The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times (1893) (14760840996)

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Title: The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Bird, Frederic Mayer, 1838-1908 Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901
Subjects: Church history
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., Peerless Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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r of the late king had humoredhim and borne a part in the earlier atrocities, now changed front and urged peace,being statesman enough to recognize the ability of Judas, and to see that furtherwarfare with so unconquerable a rebel was expensive and undesirable. ThereonMacron was deposed from his government of Ccele-Syria and accused of treason:unable to endure the fall from his former greatness, he committed suicide bypoison. Such were the intricacies of Oriental politics. WARRIOR AND STATESMAN. Meantime Judas, though a conqueror and in possession of the capital, hadno easy time of it. The tribes around, ancient enemies and never friends ofIsrael, betook themselves to petty and irregular hostilities, murdering such Jews 44 THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. as lived among or near them. Maccabeus had to chastise these offenders, tostrengthen the fortress of Beth-sura, and to protect with new walls and towers thetemple, threatened as it was by the citadel on Mount Acra, which he was not yet
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AN ANGEL OF THE LORD LEADS THE ISRAELITES AGAINST THE ENEMY. in condition to attach. To these cares was soon added the necessity for repellingrenewed invasion. Having defeated a body of Idumeans under Gorgias, he attackedand reduced their strongholds. No sooner were these destroyed than he marchedagainst Timotheus, who had raised the tribes east of the Jordan ; these also wereoverthrown, and their commander slain iu Gazarah, after a five days siege. In-flamed by these reverses, the heathen raged yet more furiously in the east andnorth. In Tob more than a thousand Jews were killed, and their families carriedinto captivity. Endangered in Gilead and Galilee, they sent to Jerusalem forsuccor, which was furnished in haste by two rescuing parties, one led by Judasand his youngest brother Jonathan, the other under Simon. Unable permanently