1 Samuel 16:1-13 God rebukes Samuel for continuing to mourn for Saul. He was not to be pitied. God had dealt with him justly. Samuel is then commanded to go to a man named Jesse in Bethlehem and to anoint one of his sons as Israel’s next king. 2 Samuel.
Saul was the kind of man Israel wanted for its king. The oldest son of Jesse was probably something like Saul in terms of age, height, and strength. Saul was a man who physically dominated – he stood head and shoulders above his countrymen (1 Samuel 9:2), but his heart was not inclined toward the Lord. This time God would appoint a man whose heart was rightly inclined toward him. David was a good-looking young man (16:12), and he …show more content…
(Later they were destroyed by the Babylonians)
The prophet Nahum prophesied that Assyria would be destroyed (630 BC)
Babylon, one of the cities ruled by the Assyrians rebelled (625 BC)
During 612 BC, the Assyrians were destroyed
The Babylonians and the Medes from what is now Iran destroyed Nineveh the capital of the Assyrian Empire. So the Assyrian Empire came to an end.
However the Babylonians then began to conquer the peoples previously ruled by the Assyrians. The Babylonians created their own empire to replace the Assyrian one and in time they turned their eyes on Judah. (m) Josiah was king of Israel (640-609 BC)
King Josiah made a decision for the repair of God’s temple in Jerusalem. By accident, they found part of the Old Testament there and Josiah tried to enforce all of its requirements. Josiah tried to rid his kingdom of idols. Unfortunately after his death the people went back to worshiping idols.
God warned the prophet Habakkuk that he was going to use the Babylonians to punish Judah 605 BC
During this period 605-586 BC, The prophet Obadiah prophesied the destruction of the Edomites. (They were destroyed by the