Bible Study 20240116 1 Mac 15:1-41
Bible Study 20240116 1 Mac 15:1-41
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The Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition (Washington, DC: National Council of Churches of Christ, 1993),
Letter of Antiochus VII
15 Antiochus, son of King Demetrius, sent a letter from the islands of the sea to Simon, the priest and ethnarch of the Jews, and to all the nation; 2 its contents were as follows: “King Antiochus to Simon the high priest and ethnarch and to the nation of the Jews, greetings. 3 Whereas certain scoundrels have gained control of the kingdom of our ancestors, and I intend to lay claim to the kingdom so that I may restore it as it formerly was, and have recruited a host of mercenary troops and have equipped warships, 4 and intend to make a landing in the country so that I may proceed against those who have destroyed our country and those who have devastated many cities in my kingdom, 5 now therefore I confirm to you all the tax remissions that the kings before me have granted you, and a release from all the other payments from which they have released you. 6 I permit you to mint your own coinage as money for your country, 7 and I grant freedom to Jerusalem and the sanctuary. All the weapons that you have prepared and the strongholds that you have built and now hold shall remain yours. 8 Every debt you owe to the royal treasury and any such future debts shall be canceled for you from henceforth and for all time. 9 When we gain control of our kingdom, we will bestow great honor on you and your nation and the temple, so that your glory will become manifest in all the earth.”
10 In the one hundred seventy-fourth yeara Antiochus set out and invaded the land of his ancestors. All the troops rallied to him, so that there were only a few with Trypho. 11 Antiochus pursued him, and Tryphob came in his flight to Dor, which is by the sea; 12 for he knew that troubles had converged on him, and his troops had deserted him. 13 So Antiochus encamped against Dor, and with him were one hundred twenty thousand warriors and eight thousand cavalry. 14 He surrounded the town, and the ships joined battle from the sea; he pressed the town hard from land and sea, and permitted no one to leave or enter it.
Rome Supports the Jews
15 Then Numenius and his companions arrived from Rome, with letters to the kings and countries, in which the following was written: 16 “Lucius, consul of the Romans, to King Ptolemy, greetings. 17 The envoys of the Jews have come to us as our friends and allies to renew our ancient friendship and alliance. They had been sent by the high priest Simon and by the Jewish people 18 and have brought a gold shield weighing one thousand minas. 19 We therefore have decided to write to the kings and countries that they should not seek their harm or make war against them and their cities and their country, or make alliance with those who war against them. 20 And it has seemed good to us to accept the shield from them. 21 Therefore if any scoundrels have fled to you from their country, hand them over to the high priest Simon, so that he may punish them according to their law.”
22 The consulc wrote the same thing to King Demetrius and to Attalus and Ariarathes and Arsaces, 23 and to all the countries, and to Sampsames,d and to the Spartans, and to Delos, and to Myndos, and to Sicyon, and to Caria, and to Samos, and to Pamphylia, and to Lycia, and to Halicarnassus, and to Rhodes, and to Phaselis, and to Cos, and to Side, and to Aradus and Gortyna and Cnidus and Cyprus and Cyrene. 24 They also sent a copy of these things to the high priest Simon.
Antiochus VII Threatens Simon
25 King Antiochus besieged Dor for the second time, continually throwing his forces against it and making engines of war; and he shut Trypho up and kept him from going out or in. 26 And Simon sent to Antiochuse two thousand picked troops, to fight for him, and silver and gold and a large amount of military equipment. 27 But he refused to receive them, and broke all the agreements he formerly had made with Simon, and became estranged from him. 28 He sent to him Athenobius, one of his Friends, to confer with him, saying, “You hold control of Joppa and Gazara and the citadel in Jerusalem; they are cities of my kingdom. 29 You have devastated their territory, you have done great damage in the land, and you have taken possession of many places in my kingdom. 30 Now then, hand over the cities that you have seized and the tribute money of the places that you have conquered outside the borders of Judea; 31 or else pay me five hundred talents of silver for the destruction that you have caused and five hundred talents more for the tribute money of the cities. Otherwise we will come and make war on you.”
