- Last lesson: rule of the Seleucids
- Who was Antiochus IV?
- Meddling with the priesthood
- Ambition in Egypt
- Roman intervention
- Zadokite revolt – Ezekiel 44:15; 40:46; 43:19; 48:19
- Antiochus’ revenge
- Abomination of desolation
- This lesson
- Men of action: the Maccabees
- Revolt against Menelaus
- Revolt against Seleucids
- Establishment of Hasmonean Dynasty
- Purification and rededication of the temple
- Enter Rome
- Herodian Dynasty emerges
- Taking action: Mattathias
- Daniel 11:28
- Priestly descent
- “New order” spreads to villages
- Ordered by Seleucid officer to sacrifice to Jupiter
- By actions, started a revolt
- Became known as Maccabees – “Hammer”
- Judas begins guerilla campaign
- Light, maneuverable
- Use of terrain to advantage
- Antiochus fails to take seriously
- Sends “practice” generals to get experience
- Users better generals on major campaigns
- Maccabees regain Jerusalem 165 BC
- Purified and rededicated temple
- Not enough kosher oil for menorah
- Leviticus 24:1
- Single day’s vial said to have lasted nine days
- Not enough kosher oil for menorah
- Hasmonean woes not over
- Antiochus IV dies in Parthia in 164 BC
- Demetrius (rightful heir) hostage in Rome
- Antiochus V Eupator takes throne at age 9
- Maccabeans allow Menelaus to stay
- Continues as high priest
- Runs temple, Judea, and collects taxes for Syria
- Lysias rules Syria for Antiochus V
- Returns to Jerusalem in 163 BC
- Executes Menelaus
- Appoints Alcimus as high priest
- Learns of trouble in Antioch
- Lysias makes hasty treaty
- Grants status under Antiochus III
- Immediately violates terms of treaty
- Judas Maccabees consolidates gains
- Institutes internal reforms
- Makes alliance with Rome
- Tried to remove Alcimus from high priesthood
- Lysias returns
- Judah and John killed in battles in 160 BC
- Jonathon takes command of Hasmoneans
- Alcimus still high priest
- Demetrius escapes Rome
- Accepted in Antioch as true king
- Has Antiochus V and Lysias executed
- Does not replace Alcimus when he dies in 159
- New general in town
- Bacchides replaces Lysias
- Remembers previous three generals
- Makes treaty with Jonathon
- Jonathon appointed high priest – 153 BC
- Enter Alexander Balas
- Claimed to be heir to the throne
- Jonathon allied with him
- Alexander Balas wins
- Hasmonean expansion
- Edom
- Samaria
- Moab
- Galilee
- Trouble in Antioch
- Battle for throne
- Impact on Judea
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