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Podcast: The Forefront Radio
Episode: Divine Judgement: Exploring Hidden Scriptures
Description: Divine judgment is a recurring theme in many apocryphal writings, including the book of Judith. The Book of Judith is a great book, that portrays an Assyrian invasion of Israel led by a man named Holofernes. He besieges the town of Bethulia, where a widow named Judith dwells. Frustrated by the lack of faith in God shown by Bethulia’s leaders, Judith concocts a plan of her own. She takes matters into her own hands, seducing and murdering Holofernes in his tent. The death of Holofernes gives the Israelites faith and they rout the Assyrian forces, securing victory for Is...