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Forty-three kings and then came disaster!
(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “We wrestle against wicked spirits in high places.” ‘ Saul of Tarsus My subject today is the 43 kings of Israel and Israel-Judah, the big question being: “Does history repeat itself?” SAUL ruled Israel for 40 years. David ruled for 40 years. Solomon for 40 years. Then the nation was divided literally in two. David’s line came to rule ‘ loosely speaking ‘ the southern kingdom of Judah. The northern ten tribes seceded ‘ over taxation ‘ and formed the House of Israel. Their first king set up not one but two golden calves. No matter the […]
Were the Early Great Kings of Persia Israelites?
by Cam Rea (Kendallville, Indiana) The Achaemenid dynasty’s foundation is based on a man by the name of Achaemenes. Not much is known about the man himself. However, he is considered the eponymous founder according to the Behistun inscription of Darius I listed in his genealogy. Cyrus the Great says nothing on the Babylonian cylinder about the founder of their dynasty. However, Cyrus refers to himself as an Achaemenid on the inscriptions found at Pasargadae, but it is also debated whether the inscriptions are of Cyrus the Great as it could be quite possible that Darius I wrote those inscriptions […]