Amazing! “Belonging to Hezekiah [son of] Ahaz King of Judah” (Part 1)

Thursday, December 3 2015

UPDATE 6:30 PM:

6:18 pm: Palestinian stabbing attack. Palestinian terrorist stabs policeman sitting in car on Prophets Street in Jerusalem. Policeman seriously wounded. Terrorist shot and killed.

5:30 pm: It has been revealed that the Palestinian terrorist who shot an Israeli soldier at the Hizma Checkpoint this morning was a member of the Palestinian Intelligence Service–the exact group that the IDF idiotically recommended arming with more weapons last week.

UPDATES 11:30 AM:

10:44 am: Reported terrorist stabbing. Israeli kindergarten teacher on Gilo St. in Jerusalem has reported a stabbing attack. In what has become the ludicrous norm in recent days, the police first called the attack “false” (meaning it didn’t happen), and now “criminal” (meaning it happened but there was no “nationalistic motive”).  No word at this moment about the teacher or the terrorist.

UPDATES 9:00 AM

***Palestinian terror in the last 24 hours . . .

Missiles, IEDs, stabbing attacks, Molotovs, and “rocks”:Palestinian terrorists used a variety of methods in an attempt to kill Israeli men, women, and children yesterday.

For example, two Israeli Border Guards were wounded when hit by “projectiles”: one in Tulkarm, and the other in Anata. An IDF soldier was slightly wounded by an IED thrown at Shuafat. Numerous Israeli motorists were assaulted by “rocks” and Molotovs at such places as Halhul (1:55 pm), Hebron (12:30 pm), Beit Ummar (11:05 am), and in various locations in Gush Etzion all morning.

***Not that it comes as any big surprise . . .

. . . but it was revealed by Israel Channel 1 television last night that not only are Mahmoud Abbas and his PLO not condemning any of the terrorist attacks against Israel, but also they are paying for the legal representation of each terrorist in court.

You might stop and think about that, dear reader. The next time you read or hear about your country donating money to the “poor Palestinians”, consider the fact that you are paying the “legal defense” costs of terrorists who have killed or tried to kill Israelis–and you are paying their “salaries” after they are convicted and sent to prison.

***Not that it comes as any big surprise . . .

. . . but a Jerusalem Magistrate Court Judge, Gioia Shapiro, ruled yesterday that sympathizing and praising terrorists is not incitement to terrorism. Judge Shapiro ruled that while such sympathy and praise might be aggravating, it is not incitement because it does not explicitly call on another person to perform a similar act. Furthermore, Shapiro ruled that it is “protected free speech.”

So let’s see if we have this straight.

Imagine that we have a Palestinian terrorist who stabs and murders two Jews outside a synagogue (such as what happened in Tel Aviv last month). Another Palestinian then writes on his Facebook page: “What a heroic action!  We should make a statue for such brave shahids! They represent the height of Palestinian masculinity and are the most wonderful models for our youth!”

Actually, the above situation and Facebook comment were not imaginary. That is what a person said on his Facebook page following the terrorist murders in Tel Aviv–and it was part of the comments that Shapiro decided were not an encouragement for more terrorists to carry out similar actions.

Unbelievable.

***Not that it comes as any big surprise . . .

. . . but a spokesman for the abominable United Nations denounced Israel for not yet bringing the arsonists who torched the home of the Doobayesh family to justice. Never mind that the police have no evidence as to who did it (and another Arab clan in the town has been implicated), still the United Nations demands justice and demands it now.

This is the same pathetic United Nations that passed six fraudulent resolutions against Israel less than a week ago on the occasion of the 1947 vote to partition Palestine. 

TODAY’S BLOG:

The big news in Israel yesterday was about a breathtaking discovery made by Israeli archaeologist Dr. Eilat Mazar that was very small, in fact extremely small. How small you may ask?

To be precise, the clay bulla (official stamp) that you are looking at above is 13 x 12 mm in size and 3 mm thick. The oval area on which the impression is written is 9.7 x 8.6 mm.

We are talking small in size.

But gigantic in import.

What is inscribed on the bulla that has aroused such excitement?

If you are linguistically inclined, here is the alphabet for you to translate it yourself, before we reveal what it says:

The alphabet of ancient Hebrew with more recognizable Hebrew equivalents underneath..

If you are not so linguistically inclined as to be able to read what is on the bulla, here it is

“לחזקיהו [בן] אחז מלך יהדה”//”

                                          “Belonging to Hezekiah [son of] Ahaz King of Judah”

And what about the symbols on the stamp? What looks like an insect of some sort is in fact a winged sun–with the wings turned downward. Two ankh symbols flank the sun.

So what is the big deal about this?

It is a hugely significant finding on many levels:

1. It is written Jewish history of the first order.
2. It confirms what is written in the Hebrew Bible in the book of Kings.
3. It confirms what is written in the Hebrew Bible in the book of Kings about a Jewish king who ruled (727-698 BCE) at the time of the First Temple. Hezekiah was king approximately 250 years after Solomon built the Temple.
4. It speaks volumes about the place it was discovered.
5. It speaks volumes about the historical and cultural milieu of the time.

Tomorrow we will explore some of the above items in detail.