A lot of the existing history textbooks about the northern kingdom assert that Ephraim-Israel was conquered around 722 B.C. This was around the 3rd year of Hezekiah’s reign Now, I gotta tell ya, man. That ain’t the most accurate assertion in the world. Why? Because, as I already mentioned, 722 B.C. is just the year […]

Alrighty, so we come to the next King of Judah, following the wicked Ahaz. It was Hezekiah, Ahaz’s son. And as I said yesterday, fortunately, the apple fell far from the tree in his case. Hezekiah reversed his father’s syncretism and reopened and purified the Temple. He also removed the high places, smashed the sacred […]

Alrighty, so following on the heels of our little quiz yesterday, we’ve covered about 2 centuries of royal history since the construction and establishment of Israel’s first temple. So this now brings us to Ahaz, the king of Judah, who began his reign around 740 B.C. As I mentioned earlier, this demon on steroids takes […]

Alrighty, today we’re gonna have a “Let’s Get Our Bearings” session. However, instead of spraying you with a bunch of tedious facts… Let’s have some fun with this. You know what that means, don’t you? That’s right! It’s… QUIZ TIME! So, let’s see how well you can answer the following questions about the saga of […]

We continue our review of the Temple’s history and the kings who ruled Israel. When we last left off, Uzziah was on the throne over Judah. After his reign, his son, Yotham, took over. Yotham was basically a good king. Scripture tells us… “He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, according […]