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At the conclusion of yesterday’s post, Josiah was sitting on the throne of Judah. As I explained, he was considered a righteous king from the Lord’s perspective. He took his turn among the kings of Judah at restoring the Temple. And afterward, he even returned the Ark of the Covenant to its rightful place. This is […]

We continue our journey through the history of Solomon’s Temple and all the kings who ruled Israel. So, picking up from yesterday, after Manasseh, his son Amon took the throne. But his reign was as short-lived as a New Year’s resolution. Amon was soon murdered by his own servants. We’re not really given any detail […]

We continue our slog through the history of Solomon’s Temple and all the kings who ruled Israel. So, next up on the list is Hezekiah’s son Manasseh. Similar to how Solomon ruled alongside David temporarily, Manasseh also shared the throne with his father for a brief period of time. However, after his father died in […]

Hezekiah will go down in history as the king who enlarged the Temple Mount until it formed the shape of a square about 800 feet on each side. He later added more buildings to the Temple infrastructure. This included a water tunnel that was created by boring a hole through pure stone all the way […]

So what was Hezekiah’s first act as the new King of Judah? His first act was to reopen the Temple doors. The Temple had fallen so far apart under his papa’s administration that major restoration work was needed. I ain’t just talking about surface-level cosmetic restoration. There were structural repairs that had to be addressed […]