Assyria

Isaiah was a prophet who lived in Judah during 739 BC, and his kingdom was going to attack Assyria because they wanted freedom but Isaiah wanted peace in his kingdom. Isaiah's kingdom wanted to be free because they had to pay assyria to not attack them, but his kingdom was being attacked by Assyria because they have been so unfaithful to God they would get conquered by Assyria. Then Isaiah told the king to believe in God and that God would save them but he didn’t listen, but told him again and…

Jonah was commanded to go and preach to Nineveh; the capital of Assyria. Assyria was the lone empire to “repent after hearing God’s warning and Jonah was the one prophet to hide God’s warning message,” (Flurry) meaning God was going to use Assyria in the future to discipline His child, Israel, for being disobedient. This disciplinary event happened after Tiglath-pileser III seized Assyria and followed up with a campaign of expansion. Jonah precisely took place in the period…

In 1595BC, the armies Hittities led by Mursili from Anatolia, now modern Turkey, attacked and conquered Babylon taking control of Babylonia. With no immediate king in place the Kassites, in 1531BC, took control of Babylonia. The Sealand Dynasty of 1732 to 1460BC coexisted at the same time along with the First Babylonian Dynasty. This dynasty was a separate dynasty in the far southern part of what was Sumer known as Sealand. It was ruled by native Akkadians who claim to be descendants of the…

stable line of succession could form. All these factors contributed to the dynastic instability referenced in the biblical record and other sources. This is significant as the dynastic instability inevitably leads to fall of Israel and it’s capture by Assyria. Unlike its sister nation, Judah, Israel had little dynastic success. There were many contributing factors to its instability, which began with the division of the kingdom under Rehoboam due to discontent within his kingdom from heavy…

The Assyrian Empire and Its Impact on the Peoples of the Near East The Assyrian Empire had a quite outstanding effect on world civilizations. The Assyrian Empire was first recognized in history during 900 B.C.E. They located their civilization near the upper Tigris River which is known to be one of the rivers Mesopotamia is located between. Nineveh was the name of the town that the Assyrians had established themselves in. They believed in a higher power which they knew as Assur. The most noted…

brought out the empires of Assyria and Persia. Rome rose from a Republic to an Empire through the increase in army power and control. These Empires thrived differently by using religious systems. Military systems, or government systems. These empires have fallen in similar ways. They have fallen from rebellion of their own people. They have been invaded and become conquered. They have suffered from disease. Leaders have gotten out of control with their powers. These Empires (Assyria, Persia, and…

King Shalmaneser of Assyria came up against King Hoshea of Israel. The result of this conflict is shown in that Hoshea became a vassal of King Shalmaneser and was responsible for paying him tribute. Unfortunately, King Hoshea was not honest in their exchanges, which did not…

Appearing in late 1800AD, Panbabylonism was developed by several European scholars and historians such as Friedrich Delitzsch, Fritz Hommel, Eduard Stucken, Hugo Winckler, Peter Jensen, Felix Peiser, Heinrich Zimmern, Alfred Jeremias and Ferdinand Bork that many of the stories from the Old Testament specifically the Book of Genesis originated from the religion, mythology and history of the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians and Assyrians who lived in the Mesopotamia Valley from 5500BC to 220AD.…

War, The Threatened Conquest of Egypt and Ethiopia (714 BCE),and Sennacherib's Siege (701 BCE) all add historical context to the message Isaiah delivers. As powers, such as Assyria, Babylon, and Persia through Cyrus’ leadership, rise and fall God communicates with the At the time of the Syro-Ephraimite War (735-732 BCE) Assyria was the dominant world power, to prevent attack Syria and…

The book of Isaiah the prophet begins with a third-person verse identifying the name of the book's visionary, and ends not only with a prophetic word of hope for God's chosen people, but also with an oracle of warning to those who do evil. Sixty-six chapters are contained in this book, making it the lengthiest writing among all the prophetic works in the Old Testament. In addition, it is also the book most quoted in the New Testament.1 Jewish tradition lists Isaiah among the “Latter Prophets,”…