Znaleziono 4578 Wyniki dla: God
So, committing all to God, the world’s creator, and bidding his men fight bravely, even to the death, for law, temple, city, country and kinsmen, he pitched his camp at Modin. (2 Maccabees 13, 14)
The watchword he gave them was, Victory lies with God; and now, choosing out the best of his fighting men, he made a night attack upon the royal quarters. Four thousand men they slew in the camp, and the greatest of all the elephants, with the crew that rode him, (2 Maccabees 13, 15)
After this daybreak victory, won under God’s protection, (2 Maccabees 13, 17)
As for the Jews, when they heard Nicanor was on the march, with all this rabble of alien folk, they cast earth on their heads and betook themselves to prayer. Was it not God’s appointment, his people he should evermore preserve? Was he not wont to protect them with signal marks of his favour? (2 Maccabees 14, 15)
With that, he left them; and the priests, lifting up their hands to heaven, called upon the God that was ever the champion of their race, with such prayer as this: (2 Maccabees 14, 34)
But the Jews gainsaid him; for there were Jews that fought, unwillingly enough, under his orders. What, said they, wouldst thou fight beast-fashion, without mercy? This holy day respect thou needs must, in his honour that is God all-seeing. (2 Maccabees 15, 2)
Why, where is he then, said the impious wretch, this God who would have sabbath kept? In the heavens? (2 Maccabees 15, 3)
Machabaeus on his side kept ever his confidence, yet with the sure hope, God would bring him aid. (2 Maccabees 15, 7)
And for his men he had the same encouragement; let them never be daunted by the onslaught of the heathen, but rather bethink them of heaven’s mercies in time past, and look to God Omnipotent for victory. (2 Maccabees 15, 8)
who this might be, Onias told him forthwith: Here is one that loves our brethren, the people of Israel, well; one that for Israel and for every stone of the holy city prays much; God’s prophet Jeremias. (2 Maccabees 15, 14)
This holy sword take thou, he said, God’s gift; this wielding, all the enemies of my people Israel thou shalt lay low. (2 Maccabees 15, 16)
But Judas and his company went to meet them calling still upon God for his succour; (2 Maccabees 15, 26)
