4 Maccabees 5 - Eleazar's trial and holy refusal

4 Maccabees 5 brings Eleazar before Antiochus, where the elder priest refuses false mercy and teaches that obedience to God is stronger than coercion, pleasure, age, and fear. Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/4-maccabees/4-maccabees-5-eleazar-s-trial-and-holy-refusal