October 25, 2013 – Judith 3 – 4

We see the general get terms of peace from the Western nations and yet he still goes to conquer them and devastate their lands.  We saw that the king did not want surrender, he wanted destruction.  Now this wave of destruction is coming to Judah and Jerusalem.  We see that they turn to God with humility and prayer.  It is noted that they have just returned from exile.  I don’t know how that fits, but we already have read that this is not a historically based story but a narrative about hope.