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00:00The books of Judith and Esther, the former being deuterocanonical and also containing Greek additions
00:13Considered deuterocanonical, they are fictionalized accounts that attempt to encourage those who
00:19They strive and work to remain faithful to God, so that they do not forget that the Lord never
00:25He abandons those who are loyal and docile to him. The characters are women, to emphasize that
00:32The theme of human weakness, however, is how God accomplishes salvation.
00:38of the people who wait on their Lord. The focus of the narrative is to show the power of
00:44God, who can infuse himself even into the weakest, provided they do not forget that power
00:50And salvation comes from God. Let's look at these stories.
00:58Judith's story begins in the time of the Assyrian Empire under the rule of Holofernes,
01:05When all nations submitted to the empire, Israel decided to organize a resistance.
01:13Judith was a childless widow who, upon learning of the attack on the city of Jerusalem and then
01:19After praying to the Lord, she decided to do something for her people. She went to the camp.
01:26And beautifully dressed she went to see General Holofernes, who, seeing such beauty, invited her to dinner.
01:34along with his military, to which she agreed. While Holofernes remained in the belief
01:41that Judith was there as a deserter from her people. Little by little, each of the guests
01:49They left the place. Meanwhile, Holofernes lay down on the bed, completely drunk.
01:56Taking advantage of this situation, Judith takes the general's own sword and cuts off his head.
02:02He put her in a bag and left with his maid, pretending to go for a walk.
02:09After this he returned to Bethulia, and when the people saw the miracle that God performed through
02:15At Judith's hand, bowing down, they praised the Lord. In the morning, after hanging up their heads
02:22From the general on the walls, the inhabitants of Bethulia prepared themselves with weapons to go against
02:27The Assyrians, seeing her advance, ran to warn Holofernes, and upon seeing him beheaded
02:34They got scared and fled, only to be defeated later.
02:40While Judith lived, she was famous throughout the country, and although she had many suitors,
02:46She never remarried. She stayed at her husband's house until she reached the outpost.
02:51She is 105 years old. These words are dedicated to her.
02:57You are the pride of Jerusalem, the greatest glory of Israel, the greatest honor of our
03:04nation. With your hand you made all this. You have done great good to Israel. The Lord will give you
03:12He has shown His favor. May the Almighty Lord bless you eternally.
03:21On one occasion, King Azuero offered a banquet to all his officials and servants.
03:30Among his guests were military leaders from Persia and Media. At a certain point
03:36From the party, the king summoned his wife, Queen Basti, for the purpose of showing off
03:43He wanted to show off her beauty to his guests, a request the queen refused. This enraged him.
03:50much to the king and having consulted his royal advisors, he decreed that the queen should not return to
03:57to appear before her and that her place as queen be filled by someone better than
04:03She. Some time later, the king's personal aides ordered that young virgins be brought to him.
04:10and beautiful ones for the king. They appointed delegates for each province and chose from among the maidens
04:17those worthy of being presented before the king. In the city of Susa lived a Jew from the tribe of
04:25Benjamin, also called Mordecai, who had a cousin named Hazadan, also known as Esther,
04:32whom he had raised as an orphan. This young woman was taken to the palace and pleased the eunuch in charge.
04:39of the king's wives. Esther did not reveal her nationality on Mordecai's advice. Past
04:4812 months in which she received treatments that made her even more beautiful, and having won the
04:54She was well-liked by all who knew her, and was brought before King Azuero, who immediately
05:01He fell in love with the young woman, so he proclaimed her queen instead of Basti. Mordecai, for his part,
05:10He remained a faithful servant at the gates of the king's palace, while a conspiracy was brewing.
05:16He rose up against the king to seek his death. A high official named Haman noticed that when he
05:24As Mordecai passed by, he did not bow down to him as the rest did, so when he learned of the
05:31His nationality enraged him to such a degree that he resolved to exterminate all Jews, so
05:37He issued a decree to this end, which was published throughout all the provinces of the kingdom. Mordecai reacted
05:45Upon hearing of this command, they cried out and tore their clothes. Some who found out about the
05:51Mordecai's situation was reported to Esther, who became worried and sent one of her servants to
05:58to see what was happening to his relative. Mordecai informed the queen of the decree against his people, not without
06:05before warning her that even she was in danger. Esther asked Mordecai to gather all the
06:12Jews in Susa to fast for her for three days, and at the end of this she would appear before
06:20of the king, which was not permitted unless the king requested his presence, and even more, he intended
06:29He begged Suero to have mercy on his people and spare their lives. After this time had passed
06:37Through prayer and fasting, Esther spoke to the king and pleaded for her own life, since she was Jewish, and for the life of the king.
06:46of his people, because they had been condemned to extermination by order of Haman. The king, upon learning
06:53He flew into a rage and ordered Haman's death. Messengers were immediately dispatched to all the
07:00provinces to communicate the annulment of Amman's decree, hence the anguish and terror
07:07She disappeared from the village. All of this happened thanks to Esther's intervention on behalf of her people.
07:19Around this same time, the book we call the book of the prophet Daniel was written, around the years 167-164 BC.
07:30The author wants to encourage those suffering Seleucid persecution not to lose heart, to trust in the Lord, and to strive to remain faithful to his law.
