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Assyria

Antiquity and origin of - Ge 10:8-11

Situated beyond the Euphrates - Isa 7:20

Watered by the river Tigris - Ge 2:14

CALLED

• The land of Nimrod
- Mic 5:6
• Shinar
- Ge 11:2; 14:1
• Asshur
- Ho 14:3

Nineveh, chief city of - Ge 10:11; 2Ki 19:36

Governed by kings - 2Ki 15:19,29

CELEBRATED FOR

• Fertility
- 2Ki 18:32; Isa 36:17
• Extent of conquests
- 2Ki 18:33-35; 19:11-13; Isa 10:9-14
• Extensive commerce
- Eze 27:23,24

Idolatry, the religion of - 2Ki 19:37

AS A POWER, WAS

• Most formidable
- Isa 28:2
• Intolerant and oppressive
- Na 3:19
• Cruel and destructive
- Isa 10:7
• Selfish and reserved
- Ho 8:9
• Unfaithful, &c
- 2Ch 28:20,21
• Proud and haughty
- 2Ki 19:22-24; Isa 10:8
• An instrument of God's vengeance
- Isa 7:18,19; 10:5,6

Chief men of, described - Eze 23:6,12,23

Armies of, described - Isa 5:26-29

PUL KING OF

• Invaded Israel
- 2Ki 15:19
• Brought off by Menahem
- 2Ki 15:19,20

TIGLATHPILESER KING OF

• Ravaged Israel
- 2Ki 15:29
• Asked to aid Ahaz against Syria
- 2Ki 16:7,8
• Took money from Ahaz, but strengthened him not
- 2Ch 28:20,21
• Conquered Syria
- 2Ki 16:9

SHALMANESER KING OF

• Reduced Israel to tribute
- 2Ki 17:3
• Was conspired against by Hoshea
- 2Ki 17:4
• Imprisoned Hoshea
- 2Ki 17:4
• Carried Israel captive
- 2Ki 17:5,6
• Re-peopled Samaria from Assyria
- 2Ki 17:24

SENNACHERIB KING OF

• Invaded Judah
- 2Ki 18:13
• Bought off by Hezekiah
- 2Ki 18:14-16
• Insulted and threatened Judah
- 2Ki 18:17-32; 19:10-13
• Blasphemed the Lord
- 2Ki 18:33-35
• Prayed against by Hezekiah
- 2Ki 19:14-19
• Reproved for pride and blasphemy
- 2Ki 19:12-34; Isa 37:21-29
• His army destroyed by God
- 2Ki 19:35
• Assassinated by his sons
- 2Ki 19:36

Condemned for oppressing God's people - Isa 52:4

Manasseh taken captive to - 2Ch 33:11

The re-peopling of Samaria from, completed by Asnappar - Ezr 4:10

Idolatry of, brought into Samaria - 2Ki 17:29

Judah condemned for trusting to - Jer 2:18,36

Israel condemned for trusting to - Ho 5:13; 7:11; 8:9

The Jews condemned for following the idolatries of - Eze 16:28; 23:5,7-49

The greatness, extent, duration, and fall, illustrated - Eze 31:3-17

PREDICTIONS RESPECTING

• Conquest of the Kenites by
- Nu 24:22
• Conquest of Syria by
- Isa 8:4
• Conquest and captivity of Israel by
- Isa 8:4; Ho 9:3; 10:6; 11:5
• Invasion of Judah by
- Isa 5:26; 7:17-20; 8:8; 10:5,6,12
• Restoration of Israel from
- Isa 27:12,13; Ho 11:11; Zec 10:10
• Destruction of
- Isa 10:12-19; 14:24,25; 30:31-33; 31:8,9; Zec 10:11
• Participation in the blessings of the gospel
- Isa 19:23-25; Mic 7:12
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