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296 GOD'S CHOSEN PEOPLE IN CAP IVITY
THE BRAVE M H OF THE MACHABEES ENCOURAGES HER SONS TO BE LOYAL TO Goo
hood and brought thee up unto this age. If thou turn away from God, I shall lose thee now. So be not afraid of this monster. Be a worthy partner of thy brothers. Go bravely to thy death, in order that I may receive thee again with them."
·while she was yet speaking, the brave boy said, "I will not obey the commandment of the king, but the commandment of the law, which was given us by Moses.'' Then, turning to the king, he said, ''Thou hast not yet escaped the judgment of God, Who seeth all things. My brothers, having undergone a short pain, are now in eternal life. I, like my brothers, o er up my life and my body for the laws of our fathers.