Judas Maccabeus against Nicanor: Was defeated with the help of the Lord by the very people he despised so much. 2 Maccabees 8:35

The Second Book of Maccabees recounts a very special period in the history of the people of Israel. Alexander the Great's successors such as Antiochus IV Epiphanes had decided on the forced Hellenization of all nations under his rule. And in the face of the resistance of the Jews, this led to open persecution.
The Second Book of Maccabees relates that after the martyrdom of Eleazar, a master of the law, and of a woman with her seven children, the armed actions of Judas Maccabeus and his people began, because they no longer tolerated humiliation.
Faced with this situation, Ptolemy, the governor of Phenicia, appointed Nicanor as military leader to combat Judas Maccabeus. The Bible relates that Nicanor, an impious man, planned to sell the prisoners he would take in his military campaign as slaves. But this decision by Nicanor only increased the determination of Judas Maccabees and his men. And this is how Judas Maccabeus spoke to his men: "They rely on weapons and daring,´ he said, ´but we trust in the almighty God, who is able to strike down with a single nod those coming against us—and even the whole world.´" 2 Maccabees 8:18.
The Bible relates that Judas Maccabeus, together with his brothers and setting an example for his troops, defeated Nicanor, a man whose only reason for fighting was to get rich from the misfortune of his enemies. The result was somewhat logical, Nicanor had no reason to die in battle if he was defeated, but Judas Maccabeus did.
Nicanor was a clear example of how the cosmic law of sowing and harvest works, he sowed fear and hatred and reaped humiliation, Nicanor's end was the end of a fool. With these words the Bible recounts the end of Nicanor: "The evil Nicanor, who had brought a thousand merchants to buy the Jews, was defeated with the help of the Lord by the very people he despised so much" 2 Maccabees 8:34-35.

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