32 So Athenobius, the king’s Friend, came to Jerusalem, and when he saw the splendor of Simon, and the sideboard with its gold and silver plate, and his great magnificence, he was amazed. When he reported to him the king’s message, 33 Simon said to him in reply: “We have neither taken foreign land nor seized foreign property, but only the inheritance of our ancestors, which at one time had been unjustly taken by our enemies. 34 Now that we have the opportunity, we are firmly holding the inheritance of our ancestors. 35 As for Joppa and Gazara, which you demand, they were causing great damage among the people and to our land; for them we will give you one hundred talents.”
Athenobiusf did not answer him a word, 36 but returned in wrath to the king and reported to him these words, and also the splendor of Simon and all that he had seen. And the king was very angry.
Victory over Cendebeus
37 Meanwhile Trypho embarked on a ship and escaped to Orthosia. 38 Then the king made Cendebeus commander-in-chief of the coastal country, and gave him troops of infantry and cavalry. 39 He commanded him to encamp against Judea, to build up Kedron and fortify its gates, and to make war on the people; but the king pursued Trypho. 40 So Cendebeus came to Jamnia and began to provoke the people and invade Judea and take the people captive and kill them. 41 He built up Kedron and stationed horsemen and troops there, so that they might go out and make raids along the highways of Judea, as the king had ordered him.1
a a 138 B.C.
b b Gk he
c c Gk He
d d The name is uncertain
e e Gk him
f f Gk He
1 The Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition (Washington, DC: National Council of Churches of Christ, 1993), 1 Mac 15:1–41.
Revelation From God
Author
The author of the Books of Maccabees is unknown but is believed to be a Palestine Jew living at the time of the Deliverance of the Jews.
Date
The books must have been written around 323-134 BC, as the inform us of event going on during this time period.
History
The Book of Maccabees details the delivers of the Jews, through the family of Mattathias (5:62)—especially through his three sons, Judas, Jonathan, and Simon, and his grandson, John Hyrcanus.11 New American Bible, Revised Edition. (Washington, DC: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2011), 1 Mac.
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Theology
The theology is that of the Jews being YHWH’s chosen people, that all must:
Walk in the ways of YHWH Deut 8:6, Deut 10:12, Deut 30:1-20, 1 Ki 2:1-9, 1 Ki 8:58-61, 2 Ch 34:30-33, Enoch 92:1–5, Psa 19:1-4, Psa 84:5-12, Isa 48:17, Eze 36:26-27, Mic 6:8, Rom 8:1-17, Gal 5:16-26, Heb 13:15-21, Jas 3:1-18, 1 Pe 1:13-25, 1 Pe 3:1-22, 1 Jn 1:6-10!!!!
Which is THEOPHILUS, GOD'S LOVE, Deut 10:18-19, Deut 11:1-32, Deut 13:3, 1 Sa 18:1-5, 2 Sam 9:1-13, John 3:16, John 13:34-35, Rom 5:8, Rom 13:8-10, 1 Co 13:1-13, Eph 5:1-21, 1 Jn 3:11-14, 1 Jn 4:1-21, 1 Jn 5:3 !!!!
By Faith Enoch 99:10, Tobit 7:1-16, Judith 6:1-20, Judith 7:1-32, Eph 2:8-9, Gal 2:15-21, Gal 3:1-29, Gal 5:1-26, Heb 11:1-40, Jas 2:14-26!!!!
Declare YHWH as Lord Exo 20:1-21, Deut 6:4-8, Enoch 99:10, Tobit 13:4, Tobit 13:15, Judith 6:2, John 3:15-18, John 3:36, Rom 10:9-10
Structure
There are seven poetic sections in the book that imitate the style of classical Hebrew poetry: four laments (1:25–28, 36–40; 2:7–13; 3:45), and three hymns of praise of “our fathers” (2:51–64), of Judas (3:3–9), and of Simon (14:4–15).11 New American Bible, Revised Edition. (Washington, DC: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2011), 1 Mac.
