The Second Book of Maccabees
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- Kapitel 14 -
Demetrius challenges the kingdom. Alcimus applies to him to be made high priest: Nicanor is sent into Judea: his dealings with Judas: his threats. The history of Razias.
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(a)14:3 The time of the co-mingling was when the Gentiles tried to force the Jews to adhere to their pagan sacrifices and to renounce the Jewish Faith.(Conte)
(b)14:3
Now Alcimus, who had been chief priest: This Alcimus was of the stock of Aaron, but for his apostasy here mentioned was incapable of the high priesthood, but king Antiochus Eupator appointed him in place of the high priest, (see above, 1 Mac. chap. 7., ver. 9,) as Menelaus had been before him, set up by Antiochus (above chap. 4.), yet neither of them were truly high priests; for the true high priesthood was amongst the Maccabees, who were also of the stock of Aaron, and had strictly held their religion, and were ordained according to the rites commanded in the law of Moses.(Challoner)
(c)14:3
Mingling: with the heathens; that is, in their idolatrous worship.(Challoner)
(d)14:5 So, about halfway through the Antichrist’s reign, an evil leader among the apostate and severely heretical Christians will similarly advise the Antichrist about the faithful Christians who resist him.(Conte)
(e)14:10 Literally, ‘superest’ means ‘is above,’ in other words, as long as Judas ‘is above ground’ (i.e. alive).(Conte)
(f)14:21 They decided to make an alliance, but they were secretly planning to break the alliance on an appointed day.(Conte)
(g)14:33 Calling the Temple of Jerusalem a ‘fanum’ was somewhat derogatory, as it is the term used more often for pagan shrines than for the holy Temple of Jerusalem.(Conte)
(h)14:41
He struck himself, etc: St. Augustine, (Epist. 61, ad Dulcitium, et lib. 2, cap. 23, ad Epist. 2, Gaud.) discussing this fact of Razias, says, that the holy scripture relates it, but doth not praise it, as to be admired or imitated, and that either it was not well done by him, or at least not proper in this time of grace.(Challoner)
(i)14:42 Scripture is infallible. This event actually happened. This man’s action in taking his own life was immoral. But Scripture is not approving of his deed, but merely explaining why he acted in this way. Often, even along with an action that is a mortal sin, there is some good to be found. Also, notice how, by Providence, his death is not an easy or happy death, because Divine Providence does not approve of suicide.(Conte)
(j)14:44
He came upon the midst of the neck: Venit per mediam cervicem. In the Greek it is keneona, which signifies a void place, where there is no building.(Challoner)
Demetrius fordert das Königtum heraus. Alkimus bewirbt sich um die Ernennung zum Hohepriester: Nikanor wird nach Judäa geschickt: sein Umgang mit Judas: seine Drohungen. Die Geschichte von Razias
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