He set fire to the temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down. The whole Babylonian army under the commander of the imperial guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem. (2 Kings 25:9-10 NIV) The rebellion of Zedekiah was the final act of a […]
Read More The Kings II 25 – BreakdownIn the time of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maakah, Janoah, Kedesh and Hazor. He took Gilead and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and deported the people to Assyria. (2 Kings 15:29 NIV) The writer of the account in Kings rattles through a number […]
Read More The Kings II 15 – Unrest and Upheaval in IsraelThe scene is very familiar. The two children are disciplined again for being naughty. The parents together agreed that the suitable response to the indiscretion was to ban the television watching for the evening. If the children follow this carefully, they will be allowed television watching as usual the next evening. As evening approaches the […]
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