07:44Claiming to be set in the time of the Babylonian exile, it uses fictional characters and apocalyptic visions.
07:51to talk about the tribulations the people go through with a code obtained from past situations.
07:59This book has come down to us written partly in Greek, partly in Hebrew, and partly in Aramaic.
08:06It is also the only book in the Old Testament that belongs entirely to the literary genre of Apocalyptic literature.
08:13The first part of the book presents the stories of Daniel and his three friends living their faith during the exile in Babylon.
08:23In its second part, it presents a series of visions about the outcome of history at the end of time.
08:31God will prevail in his fight against the forces of evil, and those who remain faithful will enjoy the glory of the Lord.
08:40The story of Daniel tells us that King Nebuchadnezzar ordered that some exiled Israelites be brought before him.
08:50belonging to the royal family and the nobility.
08:54They had to be handsome young men without physical defects, intelligent and fit for service in the palace.
09:02Among these young men were Daniel, whom he called Balthasar, Hananiah, called Shadrach, Mishael, called Meshach, and Sariah, called Abednego.
09:15God had endowed these four young men with wisdom and understanding.
09:21So in Nebuchadnezzar's eyes there was no one who could compare to them, and for that reason he had them in his service.
09:29In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had disturbing dreams.
09:35He then summoned the magicians and soothsayers to ask them to interpret his dream,
09:41but on the condition that they themselves tell him the dream they had.
09:47No one dared to speak, for they considered what the king was asking to be impossible.
09:52Only he could know the dream he had, and although it could be interpreted, no one could guess it.
09:59This response so enraged the king that he ordered the execution of all astrologers and soothsayers.
10:05Daniel, having learned of this situation, went before the king and asked for time to interpret his dream.
10:14He asked for the help of his friends to implore God's mercy.
10:19so that the king's mysterious dream might be revealed to him,
10:24and he and his friends weren't so well executed.
10:27That same night God answered the mystery,
10:30And Daniel appeared before the king and described to him in an amazing way every detail of his dream.
10:38The interpretation of his dream was in relation to a statue that represented the royal empire,
10:45describing each part of the statue and explaining its meaning to the king.
10:51For Nebuchadnezzar the message was clear.
10:54God directs history, and the power of Babylon is only a brief chapter in a much longer story.
11:04The king bowed down before Daniel and acknowledged that his god was the god of gods.
11:11He appointed the young man governor of the entire province of Babylon and chief of all the wise men.
11:17Furthermore, at Daniel's request, the king appointed Sidrak, Meshach, and Abednego as administrators.
11:26However, his idolatry did not disappear and he continued to worship other gods.
11:31So Nebuchadnezzar ordered a gold statue to be made, 27 meters high and 2.5 meters wide.
11:39He ordered that the prefects, governors, and councilors should assemble to celebrate the dedication of the statue, and everyone was ordered to bow down and worship the golden statue.
11:52Sidraq, Misak, and Abdenago refused to do so, and when Nebuchadnezzar learned of this, he was filled with anger and summoned them, ordering them to bow down to the statue.
12:07Otherwise, they would be thrown into the burning oven, to which the young men replied.
12:12Our god, whom we worship, can deliver us from the flames of the furnace and from all evil that his majesty wants to do to us, and he will deliver us.
12:24But even if you do not, let Your Majesty know that we will not worship your gods or bow down to your golden statue.
12:34The king ordered the furnace to be heated seven times hotter, and the young men were thrown into it.
12:43But the hand of the Lord was with them, and they were delivered from the fire, without a hair of their head being touched.
12:52Nebuchadnezzar ordered that anyone who spoke against the god of these young men be torn to pieces.
13:00Let us now move on to the arrival of a new king.
13:03Balthazar, whom a mysterious inscription on the wall makes fearful.
13:08Therefore, knowing Daniel's fame, he has him brought into his presence so that he could give meaning to the enigmatic words.
13:17Daniel's performance was not long in coming.
13:21The king was powerful now, but soon he and his kingdom would be weak.
13:27That same night, the king died.
13:30Then Daniel served another king, becoming the chief administrator under the reign of King Darius.
13:39The rest of the servants became jealous of Daniel and sought to get rid of him, but they could find no fault in him, unless it was related to compliance with the law.
13:54Therefore, they went before the king and told him to issue a decree ordering that whoever worshipped any god other than the king during the next thirty days should be thrown into the lions' den.
14:08And Darío agreed to issue said decree.
14:13When Daniel found out, he went to his room, prayed and praised the Lord, and was surprised by the king's servants.
14:22And even to the king's sorrow, Daniel was taken to the lions' den, while Darius encouraged him, saying,
14:30May your God, whom you serve so faithfully, save you.
14:37They brought a stone and the moat was closed for the entire night.
14:42As soon as dawn broke, Darius ran to see if God had delivered Daniel from death.
14:48And so it was.
14:49Daniel told her that God sent an angel who closed the lions' mouths.
14:53Then the king ordered that they be taken out of the pit and that Daniel's accusers be brought before him to be thrown into the pit.
15:04Darius decreed that throughout his kingdom, people should worship and honor the god of Daniel.
15:11The following chapters of this book contain three great visions of Daniel,
15:17filled with symbols about the rise and fall of various empires.
15:23Starting with Babylon.
15:26It describes the downfall of the oppressor and the triumph of God's people.