The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
Day 312: Conclusion to the Old Testament (2024)
07 Nov 2024
Fr Mike celebrates the accomplishment of reading the entire Old Testament and wraps up the books of 2 Maccabees and Wisdom, talking through the key themes of the Old Testament visible in the conclusions to these books. He also discusses the motivation of the Maccabees to defend the temple and maintain its purity as well as uphold God’s honor. Today’s readings are from 2 Maccabees 15, Wisdom 19, and Proverbs 25:21-23 For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.
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Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a Year podcast, where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of Scripture. The Bible in a Year podcast is brought to you by Ascension.
Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today. It is day 312. We're reading the final chapter of Maccabees, the final chapter of the Wisdom of Solomon, and the book of Proverbs, chapter 25, verses 21 through 23.
As always, the Bible translation I'm reading from is the Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition. I'm using the Great Adventure Bible from Ascension. If you want to download your own Bible into your reading plan, you can visit ascensionpress.com slash bible in a year. If you had done so, you would realize that today, as I said yesterday, and maybe even the day before, today is day 312.
It is the final day in the Old Testament. We are still going to hang out with Proverbs, of course, every single day. But, my gosh, this is it, you guys. You will be able to say, basically, you've read the entire Old Testament. By the end of today, within the next 20-ish, however long we have together minutes, that's congratulations.
You would know that if you had downloaded the Bible in a Year timeline that I keep talking about all the time. Anyways, you also subscribe to this podcast and receive daily episodes and daily updates. As I said, it is day 312. We're reading 2nd book of the Maccabees, chapter 15, the book of Wisdom of Solomon, chapter 19, and Proverbs chapter 25, verses 21 through 23.
The Second Book of the Maccabees, Chapter 15, Nicanor's Arrogance. When Nicanor heard that Judas and his men were in the region of Samaria, he made plans to attack them with complete safety on the day of rest.
And when the Jews who were compelled to follow him said, "'Do not destroy so savagely and barbarously, but show respect for the day which he who sees all things as honored and hallowed above other days,' the thrice-accursed wretch asked if there were a sovereign in heaven who had commanded the keeping of the Sabbath day.'
And when they declared, It is the living Lord himself, the sovereign in heaven, who ordered us to observe the seventh day, he replied, And I am a sovereign also on earth, and I command you to take up arms and finish the king's business. Nevertheless, he did not succeed in carrying out his abominable design. Judas prepares the Jews for battle.
This Nicanor, in his utter boastfulness and arrogance, had determined to erect a public monument of victory over Judas and his men.
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