Two Sons

Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria. He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it. By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD. For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake. And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.-2 Kings 19:32-37***King Hezekiah was the 12th king to rule Judah, the southern nation in the Promised Land. Hezekiah was the great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson of King David, the 2nd king to reign over all of the Israelites in the Promised Land. Over 200 years before Hezekiah's reign, the Lord God revealed to Nathan the prophet promises for David, and David's descendants, and the kingdom and throne. During the 6th year of Hezekiah's reign, the Assyrians conquered the northern nation of Israel, including Samaria, the royal city. Ten years after Samaria was conquered, Assyrian King Sennacherib tried to conquer Judah and Jerusalem, the royal city. Hezekiah paid gold and silver to Sennacherib. However, Sennacherib still sent officials with a message and terms for Hezekiah and the Israelites. Sennacherib claimed the Lord God sent him to destroy the nation. Moreover, Sennacherib tried to promote the benefits of the idols he worshiped and the goods in Assyria that would be available to the Israelites. After Hezekiah's officials told Hezekiah of Sennacherib's message, Hezekiah sent his officials to Isaiah the prophet. Through events that occurred according to the will of the Lord God, Sennacherib left the land. Shortly thereafter, Sennacherib sent Hezekiah a letter that mocked the Lord God. Hezekiah took the letter to the grounds of the temple of the Lord God, set the letter down, and prayed to the Lord God. Isaiah prayed and sent a message of assurance to Hezekiah from the Lord God. Hezekiah's great-great-grandson King Jehoiakim (Eliakim), was the 17th king to rule Judah. During Jehoiakim's reign, the Babylonians (Chaldeans) invaded Judah and Jerusalem and began looting the temple of the Lord. During the reign of Jehoiakim's son King Jehoiachin (Jeconiah/Coniah), the 18th king to rule Judah, the Babylonians began taking Israelites to Babylon. During the reign of Jehoiakim's brother King Zedekiah (Mattaniah), the 19th king to rule Judah, the Babylonians conquered Jerusalem, according to the will of the Lord God, due to the idolatry and other wickedness of the Israelites. Over 500 years after Israelites began returning to Judah and Jerusalem, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born. Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the tribe of Judah, the birth tribe of David and all of Judah's kings, to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin. Approximately 30 years after Jesus was born to Joseph and Mary, Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River. Shortly thereafter, Jesus began to preach, teach and perform miracles among the Israelites. In Jerusalem, Jesus spoke to his disciples of the temple and its  future  destruction.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 31:1-34:12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, 1 Samuel 1:1-3:21, 8:1-31:13, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 10:1-29:30, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Isaiah 36:1-39:8, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26

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