12. The Assyrian Empire and Jonah

The Assyrian Empire was expanding both in territory and brutality toward the beginning of the eighth century b.c., but entered a strange period of relative silence and peace for about 40 years following the preaching of Jonah in the great capital city of Nineveh. For more free resources please visit www.brucegore.com.

[@brianlynnthomas9881]

I loved your reference to "pepper in" to the conversation biblical details and not underestimate the power of God's word. Pepper was the original spice to Europe from far-off and much sought-after so much so that they search for more and new spices. Pray, therefore, that when we "pepper" the hearer will develop a flavor & desire for new and greater spices from our Lord, amen.

[@EMan-cf8lv]

The People Of Assyria are still around. Our land is occupied by four different nations, Northwest Iran, Southeast Turkey, Northeast Syria, and the entire northern portion of what is today known as Iraq. I am an Assyrian and I am a slave of Christ. Thanks Mr. Gore for all the great work.

[@GoreBruce]

I am honored to hear from you. Thank you!

[@ishtarshimon8673]

Amed Youkhanna I'm Assyrian too💖✨and I too really like this history lecture ✨📖

[@jasonpk2267]

Assyrians are the ancient ancestors to what we today call Germans, so just because they used to live in other areas of the world through history doesn't mean they stayed there without migrating. Consider that.

[@EMan-cf8lv]

Ishtar Shimon it’s really amazing isn’t it sister? If you haven’t already checked out the teaching on Isaiah and Assyria, you should give it a go. I’m sure you will get some great gems from Mr. Gore.

[@EMan-cf8lv]

Jason PK I’ve heard about that before, but I’m sure that the people of German, and Austrian, Swiss, Denmark, and Liechtenstein are descendent of Scandinavian ancestry due to the Rune writing system along with the Norse pantheon they worshiped. We do have a lot of stuff about them during the time of the Byzantine empire as well. A lot of their writers mentioned them quite a lot.

[@erikmotta1014]

May God Bless you brother. These lessons are incredible.

[@bassjeff2005]

Thank you for that word at the end. Make Gods word part of your daily conversation.

[@jezlan]

This is super enlightening and very engaging - thank you so much.

[@SNAKEPIT359]

Have to agree with someone else's comment. A first class presentation. Thank you very much for sharing. All praises to the Most High.

[@artemisnite]

I do appreciate you making a clear demarcation of the "lesson" so I know exactly when to skip to the next video.

[@cainwasabel]

Great teachings Mr. Gore, your lectures are one of about a dozen that I use as a cross-reference to my historical studies. God bless you in the name of His Son Jesus, the Christ!

[@GoreBruce]

Thank you! ...and God's richest blessings to you as well.

[@858469278558610248]

I must say that your capacity to synthesise and simplify major historical themes and complex philosophical themes (another series of your's) is first class. Well done! JB

[@GoreBruce]

Thank you!

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[@unitedevangelicalchurchess9857]

Professor thank you for sharing this message/lecture. The Lord has used it to confirm His word to me. Thanks for reminding us that "delayed obedience is disobedience", but we can also thank God for His mercy.

[@tetelestai5736]

Awesome lesson GOD bless !

[@barbaraharris9166]

well said there is so much to the story of all of this , i know when god says do this or that i listen or its not good, lol he said gillette wyoming and i packed up and i do love it here i thank him everyday, and all the peace and learning i have done here amen

[@marlinkhoshababratdeel2250]

That’s why the world learned very well from the Assyrians knowledge and power and how to contribute and generate money from others,We collet taxes they collect from people specially poor people human just like to control others. Especially Muslim Turkish and others and today we are doing just that In America and the whole world stop and think and learn from the history of our ancestor treat each other with love and harmony after all we came from one route. Because the spirit of God it is in our body that is a true God.

[@anila1970]

Shalmaneser and Sennacherib and the fact the latter was killed by his own sons is mentioned in the Book of Tobit (Tobit 1:2, 18, 21, & 24). This book also points out what you, Bruce, mention as a biblical basis for the Sunday lesson in the previous lecture. You base that only on the Proverbs, but that can also be found in Tobit 1:13. PS. This series of lectures is absolutely fascinating! Thanks a billion!

