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What is the attack on Mesha in 2 Kings 3?
2 Kings 3 describes an attack upon Mesha by a coalition of Jehoramof Israel, Jehoshapatof Judah, and Edom. The attack may have occurred before Mesha's conquests described in the Mesha Stele, but is marked on the map as a response to Mesha’s revolt. The Israel-Judah-Edom coalition attacked Moab from the south, via Edom.
What is the name of the river that separates Transjordan from Canaan?
5. All of Transjordan is separated from Canaan (Israel) by the Jordan Rift Valley, part of the great Syro-African Rift. The Lower Jordan Riverruns in the low plain from the Sea of Galilee (just off this map to the north) into the Dead Sea, a distance of about 65 miles as the crow flies. Jordan means "descend".
What prophecies did Micah have?
As with Isaiah, Micah's prophecies of judgment were mixed with hope. In the doom and gloom of judgment, Micah's hope was in a descendant of David (cf. Isaiah 9:6-7, 11:1-4). Perhaps from his hometown in the Shephelah foothills Micah looked up into the Hill Country of Judah and proclaimed: .
What was the Aramean oppression of Israel and Judah?
The Aramean oppression which Israel and Judah found themselves in was discipline for unfaithfulness to their covenant with Yahweh. When Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, in a spirit of repentance entreated Yahweh for help, Yahweh sent a "deliverer" in the form of the Assyrian king Adad-nirari III.
Who was the last independent king of Damascus?
Second, Rezin of Damascus(752-734 BC) took advantage of the fall of the house of Jehu and re-established sovereignty in Aram. However, he was destined to be the last independent king of Damascus in the Old Testament period. Third, and most significant, Tiglath Pileser IIIcame to power in Assyriain 745 BC.
When did Assyria reach the height of her power?
Assyria reached the height of her power in the mid-600s BC. In 671 BC, under Esarhaddon (Sennacherib's son) Assyria successfully reached the Lower Nile in Egypt. Esarhaddon's son, Ashurbanipal (668-627) made it all the way to Thebes on the Upper Nile (ANET 295). But Assyrian power did not last much longer.
Who was killed in the temple courts?
He went so low as to have the prophet-priest Zechariah murdered in the temple courts - an event perhaps referred to by Jesus (Matthew 23:35). "So wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their guilt" (2 Chronicles 24:18). Once again God's wrath came upon Israel and Judah in the form of an invading army.