Boundary of Promised Land
Bible map Assyrian Empire 750 BC
Bible map Assyrian Empire 750 BC
Assyrian Empire 750 BC
On the verge of overrunning Middle East
Assyria, based in what is now northern Iraq, began to push west, bullying city-state kingdoms into paying them taxes or tribute. They…Hezekiah’s Tunnel
Hezekiah's Tunnel
Send out for water
Hezekiah's Tunnel. Jerusalem’s only water supply was in the Kidron Valley below the city, outside the walls. That was a problem. People living in town couldn’t survive a long siege…Hezekiah’s walled city of Jerusalem
Assyrian Empire 700s BC
Assyrian Empire 700s BC
Assyrian Empire after erasing Israel in 722 BC
Empire the size of Alaska
Assyria's empire during the low-numbered 700s BC was about the size of Mongolia—or Texas, California, and Colorado…Israel, Judah capture land
Israel, Judah capture land
Land grab
Israel and Judah take land from Syria and Edom
Israel, Judah, and Moab are the big winners in a land grab. Each nation fought for control over their individual corners of the…Judah picks fight with Israel
Judah picks fight with Israel
Judah picks one fight too many
Judah crushes Edom then Israel crushes Judah
Judah's king Amaziah is just 25 years old when he takes the throne in Jerusalem. Eager for glory, he crushes Edom's army.…King Jehu bows to Assyria
King Jehu bows to Assyria
Assyria on the rise
King Jehu on the record bowing to Assyria
In the ancient version of a photo op, King Jehu shows up chiseled into a limestone obelisk, bowing and paying tribute to Assyrian King…Jerusalem, Solomon’s kilometer
Jerusalem, Solomon's kilometer
Jerusalem
Solomon's kilometer
Solomon's Jerusalem was just a kilometer long, north to south. It extended from the Temple hilltop to the Hinnom Valley, which lay below the City of David at the…Syria steal’s Israel’s land
Syria steal's Israel's land
When Israel owned the East Bank
Israel on both sides of the Jordan River
When Joshua led the Hebrew ancestors across the Jordan River, into the river valley near the city of Jericho, they already…Famine, murder, revolution in Israel
Famine, murder, revolution in Israel
Famine, murder, revolution
Famine in Israel
Elisha met with the woman from Shunem, whose son he brought back to life. He told her, “The LORD is sending a famine here. For seven years we won’t…Syrians surround Israel’s capital
Syrians surround Israel's capital
Syrian invasion force
King Ben-hadad starves Israelites
Syrians had already attacked Israel's capital twice before, reported in 1 Kings 20. This time they surround and besiege the city long enough…Moab’s last stand
Jordan River cure
Jordan River cure
Jordan River cure
Seven dips underwater
An Israelite slave girl of Syria's top military commander, Naaman, said he could get cured of his skin disease if he went to Israel an asked the prophet Elisha…Elijah’s chariot of fire
Elijah's chariot of fire
Elijah's walk into the wind
Elijah didn't die, according to Bible writers. He was carried away on the wind while his colleague, Elisha, watched as "horses of fire pulling a chariot of fire charged at the…Boss of Edom, Moab
Boss of Edom, Moab
Bosses of the Promised Land
Kings of Israel and Judah controlled their neighbor countries of Edom and Moab for part of the era of Israelite kings. Moab had apparently lived under the dominance of Israel…Josiah’s Battle of Megiddo
Josiah's Battle of Megiddo
Josiah's Last Stand
Battle of Megiddo
There have been scores of battles in and around Megiddo in Israel's Jezreel Valley. Judah's King Josiah—one of the few good and godly Israelite kings,…Jezreel Valley up close
Jezreel Valley up close
Israel's best farmland and frequent war zone
Josiah died here
A 3D-style map of Jezreel Valley up close gives us a better understanding of:- Why the valley is and always has been Israel's…