From the book of the Wisdom of Solomon (a Deuterocanonical book) Chapter 19:13-17 19:13 On the sinners, however, punishments rained down not without violent thunder as early warning; and they suffered what their own crimes had justly deserved since they had shown such bitter hatred to foreigners. 19:14 Others, indeed, had failed to welcome strangers … [Read more…]
From the book of the Wisdom of Solomon (a Deuterocanonical book) Chapter 18:20-25 18:20 Experience of death, however, touched the upright too, and a great many were struck down in the desert. But the Retribution did not last long, 18:21 for a blameless man hurried to their defence. Wielding the weapons of his sacred office, … [Read more…]
From the book of the Wisdom of Solomon (a Deuterocanonical book) Chapter 18:5-19 18:5 As they had resolved to kill the infants of the holy ones, and as of those exposed only one child had been saved, you punished them by carrying off their horde of children and by destroying them all in the wild … [Read more…]
From the book of the Wisdom of Solomon (a Deuterocanonical book) Chapter 18:1-4 18:1 For your holy ones, however, there was a very great light. The Egyptians, who could hear them but not see them, called them fortunate because they had not suffered too; 18:2 they thanked them for doing no injury in return for … [Read more…]
From the book of the Wisdom of Solomon (a Deuterocanonical book) Chapter 17:1-21 17:1 Yes, your judgements are great and impenetrable, which is why uninstructed souls have gone astray. 17:2 While the wicked supposed they had a holy nation in their power, they themselves lay prisoners of the dark, in the fetters of long night, … [Read more…]