Manasseh of Judah

socially, militarily, and politically because of leadership. As God’s anointed leaders, the kings are held accountable to maintain the standards of God’s covenant. Failure to do so ultimately brought the curses of the covenant on both Israel and Judah (Deut 28:15-68). Each king virtures and faults were the ultimate reason they were rejected by God. The Israelites asked for a king because it was…

left chronicled places he conquered in the Asiatic campaign. A conclusive examination of topographical list points to a campaign that was undeniably fixed against Israel and the non-Judahite parts of the Negev, eluding almost entirely the Kingdom of Judah. Shishak’s crusade is mentioned to in Kgs…

words are identical in sound but have different meanings.” The latter “simply implies that one and the same word can have several meanings.” 155Polan, In the Ways of Justice, 191. 156Watson, Classical Hebrew Poetry, 237, 245. 192 communication, the prophet utilizes various strategies such as genres, metaphorical language, and abundant rhetorical devices. Having observed the communicative function of the text, we will now discuss the theological idea that the author intends to deliver to…

terrible plague of locusts. Then later it describes the movement of troops in Chapter 2. There Israel had a chance to repent. If this happened, God could restore the land. Second part of the book talks about the judgment of the countries which made Judah hurt and gave harm to them. Also, it mentions that the Lord is a strong fortress and refuge for His people. 2. Historical/Cultural Context There is no indication about a king in this book, so it is hard to know who ruled the kingdom. There were…

The Syro-Ephraimitic War occurred in the eighth century B.C.E. This was of heavy concern for Ahaz because it presented a clear and present danger to his kingdom from attack by Syria and Israel (Tullock & McEntire, 2012). Isaiah’s advice for Ahaz was to pay no attention to these threats. “Instead, he counseled, “Take heed, be quiet, do not fear,” for the little tyrants threatening him would soon vanish” (Tullock & McEntire, 2012, p. 216). Isaiah tells King Ahaz that he must ask God for a sign…

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…

During the time of Samuel, why did the people of Israel desire a king? Saul, David, and Solomon are the most well-known kings of Israel, and the common attribute that each king either excelled in or struggled with was obedience. Obedience is what God asked from each king; unfortunately, not every king obeyed the commands of the Lord. Originally, they were not supposed to a king, but the people of Israel did not trust God and wanted to follow other nations. Samuel at the time was getting old and…

However, Elisha does not personally anoint Jehu, but sends a young prophet who tells Jehu that one of his objectives is to completely wipe out the line of Ahab and Jezebel. Jehu orchestrates a coup and kills both the king of Israel and the king of Judah and he also orders Jezebel’s death. After…

During the time of the 8th-6th century periods of BCE, Judah and Israel had an ongoing rival lasting for almost two hundred years. Bordered North and South, this rivalry would come to blows and both were dealt with invasions; not only from each other but also from foreign empires. It was also at this time Judah and Israel kingdoms were on opposite directions. Judah had begun to maintain a steady growth and prosperity where Israel was on a path to begin a steady downfall of their reign and…

The prediction of figure of the Immanuel in chapter 7 cannot be interpreted removed from the royal oracle of chapter 9. Using the name of Immanuel, the oracle depicts the ideal Davidic king to free and redeem Judah from her enslavement due to her sins against God. In connecting the two oracles, it is more likely that people understood King Hezekiah to be the one spoken of rather than a son of Isaiah for the Immanuel figure is of royalty. This king is described as having brought God’s people out…