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- Immediately, Ahaz sends to Tiglath-pileser for help (2 Ki 16:7-9).
- This proved to be the catalyst for the first great public phase of Isaiah's ministry.
- From his point of view Judah should be neither anti-Assyrian nor pro-Assyrian but pro-God!
- Isaiah saw with prophetic clarity that Assyria was no friend of Judah .
- Ahaz, eventually had to visit Assyria to pay tribute/respect to Pul.
- Pul died in 727 BC.
- A number of insurrection broke out promptly, among them one led by the former Assyrian vassal, the Isrealite king, Hoshea.
- Although, the new king Shalmaneser was not to be the king that Pul was, he was prompt in dealing with this. He laid siege to Samaria
- Over the next three years Israel went through horrible time (see 2 Ki 6:24-29 for some idea)
- The forecasts of Amos (3:9-11) and Hosea (8:5-6; 13:16) some fifty years earlier came true.
- Shortly before or after the fall of Samaria , Shalmaneser was replaced by Sargon.
- Trouble broke out again all over the empire. Assyria had to deal with trouble from Babylon in south and from north (Medes). Sargon was thus engaged for 7 to 8 years dealing with all this. During this time king of Judah was Hezekiah. Just as Ahaz was firmly pro-Assyrian, Hezekiah was firmly anti-Assyrian. Exact reason for this shift is unclear – but may be because Assyria continued its expansion.
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