后先知书简介

The Latter Prophets period falls between the 8th and 5th centuries BC, overlapping with the final centuries of the Former Prophets period. The Latter Prophets were literate individuals who recorded and preserved their own messages or instructed scribes to do so. The books of the Latter Prophets are divided into two sections: the Major Prophets […]

《列王纪》结语

In the Book of Kings, every king of the Northern Kingdom of Israel is consistently critiqued for committing “the sin of Jeroboam, son of Nebat, which he caused Israel to commit,” by using golden calves to impersonate God. As for the good kings of the Southern Kingdom of Judah, with the exception of Hezekiah and […]

犹大末代君王——西底家

Zedekiah (Hebrew: צִדְקִיָּהוּ) was the last monarch of the Kingdom of Judah. He was the brother of Jehoahaz. In Hebrew, Zedekiah means “The Lord is my righteousness.” In 597 BC, King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon captured Jerusalem, took King Jehoiachin captive, and renamed Jehoiachin’s uncle, Josiah’s son, to Zedekiah, making him king. Zedekiah “did what […]

最后一个犹大好王一一约西亚

Josiah (Hebrew: יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ) was the sixteenth monarch of the ancient Middle Eastern kingdom of Judah. Josiah was eight years old when he became king of Judah and reigned in Jerusalem for thirty-one years. The name “Josiah” means “the LORD heals.” Josiah’s thirty-one-year reign, approximately from 639-609 BC, coincided with China’s Spring and Autumn period. Jeremiah […]

以利亚的软弱

[1 Kings 19:1-4] “Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, ‘So may the gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by […]

先知以赛亚

If a person, upon hearing a call to mission, prepares to dedicate themselves to it, but then learns in advance that all their efforts will be in vain, would they still bravely rush to fulfill that mission? Most people often dare not imagine their efforts failing. Yet, in the history of the Jewish people, there […]

犹大王玛拿西

After King Hezekiah died, his son Manasseh succeeded him. Manasseh had the longest reign, lasting 55 years, yet he was the worst ruler in the Kingdom of Judah. The record of his evil deeds is among the darkest accounts of sin in the Bible (2 Chronicles 33:2-9). He abolished all the good his father Hezekiah […]

希西家水道

According to the Bible, after the Northern Kingdom of Israel was conquered by Assyria, the Assyrian king was poised to attack the Kingdom of Judah. Hezekiah personally witnessed the devastating destruction wrought upon the northern kingdom by the Assyrian Empire. Foreseeing a potential Assyrian invasion, he began to fortify Jerusalem’s walls and build towers after […]

犹大王希西家

King Hezekiah (Hebrew: חזקיה; English: Hezekiah) was a monarch in the later period of Judah and one of the kings in Judah’s history who most highly esteemed God. His virtues surpassed those of any other kings before or after him. His Hebrew name means “God has strengthened.” He walked in all the ways of David, […]

耶罗波安二世

Jeroboam II was the great-grandson of King Jehu of Israel and the son of King Joash. He was the longest-reigning and most accomplished monarch of the Northern Kingdom of Israel (reigned approximately 793-753 BC), restoring its northern border to that of David’s era. During Jeroboam II’s reign, God caused the Neo-Assyrian Empire to enter a […]