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The son of Ottoman Jews, who would be subsequently adopted by evangelical Christians, Jacob Eliahu (1864\u20131932) was not your average 16-year-old.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Interested in archeology and with an aptitude for languages, (of which he would speak five fluently), Jacob and his friend decided in 1880 to explore the Siloam Pool, starting in different directions with the aim of meeting one another.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The tunnel \u2013 643 meters long and cut clean through limestone \u2013 had been explored in 1838 by the American biblical scholar Edward Robinson, and later in 1865 by Charles Warren who first suggested it may have been dug by King Hezekiah.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

That tunnel is described in verse 30 of Chapter 32 of Chronicles II \u201c<\/span>It was Hezekiah who stopped up the spring of water of Upper Gihon, leading it downward west of the City of David; Hezekiah prospered in all that he did.<\/span><\/em>\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\r\n

The King was preparing for a siege by the Assyrian ruler Sennacherib, one that ended when a plague swept through the Assyrian camp, saving the city from destruction.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Feeling his way in the dark, Jacob realized that the chisel marks had changed and were now going from left to right. Feeling around the walls, he thought his fingers detected an inscription in the stone.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

That inscription consisted of six lines of remarkably distinct lettering in Hebrew, and reads as follows:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cand this is the story of the tunnel . . . while the men wielded the pickaxes, each man towards his fellow and while there were still three cubits to go there was heard a man\u2019s voice calling to his fellow for there was a fissure in the rock on the right and [on the left]. And on the day it was broken through, the hewers struck [the rock] each man towards his fellow, axe against axe. And the water flowed from the spring towards the pool for one thousand and two hundred cubits. And a hundred cubits was the height of the rock above the heads of the hewers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In his <\/span>Jerusalem: A Biography<\/span><\/em>,<\/em> Simon Sebag Montefiore terms the discovery a miniature history, \u201cthe first we have of ordinary Jews getting a job done.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cThe full 180 words constitute the longest, continuous ancient classical Hebrew inscription we know of\u2026 And its subject, unlike the stones of Babylon and Assyria, Egypt or even little Moab, is not the deeds and renown of the ruler, nor the invincibility of their gods\u2026 It celebrates, rather, the triumph of regular Jews, workmen \u2013 pickaxe-swingers. It is not meant for monumental public view, but for those who, some-day, might happen upon it, wading through the sloppy watercourse.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

As we approach the end of this 929 Bible cycle, it\u2019s fascinating to be exposed to what Montefiore terms \u201ca kind of ante anti-Bible; something left for posterity, but with the casual spontaneity of someone scrawling graffiti, yet unlike graffiti, cut into the rock in perfect, large (three-quarters of an inch) Hebrew letters. All of which\u201d Montefiore announces, \u201ccertainly makes it a Jewish story, too.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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In this chapter, we have not one but two biblical parallels. V.1, which states that \u201cKing Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah and encamped against its fortified towns with the aim of taking them over,\u201d is somewhat at odds with 2 Kings 18:13 and Isaiah 36:1, both of which stipulate that he not only \u201cmarched against all the fortified cities of Judah,\u201d but that he also \u201cseized them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In <\/span>our comments to 2 Kings 18<\/span><\/a>, we addressed the seeming incongruity between the assertion that \u201cEvery work he [Hezekiah] undertook in the service of the House of God or in the Teaching and the Commandment, to worship his God, he did with all his heart; and he prospered,\u201d (2 Chr. 31:21) and the predicament described here with the threat of Assyrian conquest, suggesting: \u201cWhile Hezekiah surpassed his predecessors and successors in his devotion to God, it is likely that they had set such a low standard that exceeding them still left him open to legitimate criticism in other regards and impotent before the Assyrian threat.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In <\/span>our remarks to Isaiah 36<\/span><\/a>, we addressed the similarities and distinctions among the three relevant biblical sources, specifically regarding their acutely different portrayals of Hezekiah\u2019s reaction to the invasion: 2 Kings describes his abject surrender and details the tribute he paid the Assyrian conqueror, 2 Chronicles lauds his stalwart defense of Jerusalem and details his efforts in that regard, while Isaiah glosses over the entire subject.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

