THE ASSYRIAN CAPTIVITY: BIBLE SUMMARY

(Message by Tanny Keng)

1. The Assyrian Captivity 

a) Of all the Times of Israel, the seventh — EXILE AND SCATTERING — is probably the saddest. We have seen the kingdom divided, and that was sad. But worse still, we now see the beginning of the captivities — as the larger kingdom (Israel) falls to Assyria and its people are taken away to foreign lands.

2. Bible Summary (2 Kings 14-18)

@1. Kingdom of Judah. Amaziah, becomes king in Judah (2 Kings 14).

@2. Jehoash, king of Israel routs Judah (14).

@3. Amaziah murdered. His 16-year-old son Azariah (Uzziah) rules instead (2 Kings 14 and 15).

@4. Kingdom of Israel. Jereboam II becomes king of Israel (2 Kings 14).

@5. Zechariah a bad king in Israel (2 Kings 15).

@6. Shallum assassinates Zechariah and rules one month (2 Kings 15).

@7. Menahem assassinates Shallum, becomes king in Israel (2 Kings 15).

@8. Menahem commits an atrocity at Tiphsah (2 Kings 15).

@9. Menahem exacts tribute for the king of Assyria (2 Kings 15).

@10. Pekahiah, another bad king in Israel (2 Kings 15).

@11. Pekah assassinates Pekahiah and becomes king of Israel (2 Kings 15).

@12. Kingdom of Judah. Jotham succeeds his father Uzziah as king of Judah (2 Kings 15).

@13. Ahaz next king of Judah becomes vassal of the king of Assyria (2 Kings 16).

@14. Kingdom of Israel. Hoshea becomes king of Israel (2 Kings 17).

@15. Hoshea offends the king of Assyria (2 Kings 17).

@16. Assyria takes Israel captive (2 Kings 17 and 18).

@17. An account of how Israel sinned against God and deserved to be exiled (2 Kings 17).

@18. After the deportation, Samaria is resettled by foreigners (2 Kings 17).

@19. Kingdom of Judah. Hezekiah commences a long and good reign over Judah (2 Kings 18). 

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