Maccabeus Deliverer

Synopsis     1Maccabees 5:6-26     1/12/2021 

After Judas Maccabeus defeated Timothy, he returned to Judea. But soon afterward, reports came from both Gilead and Galilee that the Gentiles were persecuting the Jews in both places.  

So, Judas conferred with his brothers and other leaders. They decided that Simon should attack in Galilee. And Judas selected his brother Jonathan to accompany him to Gilead. The brothers left two men in charge of the forces in Jerusalem. They were Joseph and Azariah.  

Simon quickly defeated the enemy in Galilee. In fact, after the route, Simon pursued the gentile army all the way to Ptolemais in the north. But Judas and Jonathan traveled three days east beyond the Jordan River. Here, they encountered Nabateans, who informed them that the situation for the Jews was much more widespread and serious.  

Maccabeus Deliverer 

In desperation, the Jews living in Gilead and Galilee cried out for Judas to come and save them. Through messengers, they begged for help from the only person they knew who might be able to save them.  

And Judas, along with his brothers, answered the call.  

Deliverer 

The world cried out to God for a savior. And He sent His only son to save.  

“For God so loved the world that he gave^* his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.” John 3:16