[@user-nb7ts1qv5j]

@@MastemaJack religion is fiction

[@MastemaJack]

LOL no its part of history. You can't teach history and not talk about religion. @@user-nb7ts1qv5j

[@MastemaJack]

People alive around the time of Jesus do mention him in writing.@@user-nb7ts1qv5j

[@beckyann8389]

Yeah I know right? That was cool!

[@rickintexas1584]

This was a great synopsis. I have read the stories of the Hasmoneans many times, but never really comprehended it. This video was super helpful.

[@petrifiedpops]

Serious, how could you not like this. Exceptionally well done as an intelligent overview that both delights and invites further study.

[@justaperson3641]

God bless you and Im reading 1 maccabee. And I got so emotional. Fantastic story. Very relevant to this day

[@ArjunaLionsWhelp]

VERY.

[@elil.severe8207]

yes,though so isnt canon

[@scottmccormick2138]

It might give people ideas.

[@hoopkingtay3344]

@@elil.severe8207 the whole bible is Israel history so yes it is cannon, man doesn't get to decide what should or shouldn't be included in the bible, we ought to obey god not man, the word says curses are given to those who take away or add to the scriptures, there's a reason for that.

[@lennybolo]

I haven't seen such detailed and accurate explanation of hanukkah for a long time.thank you so much.

[@mariocisneros911]

Me too . Thank you for giving myself and many others this wonderful, interesting story

[@elcabo4557]

You don’t have an annotated bible?

[@alansizer3875]

I did course at a Christian bible college years ago and where we had a lecture on this. Your presentation was really terrific. Thank you

[@richlopez4466]

Read 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees in the Old Testament.Some Eastern Orthodox have 3 and 4 Maccabees too

[@VictorLepanto]

@@richlopez4466 1 Maccabees is such a fun book. Truly exciting, astonishing no one has ever made a movie of it. Has something to do w/ the U.S. being mostly Protestant. As far as Jews, it seems most of them only hear about Hanukah.

[@Riverflowbythefield]

Why did u have a lecture on Jewish history if your a Christian?

[@tylermartin799]

instablaster...

[@abdulmalik_al-habeshi]

@@richlopez4466 And ethiopians and Eritreans have their own 1 2 and 3 ethiopic Maccabees in their Old Testament.

[@misciline1998]

Excellent narration and execution of event: I only wish there are more animation, they are very interesting and helpful. Great work guys !

[@edgardobanting9649]

6:25-6:28 - I would like to respectfully point out that Maccabees 1 and 2 may not be canonical to some Christian denominations, and I can’t speak for the Jews, but both books are canonical in the Catholic Church and included in the Bible. Thanks for the informative and entertaining vid!

[@Rotisiv]

There are many apocryphal texts which the Church doesn’t include in the canon but they’re nonetheless pretty interesting such as the book of Enoch and Tobit..etc. I have a Bible at home which include all apocryphal or none canonical texts.

[@cluny]

My reprint of King James version of 1611 has the Apocrapha as that. Between the Old and New testaments. I assume because that is how Jeromes Vulgate was transmitted. Catholic biblies Ive seen today have books of Apocrapha shuffled in with Tanakh.

[@patrickm1]

Maccabees isn't in the Tanakh though, which is what she was referring to.

[@axiomaticidioms3857]

​@@patrickm1right... And the churches outside of Catholicism would have been translating from the Tanakh. I kind of don't understand why they don't include the 1,2, etc Maccabees but I understand why they didnt include Judith and some others because they were wrote significantly long after those incidents would have actually happened.

[@gingerpowell1194]

I loved your presentation! It was not only full of information but full of passion!! The way of telling the history helps others to remember it! Thank you

[@doricashu4984]

This channel deserves more subscribers !!

[@catherinewilliams6384]

Thank you for posting this video. I read 1 Maccabees last night but needed the visual to help cement the timeline.

[@reppepper]

“The gymnasium replaced the temple as the Mecca of the area.” I found that line amusing.

[@crom9011]

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[@MessianicJewJitsu]

One of my favorite time period to study. This video was great. Thanks to all involved

[@lisakelly4446]

How fun you made it to learn this history!!! Great job!!

[@-haclong2366]

Alexander III of Macedonia: *Dies* Macedonian generals: "¿Can we have your empire?" Alexander IV of Macedonia: 👶🏻 Macedonian general: "We'll take that as a yes, now let's fight each other."

[@keatsiannightingale2025]

Antigonus: “Hey! Why do I get the smallest piece?!”