[@flipjupiter1]

Awesome. just awesome.

[@pardameanpanangian1130]

I like bible history.

[@domeniclocalzo9498]

❤ Excellent ! I love this history not only are you tying together what's going on simultaneously with Israel, you have a great sense of humor and you're very funny , I love it ! very enjoyable very incitefull. 👍🏻👍🏻 excellent work thank you, God bless you .

[@GoreBruce]

Thank you!

[@marlinkhoshababratdeel2250]

My understanding when I study about this Jonah story in the Old Testament is not because Jonah was afraid to go and preach to the Assyrian‘s. Or he did not want that got to forgive them that’s not true. he was afraid 😱 from the Assyrian that to find out that his people they did not believe in God.Especially the true God. And the Assyrians knew the real God. Before them.

[@MikeKBar13]

Marlin I think I know what you mean, Jonah is definitely worthy of meditation. I suspect Jonah’s defiance went beyond hatred of an enemy that he regarded as objectively vile, but what truly terrified him was the LORD was indicating a desire to either enlargen the circle of His favor to include a dreaded enemy or worst of all redraw the circle altogether and no longer include his people - Israel. Either way, Jonah was never going to willing participate in that plan, and through his determined resistance Jonah gives us one of the most vivid Bible stories of all time but even more importantly reveals exactly how committed God was to reconciling even the worst of the worst! The application for me is the courage to follow where the LORD leads in “loving my enemies” despite my own biases and allegiances. I think about Yeshua/Jesus’ ministry in Samaria (mentioned in John 4) against the backdrop of the universally accepted enmity (between Jews and Samaritans) on both sides. Yeshua/Jesus however refused to accept the status quo - instead applying His principle of loving your enemies and seeking to create a future where Jews and Samaritans would be reconciled!

[@sunavila]

Very informative. Thank you.

[@karamp242]

Jesus confirms it in….. Matthew 12:41, "The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here."

[@laurenschroeder869]

Hi Mr. Gore. I've been watching your videos for a long time, and I've been so blessed by them, thank you! Quick question: I'm trying to figure out who was fighting whom in 841. In your lecture you said Hazel, Joram, and Ahaziah vs. Assyria, but 2 Kings 8:28 says "[Ahaziah] went with Joram... To make war against Hazel... He fought against Hazel king of Syria". From this passage, it sounds like it was actually Israel and Judah vs. Syria with Assyria not being directly involved. Could you help clarify what is going on? Thank you!

[@GoreBruce]

If you will email me at [e-mail], I will provide a treatment of that somewhat complex question from my book on the historical context of the Bible. Thanks for your interest!

[@Daisy-mk3lg]

God selected Assyrians to do the work for Him here in the Earth. So, when Jewish depart from God, therefore, God used Assyrians to bring them Home. Same way, God used Jonah to bring Assyrians Home when Ninavah people depart from God. So, God called Assyrians ( the work of my hands.) Read Isaiah chapter 19: 23-25. Jesus' said: you are seeing the little stick on your brother's eye but can't see the big stick in your own eye. So, instead to criticize Assyrians why you not criticizing yourself.

[@mrnoedahl]

Another awesome teaching my hillbilly friend.

[@smokeystover70]

Great teacher!

[@illustrious1]

Jonah's was not lackluster. To reach the hearts of many he gave his all. Before the entered into the city we know he would give his best from what is written at Jonah 2:9. Jonah obeyed God's command in as noted in Jonah 3:3 and he did so with great effort.

[@GoreBruce]

Good thoughts! Thanks.

[@joshrichards9121]

Makes sense. My initial cry to the Lord at 33 and the feeling of peace and love He gave me after I humbled myself, changed me drastically and immediately. I had no anger, hatred, or enemies. On the flip-side, my former so-called enemies never flayed, mutilated, or castrated my people.

