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Blessed Is He Whose Sin Is Forgiven (S&T Course Samples #148)
The Psalms proclaim that the man who confesses his sins is freed from guilt and truly blessed. To hold onto our sins causes us terrible suffering that affects our entire person.
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Why Have You Forsaken Me?! (S&T Course Samples #147)
Psalm 22 is one of the most famous christological prophecies in the Old Testament. Jesus quotes it from the cross intentionally to show that his passion and glorification was graphically foretold and is now...
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To See The Face of God! (S&T Course Samples #146)
Psalms 11-21 continue to develop the main themes of Psalms 1-2, which are the way of the righteous vs. the way of the wicked, and the suffering, yet righteous king who cries out to God for deliverance from his...
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The importance of Psalms 1-2 (S&T Course Samples #145)
Psalms 1-2 form the introduction for the entire Psalter and are incredibly important for understanding its major themes and lessons. Indeed, Psalm 2 is so crucial that it is one of the most quoted psalms in the New...
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Introducing the Psalms (S&T Course Samples #144)
The Psalms are arguably the most popular book of the Old Testament. Indeed, St. Thomas Aquinas says that they contain the whole of Theology within them and St. Anthanasius says they are a mirror for the soul! It's...
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Wrath Turns to Mercy (S&T Course Samples #143)
2 Maccabees closes on a very high note with the story of how God's great mercy is poured out upon his people because of the faithful prayers of the Jewish martyrs. God's wrath turned to mercy.
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Hanukkah in Light of Israel's Past (S&T Course Samples #142)
2 Maccabees zooms in on the story of the rededication of the Temple and the crushing Hellenistic persecution with some pretty gruesome and yet inspiring details missing in 1 Maccabees. The book opens by connecting the...
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From Maccabees to Hasmoneans (S&T Course Samples #141)
After the death of Judas Maccabeus, his brothers Jonathan and Simon carry the torch to further free Judea from the Greek tyranny. As they make great strides towards freedom, even forming what became known as the...
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Jewish Martyrdom and Persecutions (S&T Course Samples #140)
The persecutions leveled by Antiochus IV against the Jewish people lead to the courageous resistance movement under the leadership of Judas Maccabeus. For the first time in salvation history we see serious religious...
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Introducing the Maccabees (S&T Course Samples #139)
The era of Hellenization was fierce, both in terms of the oppression against the Jews, and with respect to the zealous faith of God's people who chose to fight for God, the law, and the Temple!
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Esther Intercedes for the Jews (S&T Course Samples #138)
Queen Esther proves to be incredibly brave and heroic by approaching King Ahasuerus on her own. She is risking her life by doing so, but it is worth the risk to save the lives of her people. Yet, we see once again how...
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The Jews Face Imminent Genocide (S&T Course Samples #137)
God reveals the upcoming days of persecution and battle in an apocalyptic dream to a faithful Jew named Mordecai. In this dream, two dragons will battle each other and the righteous people will overcome the wrath of...
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