[@louisb5563]

FANTASTIC delivery of this information🤘😎👌. Great presentation indeed...so good that I just subscribed! 👍

[@UNPACKED]

Welcome aboard! Glad to have you here :)

[@gerardacronin334]

Having been raised Catholic and just recently visited Israel in my 60s, I have come to appreciate the complexity of history in the region. I had the privilege of visiting the Old City of Jerusalem during Shavuot and although the crowds were overwhelming, it was a very exhilarating experience. I enjoyed the video and will replay it to catch some of the facts that I missed.

[@adventureswithrick8032]

Wonderful video! I’m going to use it tonight as I’m closing out our Bible study from the book of Daniel

[@bettyk8105]

Fantastic! Chanukah explained, and so well too! I will now light the candles better informed and with more pride. Thank you!

[@beckyann8389]

Yeah that was cool

[@behmkathy53]

I love your site. It has been invaluable in my teaching of the Bible. You are thorough yet concise which is the teaching style I like and implement!

[@steviewax]

Excellent clear exposition in keeping with the values of Judaism and one cannot but help see the relevance to the present day. Chag SameACH!

[@freyatilly]

Very good. Loved the talk through style.

[@raymondisfunny]

thank you so much, i learned a lot from this video. really well done.

[@UNPACKED]

Thanks!

[@tiggergolah]

The lesson the Maccabees teach us is this. When tyranny forces on you the choice of submit and do wrong, or fight back and risk death, do not ask yourself "Can I win?" Whether we win or not does not matter. If you believe in life after death, the only question you need to ask yourself is, "If yielding is wrong, what other choice do I have but to resist no matter the cost?"

[@bother2adapt]

Very appropo for all of us right now with tyrants telling us they will rule us worldwide. The forced jabs - a test. Soon our religious beliefs no doubt.

[@pdppdp3854]

Neat breakdown of the history!! well done!!

[@kirangade4252]

waw. Love the way you keep us interesting with your in detail explanation

[@CharlesSibbald]

I love the naration, I wish this could be converted into a modern 'Game of Thrones' style book for my kids

[@karmayt8956]

I found a Maccabee metal so I wanted to know what it was about. Thanks for the history lesson.

[@rodag1408]

I am catholic, and I loved the in depth story telling thank you for taking me through the trip❤❤

[@christopherbarber5283]

I guess this is my life now; learning about Jewish history for some reason on a Saturday morning

[@thetruthofyah7021]

You are learning my history the real Jews are black.Jeremiah 14:2 [2]Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

[@Riverflowbythefield]

@@thetruthofyah7021 oh my..this is embarrassing can u read Hebrew? Bc the original says "אָֽבְלָ֣ה יְהוּדָ֔ה וּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָ אֻמְלְל֖וּ קָֽדְר֣וּ לָאָ֑רֶץ וְצִוְחַ֥ת יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם עָלָֽתָה" the word that u refer to as 'black' is the word קדרו which is not the word for black in Hebrew which is שחור or shachor the word קדרו is a word that meant to describe weather or a person mood it's means to be gloomy to darken or to become sad not literally the color black it doesn't even make sense in the context of the verse there is so many more correct translation yet u still choose the most misleading/ incorrect one just so it could fit your narrative 💀

[@thetruthofyah7021]

@@Riverflowbythefield this is yedish not the peloe Hebrew that the real Hebrews speak and write.

[@user-fh5oz9td3l]

​@@thetruthofyah7021another lying 🤥

[@mandiclapper4651]

Thanks for so much detail! My kids and I found it truly educational.

[@stuffandnonsense8528]

Great little summary. Thank you.

[@elishevaborenson4609]

Wonderful. Very informative. Concise and precise.. Lovely narrator.

[@bonniejoyce4782]

Thank you and very interesting and love history . Prayers and hugs 🙏❤️😊

[@comedyveep]

Great Video. I teach Ancient history and bible class at homeschool campuses. I am going to share this video. A lot of my fellow Christians have no idea why their new testament is written in Greek.

[@jaynenord101]

The New Testament was written in Hebrew first. 🙏

[@ethanmcclain7570]

@@jaynenord101No it wasn't. No part of the New Testament was ever originally written in Hebrew.

[@marshaweisberg7396]

As a Jew I found this video concise and historically accurate. Chag Chanukah 🕎

[@soulfoodforthought9225]

🤣

[@thetruthofyah7021]

If you are not a black man from west Africa you are a Joke. We are the real Jews

[@laurijohnson1959]

@@thetruthofyah7021 its funny if a white person would of said somthing like that they would have people jumping down their throat but any other race can state thier thuoghts .

