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Ezra-Esther: Fifty-Second Week Autor: JOHN KITTO

The Dial of Ahaz—2 Kings 20 Isaiah 38 It must have been very soon after the ruin of Sennacherib’s host, if not just before that event, and while the Assyrians were absent in Egypt, that Hezekiah fell sick of a disease which he knew to be mortal. The prospect of death at such a time … Continue reading ““409. THE DIAL OF AHAZ—2 KINGS 20 ISAIAH 38””

Josiah—2 Kings 22-23; 2 Chronicles 34-35 It is a dismal thing to see how often, in life and history, an ungodly son comes after a godly father. So Hezekiah, one of the most pious of the Jewish kings, was succeeded by Manasseh, undoubtedly the most impious who ever sat upon the throne of David. He … Continue reading ““410. JOSIAH—2 KINGS 22-23; 2 CHRONICLES 34-35””

The Assyrians—2 Kings 17-18; 2 Chronicles 32; Isaiah 36 A very important event in the history of the Hebrews is the withholding of their tribute from the Assyrians by both the kings of Israel and Judah. The king of Israel was Hoshea, who had slain his ancestor—“his friend,” Josephus says—and reigned in his stead; while … Continue reading ““407. THE ASSYRIANS—2 KINGS 17-18; 2 CHRONICLES 32; ISAIAH 36””

The Simoom—2 Kings 19; 2 Chronicles 32 The prophet Isaiah, in promising deliverance from the haughty Assyrian, clearly indicated the mode in which it would be effected. It was, that he should hear a rumor which would be the means of compelling him to abandon his designs upon Judah, and that eventually he would return … Continue reading ““408. THE SIMOOM—2 KINGS 19; 2 CHRONICLES 32””

Political Combinations—2 Kings 18; 2 Chronicles 28 During the long reign of Uzziah in Judah, which lasted fifty-two years, no fewer than six kings sat upon the throne of Israel. He ascended the throne in the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam II, the fourth king of the house of Jehu, who seems to have had the … Continue reading ““404. POLITICAL COMBINATIONS—2 KINGS 18; 2 CHRONICLES 28””

2 Kings 17-24 : Fifty-First Week Autor: JOHN KITTO

Tempting the Lord—Isaiah 7 There is one incident in the history of Ahaz which does not appear in the regular narrative, but which we find in the book of the prophet Isaiah. When the tidings first came of the alliance into which the kings of Syria and of Israel had entered against Judah, the heart … Continue reading ““406. TEMPTING THE LORD—ISAIAH 7””

Petra—2Ki_14:1-20; 2 Chronicles 25 When Amaziah felt himself in a position to put the murderers of his father Jehoash to death, it is mentioned to his praise that, out of regard to the law of Moses, he abstained from including their children in their doom. This remarkably intimates the previous prevalence of the contrary practice, … Continue reading ““402. PETRA—2 KINGS 14:1-20; 2 CHRONICLES 25””

Engines of War—2Ki_14:21-22; 2Ki_15:1-7; 2 Chronicles 26 The facility with which Jerusalem had been taken in the time of Amaziah, seems to have made a strong impression upon the mind of his son Uzziah, and to have rendered him studious of means by which cities might be defended. The ordinary fortifications, in their strongest form, … Continue reading ““403. ENGINES OF WAR—2 KINGS 14:21-22; 15:1-7; 2 CHRONICLES 26””