[@praisechristjesusforever]

What translation are you reading ?

[@forrestershephard787]

Great Application at the end!

[@tobystewart4403]

Great analysis as always. Bruce is very convincing with respect to his description of the Assyrians ruling a "proto-empire". That is also my reading. They ruled by fear, and were mostly a warlike and simple people. Their texts are about war and brutal amusement, not high culture. That is why I do not believe that they carved with quartzite. I suspect they inherited much of the treasures we associate with them. This period presents a great mystery of the bronze age. We are told that great empires existed in the bronze age, empires that built the pyramids and Baalbeck. Yet, when these great empires fell, the arts of politics were lost. The language remained, and indeed advanced in the "dark age". Metallurgy also survived, and indeed improved to iron smelting, in this "dark age". What kind of dark age is it, where language advances to alphabet, and metallurgy advances to iron, yet political and cultural arts of mass organisation are lost? How can great empires collapse in this way, with all technical language thriving, yet every piece of cultural language dying? It is not possible, on the face of it. I think the bible is, curiously enough, fairly accurate. Abraham was not wandering out into the glorious bronze age of majestic Pharaohs who built the pyramids. He was wandering an empty land, except for tribal people in relatively small settlements. All the big stone work attributed to the bronze age empires dates to long before.

[@assyriannahrin]

Not high culture? Have you ever read about Assyrians other than the lies of some who after 4000 years still hates them ?

[@jackjones9460]

Good information. Thank you.

[@BruceWayne-th8gv]

I believe the main lesson of jonah is verse 3:10 When God saw their deeds that they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened. This should teach us that all you need to do to get G's forgiveness is turn away from sin and do good. It doesn't say G saw their prayers or sackcloth it says He saw their actions.

[@ludamo1000]

Mr Bruce Gore thank you very much for all these lectures. I am working my way through them. I was a little disappointed though that I heard no mention of 2Kgs 14:25 (speaking of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel) He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gathhepher. and how that would fit in with the historical context and story. Would this be a victory against Assyria or some other nation? Can you help me here please?

[@GoreBruce]

"Hamath" is the opening into the Coele-Syrian valley, and the city itself was between eighty and ninety miles further to the north, on the middle Orontes. The "entering in of Hamath" generally referred to the northern boundary of the Holy Land (Num. 34:8; Josh. 13:5; Judg. 3:3; 1 Kings 8:65). The "sea of the plain" is probably the Dead Sea. The territory recovered likely included the trans-Jordanic region (though probably not Moab or Ammon). Jonah's date is established by this passage, so he was a contemporary of Hosea and Amos, but earlier than Micah. His prophecy concerning Jeroboam appears to relate to the early part of Jeroboam's reign. Gath-hepher is mentioned in Joshua, under the name of Gittah-hepher, as a city of Zebulon (2 Kings 19:13), not far from Mount Tabor. It is possibly identified with El-Meshhed north of Nazareth, where the tomb of Jonah is traditionally located. The recovery of the land mentioned here is not likely related to Assyrian holdings at the time.

[@ludamo1000]

Thank you very much, that does help. By the way your series on Revelation was fantastic. I had been reading the Church Fathers off and on trying to glean similar information from them. Thank you again.

[@aresdiemartis4175]

Thank you for your research.

[@eltonrobb6208]

Good lecture.

[@GoreBruce]

Thanks!

[@eltonrobb6208]

You're welcome.

[@matthewwilliamson484]

Seems your from a more reformed background. I'm a dispensationalist but these videos are really great. Always interesting to see what was going on in the background. God bless

[@GoreBruce]

Thank you! I will plead guilty to being a former dispensationalist turned Reformed!

[@matthewwilliamson484]

@@GoreBruce I wouldn't necessarily agree on all dispensationalist teaching but I agree with their basic outline. I'm not pre trib but partial trib like the early Plymouth brethren. But I really appreciate your historical background its really great

[@JRRodriguez-nu7po]

Jonah died inside the creature. His prayer is from Sheol and his sign repeated by Christ is resurrection. Many get this wrong. I am very thankful the tie in to Assyria "going dark." Perhaps one reason no record remains is that later rulers destroyed all evidence of their grandparents conversion.