[@adekakwandi2741]

@@thetruthofyah7021 As a west African I disagree. Stop taking other people's history. God loves and has a plan for us all but you can't insert yourself in someone else's history. Semitic Jews from the bible didn't morph into Bantu west Africans.

[@thetruthofyah7021]

@@adekakwandi2741 am sorry you are one of those who think they are Jews , you have been brain washed.

[@debbiewhitman5455]

The story of the Maccabees is horrifying. Why was it taken out of the canon? Because its reality? It feels like we are watching it unfold again in our lifetime. The world wants us to conform and will stop at nothing.

[@PapaGabo]

If I’m not mistaken, the Catholic and Orthodox canons are the only ones to keep the first two books of the Maccabees 1 and 2. The Protestants removed the Maccabees because they based their biblical canon off the Jewish Masoretic texts that were newer than the Hellenic Septuagint which also didn’t include them. I’m not sure why the Masoretic Bible (or other Jewish texts) doesn’t consider them deuterocanonical but instead apocryphal. Any one know more about the reasoning for this?

[@KayramirCF]

I think it was more of them being conceived on a period when Jewish culture was very hellenistic they were not originally written in Hebrew but in Greek this and other books taken out of the protestant bible are like this. This I think is the reason those Jewish texts didn't have em they just had originally written Hebrew

[@Sam-fp8zm]

yeh the torture in it is brutal. interesting that antiochus repented at the end of his life.

[@TylerLarew]

Maccabees is in the Catholic and Orthodox translations of the Bible, just not the Protestant translations. So when she said that maccabees isn’t in the Bible, that’s not entirely correct. It depends on which translation you read.

[@amd9592]

The story of Maccabees and many apocryphal texts were removed from different denominations like the Protestants versus the Catholic and Orthodox because there was no hebrew text equivalent to be translated from, only Greek. the King James Version for example, would only translate those which had both greek and hebrew text to translate from and many had not print those texts to "save paper" due to the cost of print. The Catholic church includes those chapters as deutorcanonical because they still hold a lot of wisdom Like "Ecclesiasticus"or (the Book of Sirach), and the "Wisdom of Solomon".

[@ZukoMbewu]

Chag Sameach!! :-) I loved this retelling of Daniel 18:14.

[@kaibrendes5255]

Since when does Daniel have 18 chapters?

[@ZukoMbewu]

@@kaibrendes5255 You mean that you would like to know if I was mistaken by typing 18? Sure, I was. I meant 8:14.

[@anthonyjat1964]

Its interesting that latkes and sufganiyot (sorry for spelling error) are consumed during Hanukahh because those are traditionally Ashkenazi foods and I guess would have been different from the cuisine that existed in Judea during the first millenium BC.

[@nicholascittadino5888]

That was so insightful. You are very funny too. Thanks so much!

[@talknight2]

What I learned from the comments on these videos is that a lot of very non-Jewish people are obsessed to an unhealthy degree with proving or disproving Jewishness. The world is weird, and most things humans believe bear only accidental resemblance to reality.

[@notataco4203]

Thank you bro I m Jewish and iv noticed a lot of trolls online

[@adekakwandi2741]

Great stuff. This period of Jewish history is fascinating. It's interesting seeing how Hellenized Jewish political culture became. I love learning about the Hasmonean kingdom. One question though did the Torah not forbid mixing the two offices of Priest and King?

[@aaronhauptman7833]

As explained in the video, the combining or the priesthood and the monarchy was one of the disagreements between the Pharisees and the Sedducees.

[@michaelangileo2760]

Thank you so much, I learned a great amount from the video. Excellent! God bless you.

[@sjappiyah4071]

Such an inspiring story

[@lindaisenegger163]

You make history a delightful journey!....under careful watch likened to a teenager with a new drivers license, made me laugh out loud and scare the dog!!!

[@anthonydf2003]

Great break down sis ❤

[@regalwrapsbytamika4184]

Excellent

[@samthurgood]

This is excellent, thank you!

[@DennisCNolasco]

God bless you all brothers and sisters 🙏

[@barnabastamu5708]

Thank you for making video.

[@chayapickley]

Amoizing!! Truly spectacular! That melodical voice plants the info right into my brain.

[@mariarichman1479]

Thank you for these facts so clearly explained

[@angie6636]

Thank you very much for this video you explained a lot that I did not understand

[@TheHebrew]

Great job. Good presentation.

[@Nexus-ub4hs]

Thank you, nicely done 😊👍

[@jmalko9152]

Informative, thank you!

[@maleavy1]

What a great video. Good work.

