September 4, 2013 – 1 Maccabees 15

Once again, peace doesn’t last long in the middle east.  Antiochus sends a great letter going on and on about the great relationship with the Jews and honoring forever and blah, blah, blah.  When the rubber actually hits the roads, he goes after Simon and when he appears jealous of all that Simon and Israel has, he orders a commander to attack and make trouble for them.  I think with was about 140 BC or so.  I think if this kind of relationship went on until the time of Christ, I would have been seeking a Messiah to conquer Rome as well.  “we are friends and will help each other forever, until we need something from you that you don’t want to give and then we will destroy you and take it.”  That must have been awful living under Rome’s rule. I am so glad we have a small government in which we trust fully and they just don’t reach out and grab control over anything they want whenever they want it.  (might be some sarcasm there.)