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#241 | A Tale of Two Kings: Ahaz, Jesus, and the Son of God
What happens when a king refuses to be fathered by God? In this episode, we step into the historical world of Isaiah 7 by tracing the story through the political and spiritual timeline of 2 Kings 16:1–18. Rather than treating Isaiah’s encounter with King Ahaz in isolation, we reconstruct the sequence of events surrounding the Syro-Ephraimite crisis—when Syria and Northern Israel threaten Judah—and examine how Ahaz responds under pressure.
As the narrative unfolds, a troubling pattern emerges. Instead of trusting the Lord, Ahaz reaches out to Assyria for help, forging a political alliance that…
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