Jerusalem – Paloma's Ink

Psalm 48

palomaApril 16, 2023Leave a comment

This psalm is listed along with II Kings 18 and II Chronicles 29-31, partial coverage of Hezekiah's reign.

II Chronicles 30 and 31 (Judah and Israel)

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The reign of Hezekiah continues...

II Chronicles 29 (Judah)

palomaApril 10, 2023April 15, 2023Leave a comment

Chapter 29-31 are listed along with II Kings 18 and Psalm 48 in the Blue Letter Bible chronological list. In other lists I see II kings 18-20 included and Isaiah 36, so I'm curious how it's all going to fit together; but I have read that there are some questions about the chronology of Hezekiah's events.

II Kings 18 (Judah)

palomaApril 9, 2023Leave a comment

Following the chronological reading plan from Blue Letter Bible, we'll pause in Isaiah once again and return to the larger narrative in II Kings and II Chronicles. In the previous chapter to this one, II Kings 17, we read of the final whimper of the northern kingdom of Israel. Many of the people are hauled off, strangers brought in, and a priest left behind to teach them God's way.

Now, in Chapter 18, we transition to Judah and the rule of Hezekiah.

Isaiah 22 (Jerusalem)

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I think humans have a default toward tribal thinking. We view "us" as superior and more cherished than "them". I don't think most people will agree that they, personally, are prone to it; but it shows up in a hundred different way in life. I spotted that thinking in myself when I saw that the next oracle wasn't a terrible foreign enemy, but our Jerusalem. This should remind us that when we act like the enemies of God, we shouldn't be surprised to find ourselves on a list that includes those we're acting like.

It seems like this chapter is related to the events immediately before, during, and/or after the reign of Hezekiah.

Isaiah 18 (Ethiopia)

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Isaiah foreseeing judgment against the nations continues with Ethiopia in Chapter 18.

Micah 4 (Judah)

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According to the NASB Ryrie Study Bible organization, Chapters 3 and 4 combine in a sub section titled, A Message of Doom and Deliverance. There was much doom in Chapter Three. Bring on the deliverance!