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- Oct 27, 202446 min
40- Advance O Horses, Rage O Chariots
After defeating Josiah at Megiddo, the pharaoh Necho uses duplicity to consolidate his control over the Levant. Meanwhile, the waxing Babylonian Empire begins to take the place of Assyria.
- Jun 16, 20241h 10m
39- The Plain of Megiddo
The Assyrian Empire is reduced to a rump state in Anatolia. Seeing an opportunity to return to its former glory, Egypt launches a lightning mission to rescue Assyria. In a move that has mystified biblical commentators, Josiah of Judah—despite having seemingly no stake in the fight—ambushes and attacks the Egyptian forces at Megiddo. The event proves to be Josiah's Waterloo, making the word "Megiddo" a byword for disaster. What was Josiah thinking?
- Apr 20, 20241h 35m
38- No King Like Him
As Assyria disintegrates, Manasseh's grandson Josiah declares a holy war against idolatry and invades Samaria. Ian and Caleb explain why the enigmatic "Book of the Law" brought to Josiah is thought to be Deuteronomy.
- Feb 26, 20241h 11m
37- All the Powers of the Heavens
Manasseh of Judah offers the most legendary story of personal transformation in the Old Testament. A loyal Assyrian vassal and fanatical pagan who burned his own children as a human sacrifice, Manasseh ultimately returned to the God of Hezekiah and led a Yahwist revival.
- Dec 25, 20232h 7m
36- You Have Mocked the Lord
2 Kings 19 records the most astonishing miracle in the Books of Kings. In 701 BC, an "angel of the Lord" descended upon Jerusalem and slaughtered 185,000 Assyrian soldiers, lifting Sennacherib's siege of the city. Incredibly, the angel's destruction of Sennacherib's army is perhaps the most well-documented miracle in the Old Testament, with the Deuteronomist's account finding support or corroboration in Egyptian, Babylonian, and Assyrian sources. Had the Assyrians succeeded in taking Jerusalem, the entire Kingdom of Judah—and, with it, all worship of the God of Jacob—would have been erased from the pages of history.
- Nov 2, 20231h 7m
35- A Grain of Mustard Seed
Ian and Caleb pretend to do an episode about the religious renaissance under Hezekiah. Actually, it is an episode about the Bronze Serpent of Moses, the Rod of Asclepius, and Imhotep. They also discuss the origins of the Samaritan culture.
- Oct 2, 20231h 10m
34- Reap the Whirlwind
Assyrian hordes eradicate Aram and swarm across the Levant, consuming almost all of Israel and its eight tribes. While most Israelites are led off to assimilation or death, some—like the ancestors of Anna the Prophetess—escape south to the Kingdom of Judah. In Judah, Ahaz escalates his pro-Assyrian religious reforms, effectively banning Yahwism and erecting altars to Baal in the streets of Jerusalem. Ian and Caleb discuss the mythology of the "ten lost tribes," and Ian engages with emails and DMs from listeners on the order of the biblical cannon.
- Sep 8, 20231h 44m
33- The Root of Jesse
Ahaz, one of the most tyrannical of the Davidic kings, aligns Judah with Assyria and begins an aggressive program to force cosmopolitanism down the throats of the Judahites. A new prophet, Isaiah, appears on the political stage and delivers the famous and controversial prophecy of "Immanuel." Caleb introduces the career and reforms of Tiglath-Pileser III and Ian gives an introduction to the history and theology of the Book of Isaiah.
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