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.