[@memoriesofmychildhood7297]

Great documentary.Never stop teaching.

[@marbanak]

I am a Torah-Observant Gentile, and a follower of Yahshua.. Every year at this time, I try to learn more about the amazing Maccabees. Thank you so much for this excellent telling of the story.

[@SouthernSilverExchange]

Do you think its possible the Maccabe bloodline is still walking the Earth??

[@marbanak]

​@@SouthernSilverExchange yes, it's possible, but proving would be difficult.

[@mfernandez5743]

Interesting that the story of the Maccabean revolt is not in the Hebrew Bible but is in the Catholic and Orthodox Bible

[@UNPACKED]

The Book of Maccabees is in a collection of apocryphal writings often called "the external books". They are not part of Canon but they are recognized.

[@TorahEternity]

great video!

[@NMMD1531]

Well done!!!

[@davidrollins528]

Fantastic presentation. Thanks!

[@barbarastewart8066]

You speak so well. Love it...

[@dilipniraj6521]

Such nice presentation, impressive

[@shevetlevi2821]

Many of you will know this but you tell the difference between a dreidel/ sevivon (a 4 sided children's top for a spinning game) made in Israel vs. one for outside of Israel by the substitution of one of the 4 lettters. In Israel the sevivon will have the letter NUN, GIMEL, HAY, PE for Ness Gadol Haya Po meaning a great miracle happened here. Outside of Israel instead of PE it will have SHIN for Ness Gadol Haya Sham meaning a great miracle happened there.

[@mauricesavaari]

Great presentation. Thanks

[@mrscaldwell3147]

Thank you for teaching us/me about the history of Hanukkah...who knew so much history untold over the centuries; makes me sad that a lot of others today could care less and turn away from God's rich history or won't take the time to learn why things are the way they are today!! Heck I don't know my family history myself so brought up in the Christian faith which is a good things as well...Jesus was raised Jewish! He celebrated with family and friends Jewish traditions...I hope you all and all your loved ones have a wonderful celebration. Watching from Colorado.

[@VictorLepanto]

Fun fact; "GYMNASIUM" means naked place, from the Greek "gymnos," meaning naked.

[@jaytrump2537]

THANK YOU AMAZING AND VERRY DETAILED

[@danwillie]

Is there going to be a Season 2?

[@UNPACKED]

Yes! (though we aren't done with season 1 just yet)

[@beckyann8389]

Even though I celebrate Christmas, I think that story was cool

[@my2cents49]

@Karen Stead if you believe what you typed you jnderstand that the new testament isn't compatible with the Tanakh and that it isn't an "old testament" because no new one ever replaced or superceded it. That's an important point to recognize if you're still seeking the truth about our religious histories. But most people don't have the wherewithal to go that deep into the journey.

[@ZviJ1]

@Karen Stead We Jews know that sacrificial offerings do not atone for all sins, nor are they irreplaceable when we have no ability to build and sacrifice on the big altar on the Temple Mt. This is why we substitute prayers for such offerings as written in Hoshe`a 14, especially on the yearly Day of Atonement. Don't presume to teach others about our religion, seeing as you're clearly not too knowledgeable.

[@ebriggs3498]

You are right, it is cool. But, if there were no events of Hanukkah, then there would have been no birth of Yeshua/Jesus, the Messiah, 400 years later! Many Christians celebrate Hanukkah, and have dumped pagan Christmas trees & Santa, because the true meaning behind the holiday is based on “refusing assimilating to the pagan culture around you.”

[@ZviJ1]

@@ebriggs3498 The first Ḥanukah event occurred just 164 years prior to the birth of the man *you* consider the Messiah.

[@rohangonsalves5338]

Great information mam.... Thank you so much... God bless you

[@munkittytunkitty]

Brilliant :) Happy Chanukah!

[@paulbuckles7937]

Great overview - I'll be sharing this with my students. It should be noted that a gymnasium, in context, was a school, not simply a gym.

[@sm.arthur575]

Great piece. Love this

[@skydivingellen]

Thanks!

[@huehaiscoville-pope940]

I think a series taking us through a year in the life of observant Jews is Israel (recognizing the range of observance) - the holidays and other traditions - would be very interesting.

[@gospelfragrance]

Well narrated!

[@McCoysActionKarateAuburn]

Thank you. Nice presentation and reminder of things I had placed in my mental trash can.

