"In the ninth century B.C., Assyria developed into an aggressive and powerful empire. By this time, about 40 years after the reign of Solomon, Israel had split into two distinct kingdoms—Israel and Judah (1 Kings:12:16-24). Led by able and ruthless monarchs, the Assyrians began to menace and conquer their neighbors. They eventually subjugated the whole of the Fertile Crescent from Mesopotamia to Egypt. By the late eighth century they crushed the kingdom of Israel. About this same time they also invaded the southern kingdom of Judah, conquering its major cities and besieging its capital, Jerusalem (Isaiah:36:1-2). The Bible records the boastful words of the arrogant Assyrian monarch, Sennacherib, as he tried to intimidate and humiliate Hezekiah, king of Judah (Isaiah:36:4-10).Source: http://www.ucg.org/booklet/bible-true/bible-and-archaeology/staggering-archaelogical-discovery-mighty-assyrian-empire-e/
Did the biblical stories involving this empire really happen, or are they fables? Remember, many scoffers at one time disputed even the very existence of the Assyrian Empire. But it was no myth. As the debris of centuries was removed from Nineveh, one of the empire's capitals, dramatic proof of the Assyrian invasion was laid bare."
Although not every area of the Bible may be verified by history and science, the Old Testament stands out to be the portion that is 100% historically accurate! That is a bold statement, but one that can be proven through old records and archaeological finds. With a plethora of astounding finds, we have even been able to correct what was previously unknown aside from Biblical records. I have a series of videos I will begin to post and I greatly encourage you all to watch them because my claims here are based slightly off of some of the things he mentions. In the meantime, I strongly encourage you to read this article (which I did not finish before sharing actually haha)
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