Maccabees

December 15, 2025

Kislev 26 – By a miracle of God, it continued to burn for eight days…

09 – Kislev, 2 Chronicles, 2 Kings, 5786_09_Kislev, Aaron, Elisha, Israel, King Solomon, Leviticus, Moses, Syrian, Yochanan

Hanukkah, Maccabees
December 15, 2025

Kislev 25 – The Desecration which ended in Dedication – The Story of Hanukkah

09 – Kislev, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, 5786_09_Kislev, Beth-Zur, Idumea, Israel, Jews, Judah, King Antiochus IV Epiphanes, Zion

Hanukkah, Maccabees
December 14, 2025

Kislev 25 – The Abomination of Desecration – The Story of Hanukkah

09 – Kislev, 1 Maccabees, 5786_09_Kislev, Israel

Hanukkah, Maccabees
December 8, 2025

Kislev 19 – It is not on the size of the army that victory in battle depends…

09 – Kislev, 1 Maccabees, 5786_09_Kislev, Beth Horon, Israel, Judas, Philistine, Seron, Syria

Maccabees
December 4, 2025

Kislev 15 – They erected an idol upon the altar of burnt offering…

09 – Kislev, 1 Maccabees, 5786_09_Kislev, Antiochus III the Great, City of David, Egypt, Greece, Greeks, Israel, Israel, Jacob, Jerusalem, Judah, King Alexander the Great, King Antiochus IV Epiphanes, King Darius, King Philip II, Kittim, Ptolemy, Rome

Maccabees
November 22, 2025

Kislev 3 – The idolatrous images were removed from the court…

09 – Kislev, 1 Maccabees, 5786_09_Kislev, Judah, Judas

Hanukkah, Maccabees
November 13, 2025

Cheshvan 23 – And They Saw the Sanctuary Desolate, the Altar Profaned, and the Gates Burned…

08 – Cheshvan, 1 Maccabees, 5786_08_Cheshvan, Judah, Zion

Maccabees
November 11, 2025

Cheshvan 21 – Fill Them with Cowardice, Melt Their Boldness, Let Them Tremble…

08 – Cheshvan, 1 Maccabees, 5785_08_Cheshvan, Antioch, Beth-Zur, Idumea, Israel, Jonathan, Judah, Judea, King David, Lysias, Philistine, Saul, Zion

Maccabees
November 6, 2025

Cheshvan 15 – From Generation to Generation, No One Who Continues to Trust God Will Lack Strength

08 – Cheshvan, 1 Maccabees, 5786_08_Cheshvan, Abraham, Apphus, Avaran, Azariah, Caleb, Daniel, Egypt, Eleazar, Elijah, Exodus, Gaddi, Hananiah, Israel, Jerusalem, Jews, Joarib, John, Jonathan, Joseph, Joshua, Joshua son of Nun, Judah, Judah, King David, Maccabeus, Mattathias, Mishael, Modein, Phinehas, Salu, Simeon, Simon, Thassi, Zimri

Maccabees
October 10, 2025

Tishrei 19 – So Jonathan Put on the Holy Garments at the Feast of Tabernacles…

07 – Tishrei, 1 Maccabees, 5786_07_Tishrei, Bacchides, Beth-Zur, Feast of Booths or Tabernacles (Sukkot), Galilee, Israel, Jerusalem, Jews, Jonathan, Judah, Judea, King Alexander (Epiphanes) Balas, King Antiochus IV Epiphanes, King Demetrius, Ptolemais, Samaria, Zion

Maccabees
September 10, 2025

Elul 18 – And the Jews Decided that Simon Should be their Leader and High Priest

06 – Elul, 1 Maccabees, 5785_06_Elul, Asaramel, Azotus, Beth-Zur, City of David, Gazara, Jerusalem, Jews, Joarib, Jonathan, Joppa, Judea, King Demetrius, Mattathias, Romans, Simon, Zion

