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The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

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Herod were enabled to enter on <strong>the</strong>ir possessions.<br />

But when, after <strong>the</strong> deposition <strong>of</strong> Archelaus, Joazar<br />

persuaded <strong>the</strong> people to submit to <strong>the</strong> taxing <strong>of</strong><br />

Quirinius, Judas was not disposed to follow what<br />

he regarded as <strong>the</strong> treacherous lead <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pontifi*.<br />

In conjunction with a Shammaite Rabbi, Sadduk,<br />

he raised again <strong>the</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ard <strong>of</strong> revolt, although<br />

once more unsuccessfully.*^ How <strong>the</strong> Hillelites<br />

looked • Antxriiii. upon this movement, we ga<strong>the</strong>r<br />

even from <strong>the</strong> slighting allusion <strong>of</strong> Gamaliel.* <strong>The</strong><br />

family <strong>of</strong> Ezekias furnished o<strong>the</strong>r martyrs to <strong>the</strong> *<br />

Acta t. 87. National cause. <strong>The</strong> two sons <strong>of</strong> Judas<br />

died for it on <strong>the</strong> cross in 46 A.D.® Yet a third<br />

son, Manahem, who, from <strong>the</strong> commencement<br />

t^*'"^ <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> war against Rome, was one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

leaders <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most fanatical l^ationalists, <strong>the</strong><br />

Sicarii—<strong>the</strong> Jacobins <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> party, as <strong>the</strong>y have<br />

been aptly designated—died under unspeakable<br />

sufferings,^ while a 'Jewto fourth member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

family, Eleazar, was <strong>the</strong> leader <strong>of</strong> Israel's 8uid» '<br />

BOOK forlorn hope, <strong>and</strong> nobly died at Masada, in<br />

<strong>the</strong> dosing drama ci <strong>the</strong>

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