[@gerasimoseliasmessaris2499]

Perhaps Joel is period of Athalia because in Joel does not mention the King repenting. Great work Mr Gore.

[@carmelo1509]

Good points about this series: 1. admirable attempt to study the Bible as part of known history 2. good delivery. Bad points 1 too reliant on conjectures 2. non-admirable attempt to turn speculation into conclusions.

[@eddiehagler6127]

The Bronze Age collapse can be best explained by Exodus 23 Exodus 23:27-30 KJV I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee. [28] And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee. [29] I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee. [30] By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.

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[@franceskamryn102]

good morning doc I spoke with a Jewish rabbi about this conversation and he told me that the Jews largely record this story as myth, like a srory with a piint but never happened

[@johnbuchan3678]

Mr. Gore, thanks for your well-prepared and lively presentation. Have you given any thought as to why the king of Nineveh didn’t try to summon Jonah to a face-to-face meeting? (I have an idea about this, but I'd like to know yours.)

[@GoreBruce]

Maybe the king did summon Jonah to preach in his courts. We are not given all the information, regarding the ministry of Jonah. We are only given the information necessary to make the point of the story.

[@johnbuchan3678]

Bruce, thanks for kindly replying. Are you open to a rather different take? That the king couldn’t summon Jonah because Jonah had intentionally "vanished" by hiding in total isolation somewhere in Nineveh. At Jericho, God told Joshua to march over a period of seven days, But at Nineveh, God told Jonah to proclaim “In just 40 days more Nineveh will be overthrown.” This message could be proclaimed for only one day, because if there were a second day the “40” would have to change to “39.” To the superstitious Ninevites, this stunning message by a lone, courageous, Hebrew-speaking prophet who "vanished" after only one day of preaching was completely effective. Jonah keeping himself isolated from the Ninevites until he left the city at vs. 4:5 also can explain why Jonah hadn't realized that the Ninevites had repented. How does that sound?

[@neobailey5268]

The reason Nineveh repented in sackcloth and ashes was bcuz of the eclipse..... it was the sign of jonah..... like the one we had a couple years ago...... it was the sign of jonah as well.....

[@rubenjames7345]

How can anybody listen to this not wonder about the whole "good"/"bad" thing going on here?

[@derrydale8905]

Not to be picky....but Athaliah was Ahab's sister. Their father was Omri. (Also.... Joash was 7 when he became King) Like I said....don't mean to be picky, but it says it pretty plain in Kings.

[@GoreBruce]

Thanks for the clarification!

[@bobthebuilder9553]

The consequence of not repenting when the prophet went through Nineveh, was destruction. How would you like to go into the capital city of the enemy, the brutal enemy, and preach destruction if they did not repent? No wonder he "delayed" in a boat and a big fish!

[@gilgalbiblewheel6313]

Assyria seems to have been bribed into a superpower, I guess just like Rome. Just as Asa bribed Syria in 2Chronicles 16, Ahaz bribed Assyria against Israel and Syria in 2Kings 16. Both Asa and Ahaz were rebuked for doing so. The Stong's concordance says that the meaning of Asa is "healer". What do you think?

[@Mesopotamia64]

All I’m hearing is how cruel and wicked and brutal the Assyrian Kings were , when we all know the truth is the Assyrian were very smart and educated people and they did what they had to do to establish their empire and kingdom and let’s not forget that our Lord used the Assyrian to punish the ungodly people of Israel so we should say bless the Kings of the mighty Assyria Gods handiwork

[@GoreBruce]

Certainly the ancient Assyrians, individually considered, were no better or worse than the rest of the human race. We are all bent on evil. The ancient Assyrians did, however, distinguish themselves with respect to the brutality of their wars of conquest. To see documentation of this from their own annals, please refer to the most comprehensive collection of Assyrian records available: www.amazon.com/Ancient-Eastern-Texts-Relating-Testament/dp/B000SIEH3K/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1523364983&sr=8-8&keywords=james+b+PritchardThank you for your interest.

