AN N EA 10W Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Books Of Samuel, Rabshakeh, Psychological Warfare
Wk 4 Hezekiah and the Rise of Zion Traditions
Questions to Consider
1. How did the events of the 8th century BCE contribute to the idealization of Jerusalem as a
holy city?
2. What are the characteristics of a city?
Movement of Jerusalem from a settlement to a city
Jerusalem's Growth (3 steps)
1. Solomon expands to North
2. Kingdom divided in 925 BCE
3. Jerusalem expands to western hills
ca. 930 BC
●Jerusalem includes:
○City of David
○Ophel - saddle of land between city of David and Temple Mount
○Temple Mount
●Ca. 11 ha.
●Population < 2200 people
●Growth to west probably as necessary
Growth (ca. 700 B
●>400% increase in population
○Urbanization
●Jerusalem increases from 6% to 30% of Judah's population
○Movement to cities
○Exile and destruction of countryside
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●Solomon similar to pharaoh --> highly criticized
○Taxed people heavily
○Broke the kingdom economically in order to achieve his architectural pursuits
●Davidic dynasty will lose the 10 northern tribes of Israel
○Great punishment to Solomon
○Northern Israel more wealthy than south
●Jeroboam sets up two altars at the northern and southern extremities of his kingdom in the
north without divine permission
○One at Dan, another at Bethel
○Objective: "religious gerrymandering"; cutting off flow of worshippers to
Jerusalem
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●Giving impression that the new dwelling place of God is sandwiched
between Dan and Bethel
○Engaging with Israel's old religious practices and familiarities
●Dan and Bethel are associated with traditional cultic religious
practices
○Biblical interpretation: Altars at Dan and Bethel symbolize Jeraboam's sins
●His sin: While Jeraboam had divine permission to establish the
northern kingdom, he did NOT have divine permission to construct
altars outside of Jerusalem
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Timeline of Assyrian Empire
Rise of Assyrian Empire Begins in 745 BCE
Tiglath-
Pileser III
745-
727 BCE
●Begins gradual conquest of Assyrian Empire
●Conquers Damascus (Syria), Phoenicia (Lebanon), Galilee
(N Israel)
●Expands Assyrian Empire so far to the (West?) that
Northern Kingdom begins to feel pressure for the first
time
Shalmaneser
V
727-
722 BCE
●Conquers and Exiles Samaria
Sargon II 722-
705 BCE
Sennacherib 705-
681 BCE
●Conquers Philistia, Judah
Esarhaddon 681-
669 BCE
●Conquers Egypt
609 BCE ●Fall of Assyria to Babylonians
●Tiglath-Pilether III's success
○Perfected strategy of mass exile
●Drove inhabitants out of wherever they conquered
○Forced conquered people to adopt new languages/cultures
●More strategies:
○Assyrian Policy of Mass Deportation
○Psychological warfare
●Often sent ambassadors to kings in cities-of-interest
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Document Summary
Wk 4 hezekiah and the rise of zion traditions. Movement of jerusalem from a settlement to a city. Jerusalem"s growth (3 steps: solomon expands to north, kingdom divided in 925 bce. Ophel - saddle of land between city of david and temple mount. Jerusalem increases from 6% to 30% of judah"s population. Broke the kingdom economically in order to achieve his architectural pursuits. Davidic dynasty will lose the 10 northern tribes of israel. Jeroboam sets up two altars at the northern and southern extremities of his kingdom in the north without divine permission. Objective: "religious gerrymandering"; cutting off flow of worshippers to. Giving impression that the new dwelling place of god is sandwiched between dan and bethel. Engaging with israel"s old religious practices and familiarities. Dan and bethel are associated with traditional cultic religious practices. Biblical interpretation: altars at dan and bethel symbolize jeraboam"s sins.
