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Hezekiah is now the King of Judah. He was a great man of God and king. He quickly reforms the kingdom, purging as much idolatry out of Judah as he can. But in his first confrontation with the Assyrian world power he caves in and pays tribute. Years later Assyria comes to him again, intending to do to Judah as it did to Israel; carry them out of the land. This time Hezekiah stands up to them, but not before Assyria’s field commander broadcast his propaganda mocking the God of the Jews, it is the voice of Satan with all its blaspheme, error, intimidation and vulgarity.

Hezekiah is now the King of Judah. He was a great man of God and king. He quickly reforms the kingdom, purging as much idolatry out of Judah as he can. But in his first confrontation with the Assyrian world power he caves in and pays tribute. Years later Assyria comes to him again, intending to do to Judah as it did to Israel; carry them out of the land. This time Hezekiah stands up to them, but not before Assyria’s field commander broadcast his propaganda mocking the God of the Jews, it is the voice of Satan with all its blaspheme, error, intimidation and vulgarity.

Hoshea, the last king of the Northern Kingdom (Israel), takes steps with Egypt to escape paying tribute to Assyria. Assyria finds out and imprisons him and that is last we hear of the last King of the North. Then Assyria besieges the capital city, finally conquers it and takes away all of the northern kingdom’s people to foreign lands. It is because of their idolatry, and disobedience, including child sacrifice, that God judged them using Assyria. The historian in this chapter unleashes a scathing sermon rebuking the loss of the kingdom because of their astounding apostasy for the sake of future generations.

Hoshea, the last king of the Northern Kingdom (Israel), takes steps with Egypt to escape paying tribute to Assyria. Assyria finds out and imprisons him and that is last we hear of the last King of the North. Then Assyria besieges the capital city, finally conquers it and takes away all of the northern kingdom’s people to foreign lands. It is because of their idolatry, and disobedience, including child sacrifice, that God judged them using Assyria. The historian in this chapter unleashes a scathing sermon rebuking the loss of the kingdom because of their astounding apostasy for the sake of future generations.

Hoshea, the last king of the Northern Kingdom (Israel), takes steps with Egypt to escape paying tribute to Assyria. Assyria finds out and imprisons him and that is last we hear of the last King of the North. Then Assyria besieges the capital city, finally conquers it and takes away all of the northern kingdom’s people to foreign lands. It is because of their idolatry, and disobedience, including child sacrifice, that God judged them using Assyria. The historian in this chapter unleashes a scathing sermon rebuking the loss of the kingdom because of their astounding apostasy for the sake of future generations.

This king, Ahaz, was the son and grandson of two good kings and yet he is forever know as the king who “brought Judah low,” and the one who “had encouraged moral decline in Judah and had been continually unfaithful to the LORD.” Not only did he see a pagan altar in Syria and had a duplicate made to replace the brazen altar in God’s temple in Jerusalem, but he also practiced child sacrifice. Rather than repent before God when chasten through defeat, he increased his animosity towards God in outward pagan displays.

This king, Ahaz, was the son and grandson of two good kings and yet he is forever know as the king who “brought Judah low,” and the one who “had encouraged moral decline in Judah and had been continually unfaithful to the LORD.” Not only did he see a pagan altar in Syria and had a duplicate made to replace the brazen altar in God’s temple in Jerusalem, but he also practiced child sacrifice. Rather than repent before God when chasten through defeat, he increased his animosity towards God in outward pagan displays.

This king, Ahaz, was the son and grandson of two good kings and yet he is forever know as the king who “brought Judah low,” and the one who “had encouraged moral decline in Judah and had been continually unfaithful to the LORD.” Not only did he see a pagan altar in Syria and had a duplicate made to replace the brazen altar in God’s temple in Jerusalem, but he also practiced child sacrifice. Rather than repent before God when chasten through defeat, he increased his animosity towards God in outward pagan displays.

The first king in this section was Judean, he came to the throne after his father was assassinated, and became one of Judah’s great kings. Of the five kings of the Northern Kingdom listed here four of  them killed their king to become king. This is the noxious fruit from almost three hundred years of apostasy in that kingdom. Some of these killer kings brought material prosperity to their kingdom without a drop of godliness.

The first king in this section was Judean, he came to the throne after his father was assassinated, and became one of Judah’s great kings. Of the five kings of the Northern Kingdom listed here four of  them killed their king to become king. This is the noxious fruit from almost three hundred years of apostasy in that kingdom. Some of these killer kings brought material prosperity to their kingdom without a drop of godliness.