Political Contacts or the Hebrews with Assyria and Babylonia

Authors

Alex Heidel, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

7-1-1936

Document Type

Article

Keywords

assyrian, sennacherib, egypt, babylon, nineveh, ashurbanipal, judah, hebrew, cuneiform

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

Olmstead believes Hezekiah realized that Egypt was indeed a broken reed and decided to make his peace with the Assyrian king and therefore sent the above-mentioned tribute to Sennacherib after his return to Nineveh. But is it probable that Hezekiah would pay such a heavy tribute after the Assyrian monarch had been so completely crushed, had evacuated Palestine, and wae now in far-away Nineveh?

Disciplines

History of Christianity

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

2 Kings 19:36-37; 2 Kings 21:2; Ezra 4:1; 2 Chronicles 33:10; Ezra 4:9; Zephaniah 2:13; Nahum 3:18; 2 Kings 23:29;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Heidel, Alex (1936) "Political Contacts or the Hebrews with Assyria and Babylonia," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 7, Article 55.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol7/iss1/55