by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Keys From Ancient Wisdom -- The Life of Hezekiah
Today we will read II Kings 18:8 “He struck down the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city”. The Philistines held the land to the west of Judah, along the Mediterranean coast and between Judah and Egypt. They...
by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Keys From Ancient Wisdom -- The Life of Hezekiah
Let’s have a look at II Kings 18:9 today and see how Hezekiah is going along, he has been on a bit of a roll recently! II Kings 18:9 “In the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, Shalmaneser king...
by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Keys From Ancient Wisdom -- The Life of Hezekiah
Before we move on to II Kings 18:10, let’s take a look at the last words in verse nine? II Kings 18: 9 “In the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against...
by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Keys From Ancient Wisdom -- The Life of Hezekiah
If you remember in our last verse (II Kings 18:9) we heard that the Assyrian army was 56km from Jerusalem and that Samaria was besieged. Here is verse 10 then- II Kings 18:10 “And at the end of three years he took it. In the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the...
by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Keys From Ancient Wisdom -- The Life of Hezekiah
Today’s Scripture is 2Kings 18:16 “At that time Hezekiah stripped the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD and from the doorposts that Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid and gave it to the king of Assyria.” When we look back to verse eight, we see...
by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Keys From Ancient Wisdom -- The Life of Hezekiah
II Kings 18:17 And the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, (Supreme commander – second in charge) the Rab-saris, (chief officer) and the Rabshakeh (cupbearer) with a great army from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. When...
