Kingdom of Judah

After the exile of the Northern Israelite Kingdom in 721 B.C.E, the only remaining tribe of the original 12 tribes was the tribe of Judah. When the kingdom of Judah was then exiled again in 586 B.C.E., the people became known as “yehudim” or Jews. The name “Judah” in Hebrew literally translates to “praise.” The name originates from Leah, Judah’s mother, praising god after giving birth to four healthy…

history, Israel and Judah have been thought of as a single cultural entity with occasional political differences. That is, they both stemmed from one kingdom, called Israel, and remained culturally connected after the united Kingdom divided into the northern and southern kingdoms. However, historians are now beginning to study Israel and Judah as both separate kingdoms and separate cultures. Although they do share many traditions, it has become clear that studying these two kingdoms separately…

turned their eyes on Judah. (m) Josiah was king of Israel (640-609 BC) King Josiah made a decision for the repair of God’s temple in Jerusalem. By accident, they found part of the Old Testament there and Josiah tried to enforce all of its requirements. Josiah tried to rid his kingdom of idols. Unfortunately after his death the people went back to worshiping idols. God warned the prophet Habakkuk that he was going to use the Babylonians to punish Judah 605 BC…

Many who are called are often hidden. These individuals are looked over and possibly rejected. They are individuals who were often viewed or labeled as strange or different. Some because of their talents and abilities while others because of their characteristics of not following or engaging with the crowd. They are usually loners but will socialize in events with the family and other events with a lot of people every once in a while. When they are given the platform they make a roar like a lion…

reign at twelve years old. The initial ten years of his rule was conceivably a cogency with his father, Hezekiah. Though Manasseh had the longest tenure as king of Judah, the bible reflects on Manasseh and his devotion. He is both a bad guy and a good guy but also a man of repentance. It is clear that Manasseh headed people of Judah far from love of the LORD (2 Chronicles 33:9). The individuals under his authority emulated the acts of the antiquated Canaanites; venerated agnostic divine beings…

In the beginning was the genesis of creation, where had God moved by his spirit to create the Heavens, Earth, and mankind for a companionship with one of his own image. God wanted a relationship based on freewill for the product of true love. But the free will of mankind resulted in the fall from the grace of God. Because of God’s love, we can see the movement of God throughout history to reconcile the relationship between God and mankind back into right standing. The movement shows a trajectory…

exegesis is important in order to distinguish what a particular passage meant to the people at the time it was first heard. Amos is the thirtieth book in the Protestant Bible. Historically, Amos lived in Tekoa, Judah (twelve miles southeast of Jerusalem), during the reign of King Uzziah of Judah. He began his ministry two years before an earthquake (later referenced by Zechariah), which places…

The book of Nehemiah was authored by Ezra between 445 and 420 B.C. It records the events of the Jews returning to Jerusalem and rebuilding the wall that once stood strong and protected them from their enemies. Nehemiah started out as the king of Persia’s cup bearer and was eventually commissioned as a governor. Before entering into the leadership of Nehemiah the Jewish people had been exiled for over seventy years, Jerusalem had been completely destroyed, and the temple had been burned in 586 B…

Throughout time we humans as a civilization we always strive for a better existence. During the 20th century in America there was much conflict surrounding social, economic and political issue that enamored the country for a very long time indeed and still to this day affects us. This is why the industrial revolution in America was prosperous, but like anything else in the world what goes up must come down. During this time period many Americans were trying to find there way throughout life and…

Nehemiah, but there were also many other ones where the people would show weakness but then bounce back with great faith. The two stories of Nehemiah and Jonah are similar in ways such that the great city of Nineveh was stricken with sin, just as Judah seemed to be going nowhere good. Both of them turned out to be just fine. They also both show that trusting in the Lord will bring you to the good parts in life. But, when we don’t trust in God, as Jonah didn’t at times, we will always be led…