Reading the Bible in Historical Sequence Part 7Sýnishorn
726 BC Isaiah predicts that Assyria will sweep through Philistia. Nahum warns Assyria and the Northern Kingdom that God will break those who work against Him. In the Southern Kingdom, King Hezekiah opens up the Temple, cleans and repairs it and invites Jews in adjacent countries to celebrate the Passover.
Note 1 (2 Chronicles 29:3): Ahaz had closed the Temple and worshiped Assyria’s god (2 Chronicles 28:23–24). Hezekiah in the first year of his reign, 727 BC, repaired and reopened the Temple.
Note 2 (2 Chronicles 30:1): Hezekiah invites the remnants of the northern tribes to take part in the Passover festival, the first national celebration of the feast since Solomon’s reign.
About this Plan
In the beginning was the Word … but what came next? This plan is for anyone who wants a better understanding of the Bible. It provides a chronological reading program that endeavors to place all biblical passages in their date order. Part Seven of this twelve-part one-year reading plan is titled ‘Israel’s Exile, Judah’s Further Decline: 730 BC–615 BC’.
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