by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Keys From Ancient Wisdom -- The Life of Hezekiah
We are continuing our journey into the life of Hezekiah in II Kings chapters 18-20. The first verse is packed with names, and I thought that we could take a quick look at their meanings if that’s ok? II Kings 18:1 “ In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah,...
by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Keys From Ancient Wisdom -- The Life of Hezekiah
Let’s take a look at II Kings 18:2 where it is written: “He [Hezekiah] was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah”. When I was twenty-five years...
by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Keys From Ancient Wisdom -- The Life of Hezekiah
We are reading II Kings 18:3 “And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done”. In II Chronicles 31:20 it is written about Hezekiah like this “Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and...
by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Keys From Ancient Wisdom -- The Life of Hezekiah
let’s have a look at II Kings 18:4 together this morning? II Kings 18:4 “He [Hezekiah] removed the high places and broke the pillars and cut down the Asherah. And he broke into pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the people of Israel...
by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Keys From Ancient Wisdom -- The Life of Hezekiah
Here we are still in II Kings 18 verse 4 this morning again, I do hope that’s ok? II Kings 18:4 “He [Hezekiah] removed the high places and broke the pillars and cut down the Asherah. And he broke into pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until...
by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Keys From Ancient Wisdom -- The Life of Hezekiah
It would not really be fair to leave this verse without a mention of Asherah. These were poles that were erected in the high places to the Semitic goddess Asherah. This goddess was worshipped throughout the Hebrew and Arabic speaking nations of the time. She was...