[@aaronhauptman7833]

Excellent video as are all of the videos in this series and on this channel. I recommend this channel to all my family and friends. One important comment on something stated in the video; the story about the oil lasting 8 days was made up and added later for political reasons. The miracle of Chanukah/Hanukkah was always that G-d enabled the small number of faithful Jews to defeat the vastly superior foreign occupation troops and reclaim their country, religion, and culture. This obviously would not go over well with the large and powerful empires which controlled both the Holy Land and the Diaspora Jewish communities. Therefore Jewish leaders created the story of the oil lasting 8 days as the miracle of Chanukah/Hanukkah. In the Books of the Macabees it says that after the Temple had been recaptured and purified, the 8 day Festival of Succot and Shemini Atzeret had been missed. So the Macabees celebrated that festival as soon as they were able. They also sent out communiques to all the other Jewish communities outside the Holy Land telling them to start celebrating this 8 day holiday as "Succot in Kislev (the Jewish month when Chanukah/Hanukkah is celebrated)." That is why Chanukah/Hanukkah is celebrated for 8 days. For further proof of what the true miracle of Chanukah/Hanukkah was, the blessings made while lighting the Chanukah/Hanukkah lights and the prayer "Al HaNissim ("On the Miracles)" all refer to the battles and victories of the Macabees and the reclaimation and purification of the Holy Temple, but there is no mention of the miracle of a single vial of oil lasting for 8 days. If that would have been one of the miracles, don't you think it would have been mentioned there?

[@hjrc746]

Well done and very interesting.

[@UNPACKED]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@achsahkaleb4844]

Well presented video. Chag Sameach Hanukkah. From South Africa

[@newlightstudios6338]

Awesome thanks

[@ggstorm9777]

Wow I had no clue...thankyou

[@bother2adapt]

Thank you.

[@Ihbaworldsax]

Excellent video

[@renecomedy]

Holy crap. That’s intense!!!

[@-haclong2366]

10:35 Alexandra is a Greek name, the Hellenistic influence remains.

[@mords2]

The name Alexander was Judaized during the reign of Alexander the Great. During a visit, the high priest Simon promised Alexander the Great that all children born to the priestly families that year will be named Alexander. As Jews have a custom to name children after deceased parentage we still have the name in use as a Jewish name to this date

[@augsburgbiblechannel9246]

Great video

[@NathanH83]

And then what happened in the days of Herod? Did anything significant happen then?

[@tikunolamisaaclev]

Awesome!!!

[@saudahapu8519]

Shabbat shalom my dearest messianuc Jew.. Your explanation increased my knowledge about the history of Jews before Yeshua Lord the Messiah and when walk in Jerusalem and when He death on the cross!

[@rodneyhorrell]

Thank you for great presentation of the Bible's 'silent years'. Some other points I would like to add is that God actually protected the Temple when Onias was High Priest and a general tried to rob the 'tithe' monies and the Jewish people cried to God for help and 3 angels appeared as the general tried to rob the temple and they resisted him and whipped him to an inch of his life. So the general never tried that again. The reason why the angel's, who had restrained thieves and ultimately 'gentile' desecration of the temple, didn't restrain Antiochus when he showed up is because Onias' brother Jason bribed Antiochus IV with money for the position of High Priest and 'apostate' the whole priesthood and followed the ways of the Greeks. This is why God never defended the Temple when the abomination of desolation was set up. This pattern is also mentioned by Paul the Apostle in 2 Thessalonians 2 as it will again play out in a similar manner when the 'antichrist' appears and is defeated by the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. Also references: Matt 24, Mark 13 verses.

[@bobkrang5007]

I hope you have a "course" on the Jews during the Roman era and the Israelite Kings. From what I have read for a time a very good alliance between Rome, Jerusalem with Julius Caesar and other Roman rulers. Unfortunately, that came to and end because Rome wanted everything their way.....Multiple people in Israel started calling themselves the "Messiah" as a result of the Roman oppression, etc.

[@aaronhauptman7833]

Actually, Unpacked has several episodes that cover this subject. For example, check out episode 15 in this series "Jesus and the Jews" which has an excellent historical review of the relationship between Christianity, Rome, and the Jewish people & community.

[@marshallsilva9389]

She forgets to mention Jewish king Alexander Janaeous having 800 Jews from Gaza crucified before guests having dinner looking on, after their entire families throats were cut as they were crucified.

[@TheGrinbery]

Ahh, hanuka. Also known as "the only riot that actually worked"

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Does sound like a bit more than a riot.

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War against assyrians worked...

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@@user-kt1st4uu9x eh, they still destroyed lachish

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@@TheGrinbery ye but judea won and secured its existance, unlike kingdome of israel...

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@@user-kt1st4uu9x well yeah, until that babilonian guy came about