Last week we saw Moses and Aaron finally confront Moses as God had commanded.  After the first few plagues, Pharaoh began to relent and promised to allow God’s people to […]

Trying to save costs in running the Empire and keep an army personally loyal to him, Demetrius made much of his army redundant.  This backfired in a way he did […]

Moses Confronts Pharaoh After a myriad of excuses that Moses makes, he finally relents after God tells him not to worry and that he will be God to Pharaoh.  And, […]

After playing two sides against each other, Jonathan finally supported Alexander, the man who also had a claim to the Seleucid throne.  Jonathan’s gamble paid off.  As long as Alexander […]

God Speaks Again to Moses (Exodus 6:1-10) At the end of the last lesson, Moses became downcast.  Pharaoh had rejected God’s words (through Moses) to let the Israelites go and […]

After the Seleucid-appointed High Priest, Alcimus, died of a stroke, General Bacchides left Judea, for his mission was to ensure Alcimus remained as the High Priest.  With Alcimus dead, his […]

When we finished last, Rome and Judea had finalized a mutual-defense treaty.  Even more, Rome sent word to the Seleucid Empire: “If [Judea] appeals again for help against you, we […]

Moses’ Youth (Exodus 2:1-25) Read Exodus 2:11-15 According to Acts 7:23, Moses was not a man of about 40. –          What did Moses do after he saw an Egyptian abusing […]

In chapter 6, we learned of an internal struggle for power following the death of Antiochus IV.  It was this struggle that brought Lysias to propose a peace treaty with […]