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  • From: "Patrina" <patrina AT bestmail.us>
  • To: editor AT sdbh.org, "b-hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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  • Subject: Re: FW: RE: [b-hebrew] Rabshakeh vs. Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:19-22)
  • Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 09:19:57 +0930


On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 19:31:35 +0200, editor AT sdbh.org said:
> Dear Walter,
>
> My impression is that not everybody in Judah was in agreement with
> Hezekiah's efforts to centralize the worship of YHWH. It seems that
> Rabshakeh brought this up because this was quite a hot item. Maybe he
> wanted to destabilize Hezekiah's position by bringing up this painful
> issue. The question whether YHWH was in agreement or not was a secondary
> issue, to my opinion.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Reinier de Blois

I agree. I think it was politically savvy, hitting a sore spot with the
people, who had no need for centralisation.

Patrina Nuske Small
Adelaide, South Australia




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