King Sennacherib at Lachish sends Rabshakeh to Jerusalem
King Sennacherib at Lachish sends Rabshakeh, a Jewish deserter who knew Hebrew, to Jerusalem in 701 BCE, to start a psychological intimidation campaign, mocking the Judeans’ trust in their G-d and king.
Isaiah 36:2-16 From Lachish, the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh, with a large force, to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem.And Rabshakeh stood and called out in a loud voice in Judean: “Hear the words of the Great King, the king of Assyria! ...Don’t listen to Hezekiah. For thus said the king of Assyria: Make your peace with me and come out to me, so that you may all eat from your vines and your fig trees and drink water from your cisterns..."Pictured are sling stones from the Battle of Lachish, on display at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
Visão geral
Na Bíblia
From Lachish, the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh, with a large force, to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem.
And the Rabshakeh stood and called out in a loud voice in Judean: “Hear the words of the Great King, the king of Assyria! ...
Don’t listen to Hezekiah. For thus said the king of Assyria: Make your peace with me and come out to me, so that you may all eat from your vines and your fig trees and drink water from your cisterns..."
"וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֣וּר אֶת־רַבְשָׁקֵ֨ה מִלָּכִ֧ישׁ יְרֽוּשָׁלְַ֛מָה אֶל־הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּחֵ֣יל כָּבֵ֑ד... וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ רַבְשָׁקֵ֔ה וַיִּקְרָ֥א בְקוֹל־גָּד֖וֹל יְהוּדִ֑ית וַיֹּ֕אמֶר שִׁמְע֗וּ אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֛י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הַגָּד֖וֹל מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר... אַֽל־תִּשְׁמְע֖וּ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ כִּי֩ כֹ֨ה אָמַ֜ר הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֗וּר עֲשֽׂוּ־אִתִּ֤י בְרָכָה֙ וּצְא֣וּ אֵלַ֔י וְאִכְל֤וּ אִישׁ־גַּפְנוֹ֙ וְאִ֣ישׁ תְּאֵנָת֔וֹ וּשְׁת֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ מֵֽי־בוֹרֽוֹ ."
Lições de vida
Humor
Advocacy
Fun fact
Antisimetism
.jpeg)
.jpeg)
.jpeg)
.png)
.png)
