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Jun 22 07 6:27 PM
Quote:Have you read the short Daniel Gruber booklet "God, the Rabbis and the Virgin Birth".
Quote:Old Testament Chapter 19AHAZ, KING OF JUDAHUnlike his father, King Jotham, who the Biblesays "Became mighty, and ordered his ways beforethe Lord, Ahaz became a wicked ruler. The Biblerecords that he even sacrificed his own sons in thefire, not much unlike the practice of modern dayabortionists who sacrifice the sons and daughters ofmany for mere profit.A mention of Ahaz, found outside of the Bible,was taken from a clay building inscription of Tiglath-Pileser III. In accounts from his battles against Israel,between 744 and 727 B.C., he records the following:"From these I received tribute . . . Ahaz, theking of Judah . . . including gold, silver, iron,fine cloth and many garments made from wool thatwas dyed in purple . . . as well as all kinds of lavishgifts from many nations and from the kings that ruleover them.This confirms 2Kings 16:8 which states:And Ahaz took the silver and gold thatwas found in the house of the LORD, and in thetreasuries of the king's house, and sent it as apresent to the king of Assyria.The reason God sent Tiglath-Pileser III and hishorde of Assyrians against Ahaz can be found in2Chronicles 28:19-21:For the LORD brought Judah low because ofAhaz king of Israel, for he had encouraged moraldecline in Judah and had been continually unfaithfulto the LORD.Also Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came to himand distressed him, and did not assist him. For Ahaztook part of the treasures from the house of theLORD, from the house of the king, and from theleaders, and he gave it to the king of Assyria; but hedid not help him.GODS GREATEST STATEMENT TO AHAZ:Moreover the LORD spoke again to Ahaz,saying, "Ask a sign for yourself from the LORD yourGod; ask it either in the depth or in the heightabove."But Ahaz said, "I will not ask, nor will I test theLORD!"Then he said, "Hear now, O house of David! Isit a small thing for you to weary men, but will youweary my God also?"Therefore the Lord Himself will give you asign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and beara Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.Isaiah 7:10-14........Eventually they found the royal palace of Sargon, and a majesticone it was at that. How come they knew it wasSargons palace? Well because the bricks lining thepalace walls were engraved with his name.Not only was his name found, but his captureof the city of Ashdod as mentioned in Isaiah 20, wasengraved on the palace walls as well. And not onlythat, but digs from the city of Ashdod itself laterturned up fragments from a monument which recordedthis victory.One of the inscriptions read: Sargon, king ofAssyria, who conquered Samaria and the entireregion of Israel, he who made captives ofAshdod.Displayed in the British museum isthis monument which stood at theentrance of Sargons palace. Onthis statue of a winged bull thereis a inscription listing Sargon'stitles and achievements.Well, It seems like archeology always catchesup to the truth found in the Bible. And the followingtruth that Isaiah wrote concerning Sargon came topass.In the year that Tartan came to Ashdod,when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, andhe fought against Ashdod and took it, at thesame time the LORD spoke by Isaiah the son ofAmoz, saying, "Go, and remove the sackcloth fromyour body, and take your sandals off your feet." Andhe did so, walking naked and barefoot.Then the LORD said, "Just as My servant Isaiahhas walked naked and barefoot three years for a signand a wonder against Egypt and Ethiopia, "so shallthe king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians asprisoners and the Ethiopians as captives, young andold, naked and barefoot, with their buttocksuncovered, to the shame of Egypt. "Then they shallbe afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectationand Egypt their glory. "And the inhabitant of thisterritory will say in that day, 'Surely such is ourexpectation, wherever we flee for help to be deliveredfrom the king of Assyria; and how shall we escape?'" Isaiah 20.......
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