Sennacherib

Introduction & Main Theme The historical interlude, Isaiah chapters 36-39, surrounds the military might of two parties: Hezekiah, king of Judah and the Assyria king Sennacherib. The Assyrian king sends his messengers to Hezekiah to frighten him to distance himself from God and to rely upon Assyria. Isaiah is called in to prophesize to Hezekiah. God gives him signs. Sennacherib ends up dying. Hezekiah also suffered from an illness, which he recovered in his health by God. Ironically, he shows his possessions to Babylon. Isaiah prophecies that Hezekiah’s country will be given to the Babylonians. The main theme is God’s power to save his people from their enemies. God can also save his king on behalf of King David. Purpose of the text The purpose of…

protect the cities lackluster northern side. Claims in the bible back up this theory in Isaiah 22:10 stating King Hezekiah, “pulled houses down to fortify the wall”. According to the bible, although it was put to the test, Jerusalem did not in fact fall victim to the conquering siege of Sennacherib, because Sennacherib pulled out before for no apparent reason. Historians believe that he pulled out because Hezekiah had bribed Sennacherib to have mercy on Jerusalem. According to the bible, after…

704–681 B.C.), who chose the ancient city of Nineveh as his capital. When Sargon II’s son Sennacherib came to the throne in 704 bc, revolts were sprouting everywhere in his empire. Those restive states hoped that the hitherto-untested new monarch would not be a match for his militant father or his powerful grandfather, Tiglath-Pileser III. Among the first to rebel in 705 was King Hezekiah of Judah. Had it not been for the fateful interaction between Hezekiah and Sennacherib, the landscape of…

an angel that descended from heaven and smote the army of Sennacherib, driving him back into his maleficent capital of Nineveh (II Kings 19:35). Sennacherib’s Prism (Taylor’s Prism) tells of the great feats of the Assyrian king and how his siege of Jerusalem was just another piece in the expansion of his imperium. Nowhere within this Assyrian account does the author mention thousands of soldiers killed or a recede…

Nevertheless, some scholars believe that their similarities do not implied that one person’s life is based on the other person. According to the article, the story of Joseph was composed during the downfall of the Kingdom of Israel in 721 BCE to Assyrians. One example is that there is an inscription, Nineveh A, in which it was written by Esarhaddon himself stating he was not the younger son of Sennacherib. On the other hand, at some point Sennacherib chose Esarhaddon to be his successor. Another…

Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser III becomes direct king of Babylonia in 727BC followed by his successor Shalmaneser V. A Chaldaean prince, Marduk-apla-iddina II with the assistance of Syrians and the Philistines assumes the throne of Babylonian from 722 to 710BC. Losing his throne to Assyrian king Sargon II in 703BC who is succeeded by Sennacherib. The throne is then taken away from Sennacherib by Marduk-zakir-shum II for a short time before losing it back to Markuk-apla-iddina II who then flees…

Hezekiah’s Tunnel is also referred to as the Siloam Tunnel, a conduit for water supply that is a part of Jerusalem’s water system, it is said to be about 1750 feet long and runs under the City of David connecting Gihon’s Spring with the Siloam Pool. It is believed the tunnel was dug during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah in preparation for the attack from Sennacherib according to 2 Chronicles 32:2-4 and 2 Kings 20:20. According to Avraham Faust, A Note on Hezekiah’s Tunnel and the Siloam…

The Roman Aqueducts were one of the most well known Roman structure. In 312 BC the first Roman Aqueduct was made by Appius Claudius, they were built of cut brick or stone and lined with concrete. The first Roman Aqueduct was built in Roma, but through the 500 year period they built a total of 11 Roman Aqueducts. The Roman Aqueduct was built so the Romans would have fresh water to bathe , grow crops, and cook. The Roman Aqueducts were one of the most famous Roman structure, the Roman Aqueduct…

He is one of the most famous Assyrian kings owing to the part he plays in narratives in the biblical Old Testament II Kings, II Chronicles, and Isaiah and, since the 19th century CE, from the poem “The Destruction of Sennacherib” by the English poet Lord Byron. He is also known as the second Assyrian king to have sacked Babylon’s temples and been assassinated for his affront to the gods the first king being Tukulti-Ninurta I in c. 1225 . Sennacherib abandoned his father’s new city of…

using it as a way to remember God’s power, the people had been bowing down to it. It had to go. Most other kings who had served God, neglected to do this, thereby allowing this compromise to continue. But Hezekiah was ruthless of his purging of Judah, and was sold out for God. The power of the time was Assyria. They had systematically defeated all of the surrounding countries extending their empire to include everything except the little principality of Judah. Hezekiah had at first tried to…