Big Ideas · 7 · Hezekiah and Isaiah
Abandoning Jerusalem meant abandoning God
In the Palace History, God always intended David's dynasty to rule. By seceding, the North turned its back on its own God.
Politics recast as faithfulness.
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With the northern kings gone, survivors could 'return' to the dynasty in the South. Such appeals only made sense after Judah grew strong under Hezekiah.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 112
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