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Podcast: A New Voice of Freedom
Episode: Season 6, Podcast 111, Isaiah 52:1-15, “How Beautiful Upon the Mountains.”
Description: Season 6, Podcast 111, Isaiah 52:1-15, “How Beautiful Upon the Mountains.”Isaiah Chapters 1-51 have prepared us for Isaiah Chapter 52. Shortly after the death of Solomon, around 931-930 BC, the twelve tribes of Israel split. The ten tribes of the north—Reuben, Simeon, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Ephraim, and Manasseh—referred to as Ephraim or Israel, appointed as their king, Jeroboam. The two tribes of the south—Judah and Benjamin—referred to as Judah, were led by Rehoboam, son of Solomon. Rehoboam refused to reduce taxes imposed by King Solomon, causing the schism. The Northern Tribes becam...