Chapter (15) Whose sum is (6) {(2) YHWH the Son, Christ Jesus, Yeshua Gen 1:3, Rev 22:1-5, times (3) YHWH, the Holy Spirit, Ruach Gen 1:2, Rev 22:17, which is Man, the (6th day), YHWH the Church, Qahal, Ecclesia, Gen 1:27-31}. (15) is the Product of (3) YHWH The Holy Spirit, YHWH Ruach Gen 1:2, Enoch 37:1–5, Enoch 50:1–5, Exo 31:3, times (5) The Broken, Rom 3:23, Rev 2:5, The Fallen, Gen 1:4-5, Rev 12:4-9, The Lost, Mat 18:10-14, Joh 10:27-30, The Sinner, Gen 6:16, 1 Ti 1:8-9, The Unbelieving, Luk 15:1-32, John 3:18 !!!! There is (1) Pericope, (Theological Idea) YHWH the Father, YHWH Ab, Gen 1:1, Exo 3:14-17, Ex 20:1-11, Lev 18:1-6, Lev 22:30-33!!!! It has (41) verses whose sum is (5) The Broken, Rom 3:23, Rev 2:5, The Fallen, Gen 1:4-5, Rev 12:4-9, The Lost, Mat 18:10-14, Joh 10:27-30, The Sinner, Gen 6:16, 1 Ti 1:8-9, The Unbelieving, Luk 15:1-32, John 3:18!!!! (41) is the product of (5) The Broken, Rom 3:23, Rev 2:5, The Fallen, Gen 1:4-5, Rev 12:4-9, The Lost, Mat 18:10-14, Joh 10:27-30, The Sinner, Gen 6:16, 1 Ti 1:8-9, The Unbelieving, Luk 15:1-32, John 3:18, times (10) whose sum is (1) YHWH the Father, YHWH, Ge 1:1, Rev 22:13, and is the embodiment of the perfect fulfillment of the Law Mat 5:17-20, Rom 13:8-10, Christ Jesus in You 2 Co 5:17-21, Eph 4:1-32, plus (1) YHWH the Father, YHWH Ab, Isa 41:10, Isa 43:11-12, Isa 45:11-25, Zec 14:9 !!!!
Purpose
The over all purpose of the books of Maccabees is to declare to all that YHWH, Himself, will protect and keep us Enoch 100:5, Esther 15:1–16, 1 Pe 5:10, Deut 3:1-29, Deut 31:6, Psa 23:1-6, Psa 121:7-8, Isa 41:10, Isa 54:17, Rom 8:38-39, 1 Co 10:13, Eph 6:10-21, 2 Th 3:3-5, 2 Ti 4:18-20!!!!
YHWH will fight for you, Exo 14:14, Deut 28:6-7, 2 Ch 14:1-15, Jer 20:11, Mat 11:28-30!!!!
The Purpose of Chapter (15) is to teach all that there will be times of trials and temptations, Judith 7:1-32, 1 Mac 15:1-41, Mat 4:1-11, Mat 6:13, Luk 4:1-13, John 8:1-11, 1 Co 10:13, Jas 1:2-3, 1 Pet 4:12, thus we must always Trust in YHWH, 2 Ki 18:1-37, Psa 37:3, Psa 56:4, Psa 118:8-9, Mat 19:26, Mark 9:23, Luk 1:37!!!!
Exegesis / Hermeneutical
Conclusion
Chapter (15) teaches all that there will be times of trials and temptations, Judith 7:1-32, 1 Mac 15:1-41, Mat 4:1-11, Mat 6:13, Luk 4:1-13, John 8:1-11, 1 Co 10:13, Jas 1:2-3, 1 Pet 4:12, thus we must always Trust in YHWH, 2 Ki 18:1-37, Psa 37:3, Psa 56:4, Psa 118:8-9, Mat 19:26, Mark 9:23, Luk 1:37!!!!
Bible Study Question
Where do you place Your Trust?
There will always be times of trial and temptations, Judith 7:1-32, 1 Mac 15:1-41, Mat 4:1-11, Mat 6:13, Luk 4:1-13, John 8:1-11, 1 Co 10:13, Jas 1:2-3, 1 Pet 4:12, thus we must always Trust in YHWH, 2 Ki 18:1-37, Psa 37:3, Psa 56:4, Psa 118:8-9, Mat 19:26, Mark 9:23, Luk 1:37!!!!