[@jasonpk2267]

Yes, Assyrians were the ancestors of the people we call Germans today.

[@jasonpk2267]

It's makes all the ancient German barbarisms and atrocities against the Jewish people alrIght then. Thanks, Gary Allen, for settling the morality and logic of that issue. If only the Allies had surrendered to modern Assyrians of Germany and Hitler, this world could have enjoyed similar benefits of expansion of cultivation and population., forsooth!

[@rehabsalman2782]

Im iraqi im not ashuryian but iraqi and u said what I want to say u said the real truth that jewish refused to accept while the bible say they were very bad people and the ashurian sent to them in god will to punish them ...now jewish hate all ashurian and doing many things to exile get them out from iraq as revenge for what they call exil from Israel and unfortunately they succed in some how

[@darthgueule9870]

@@jasonpk2267 nothing makes Nazis alright. That's what you're saying, correct? That since ancient people were violent it excuses genocide? I hope I read that wrong because that is some real stupid antisemitic shit.

[@jamesshepherd5805]

I feel like you should include the more Gore-y details😝

[@GoreBruce]

Yeah...if I were teaching a bunch of middle school kids (as I often have!) I would include ALL the bloods and guts.

[@two0nina]

@@GoreBruce 💯😂😂

[@darthgueule9870]

@@GoreBruce says something about middle school kids. Keep up the good work. Wish your book was on audible. Any future plans to put it on there?

[@GoreBruce]

@@darthgueule9870 Not a bad idea. It would be a great cure for insomnia!

[@patriothippie5881]

@@GoreBruce your just being humble. Your lectures are very intriguing and exciting.

[@extan61]

Dear Mr Gore In your slide on Asher-nirari (754-745), you showed Uzziah reigning from 767-740, followed by Jotham reigning from 750-735. I’m a little confused by the overlap. Also in 2 Chronicles 26:3, it was recorded that Uzziah reigned for 52 years. Would you please enlighten me? Thank you

[@GoreBruce]

Uzziah was struck with leprosy for violating the rules of the temple, and while he still technically remained king, his son Jotham co-ruled with him during the last years of his life.

[@smart1175]

The Assyrian capital Nineveh were hit with a plaque in 765 and 759 during the king Assur Dan III and is not Jonah preaching :

[@LJrock101]

Bruce, why are you still in the PCUSA? Join the EPC.

[@GoreBruce]

I prefer to work on the mission field.

[@user-eu3no4im6q]

The biblical narrative follows scripture rather well, however the biblical time record is presented as to a modified Assyrian time frame which is a corruption to the biblical time record. As to this I add this that profane (common) history must conform to the biblical time record even by Assyrian time frame.

[@joeymichael9100]

Ashur is in Iraq my dear friend 😀😀😀😀it's north of Baghdad the capital city of modern Iraq (Assyria)❤️❣️💕 Long live Assyria Free Assyria from the kurds

[@robertmartorella6671]

Elisha as the prophet of God tells Jehu to kill all of the descendants of Ahab and Jezebel? How does the world view that when most terrorists kill thinking they’re doing the will of god? Thinking about this it probably would be The Will of God to defend yourself if someone is trying to do you or a loved one harm whatever it takes. Or are we to turn the other cheek?

[@talala9073]

what is this about i need it for hw

[@stephenfiore9960]

1x(6/5/21).......1....20......22.... Done 2x....1....20....25....35......39.....: Very deep

[@someinteresting]

In Iraq or maybe Iran? Several seconds in and the quality of the video got extremely questionable. What to say about "backyard of Israel". It seems the whole series of videos are Bible propaganda.

[@gilgalbiblewheel6313]

4 generations of quietness in Assyria like the lineage of Jehu?

[@lanceneuman9528]

Perhaps part of the reason the Assyrians in Ninevah listened to Jonah was because their god was, I believe, Dagon. Dagon was a type of fish-god.

