Yishayahu's Prophecy regarding Assyria

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  1. Yeshayahu 7-9

    Matan Al HaPerek

    Neta Shapira

    The series of prophecies in perakim 7-9:6 accompany King Ahaz during a critical political crossroads as Assyria dangerously threatens Israel’s national security. What does Yeshayahu demand of Ahaz? Why does Ahaz find it so difficult to comply? And what is Yishayahu's prophecy following the Assyrian conquest?

  2. Tumult and Decline

    Rabbi Alex Israel

    The chapter opens with the formidable King Uzzia of Yehuda, and closes with his son, "the flawless" Yotam, presenting a sixty-two year span of dynastic stability and serenity in the South. Concurrently, and occupying the central space of the chapter, five Northern kings are described as passing in rapid, tumultuous succession, with the Northern state racked by relentless political opportunism in which one national revolt is swiftly followed by further mutiny. The quick pace of coup and counter-coup along with foreign invasion race toward Yisrael's end, as Yisrael stands on the precipice of exile.

    The looming danger is the ascent of the Empire of Ashur, a superpower the likes of which the Middle East has never seen. It is a historical event that will fundamentally change the region. As a result, an unprecedented four prophets prophesy during this period.

  3. Yeshayahu 33-34 - Matan Al HaPerek

    Rabbi David Sabato

    Perek 33 focuses on Assyria's campaign against Jerusalem, prophesying God's deliverance of Jerusalem and the destruction of Assyria, followed by the glory and moral purity of Jerusalem that would follow.

    Perek 34 includes a prophecy of destruction of Edom, which is described as similar to that of Sodom. 

  4. He Who Answered Hizkiyahu

    HaTanakh.com Staff

  5. Historical Introduction, Part II – Sennacherib’s Campaign and the Failed Siege of Jerusalem

    Shiur #03

    Dr. Yael Ziegler

    תאריך פרסום: 5778 |

    The extraordinary deliverance of Jerusalem from the Assyrian army forms an important historical backdrop to the book of Eikha. An episode that began as an inspiring manifestation of God’s miraculous intervention to save Jerusalem developed in a catastrophic direction. Drawing the wrong conclusions in the aftermath of this astounding incident, the nation became complacent in their overconfidence in the city’s sacred status. A stark contrast to their assumptions and belief, the destruction of Jerusalem left a shocked populace in its wake, their physical and ideological world in tatters.