While one possible approach to this dilemma relies on Sennacherib\u2019s own records, which suggest that he attempted to take Jerusalem on two different occasions\u2014 allowing for Hezekiah to have defended it successfully on the first occasion while ignominiously surrendering on the second\u2014 <\/span>we focused instead on explaining <\/span><\/a>the divergent biblical records as a product of their respective editorial biases. Noting that the version in Kings is attributed, traditionally, to Jeremiah while the Chronicler was Ezra, we wrote:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Jeremiah\u2019s prophetic mission was distinguished by his condemnation of the Israelite resistance to the Babylonians, who would eventually destroy the Temple. It is easy to see that, in reviewing the very similar episode involving Hezekiah and the Assyrian forerunners of the Babylonians, his editorial inclination was to preserve the version of events that featured Hezekiah\u2019s submission.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Ezra\u2019s, on the other hand, fortified the beleaguered Judean populace in their attempt to rebuild the city of Jerusalem in the face of the opposition of their many adversaries. It is understandable that Ezra, who split the workers into platoons of builders and armed guards, would choose to perpetuate Hezekiah\u2019s resistance.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Chapter 32 of 2 Chronicles recounts the same stories as Isaiah 36-39 and 2 Kings 18-20. This provides a unique opportunity to understand the meaning and motivation behind the authors of these three books. One could write a whole treatise on these chapters alone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

For our purposes, the overall themes are as follows: 2 Kings is told from a \u201cthird party\u201d perspective. Usually, the narrator focuses on the idolatry aspect of a story or the actions that lead to the destruction of the Temple. Isaiah is written from the perspective of the prophet. 2 Chronicles is written much later and usually presents a pro-house of David perspective. One example we can pull from these three chapters to highlight the \u201cpro-house of David\u201d perspective in 2 Chronicles comes from the very first verse of the chapter: \u201cAfter these faithful deeds, King Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah and encamped against its fortified towns with the aim of taking them over.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Compare this with the opening of Isaiah 36: \u201cIn the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, King Sennacherib of Assyria marched against all the fortified towns of Judah and seized them.\u201d In contrast, 2 Kings 18 provides much more background to the story before Sennacherib\u2019s servants arrive in Jerusalem. The major fact missing from the account in 2 Chronicles is that Hezekiah tried to bribe the Assyrian king by sending him gold and silver from the Temple and even the overlay of its doors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

If one simply read the book of 2 Chronicles, one would have the impression that Sennacherib arrived out of the blue following his expulsion of the Northern Tribes. The text completely skips the fact that Hezekiah plundered the Temple in order to try to stave off the invasion. After two chapters detailing the efforts of Hezekiah to refurbish the Temple, this fact seems very out of place. The Chronicler goes so far as to add the phrase \u201cafter these faithful deeds\u201d to the opening paragraph, referring to the previous two chapters of the Temple renovation. Isaiah does not include this phrase because Isaiah knows that Hezekiah was not completely faithful pre-Sennacherib\u2019s invasion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In this introduction, therefore, we see the pro-Davidic slant of 2 Chronicles, the narrower focus of the prophet Isaiah, and the independent third-party voice of 2 Kings.<\/span><\/p>","post_main_content_image":{"id":101031,"alt":"","title":"2chron32-triangle three views","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/png","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2chron32-triangle-three-views.png","width":1280,"height":1120,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2chron32-triangle-three-views-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2chron32-triangle-three-views-300x263.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":263,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2chron32-triangle-three-views-768x672.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":672,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2chron32-triangle-three-views-1024x896.png","large-width":1024,"large-height":896,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2chron32-triangle-three-views.png","1536x1536-width":1280,"1536x1536-height":1120,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2chron32-triangle-three-views.png","2048x2048-width":1280,"2048x2048-height":1120,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2chron32-triangle-three-views-1200x1050.png","post_full_size-width":1200,"post_full_size-height":1050,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2chron32-triangle-three-views-480x420.png","home_baner-width":480,"home_baner-height":420}},"post_main_content_embedded_video":"","post_main_content_video_duration":"","post_main_content_show_fb_comments":"1","post_main_content_credit_media":"","tile_top_caption":"","tile_main_caption":"Three Points of View","tile_main_caption_size":"1","tile_sub_caption":"Hezekiah\u2019s \u2018faithful acts\u2019 in Chronicles are sins in Kings","tile_preview_embedded":"","tile_preview_image":{"id":101031,"alt":"","title":"2chron32-triangle three views","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/png","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2chron32-triangle-three-views.png","width":1280,"height":1120,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2chron32-triangle-three-views-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2chron32-triangle-three-views-300x263.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":263,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2chron32-triangle-three-views-768x672.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":672,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2chron32-triangle-three-views-1024x896.png","large-width":1024,"large-height":896,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2chron32-triangle-three-views.png","1536x1536-width":1280,"1536x1536-height":1120,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2chron32-triangle-three-views.png","2048x2048-width":1280,"2048x2048-height":1120,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2chron32-triangle-three-views-1200x1050.png","post_full_size-width":1200,"post_full_size-height":1050,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2chron32-triangle-three-views-480x420.png","home_baner-width":480,"home_baner-height":420}},"tile_preview_video":"","tile_external_link":"","tile_link_for_pay":"0","tile_tile_gallery_items":"","tile_credits":"","alternate_tile_top_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption_size":"1","alternate_tile_sub_caption":"","alternate_tile_hide_media":"0","tile_group_preview_image_url":"","tile_group_main_caption":"","tile_group_sub_caption":"","tile_group_popup_package_extra_content":"","tile_group_read_time":"","home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo_seo_title":"","seo_seo_description":"","seo_seo_default_title":"","seo_seo_default_description":"","links":false,"chapter_info":{"books_group":"Writings","book":"II Chronicles","chapter":"32","chapter_main_number":"925","date":"20290315","wall_id":"925"},"link_for_pay":false,"tags":false},{"order":5,"id":"101035","color":"#f6edf6","size":"1","name":"Protecting The Dignity Of Transgressors ","post_title":"Protecting The Dignity Of Transgressors","slug":"protecting-the-dignity-of-transgressors","old_id":"101035","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":{"id":99130,"post_title":"Sandra Lilienthal","slug":"sandra-lilienthal","old_id":"99130","first_name":"Sandra ","last_name":"Lilienthal ","description":"Dr. Sandra Lilienthal is an independent adult educator in South Florida. 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After three chapters following King Hezekiah\u2019s intent to return the nation to a behavior that was \u201cproper in God\u2019s eyes,\u201d with the destruction of idolatry and the return to service at the Temple, we are now faced with a threat from the Assyrian king, Sennacherib. Hezekiah prepares for the encounter with the Assyrian army recognizing their strength but counting on God\u2019s help and protection. King and prophet (Hezekiah and Isaiah) pray together, and God answers their prayers destroying the Assyrian army. It is easy to imagine how Hezekiah was seen by other nations: the one who returned Israel to the service of God, who is then rewarded by God. It is also not difficult to understand why Hezekiah saw himself as invincible. Hezekiah accumulated a significant amount of wealth, and the text tells us that \u201cHezekiah was successful in all his endeavors.\u201d When he died, the entire nation paid tribute to him.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