Maccabees
March 13, 2025

Adar 13 – The army of Nicanor was crushed…

1 Maccabees, 12 – Adar, 2 Maccabees, Adasa, Gazara, Hebrew, Jerusalem, Jews, Judah, Judea, Mordecai, Nicanor

Maccabees
January 1, 2025

Tevet 2 – The lamp is the mitzvah, the light it shines is the Torah…

10 – Tevet, 5786_10_Tevet, Pharisees

Hanukkah, Maccabees, Tabernacle, Yeshua – Jesus
December 26, 2024

Kislev 26 – By a miracle of God, it continued to burn for eight days…

09 – Kislev, 2 Chronicles, 2 Kings, 5785_09_Kislev, Aaron, Elisha, Israel, King Solomon, Leviticus, Moses, Syrian, Yochanan

Hanukkah, Maccabees
December 26, 2024

Kislev 25 – The Desecration which ended in Dedication – The Story of Hanukkah

09 – Kislev, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, 5785_09_Kislev, Beth-Zur, Idumea, Israel, Jews, Judah, King Antiochus IV Epiphanes, Zion

Hanukkah, Maccabees
December 25, 2024

Kislev 25 – The Abomination of Desecration – The Story of Hanukkah

09 – Kislev, 1 Maccabees, 5785_09_Kislev, Israel

Hanukkah, Maccabees
December 19, 2024

Kislev 19 – It is not on the size of the army that victory in battle depends…

09 – Kislev, 1 Maccabees, 5785_09_Kislev, Beth Horon, Israel, Judas, Philistine, Seron, Syria

Maccabees
December 15, 2024

Kislev 15 – They erected an idol upon the altar of burnt offering…

09 – Kislev, 1 Maccabees, 5785_09_Kislev, Antiochus III the Great, City of David, Egypt, Greece, Greeks, Israel, Israel, Jacob, Jerusalem, Judah, King Alexander the Great, King Antiochus IV Epiphanes, King Darius, King Philip II, Kittim, Ptolemy, Rome

Maccabees
December 3, 2024

Kislev 3 – The idolatrous images were removed from the court…

09 – Kislev, 1 Maccabees, 5785_09_Kislev, Judah, Judas

Hanukkah, Maccabees
November 23, 2024

Cheshvan 23 – And They Saw the Sanctuary Desolate, the Altar Profaned, and the Gates Burned…

08 – Cheshvan, 1 Maccabees, 5785_08_Cheshvan, Judah, Zion

Maccabees, Tabernacle
November 21, 2024

Cheshvan 21 – Fill them with cowardice, melt their boldness, let them tremble…

08 – Cheshvan, 1 Maccabees, 5785_08_Cheshvan, Antioch, Beth-Zur, Idumea, Israel, Jonathan, Judah, Judea, King David, King Saul, Lysias, Philistine, Zion

Maccabees
November 16, 2024

Cheshvan 15 – From generation to generation, no one who continues to trust God will lack strength

08 – Cheshvan, 1 Maccabees, 5785_08_Cheshvan, Abraham, Apphus, Avaran, Azariah, Caleb, Daniel, Egypt, Eleazar, Elijah, Exodus, Gaddi, Hananiah, Israel, Jerusalem, Jews, Joarib, John, John, Jonathan, Joseph, Joshua, Joshua son of Nun, Judah, Judah, King David, Maccabeus, Mattathias, Mishael, Modein, Phinehas, Salu, Simeon, Simon, Thassi, Zimri

Maccabees
October 20, 2024

Tishrei 19 – So Jonathan put on the holy garments at the Feast of Tabernacles…

07 – Tishrei, 1 Maccabees, 5785_07_Tishrei, Bachiddes, Beth-Zur, Feast of Booths or Tabernacles (Sukkot), Galilee, Israel, Jerusalem, Jews, Jonathan, Judah, Judea, King Alexander (Epiphanes) Balas, King Antiochus IV Epiphanes, King Demetrius, Ptolemais, Samaria, Zion

Maccabees