[@GoreBruce]

Dagon was a Philistine god. The Assyrians worship Assur, after which their civilization was named.

[@joeymichael9100]

Ashur was and still our only true God ❣️💓💕 Long live Assyria Free Assyria from the kurds

[@brucedressel8873]

@@joeymichael9100 You are not smart.

[@Nkosi766]

The Bible name all these kings and couldn’t name any pharaohs of the time of Moses, why ?

[@eskanderx1027]

19:00 There is a writting by king of Aram found in Tel-Dan, telling about him killing both kings of Judah and Israel, Ahaziah and Jerovam (Joram). Could be that the hebrew writers adjusted the story later to fit the national pride and presented it like it was a Gods will executed by Jehu... When he just used the opportunity.

[@kkKey-py7lk]

We are ASSYRIAN 30 millions

[@rehabsalman2782]

What u call assyria is part of iraq not iran its capital is nineva or as we say nenwa its al mosel or nenwa governarat now a day so assyria is called in our languge is ashur those ashrian is one of our people comunity so stop doing mistakes in history just becoz u hate iraq im iraqi and this is my history u talking abut so be honest when u tell stories dont lie ...

[@GoreBruce]

I'm honored to hear from you, sir, and appreciate your thoughtful critique.

[@ashur3504]

That ain't your history you have nothing to do with us

[@rehabsalman2782]

@@ashur3504 it's my. Iraq history. No matter if u accept that or deni it yes I belong to that place on the earth and what u don't know. We talk the same language yes the akadain language which is in the past had two names babylonian and assyrian . Is the same. Arabic they are from one root. ignorants like u should not talk in history coz u don't know any thing about it.. I proud of my Iraq history sumerian. Babylonian assyrian. Islamic all. History passed in Iraq. Is my name and present and future I defend and fight for Iraqi history to still without corruption.

[@muniroshana1240]

The land now known as Syria was named by emperor Hadrian of the Romans 100AD,thats because ASSYRIANS were living in that land for thousands of years, ASSYRIANS are way much older than anyone knows...

[@frostroxie2740]

Munir Oshana ... Syria was spoke about in the Old Testament 1 Kings 22:1 .... and that was written many many centuries before Hadrian

[@muniroshana1240]

Frost Roxie in the Old Testament the talk about the city of Damascus as city

[@sincitystreetpreachers5049]

The word Syria in the Bible is translated from the word "Aram" which was an enemy of Israel

[@danielhopkins296]

If there is an etymological relation between Assyria, Isra-el , Ezra and Syria we must admit some type of connection. In many P.I.E. languages a prefixed " A" could signify the imperfect sense. However, to the best of my knowledge, Sanskritist have made no connection between Sans Asura and Surya ( sun). Also, I think philologists have shown that the name JEHOSAPHAT is the Sanskrit BODHISATTVA which in Prakrit is BOSAT. Different renderings include ASOV/ AESOP/HOTEP/JOSEPH. In the Buddhist / Christian tale of Barlaam and JOSAPHAT philologists have traced the name Josaphat to the Bodhisattva in the Lalitavistara. The Egyptians are said to have named JOSEPH " PETI-SET". All this confusion seems to derive from an imaginary East/ West divide. History is a work in progress. Thnxs again for the great presentation!

[@GoreBruce]

Fascinating! Thanks!

[@zombie900]

This does seem to ignore that Assyria did in fact still carry out military campaigns against surrounding nations during the "jonah effect" which is not something you would expect were the jonah story real. It may not have been quite as ferocious, but that can easily be explained by ineffectual leadership and power struggles within the empire.

[@GoreBruce]

+Lee Lemon It is generally accepted among Assyriologists that the difference was fairly dramatic over the time frame in question. Granted it is an argument from silence, but the historical evidence is certainly interesting. Thanks for your input.

