#892 - 1 Maccabees 5:1-44 – Rescue Missions

This episode is part 7 in a study of the book of 1 Maccabees. After their victories, word comes that the Jews in both Galilee and Gilead (now northern Jordan) are attacked and Judas sends out armies to rescue them. https://thebiblestudypodcast.com/1-maccabees-5-rescue-missions/

#891 - 1 Maccabees 4:36-61 – Hanukkah

This episode is part 6 in a study of the book of 1 Maccabees. After their victories, Judas and the army comes to the temple and find it a mess. They clean up and rededicate the temple. https://thebiblestudypodcast.com/1-maccabees-4-hanukkah/

#890 - 1 Maccabees 4:1-34 – First Victories

This episode is part 5 in a study of the book of 1 Maccabees. Judas avoids an ambush and defeats the first two major invasions by Lysias. They celebrate this victory over a larger army. https://thebiblestudypodcast.com/1-maccabees-4-first-victories/

#889 - 1 Maccabees 3:27-60 – Judas Prepares

This episode is part 4 in a study of the book of 1 Maccabees. Antiochus looks for funds to fight back. Meanwhile Judas prepares to meet a large invading army. https://thebiblestudypodcast.com/1-maccabees-3-judas-prepares/

#888 - 1 Maccabees 2:42-3:26 – Fighting Back

This episode is part 3 in a study of the book of 1 Maccabees. Mattathias and his sons fight back against those who want to take their faith. Mattathias dies and passes the torch to his sons. https://thebiblestudypodcast.com/1-maccabees-2-3-fighting-back/

#887 - 1 Maccabees 2:1-41 – Introducing the Maccabees

This episode is part 3 in a study of the book of 1 Maccabees. In this episode we introduce Mattathias and his sons who will be known as the Maccabees. They oppose the king and go into hiding. http://TheBibleStudyPodcast.com/1-maccabees-2-introducing-the-maccabees/

#886 - 1 Maccabees 1:10-64 – You're Greek Now

This episode is part 2 in a study of 1 Maccabees and the Intertestamental Period. In this episode, King Antiochus Epiphanes takes Jerusalem and tries by force to make the Jews like everyone else. https://thebiblestudypodcast.com/1-maccabees-1-youre-greek-now/

#885 - 1 Maccabees 1:1-9 – The Intertestamental Period

This episode is part 1 in a study of 1 Maccabees and the Intertestamental Period. In this episode we hear why Persia is no longer with us in the New Testament as they were conquered by Alexander the Great. http://TheBibleStudyPodcast.com/1-maccabees-11-9-the-intertestamental-period/

#884 - 2 Thessalonians 3 – Idleness

This episode is part 3 of a study of the letter to the Thessalonians. Before Paul wraps up this letter, he talks to the church about idleness and requests their continued prayers. https://thebiblestudypodcast.com/2-thessalonians-3-idleness/

#883 - 2 Thessalonians 2 – Man of Lawlessness

This episode is part 2 in a study of Paul’s second letter to the Thessalonians. In this chapter Paul talks about the man of lawlessness or the Anti-Christ who will come before Jesus returns. https://thebiblestudypodcast.com/2-thessalonians-2-man-of-lawlessness/