When you read the books of the Old Testament (particularly the books that describe the history of Israel and Judah, such as, Kings, Chronicles, Isaiah ... kings, King Ahaz. That story is a ...

After the death of the old king, Isaiah tells Ahaz that he must follow the policies of Uzziah. Let there be love and justice for the poorer people and a righteous way of treating everyone.

In Isaiah chapter 7, King Ahaz of Judah is scared. The massive Assyrian Empire in the northeast is beginning to assert itself in the coastal regions, making vassals of as many smaller states as it ...

Understandably, King Ahaz was very distressed, and the prophet Isaiah tried to comfort him by letting him know that the alliance of Aram and Israel would fail. Hence Judah would not be conquered.

With Syria and Israel knocking at the door themselves, though, Judah’s King Ahaz wondered whether an alliance with Assyria would be a better bet. The dilemma in Isaiah, then, is as old as time ...