The Abomination of Desolation — The Day the Torah Was Set on Fire (1 Maccabees 1:54–58)

⁣“Burned But Not Forgotten” is built on 1 Maccabees 1:54–58, one of the most painful and powerful chapters in the Hanukkah story — a part rarely taught today.

This passage records:
• the abomination of desolation set up on the altar
• idol altars built throughout Judah
• incense burned at every door and in every street
• the books of the Law torn and burned
• anyone found with a scroll being put to death
• monthly persecutions across the cities
• Israel living under terror for keeping covenant
• Torah keepers hunted and murdered
• the sacred flame replaced with strange fire
• the Word of Elohim treated like ash — yet still alive

This song blends spoken lament, poetic narration, neo-soul vocals, and gospel harmonies to retell this moment when Israel seemed crushed… yet the covenant endured.

This is not just music — it’s oral history revived for a generation returning to the roots of Hanukkah.

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