As a new believer I, sometimes, used to wonder that why the Bible is put on as number one on the list of The Great Books of the World by various sources and why it is the most reproduced, read and researched book of the world. It didn’t take me any longer to know that Bible is not just a book that can transform the lives by its message but it can outright defeat any/every critic who challenges its legitimacy and reliability.
ISIS, in making tunnel for the black market to sell booty, unexpectedly discovered Site of Assyrian Palace located under Jonah Tomb. The inscription found therein describes the rule of Assyrian King, Esarhaddon who reigned between 681-669 BC (2 King 19:37, Isaiah. 37:38, Ezra 4:2). Actually Esarhaddon was the son of Sennacherib who was killed by own sons after failing to capture Jerusalem in 681 B.C.
One inscription is translated :
“The palace of Esarhaddon, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the kings of lower Egypt, upper Egypt and Kush [an ancient kingdom located south of Egypt in Nubia].”
For authenticity the discoveries were recently published by Cambridge University Press.
It’s interesting to find out the fact that the Bible has very well passed the test of time and it's historicity. And it’s good to be reminded that aforementioned discovery is just one of the hundreds that has proved the veracity of the Bible time and time again. While many other religious texts struggle to provide any credibility to figures mentioned therein and have miserably failed the test of time and history Bible stands as one gigantic work of the Holy Spirit that comes out ever more reliable and unstained when put on trial by human agency.
Dear readers this must encourage us to value our Holy Bible not just as another sacred scriptures of any outdated religion incorporating mythical/mystical stories of the past but as a proven, powerful and practical manual for life that continues to transform numerous lives on daily basis.
Another thing to notice, here, is the work of God that how marvelous are His works that He uses the enemies of the Christianity to prove the fact of the same. And the ISIS made all possible attempts to destroy Christians has died today but not before proving the fact of the Bible.
God Bless !!!www.nikhilrajgupta.wordpress.com
Image Source: https://www.cnn.com/2017/03/08/middleeast/mosul-isis-assyrian-antiquities-discovered/index.html
Notes:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/iraq/article/recently-discovered-neoassyrian-royal-inscriptions-from-the-review-palace-and-nergal-gate-of-nineveh-1/C39961A5169B023A5402BB767AB51FDD
https://aleteia.org/2018/02/22/archaeologists-find-biblical-evidence-under-jonahs-tomb/2/
https://aleteia.org/2017/03/13/palace-of-biblical-king-discovered-under-shrine-destroyed-by-isis/
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