Big Ideas · 8 · Josiah and Huldah

The cost of entanglement

Manasseh's pro-Assyrian policy brought peace and prosperity, but enmeshed Judah in international affairs.

Sometimes it's wiser to keep to yourself.

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Later generations judged that Judah would have done better staying out of imperial politics.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 122

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