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RLJ-1896
-- JANUARY 22, 2023
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THE ORIGIN STORY OF JESUS
Part 95: Free, But Still Slaves |
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Johanan Hyrcanus led Judah for 39 years. He was a
good military commander, a savvy diplomat, and a decent politician.
He took advantage of the Seleucid civil wars and captured a number
of cities to restore the lands that existed during the golden age
under King Solomon. Hyrcanus oversaw the enslavement the Samaritans
and the spiritual rape of the Idumeans with their forced spiritual
conversion. The Pharisees, Sadducees, and the Essenes were political
parties that developed during this time. Judah Aristobolus I
succeeded his father and also took the title of king. He starved two
brothers to death and murdered another to safeguard his position but
succumbed to sickness within a year. Alexander Jannaeus ascended to
the throne and became an evil king. He befriended the Sadducees to
shore up his power and then crucified 800 Pharisees for
entertainment. There was only war and hate during this time period
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