Politics · 6 · Jehu and Elisha
Judah invited the empire that later turned on it
When Israel and Aram besieged Jerusalem around 734 BCE, Judah's King Ahaz ignored Isaiah's advice to stay calm and paid Assyria to intervene.
Allies of convenience make hard masters.
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Isaiah told Ahaz not to fear 'two smoldering stumps' and warned that faith was the condition of survival. Assyria crushed Damascus and shrank Israel, then within two decades its armies overran Judah too.
Bible reference: Isaiah 7:2–9
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 94–95
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