Visualizing Isaiah 6: King Uzziah
Posted on January 30, 2014 | Leave a comment
Isaiah 6 begins with this historical note:
In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. (Isaiah 6:1 ESV)
There are images from the ancient near east to help illustrate the vision in Isaiah 6, but I have chosen something pertaining to King Uzziah. Uzziah, also known as Azariah (2 Kings 14:21), reigned over Judah from about 792 to 740 B.C. From 792-767 his reign overlapped that of Amaziah.
http://ferrelljenkins.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/uzziah_im_fjenkins042813_070t.jpg?w=2360&h=2365
Epitaph of King Uzziah of Judah. Israel Museum. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins. This Aramaic inscription, now displayed in the Israel Museum, claims to mark the tomb of King Uzziah. It reads “Hither were brought the bones of Uzziah, king of Judah. Do not open!”
The Chronicles of the Land: Archaeology in The Israel Museum Jerusalem includes this comment about Uzziah.
When he died, he could not be buried in the royal tombs because he was a leper. Some seven hundred years after his death, in the Second Temple Period, Jerusalem expanded, and Uzziah’s tomb had to be moved outside the new city limits. An epitaph was erected to mark the king’s new burial place. (69)
See also 2 Chronicles 26:23
Posted on January 30, 2014 | Leave a comment
Isaiah 6 begins with this historical note:
In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. (Isaiah 6:1 ESV)
There are images from the ancient near east to help illustrate the vision in Isaiah 6, but I have chosen something pertaining to King Uzziah. Uzziah, also known as Azariah (2 Kings 14:21), reigned over Judah from about 792 to 740 B.C. From 792-767 his reign overlapped that of Amaziah.
http://ferrelljenkins.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/uzziah_im_fjenkins042813_070t.jpg?w=2360&h=2365
Epitaph of King Uzziah of Judah. Israel Museum. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins. This Aramaic inscription, now displayed in the Israel Museum, claims to mark the tomb of King Uzziah. It reads “Hither were brought the bones of Uzziah, king of Judah. Do not open!”
The Chronicles of the Land: Archaeology in The Israel Museum Jerusalem includes this comment about Uzziah.
When he died, he could not be buried in the royal tombs because he was a leper. Some seven hundred years after his death, in the Second Temple Period, Jerusalem expanded, and Uzziah’s tomb had to be moved outside the new city limits. An epitaph was erected to mark the king’s new burial place. (69)
See also 2 Chronicles 26:23
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