The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times . SIXTY JEWISH RULERS SLAIN BY BACCHIDES. (57) 58 THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. with. Judas that he presently made peace, and remained for some time inJerusalem as a friendly visitor. This state of things did not suit Alcimus ; he again complained to theking, who ordered his general at once to resume hostilities. Nicanor, findinghimself in danger from his masters wrath and driven by necessity, endeav-ored by wiles to entrap Judas, whose prudence escaped the snare. At length
The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times . SIXTY JEWISH RULERS SLAIN BY BACCHIDES. (57) 58 THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. with. Judas that he presently made peace, and remained for some time inJerusalem as a friendly visitor. This state of things did not suit Alcimus ; he again complained to theking, who ordered his general at once to resume hostilities. Nicanor, findinghimself in danger from his masters wrath and driven by necessity, endeav-ored by wiles to entrap Judas, whose prudence escaped the snare. At lengththe armies met in the field, with a loss to the Syrians of five THE VI5ION OF JUDAS—JEREMIAH WITH THE GOLDEN SWORD. But the victory of Judas was not complete: desertions left him weak, andhe moved northward with a small company, while Nicanor returned to Jerusalem,full of boasts, and threatening to destroy the temple, unless the rebel chief wasgiven into his hands. The city was now in sore straits: some Jewish writersclaim that the 74th, 79th and 80th Psalms (in our Bible credited to Asaph) areproducts of this period. THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. 59 THE END OF NICANOR. At length the Syrian general mustered courage to seek in the field hisancient foe, his recent friend; for it is recorded that during their late intimacyin the holy city he would not willingly have Judas out of his sight, for he lovedthe man from his heart; he prayed him also to take a wife and to beget children ;so he married, was quiet, and took part in this life. But those days of peacewere over for both, and the earthly end of each was near. Nicanors heart wasnow full of bitt
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