WHEN TROUBLE COMES CALLING (5 OF 9)
by Jeff Schreve
Scripture: Psalm 46:1-11
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When Trouble Comes Calling (5 of 9)
Series: Life Is Hard but God Is Good
Jeff Schreve
Psalm 46:1-11
The year was 701 B.C. the nation of Assyria, with their capital city in Nineveh, were the bad boys on the block. They were the world power. They had been the world power for about 300 years in the ancient Near East. If Assyria went up against another nation, Assyria would win. Assyria was a cruel nation and a fierce nation, and they were vicious in the way they dealt with defeated foes. You remember that Jonah was called to go to Nineveh, and he didn't want to go there. Why? Because he hated the Assyrians, and he wanted God to judge the Assyrians for their sins and transgressions.
Well, in 701 B.C., Assyria was led by a man named Sennacherib. We have a picture of the Assyrian king. It was carved into stone. He looked something like that. His dad was named Sargon II. Sounds like somebody out of Star Trek. Sargon. Sargon II, Sennacherib's dad, was king of Assyria in 722 B.C. when they destroyed and wiped out the northern kingdom, the ten tribes of Israel. We call those the lost ten tribes because we don't know where they are anymore. They were wiped out because of idolatry. God gave them over to the Assyrians in 722 B.C.
Well, now it's 701 B.C., and Assyria is on the move again, and they're coming against Judah. Judah is the two tribes made up of Judah and Benjamin, the two tribes, and their capital city is there in Jerusalem. And Sennacherib wants to destroy them.
Now, to understand how things worked way back then, when you had the bad boys, the big guys on the block, the bullies on the block like the Assyrians were, you had to pay them tribute. If you didn't pay for them allowing you to exist, then they would come and wipe you out. That was kind of like the mob, you know. You see that in how the mob acts toward businesses and stuff. If you don't pay us, then we'll burn down your business. It was kind of like that. And so, Hezekiah was king in Juda ...
Series: Life Is Hard but God Is Good
Jeff Schreve
Psalm 46:1-11
The year was 701 B.C. the nation of Assyria, with their capital city in Nineveh, were the bad boys on the block. They were the world power. They had been the world power for about 300 years in the ancient Near East. If Assyria went up against another nation, Assyria would win. Assyria was a cruel nation and a fierce nation, and they were vicious in the way they dealt with defeated foes. You remember that Jonah was called to go to Nineveh, and he didn't want to go there. Why? Because he hated the Assyrians, and he wanted God to judge the Assyrians for their sins and transgressions.
Well, in 701 B.C., Assyria was led by a man named Sennacherib. We have a picture of the Assyrian king. It was carved into stone. He looked something like that. His dad was named Sargon II. Sounds like somebody out of Star Trek. Sargon. Sargon II, Sennacherib's dad, was king of Assyria in 722 B.C. when they destroyed and wiped out the northern kingdom, the ten tribes of Israel. We call those the lost ten tribes because we don't know where they are anymore. They were wiped out because of idolatry. God gave them over to the Assyrians in 722 B.C.
Well, now it's 701 B.C., and Assyria is on the move again, and they're coming against Judah. Judah is the two tribes made up of Judah and Benjamin, the two tribes, and their capital city is there in Jerusalem. And Sennacherib wants to destroy them.
Now, to understand how things worked way back then, when you had the bad boys, the big guys on the block, the bullies on the block like the Assyrians were, you had to pay them tribute. If you didn't pay for them allowing you to exist, then they would come and wipe you out. That was kind of like the mob, you know. You see that in how the mob acts toward businesses and stuff. If you don't pay us, then we'll burn down your business. It was kind of like that. And so, Hezekiah was king in Juda ...
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