Kingdom of Judah Essays

In total, there are one hundred and fifty psalms, with approximately one third of them being laments. It is believed that they were written by those in a cultic lifestyle for worship in the temple, with the majority originating in the southern kingdom of Judah and that the composition of the Psalms spans approximately five hundred years. In Catholic masses the Psalms are read every Sunday and can be done so in a number of ways; antiphonally (with half of the psalm being read by the Priest and the

In the twenty-second and twenty-third chapters of the book of Second Kings, the reign of King Josiah of Judah, also known as the Southern Kingdom, is described in great detail. The Deuteronomic Historians, through their writings, seem to paint Josiah in a very positive light. It is written that he “did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the ways of his father David” (2 Kings 22.2). As the narrative progresses, this positivity is only amplified, which has led many scholars

Introduction to Amos Amos prophesied to the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the eight-century B.C.. During such time, God spoke to his people through four prophets: Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, and Micah; Amos and Hosea prophesied in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, while Isaiah and Micah prophesied in the Southern Kingdom. Amos’ message consisted of five types of information: sayings given by Amos, prophetic visions, a record of Amaziah’s rebuttal to Amos, an ancient hymn, and the title. All of which communicated

During the prophetic span of Isaiah, there was a great political strife in Judah. In the book of Isaiah there are several themes running through the entirety of the book, firstly there is the call to trust in the “Holy one of Israel”. Faith in the Lord would assure forgiveness for transgressions the people have committed and deliverance from their enemies, the enemies that oppress them and enslave God’s chosen people. The people were urged to wait on the Lord; this was another important theme that

The time period was grave. The Near East had been taken over by the Assyrians. Anti-Assyrian forces were pressuring the king of Judah. In order to get Judah to cooperate with Assyria, Israel and Syria attacked them. The Assyrians destroyed Syria and the Northern Kingdom in 722 BC. Hezekiah was inspired by Isaiah to become religious, and the covenant was reestablished. Isaiah’s prophecy morphed from threats to more optimistic prophecies, which spoke of blessing. The religious reform ended when Sargon

Jeremiah and Pope Francis Jeremiah lived in the southern Kingdom of Judah around 600 BC. In this kingdom they had many problems, they didn’t follow the laws of God, the boasted about riches, they worshipped false gods, they ignored the poor, they didn’t work for peace and justice, and they didn’t keep the covenant. This made God angry. Jeremiah told them that they need to be fair with each other and that they need to return to God. They people ignored him, beat him, and threw him in prison. This

In the book of Haggai, one learns that Haggai is a prophet for Israel following their exile to Babylon. So, to understand today what one can learn from this prophecy one needs to understand who it was for; additionally, since this book is prophecy one needs to look elsewhere in the Bible to understand the full historical context.1 The first four chapters of Ezra give a historical account of the events leading up to the book of Haggai. In it, we can see a people who were happy and contented in exile

1. Examine closely Amos 2:6-8. According to the prophet, why was Israel to soon experience God's judgment? The Book of Amos is included in the Scroll of Twelve, which includes twelve prophets (Hauer 147). To start off the Book of Amos, he states the Lord’s judgment of Israel’s neighbors. He delivers the message of the Lord through a set of oracles (Hauer 149). All of these oracles include a three to four formula to explains God’s message. For example, one of the oracles starts, “This is what the

Jaime Gomez Period 5 12/9/16 Bible Project The Reign Of the Kings The bible chapters I was assigned was Kings 1 and Kings 2. The book I got is from the historical book section of the Bible. Kings 1 is about how King David grows old and appoints his son Prince Solomon the new King of Israel. King David dies after appointing his son Solomon the King. King David tells the new King to fulfill the promises he tells them. King Solomon fulfills these task. When King Solomon grows old he builds many temples

