No, the rcc mafia at the time already recognized that this religion thing was profitable for obtaining wealth and political influence and Maccabees was included in an attempt to establish a theological foundation for this power base.
“And as to the “..the Lord desiring a King over Israel...”, Christ is acknowledged throughout Scripture as the royal heir to the kingly House of David.”
So you deny that the Lord was less than impressed with the Israelites desire to have a King instead of relying only upon the Lord for their protection?? Not good theology...pretty basic stuff. Depend on the Lord, not yourselves....sound familiar?
“And you finish up with the standard Protestant lies about what the Catholic Church believes. I really don't believe that you were ever a Catholic, because you certainly didn't learn much about the Church while you were supposedly there.”
Believe what you want. I've lived through the garbage. Praying is an act of worship. Why in the world would you waste even ONE second of prayer and praise time tying to interact with a dead created thing rather than lavishing it onto the Living God???!!!! Even I, at the ripe old age of 10 figured that one out, even mired in the heresy of the rcc. Proof that the Lord will protect His sheep, they know His voice, and not one will be plucked from His hand by anything. Thank you Lord!
Praying to God is an act of worship. The verb "pray" means to request.
Good grief. I get tired of explaining "basic Bible" to Protestants. Yes, the Lord had originally inteneded for Israel not to have a king. However, once they decided that they wanted one---he provided a whole bunch, including David. The Lord also made a covenant with David that his KINGLY LINE would rule forever, which covenant was fulfilled by Christ, who was David's succesor King.
"Praying is an act of worship. Why in the world would you waste even ONE second of prayer and praise time tying to interact with a dead created thing rather than lavishing it onto the Living God???!!!! Even I, at the ripe old age of 10 figured that one out, even mired in the heresy of the rcc."
This kind of statement proves to me that you were never in the Catholic church. If you did, you would know that the Church does NOT teach "praying to dead created things". Firstly because the saints are not dead--they are in Heaven with Christ, and secondly, because the respectful admiration of Mary and the Saints is not prayer (even though some badly cathecized Catholics may use the term). Look up the words "latria" and "dulia". If you had been in the Catholic church, you would know these basic facts.