[@zombie900]

+Bruce Gore I don't disagree that it was a dramatic change, but dramatic changes occurring after leadership change is hardly uncommon, and they certainly weren't peaceful considering they were still involved in wars with Urartu and Damascus along with defences against Armenian invasion during this period even after the alleged time of Jonah. This seems to be more just ineffective leadership rather than a sudden societal change.

[@GoreBruce]

+Lee Lemon Fair enough, my friend. Thanks for the feedback.

[@lonw.7016]

+Lee Lemon When I ponder my knowledge of historical fact... things closer to my own period enter my mind like what colour was my great-grandmother's eyes. What kind of car did my grandfather drive. These are things I should know but would have to depend upon what I read or heard. This is the nature of history.

[@jsd795]

With the story of Jonah everyone knows about him being swallowed by a fish, fewer but most people remember that he went to Ninevah and the people repented but to me the part that is overlooked and is never discussed is to whom exactly did the people of Ninevah repent since their main deity was ashur along with all the lesser mesopotamian deities. Did the most powerful and reportedly brutal state in the known world convert because of one man's warning? Or is there something else to the story? Just saying

[@GoreBruce]

Their repentance involved a recognition of the true God. Israel was always called to be a 'priest' to the nations, proclaiming the true God, and at times the surrounding nations recognized that truth, but generally they did not.

[@jsd795]

@@GoreBruce thanks for replying and not to be combative but I don't recall anything in the Old Testament about the Israelites being "fishers of men " so to speak. Infact if I'm not mistaken the question of whether or not gentiles could be converted and receive salvation was a point of contention even in early Christianity which seems to point to gentiles being excluded from the earlier Israelite/Hebrew "faith" for lack of a better term

[@GoreBruce]

@@jsd795 For a partial list of the many references in the Old Testament to Israel as a witness to the nations, see: Joshua 4:24; 2 Sam. 22:50; 1 Kings 8:60; 2 Kings 19:19; 1 Chr. 16:24, 31; 2 Chr. 6:33; Isa. 33:13, and many many more.

[@jsd795]

@@GoreBruce those are just proclamations similar to the Babylonians proclaiming Marduk to be the true or most high god, nothing there about bringing believers of other gods into the fold

[@joeymichael9100]

The Assyrians repented to the true God Ashur , I'm Assyrian and proud of my ancestors ❣️💓💓 From California USA with love ❣️💓

[@user-lg4qr2ci6m]

He does not know city of Ashur is in Iran or iraq

[@kkKey-py7lk]

We ASSYRIAN have one God see neme Lord Eli Eli eaillord call on him

[@millkee2180]

Was Ahab part of Jesus bloodline? 🙏🏾

[@GoreBruce]

No, Ahab was not in the line of David.

[@millkee2180]

@@GoreBruce My mistake. Great lecture, and GOD bless! 🙏🏾

[@rickvassell8349]

Jumping Johoshaphat

[@TK-qu1ht]

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[@itsme-nt2lj]

whats a israel?

[@kkKey-py7lk]

In burning bushes God name he told his name Ashur ahi Ashur this god of Assyrian

[@ibmmbi2317]

Israel never existed during the times of Assyrian rule. Neither was Abraham, the Father of Israelis, born yet. The descendents of Abraham werent called as Israelites really. The term Israelites came much later some 700AD. The sons of Jacob were semitic since Jacob married a Canaanite woman. were Canaanites. Abraham was not Assyrian. He was a descendent of Jonah from Nineveh.

[@artemisnite]

911! ROTFLMAO. Had some early Q-anons there, huh?

[@onedegreewest9303]

There's no mention of a Whale' - just a big fish. Great video nevertheless

[@GoreBruce]

yeah yeah, I get that. The ancient Hebrews did not distinguish whales from fish, and in fact the word whale is never used in the Old Testament for that reason. Thanks for the kind feedback!

[@kkKey-py7lk]

He got Damascus and put Temple with king jew

[@kkKey-py7lk]

ASSYRIAN son Ibarum Akkidin

[@nopoleon2006]

People of God and Assyrians? Little he knows that Assur= God, Assurians=people of God, that's where the name was taken from.