Isaiah Chapters 36 through 41 - Christogenos 05-21-10

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Isaiah Chapters 36 through 41

Click the icon for a PDF file containing a scan of pages 287-288 of Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament, J. Pritchard, editor, Princeton University Pres, 1969. It contains translations of inscriptions of the Assyrian king Sennacherib describing his siege of Jerusalem, his capture of the fenced cities of Judah, the deportation of the Judahites, and his boast that Hezekiah was left locked up in the city like a bird in a cage. The boast, masking the failed siege of the city, is a good and early example of what we term today as political "spin".

Click here for a clip containing a short video about Warren's Shaft and Hezekiah's tunnel. The tunnel was built so that Jerusalem would have a water supply and be able to withstand a prolonged siege.

Warren's Shaft and Hezekiah's Tunnel

http://data.christogenea.org/resources/20100521-WarrensShaftandHezekiahsTunnel.mp4

This video clip is archived here as a companion to the May 21st, 2010 Yahweh's Covenant People program by Eli James and William Finck, which discussed the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem with isaiah Chapter 36. Preparing for the siege, Hezekiah the king of Judah built a tunnel through which water was brought into the city from the Gihon Spring (see 2 Chrosnicles 32:30), which allowed Jerusalem to withstand the siege.