Two Kingdoms in the Shadow of Empires

<p>What does a nation do when the map is shrinking, tribute is rising, and the</p><p>empire at the border says resistance is useless?</p><p>This episode follows Israel and Judah from the division after Solomon through</p><p>the fall of Samaria and Sennacherib's campaign in Judah. Kings, prophets,</p><p>Assyrian inscriptions, tribute monuments, siege rhetoric, loyalty oaths, and</p><p>the books written within this collective historical world appear on one</p><p>timeline.</p><p>Assyria tells us how empire wanted to be seen. Scripture tells us what these</p><p>events mean. Amos exposes prosperity without justice. Hosea names the covenant</p><p>wound no empire can heal. Isaiah shows that the rod is not the hand. Hezekiah</p><p>spreads the threatening letter before the living God. And the prophetic hope</p><p>leads to Rabbi Jesus: Israel's faithful Son, Bethlehem's shepherd, Galilee's</p><p>light, and the righteous King.</p><p>Scripture in this episode</p><p>1 Kings 12:25–33; 2 Kings 14:23–27; Amos 3:1–2; Amos 5:21–24;</p><p>Hosea 5:13; Hosea 6:4–6; Hosea 11:1–11; 2 Kings 15:29–30;</p><p>2 Kings 16:7–9; 2 Kings 17:5–18; 2 Kings 18:13; 2 Kings 19:14–19,</p><p>32–36; Isaiah 9:1–7; Isaiah 10:5–21; Isaiah 11:1–5; Micah 5:2–5;</p><p>Proverbs 25:1; Matthew 2:5–6, 15; Matthew 4:12–17; Matthew 9:13.</p><p>Scripture quotations are from the Berean Standard Bible, third printing.</p><p>Historical world explored</p><p>• The divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah</p><p>• Ahab and the 853 BC campaign at Qarqar</p><p>• The Black Obelisk and Jehu's 841 BC tribute</p><p>• Jeroboam II, Amos, Hosea, and northern prosperity</p><p>• Tiglath-pileser III, deportation, and the fall of Samaria</p><p>• Sennacherib, Lachish, Hezekiah, and Jerusalem in 701 BC</p><p>• Neo-Assyrian royal inscriptions, prophetic reports, and loyalty oaths</p><p>• Kings, Chronicles, Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Proverbs, Nahum,</p><p> Zephaniah, and early Jeremiah within their collective historical setting</p><p>Generated historical scenes in the video and artwork are visibly disclosed as</p><p>artistic reconstructions. They illustrate the teaching and are not presented</p><p>as photographs of particular people, events, or artifacts.</p><p>Public historical references include the</p><p>British Museum Black Obelisk record: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1848-1104-1" target="_blank">https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1848-1104-1</a>,</p><p>ORACC's Black Obelisk study: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/nimrud/livesofobjects/blackobelisk/index.html" target="_blank">https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/nimrud/livesofobjects/blackobelisk/index.html</a>,</p><p>ORACC's overview of Israel as the House of Omri: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://build-oracc.museum.upenn.edu/saao/aebp/essentials/countries/israel/" target="_blank">https://build-oracc.museum.upenn.edu/saao/aebp/essentials/countries/israel/</a>,</p><p>and the RINAP corpus of Neo-Assyrian royal inscriptions: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://build.oracc.org/rinap/rinap1/corpus/" target="_blank">https://build.oracc.org/rinap/rinap1/corpus/</a>.</p><p>Find the Way—Meet Rabbi Jesus.</p><p>Walk the Way — Modern Mind, Ancient Book.</p>