Alrighty, so when we last left off, we were talking about Uzziah’s reign. This king lived when the prophets Amos and Isaiah were doing their thing. Now, if you’ve read the Biblical books written by these prophets, you know one thing. These homies both prophesied a major earthquake. Well, that earthquake just happened to take […]

Let’s pick up our high-level review of the history of Solomon’s Temple. Yesterday, we left off discussing the reign of Yoash. Now, the king who succeeded him was Amaziah. During Amaziah’s reign, the Temple was ransacked for the second time. But surprisingly, the attacking party wasn’t a gentile enemy. It was the new King of […]

Yesterday, we were discussing the wicked Athaliah and her just as wicked sons, whose behavior would’ve had Moses turning over in his grave. Well, it turns out, not all of her sons were wicked. She also gave birth to another son named Yoash. This king ruled from 840 to about 800 B.C. That’s a whopping […]

We continue with our study of the history of the Temple. When we last left off, Y’hoshaphat was sitting on the throne of Judah. At the same time, in the north, Ahav was the king of Ephraim-Israel. Although the two kingdoms had long been divided, Y’hoshaphat chose to pursue peace with his northern neighbor. To […]

We continue with our study of the history of the Temple. So when we last left off, Rehoboam was ruling over southern Judah. Let’s talk about the king who came after him. Rehoboam was succeeded by a dude named Asa, who reigned over Judah for about 40 years until 868 B.C. His dad, Aviyah, urged […]