Biblical Reading and Reflections: August 3rd (Hosea 1 & John 7:1-24)
Alastair's Adversaria
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Hosea's Prophecy of Assyria
The power of assyria rose rapidly under tigalath piles the third to become the dominant force in the region. It would later overthrow the northern kingdom, and it almost overcame the southern kingdom of judah too. Israel's foreign policy was a fraught issue during this period as it had to determine whether to throw in its lot with the syrians aramians or not. Differences on this question seem to have contributed to the extreme political instability of israel after the death of jeroboam The second.
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