There is, though, a passage in this narrative that catches one\u2019s eyes and almost begs to be read again and explained. Verses 24 through 26 speak of Hezekiah becoming very ill, praying to God, receiving a sign, becoming snobbish, and then humbling himself. Very little detail is given. How was Hezekiah\u2019s haughtiness presented? How did he repent? The passage speaks in very vague terms.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This same story is told, however, in two other places: in the Book of Kings (chapter 20) and in Isaiah (chapter 38), and in those two sources, a lot more detail is given. Our focus is on the account in Chronicles, so the details in the other two books are not relevant for today\u2019s conversation. The fact that the Book of Chronicles chooses to be vague might be teaching us an important lesson. When stories are developing, details are important. Yet, a book of chronicles, a book which recounts history with its most important facts, does not see a need to report the details about the mistakes of King Hezekiah. He missed the mark, as every human being does. But the dignity of transgressors should be protected.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

There is a difficult balance between calling out those who make mistakes, especially those in leadership positions. Public figures have an added measure of responsibility in how they act, considering they become role models for others. Their mistakes, whether big or small, become news and many times serve as reminders of what is right and what is wrong behavior. In the end, though, what is important is that a person who made a mistake repented (and in Jewish terms, repentance is not simply saying \u201cI am sorry,\u201d but never repeating that same mistake). That is what history needs to tell: Hezekiah was haughty, and Hezekiah repented. 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32:18 \u201cAnd they called out in a loud voice in Judahite to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall to frighten them and panic them so that they might capture the city.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This is of course Hebrew. In Kings, Hezekiah\u2019s courtiers plead with the Assyrians to use Aramaic instead so that the people will not understand, but it is precisely to the people that the Assyrians want to address their words.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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  1. Comp lit.<\/em> Parallels for most of the details presented in this chapter can be found in 2 Kings 18-20 and in Isaiah 36-39. The version here in Chronicles looks like an abbreviation of the one in Kings, adapted according to a particular educational vision.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  2. The untold parts.<\/em> Why does King Sennecharib of Assyria attack Judah? (answer: Hezekiah rebelled by not paying taxes). What ended up happening to Judah in this campaign to punish them? (answer: The fortified cities of Judah were captured). What was Hezekiah\u2019s ultimate sin of pride? What untold reason was behind all this? Worth noting.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  3. Educational challenges.<\/em> The Babylonian delegation\u2019s visit, and Hezekiah\u2019s hospitality towards them is presented in Kings as a grave sin (2 Kings 20). How does the Chronicler deal with this event, and with the fact that despite this sin, Hezekiah was a successful king? There is more than one possible answer to these questions in the chapter.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  4. Mass media.<\/em> How do the servants of the king of Assyria communicate the message to the people? In a speech in Judahite (Hebrew), and in letters sent deriding God (verses 17-18).<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  5. The heart of the matter.<\/em> Verse 19 explains the Assyrian mistake very clearly: \u201cThey spoke of the God of Jerusalem as though He were like the gods of the other peoples of the earth, made by human hands.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
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