Hezekiah won strong praise for his piety (in 2 Kings 18:3-6), and it is accounted part and parcel of his virtue that the Lord being with him, he went forth to war and achieved success in rebelling ...

Archaeology and history have confirmed the biblical description of Hezekiah and his reign over the southern kingdom of Judah (2 Kings 18-20, 2 Chronicles 29-32). Hezekiah was a remarkable leader, and ...

A fragment of a cuneiform seal that’s now the first direct evidence of official communication between the kingdoms of Judah and Assyria has emerged at an archaeological site in Israel. According to ...

In Ancient Palestine, numerous wars took place between the Israelites and the Philistines. What do we know about these wars?

Overview of olive oil industrial zone, city wall and three-way entry gate at Tel Miqne From Sy Gitin. (Ilan Stulman) Few sites have a more diverse archaeological repertoire than Ekron. Located on the ...

Chapter 17 These last few chapters of 2 Kings are like reading a history of Germany in the 1930s or watching the movie United 93. A terrible ending waits just around the corner, and you hope that it’s ...

For those who may not be too spiritually attuned, pardon me. Today I have a pastoral message for our nation. Slightly over a month ago, on the eighth day of August, while on my regular personal Bible ...