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  1. Uziah (Azariah)<\/em> – The (as yet) untold story. What was his reign like? What did he manage to do, until he was struck with leprosy? And most mysteriously – why leprosy? Wait until 2 Chronicles 26, a mere 595 chapters from now. Or you can take a peek at Alex Israel\u2019s post on today\u2019s page.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Jeroboam II – The critique of the (as yet) untold story.<\/em> Just half a year after Jeroboam\u2019s death, his son was murdered, and the dynasty of the house of Jehu descends from the stage of history for good. The short time it took for this seemingly stable kingdom to crumble raises the suspicion that the internal fissures were already there. Some of these can be seen in the prophecy of Amos, who criticizes the economic gaps in the society.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. The height of cruelty<\/em>. Menachem. Not entirely clear who the horrific practice described in verse 16 (and common in the ancient Near East) was targeted at: \u201che massacred [its people] and ripped open all its pregnant women.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. The height of chaos<\/em>. Four rebellions in one chapter, all of which are in the kingdom of Israel. There is deep internal tension in Israel between Samaria and Gilead. The end is nigh.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Mama\u2019s kings<\/em>. If you didn\u2019t notice before, now is the time. The Judean kings have a mother, mentioned by name. In verse 33, Yotam\u2019s mother is listed as \u201cYerusha bat Zadok.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Assyria.<\/em> The Assyrian empire enters the biblical historiography in verse 19. In the book of Kings we will hear more about it, as part of the histories of Israel and Judah. But it\u2019s probably worth getting to know them a bit more. Not so much because of their fun-loving nature, but because they had such a dramatic influence over the entire region, and our history as part of that. The biblical account deals not only with the existential threat they posed because of their great military strength, but also with the theological threat that their very existence presented. 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