Znaleziono 2053 Wyniki dla: Israel's Journey
The children of Israel in Judea learned what had happened to the other nations at the hands of Holofernes, the chief general of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of the Assyrians, and how he had plundered the neighboring villages and destroyed their sanctuaries. (Judith 4, 1)
The children of Israel obeyed the orders of Joakim and of the Council of the Elders which assembled in Jerusalem. (Judith 4, 8)
All the people of Israel called upon God with great fervor and humbled themselves before him. (Judith 4, 9)
All the men of Israel in Jerusalem, with their wives and children, bowed before the Temple, sprinkled ashes on their heads and held out their hands in supplication before the Lord. (Judith 4, 11)
They covered the Altar in sackcloth, and with one voice earnestly begged the God of Israel not to let their children be massacred, their wives raped, their towns destroyed and their Sanctuary profaned, that they might not become the laughingstock of other nations. (Judith 4, 12)
They put ashes on their turbans and cried out with all their strength to the Lord, asking him to watch over the whole house of Israel. (Judith 4, 15)
It was reported to Holofernes that the people of Israel were prepared for war, that they had closed the mountain passes, fortified the ramparts on the summits of all the high mountains and placed blockades in the plains. (Judith 5, 1)
"We are not afraid of the children of Israel. Look, they are a people with no strength or energy to sustain a violent conflict. (Judith 5, 23)
"Who are you, Achior, you and all the people bribed by Israel to prophesy against us as you have done today? Why do you counsel us not to make war on the race of Israel because their God will cover them with a shield? Who is God, if not Nebuchadnezzar. He will send out his army and wipe them off the face of the earth and their God will not save them. (Judith 6, 2)
The sword of my soldiers and the lance of my officers will pierce your sides. When I return from battle, your body will be with all the dead of Israel. (Judith 6, 6)
The sons of Israel descended from the town and went up to Achior, and having untied him, they led him to Bethulia, and took him to the rulers of the town, (Judith 6, 14)
In reply he told them about the council meeting of Holofernes and all that he himself had said to the leaders of the Assyrians. He also told them of the threatening words of Holofernes against Israel. (Judith 6, 17)
