Weekly Bible studies are conducted in the following 5 locations every Friday evenings * Cupertino
* Fremont
* Santa Clara
* San Jose
* San Mateo
The current Book of Study is Isaiah.
Background of the kings (around the time of Isaiah)
Uzziah becomes king of Judah
Uzziah was an able ruler. During his long reign the kingdom of Judah was stronger than it had been since Solomon died two centuries earlier. Both Assyria and Aram (Syria) were weak, so Judah’s only rival in the region was Israel (the ten northern tribes). To understand the success he had, read 2 Chron 26:6-15.

Jotham begins co-reign with his father, Uzziah
For the last ten years of Uzziah’s reign, he was quarantined with leprosy. His son Jotham was the real ruler. Like his father, Jotham was personally faithful to the Lord but let his people worship other gods and flout the Lord’s moral standards. He was more concerned with greatness than ethics: even as Tiglath-Pileser was conquering kingdoms north of Israel, Jotham was trying to prolong the time of prosperity. He financed dozens of building projects and forced the Ammonites to pay tribute.

Ahaz, King of Judah
Ahaz succeeded his father during the time of decision. He failed the test. The kings of Syria and Israel were allying to resist the Assyrian onslaught. They threatened to invade Judah unless Ahaz agreed to join them. Instead Ahaz decides to use the help of Assyria against his nearer rivals against the warning of Isaiah. Ahaz cried out to Tiglath-Pileser, who obliged by sacking Syria, Gaza, and the most of Israel by 732BC. For the favor, he extracted a huge tribute from Judah and summoned Ahaz to pledge his loyalty.