2 Machabees : Family Values

2 Machabees : Family Values (3)

The oldest son had his tongue cut off, the skin of his head was removed, and his hands and feet were cut off while his brothers and mother watched. After that, while he was still alive, he was fried in the frying pan. While he was being tormented, his brothers and mother told him to die like a man, saying, "God and his servants will take pleasure in us." 7:4-5
The mother watched her seven sons die on the same day. She said to them, "I don't know how you were formed in my womb, but God will bring you back to life." 7:20-23
Judas and his soldiers were concerned less about the welfare of their family than they were aboutÂ the welfare of the temple. 15:18