The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times . AN ANGEL OF THE LORD LEADS THE ISRAELITES AGAINST THE ENEMY. in condition to attach. To these cares was soon added the necessity for repellingrenewed invasion. Having defeated a body of Idumeans under Gorgias, he attackedand reduced their strongholds. No sooner were these destroyed than he marchedagainst Timotheus, who had raised the tribes east of the Jordan ; these also wereoverthrown, and their commander slain iu Gazarah, after a five days siege. In-flamed by these reve
The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times . AN ANGEL OF THE LORD LEADS THE ISRAELITES AGAINST THE ENEMY. in condition to attach. To these cares was soon added the necessity for repellingrenewed invasion. Having defeated a body of Idumeans under Gorgias, he attackedand reduced their strongholds. No sooner were these destroyed than he marchedagainst Timotheus, who had raised the tribes east of the Jordan ; these also wereoverthrown, and their commander slain iu Gazarah, after a five days siege. In-flamed by these reverses, the heathen raged yet more furiously in the east andnorth. In Tob more than a thousand Jews were killed, and their families carriedinto captivity. Endangered in Gilead and Galilee, they sent to Jerusalem forsuccor, which was furnished in haste by two rescuing parties, one led by Judasand his youngest brother Jonathan, the other under Simon. Unable permanently. (45) 46 THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. to protect their brethren in these distant regions, the leaders adopted the wisemeasure of removing them to Judea, which, after the recent massacres and partialdepopulation, could afford lands and homes to all. Two important ends were thussecured; the refugees were comparatively safe, and at hand to swell the defendingarmies of Israel. When he marched from Jerusalem on this errand, Judas had of necessity leftpart of his force behind. This he committed to two brothers, Joseph and Azariah,strictly charging them to use it merely for the defense of the city, and to attemptnothing further. But these men, finding themselves in temporary command andpining for distinction, disobeyed their orders, and rashly planned the capture ofJamnia, a town on the sea-coast, south of Joppa. Gorgias, who commanded there—he who had been twice beaten by Judas—got wind of their attempt, and wasnot slow to improve his advantage; the officious lieutenants were surprised
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