Sargon the Biblical Apologist Isaiah 2 22 Stop

Sargon the Biblical Apologist

Isaiah 2: 22 Stop regarding man, whose breath is in his nostrils, for why should he be esteemed?

Numbers 23: 19 God is not a man, that He should lie… Has He said, and will He not do it?

Assyrian Empire about 732 BC

Assyrian Empire about 730 BC: Syria (Aram) and part of the Northern Kingdom of Israel conquered.

Assyrian Empire about 722 BC: All of Northern Kingdom of Israel conquered, including Samaria.

About 720 BC: Assyrian Empire and Cushite (Egyptian) Empire. 720 -712 BC: Cush (Egypt) and Assyria fight two indecisive battles in Palestine.

Isaiah 20: 1 In the year [712/711 BC] that the commander [lit. ‘tartan, ’ transliteration of Assyrian ‘turtannu’, meaning second in command] came to Ashdod, when Sargon [reigned 722 -705 BC] the king of Assyria sent him and he fought against Ashdod and captured it, 2 at that time the LORD spoke through Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, "Go and loosen the sackcloth from your hips and take your shoes off your feet. " And he did so, going naked and barefoot. 3 And the LORD said, "Even as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot three years as a sign and token against Egypt and Cush, 4 so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old, naked and barefoot with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. 5 "Then they will be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and Egypt their boast. 6 "So the inhabitants of this coastland will say in that day, 'Behold, such is our hope, where we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria; and we, how shall we escape? "'

712/11 Ashdod revolts, is reconquered by Assyria Isaiah goes naked and barefoot as a 711 -708 warning: Assyria will defeat Cush/Egypt Hezekiah allies with Cush/Egypt and 704 Philistines to revolt against Assyria invades Palestine, conquering 703 -701 down the coastline. Assyria invades Judah, takes 46 towns. 701 Battle of Eltekeh: Assyria defeats Cush/Egypt in southern Judah Jerusalem does not fall; 185, 000 Assyrians die, Assyrian army withdraws.

Isaiah 30: 1 "Woe to the rebellious children, " declares the LORD, "Who execute a plan, but not Mine, And make an alliance, but not of My Spirit, In order to add sin to sin; 2 Who proceed down to Egypt Without consulting Me, To take refuge in the safety of Pharaoh And to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt! … 5 Everyone will be ashamed because of a people who cannot profit them, Who are not for help or profit, but for shame and also for reproach. … 7 Even Egypt, whose help is vain and empty. …

Isaiah 20: 1 In the year [712/711 BC] that the commander [lit. ‘tartan, ’ transliteration of Assyrian ‘turtannu’, meaning ‘second in command’] came to Ashdod, when Sargon [reigned 722 -705 BC] the king of Assyria sent him and he fought against Ashdod and captured it,

Sargon (King of Assyria, reigned 722 -05 BC) • Only mentioned once in the Bible • No record of him had been found outside the Bible until 1843 • Before that, some scholars questioned whether he had existed

Hegel（1770 -1831） • The dialectic: Human society and religion all evolving. • Including the Bible！

In 1843, Sargon’s huge palace was found.

40 ton statue of human headed winged bull from Sargon’s palace Sculpture of Sargon (right).

Assyrian administrative palace at Ashdod found in 2004 Assyrian tablet recording conquest of Ashdod

Julius Wellhausen (1844 -1918) • Key developer / promoter of Documentary Hypothesis • Claimed the Bible was composed of legends stiched together by editors across time • Refused to consider the findings of archaeology

Sargon (reigned 722 -05 BC)

Assyrian administrative palace at Ashdod found in 2004 Assyrian tablet recording conquest of Ashdod

Proverbs 30: 5 Every word of God is tested; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

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