In Second Kings, chapter eighteen, verse thirty, for an unspecified reason, King Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah with a large army and besieged Jerusalem. The Assyrian generals sought to intimidate Hezekiah and all of Jerusalem by defiantly belittling the Lord and mocking the people’s trust in Him. The blasphemy against God resulted in an angelic […]
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In Second Kings, chapter eighteen, verse thirteen, the Assyrian king Sennacherib responded to Judah’s rebellion by capturing many of its important cities. His records indicate that he took forty-six walled cities and took two hundred thousand one hundred and forty-six people captive, probably to Babylon to replace the two hundred and eight thousand people he
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In Second Kings, chapter eighteen, verse seven, at this time in Judah’s history, the southern kingdom was required to pay an annual tribute. Hezekiah identified with the international conspiracy against Assyria and refused to pay any more money. The result of this attempt at independence is from chapter eighteen, verse thirteen through chapter nineteen, verse
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In Second Kings, chapter eighteen, verse five, after the fall of Samaria and the northern kingdom, the history of Judah continues for the southern kingdom. The beginning of the reign of Hezekiah: He is one of the best kings Judah ever had because of his trust in and reliance upon God. Hezekiah trusted deeply in
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In Second Kings, chapter seventeen, verse twenty-four, the King of Assyria imported foreign captives to inhabit the cities of Samaria. The city is the entire northern kingdom to destroy any remaining nationalism. Intermarriage between Israelites not taken to Assyria and foreigners brought to the land of Israel produced the people called the “Samaritans.” The result
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In Second Kings, chapter seventeen, verse eighteen, the southern kingdom consisted of the tribe of Judah, elements of the tribes of Benjamin and Simeon, and some from the ten tribes in Israel who migrated to the southern kingdom to worship God at Jerusalem. Therefore, the nation of Judah became a people through whom God’s covenant
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In Second Kings, chapter seventeen, verse eighteen, the southern kingdom consisted of the tribe of Judah, elements of the tribes of Benjamin and Simeon, and some from the ten tribes in Israel who migrated to the southern kingdom to worship God at Jerusalem. Therefore, the nation of Judah became a people through whom God’s covenant
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In Second Kings, chapter seventeen, verse sixteen, the Israelites worshiped astral deities and other gods because they believed such gods would provide a better life. They expected greater prosperity, fertility, health, well-being, and security. For this reason, greed is known as “idolatry.” Jesus Himself states prosperity and wealth as the ultimate goal in life are
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In Second Kings, chapter seventeen, verse thirteen, Israel rejected God’s prophets, those who spoke against sin and called for repentance and obedience to the Lord’s Word and statutes, as the examples in Judges six, verses eight through ten, First Kings thirteen, verses one to three, chapter fourteen, verses six through sixteen, and Acts seven, verses
In Second Kings, chapter seventeen, verse eight, Israel all too eagerly accepted the lifestyles and standards of those who were not God’s people. Although separation from the nations was one of God’s fundamental requirements for Israel, as in Leviticus eighteen, verses three and thirty, Deuteronomy twelve, verses twenty-nine through thirty-one, and chapter eighteen, nine to
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