Znaleziono 1934 Wyniki dla: Deliverance Of The People
The Lord, however, had not chosen the people for the sake of the Place, but the Place for the sake of the people. (2 Maccabees 5, 19)
Therefore, the Place itself, having shared in the people's misfortunes, afterward participated in their good fortune; and what the Almighty had forsaken in his anger was restored in all its glory, once the great Sovereign became reconciled. (2 Maccabees 5, 20)
All those who came out to watch, he massacred, and running through the city with armed men, he cut down a large number of people. (2 Maccabees 5, 26)
He never withdraws his mercy from us. Although he disciplines us with misfortunes, he does not abandon his own people. (2 Maccabees 6, 16)
They implored the Lord to look kindly upon his people, who were being oppressed on all sides; to have pity on the temple, which was profaned by godless men; (2 Maccabees 8, 2)
So he who had promised to provide tribute for the Romans by the capture of the people of Jerusalem testified that the Jews had a champion, and that they were invulnerable for the very reason that they followed the laws laid down by him. Death of Antiochus (2 Maccabees 8, 36)
He had entered the city called Persepolis and attempted to rob the temple and gain control of the city. Thereupon the people had swift recourse to arms, and Antiochus' men were routed, so that in the end Antiochus was put to flight by the natives and forced to beat a shameful retreat. (2 Maccabees 9, 2)
so that, if anything unexpected happened or any unwelcome news came, the people throughout the realm would know to whom the government had been entrusted, and so not be disturbed. (2 Maccabees 9, 24)
When Maccabeus was told what had happened, he assembled the rulers of the people and accused those men of having sold their kinsmen for money by setting their enemies free to fight against them. (2 Maccabees 10, 21)
When Maccabeus and his men learned that Lysias was besieging the strongholds, they and all the people begged the Lord with lamentations and tears to send a good angel to save Israel. (2 Maccabees 11, 6)
These are the terms of the letter which Lysias wrote to the Jews: "Lysias sends greetings to the Jewish people. (2 Maccabees 11, 16)
Since we desire that this people too should be undisturbed, our decision is that their temple be restored to them and that they live in keeping with the customs of their ancestors. (2 Maccabees 11, 25)