The fifth chapter of Ezra begins with Haggai and Zechariah prophesying to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem. It is at that time that Zerubbabel and Jeshua rise up and resume construction on the house of God, which is the temple, alongside the prophets who were helping them. At the same time, beyond the Euphrates River, Tattenai, the governor of that region, and Shethar Boznai engage in a conversation with Zerubbabel and Jeshua. During this conversation, Tattenai and his companions ask “Who has commanded

greatest prophets. He was known as , “The Weeping Prophet”. He began his ministry in 626 BC and prophesied until Judah’s last days as a nation. He served as God’s prophet through the rule of five kings of Judah. Jeremiah devoted himself to preach “the words of the covenant” to the people of Jerusalem and Judah. God told him to announce the invasion of the north. God’s people broke the convenant with God by worshipping false gods. Jeremiah expose the peoples’ sin and told them the judgment that was coming

The major hopes and fears of Isaiah and Micah refer to God and they both have an immense fear of God. In Isaiah it demonstrates how God is disappointed in the people of the city for following evil. However, God is hopeful that the people will learn to not commit sins and become a faithful city to God. The people of Isaiah conclude to no longer be at war in hope to find God to direct them towards a brighter future. Through the death of people and the power of God saving some, God hopes for the end

There is much debate as to who the author of Isaiah is. The most common views of authorship1 are:2 (1) one author (Isaiah, son of Amoz);3 (2) two authors;4 or (3) three authors.5 Within each of these possible views comes the difficulty of dating the book. If one holds position one the most likely dating of the book is between 740-690 B.C. For position two the dating ranges from 740-640 B.C. for author one (I Isaiah) and around 500 B.C for author two (II Isaiah). Whereas position three separates chs

Zechariah was a levite who was born in the city of babylon and was the son of a priest, making him possibly a priest. (Bible) Throughout the books of the bible we hear of Zechariah's’ name 26 different times, but we only hear about Zechariah the prophet in chapters 5 and 6 of Erza in the Old Testament. (Bible) The Name Zechariah means “Yahweh Remembers.” (Bible) He is called this because God knows that there is always hope for the people of Israel throughout many difficult times they encountered

Zechariah and Malachi Zechariah is the second to last book in the Old Testament, and its author is prophet Zechariah, yet not much personal information about the prophet is registered in the book. Zechariah reminded the Jewish that the Lord was still with them when they were returning from Babylon. Zechariah received visions from God to encourage the Israelites to leave their sins and to rebuild the temple. Zechariah received a clear description about the coming Messiah and of a coming end to the

KING HEZEKIAH Israel and Judah had many terrible kings throughout their time as territories. These kings helped separate the hearts of the people from God and turn them to pagan idols instead. Throughout these times, there were some kings that did right in the sight of God. One of these kings was Hezekiah. One of the terrible kings Judah had was Hezekiah’s father, Ahaz. He did such terrible things as to even have a Syrian pagan altar put up in the temple. However, Hezekiah did what was right and

to the promised land, prophesied by Yahweh. The Hebrews formed twelve tribes, known as the tribes of Israel.(purdue) There were ten tribes in the northern section and two in the southern section.(purdue) This period, before the start of the United Kingdom monarchy, was known as the period of the Judges (1200-1000 BCE).(purdue) At the end of this period, still lacking a central monarchy, the tribes started to become in control of Philistines.(purdue) King Saul, the leading candidate to save the tribes

the Judeans for their protection, the story of Ruth, a Moabite woman who married Boaz of Judah and was the great-grandmother of King David, shows that intermarriage does not necessarily weaken the Jews. Since King David’s ancestry can be traced back to a Moabite great-grandmother,

Jephthah Jephthah was a judge who appears in chapter eleven of Judges. He is one of twelve judges in the book of judges. At the time of Jephthah, the Israelites were under the oppression of the ammonites. Israel was under the oppression of the ammonites for nearly 18 years. In chapter 10, we find that in about verses 10-13, God shows Israel the error of their ways by basically saying that hed be there with them, but he would no longer save them. When they call out to Him, he then lists off all of

You turn on the TV and flip to the sports channel. There are tons of superstar athletes scoring 106 yard touchdowns, beating the buzzers, and running and swimming at superhuman speeds. Yes, they are very talented and cool looking. But when you see their salaries, you want to wreck your TV with a sledge hammer. Pro athletes receive millions of dollars in a year compared to fifty years for the average American, and just for being really good at sports. These athletically gifted individuals are taking