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he stretched out his right hand towards the Temple and swore this oath, 'If you do not hand Judas over to me as prisoner, I shall rase this dwelling of God to the ground, I shall demolish the altar, and on this very spot I shall erect a splendid temple to Dionysus.' (2 Maccabees 14, 33)
'O Lord in need of nothing, it has pleased you that the Temple where you dwell should be here with us. (2 Maccabees 14, 35)
Now, therefore, holy Lord of all holiness, preserve for ever from all profanation this House, so newly purified.' (2 Maccabees 14, 36)
When they answered, 'The living Lord himself, the Heavenly Sovereign, has ordered the observance of the seventh day,' (2 Maccabees 15, 4)
Maccabaeus remained firm in his confident conviction that the Lord would stand by him. (2 Maccabees 15, 7)
Encouraged by the noble words of Judas, which had the power to inspire valour and give the young the spirit of mature men, they decided not to entrench themselves in a camp, but bravely to take the offensive and, in hand-to-hand fighting, to commit the result to the fortune of war, since the city, their holy religion and the Temple were in danger. (2 Maccabees 15, 17)
Their concern for their wives and children, their brothers and relatives, had shrunk to minute importance; their chief and greatest fear was for the consecrated Temple. (2 Maccabees 15, 18)
Maccabaeus took note of these masses confronting him, the glittering array of armour and the fierce aspect of the elephants; then, raising his hands to heaven, he called on the Lord who works miracles, in the knowledge that it is not by force of arms but as he sees fit to decide, that victory is granted by him to such as deserve it. (2 Maccabees 15, 21)
Then, cutting out godless Nicanor's tongue, he gave orders for it to be fed piecemeal to the birds, and for the salary of his folly to be hung up in front of the Temple. (2 Maccabees 15, 33)
At this, everyone sent blessings heavenwards to the glorious Lord, saying, 'Blessed be he who has preserved his holy place from pollution!' (2 Maccabees 15, 34)
He hung Nicanor's head from the Citadel, a clear and evident sign to all of the help of the Lord. (2 Maccabees 15, 35)
Love uprightness you who are rulers on earth, be properly disposed towards the Lord and seek him in simplicity of heart; (Wisdom of Solomon 1, 1)
