Theodore Judah

destruction will not befall Judah, but necessary judgment “for the sake of the office and for the sake of the one to whom the promises of the office were first made” (Seitz, 73). Ahaz’s refusal to trust in the Lord brings about the oppression of the Assyria king, whom he joined in betrayal of God, upon Judah. However, God delivers His people through the Immanuel. The divine oracle of Isaiah in Chapter 8 speaks again of the nation’s turning back from their intended besiegement upon Judah. “Because of the suitability

The Wealth, Power, Wisdom and Weakness of Solomon Throughout history there have been many different types of leaders. There have been kings, emperors, pharaohs, presidents, dictators, and tyrants who have led many countries and nations. Rulers can be beneficial, malevolent, kind, brutal, or completely ineffective. King Solomon was a very rich, wise, and famous king of ancient Israel. He was the son of King David and Bathsheba. Bathsheba wanted her son to rule, so David had Solomon anointed king before

However, to embrace the exiles from Judah in their circumstances and reflect on the message of God spoken through the Prophet Jeremiah found in 29:10-14 one must know the circumstances that led up to the Babylonian destruction of Judah and the oppression of the kingdom’s people as exiles. One must know the destruction before one may see the grace of God bestowed upon the people in a message of renewal, restoration and salvation. Judah, the southern kingdom, came under threat from the Babylonians

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invaded Israel and stripped the temple of its gold (1 Kings 14:25-27). In the end, Rehoboam had to promise Shishak a huge tribute before Egypt agreed to withdraw (Bright 1981:233). The other threat came from Aram (sometimes referred to as Syria). Asa of Judah tried to enter into an alliance with Ben-Hadad king of Aram but had to pay a high costs for it (1 Kings 15:18-19). Later Omri of Israel tried to ward off the Aramean threat by marrying his son Ahab to the Phoenician princess Jezebel, hoping that the

1st Isaiah From a historical and geographical perspective, the book of Isaiah is an accurate representation. A lot of what has been found through archeology supports the events in the book. The book of Isaiah focuses on the south kingdom of Judah. During the book, the North Kingdom is in the process of its down fall. The book of Isaiah gives us insight into the minds of the southern kings at the time. Thus, we are able to see the historical context of how the south eventually fell. Much of Isaiah’s

The First Isaiah, or the Isaiah of Jerusalem, was an extremely important prophet who wrote chapters 1-39 in the book of Isaiah. Located in Judah near Jerusalem "before the Babylonian exile", which was around 740 BC, Isaiah grew up in a generally wealthy family at the time (Newland 163; Miller 92; Brown 76). He was educated and could write very well, and was called to be a prophet later in his life (Newland 164). However, society at this time was extremely corrupt, and the people committed many sins

Jeremiah and Ezekiel were both active during the fall of Judah and Jerusalem. While they both believed that YHWH was not pleased with the actions that the people of Judah had committed, they had fundamental differences in the way they preached about the coming judgment. Both Prophets had different perspectives of the same event that was occurring. Jeremiah was in Jerusalem during the reign of Josiah and starting to see the hope that could have been. Ezekiel was with the people from the first exile

The kingdom of Israel was divided into two kingdoms. The northern kingdom of Israel was made up of ten tribes not including Judah and Benjamin. The northern kingdom was known as Israel and the southern kingdom was known as Judah. King Omri, Ahab’s father founded Samaria, the capital of Israel. It survived approximately up until 722 BC when the Assyrians destroyed it. Every king who ruled over Israel was evil. An example of this is, King Ahab who married Jezebel princess of Phoenicia, which would

Hezekiah and Josiah. Hezekiah reigned in Judah from 727 BC to 698 BC while Josiah reigned in Jerusalem from 639 BC to 609 BC. The bible provides a detailed explanation of worship and religious changes that took place under these two kings who trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel. The Deuteronomistic reform began under Hezekiah and continued heavily through Josiah. Hezekiah and Josiah both attempted to start a long lasting reform of Yahwism within the lives of Judah. Hezekiah was an energy- driven ruler