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Sennacherib Withdrew Miraculously From Israel

Assyria, now ruled by Sennacherib, moved against Jerusalem in 701 B. C. It was at this time that Hezekiah constructed the Siloam Tunnel to bring water from the Spring of Gihon into the city of Jerusalem (2 Chr. 32:30). But then something very strange happened. Somehow, miraculously the Assyrians withdrew from attacking Jerusalem after sufferi...

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Assyria Fell In 607 BC

Assyria was a world empire for about 300 years under several warrior kings some of which wielded Assyria into the best fighting machine of the ancient world. Finally the brutal empire fell in 607 B.C. giving way to the Babylonians....

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A Brief Overview Of The Return From Babylon

The people of Judah were horribly distressed. They lost their home, their city, their pride, their Temple, the ark of the covenant, and they were taken as prisoners to Babylon, the homeland of idolatry. But God raised up great men to remind them of Jeremiah`s prophesies, that they would only be there for 70 years. Babylon would not be their h...

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Eight Kings Of Judah Served The Lord

Judah had somewhat of a better record. Only 8 of Judah`s kings served God. These were: Asa, Jehoshaphat, Joash, Amaziah, Uzziah, Jotham, Hezekiah, and Josiah. The rest of the 20 kings were wicked. In the southern kingdom there was only one dynasty, that of king David, except usurper Athaliah from the northern kingdom, who by marriage, broke i...

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Manasseh Judah`s Most Wicked King

Revival came during the reign of Hezekiah but it was immediately swept aside by Manasseh, who was Judah`s most wicked and longest ruling king. The nation never fully recovered from the effects of this evil king. Manasseh`s son Amon continued in his father`s depravity, but he soon was murdered. His successor was Josiah (about 640-609 B.C.)....

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The Religion Of The Assyrians

The religion of the Assyrians, much like that of the Babylonians, emphasized worship of nature. They believed every object of nature was possessed by a spirit. The chief god was Asshur. All other primary gods whom they worshiped were related to the objects of nature. These included Anu, god of the heavens; Bel, god of the region inhabited by ...

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The Decree Of Cyrus

By 538 BC. Babylon had passed into history and the Medo- Persian Empire took its place. Cyrus the Persian issued a decree to allow the Jews to go back to their land, and with the blessing of The Persian Empire. But the Jews hardly moved because Babylon had become their home....

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Jehoram Married Athaliah

Jehoshaphat`s son Jehoram (about 848-841 B.C.) married Athaliah, daughter of king Ahab and the wicked Queen Jezebel; and their marriage led to Baal worship also being established in Jerusalem (2 Kin. 8:18)....

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Josiah Killed At Megiddo

Josiah reigned about 640-609 B.C. and he restored traditional covenant religion, which was based on the Book of the Law newly discovered in a Temple storeroom (2 Chr. 34:14). Many did not follow Josiah`s example, however, and the prophet Zephaniah foretold disaster for the nation. By 610 B.C. the Assyrian Empire had collapsed under Babylonian ...

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The Kings Of Assyria (885-607 BC)

Assur-nasipal II (885-860 B.C.) Shalmaneser II (860-825 B.C.) Shansi-adad (825-808 B.C.) Adad-nirari (808-783 B.C.) Shalmaneser III (783-771 B.C.) Assur-dayan (771-753 B.C.) Assur-lush (753-747 B.C.) Tiglath-pileser III (Pul) (747-727 B.C.) Shalmaneser IV (727-722 B.C.) Sargon II (722-705 B.C.) Sennacherib (705-681 B.C.) Esar-haddon (681-668 B...

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