Interactive 3D Assyrian Palace Relief • Nahum 2:11–13 & Ezra 4:10
Masterpiece of Neo-Assyrian sculpted gypsum wall relief from the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal (biblical Asenappar, Ezra 4:10 ) at Nineveh , vividly illustrating the royal lion imagery invoked by the prophet Nahum against Nineveh ('Where is the dwelling of the lions?', Nahum 2:11–13 ).
Interactive 3D Glazed Brick Relief • Daniel 4:30 & Daniel 7:4
Molded polychrome glazed brick relief panel of a striding roaring lion from the facade of King Nebuchadnezzar II's Throne Room and Processional Way in Babylon —symbolizing royal Babylonian power as echoed in Jeremiah 50:17 and Daniel 7:4 .
Ezekiel • Chapter 19 (14 verses)
Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel , And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions. And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Egypt , Babylon .
Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom
Spanning the eighth to fifth centuries BCE, the Major Prophets ( Isaiah , Jeremiah , Ezekiel , Daniel ) and the Twelve Minor Prophets ( Hosea through Malachi ) called Israel and Judah back to covenant righteousness while foretelling redemption and the coming Messiah.
Nahum 2
Connected via Royal Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal 71%
Chapter
Nahum • Chapter 2 (13 verses)
He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily. For the Lord hath turned away the excellency of Jacob , as the excellency of Israel : for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Nineveh .
Jonah 1
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Chapter
Jonah • Chapter 1 (17 verses)
Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh , that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa ; and he found a... Mentions: Nineveh , Tarshish , Joppa .
kingship, royal dominion, realm
Kingship, royal sovereignty, kingdom; 'For the kingdom is the LORD's, and He rules over the nations' (Psalm 22:28).
Derivation: From מָלַךְ (H4427).
Interactive 3D Epigraphic Scan • Isaiah 22:15–16
Monumental Hebrew inscription carved into the limestone cliffside tombs along the eastern slope of the Kidron Valley opposite the Temple Mount in Jerusalem , echoing Isaiah 's oracle concerning royal stewards hewing rock-cut sepulchres on high ( Isaiah 22:15–16 ).
Ezra 4
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Chapter
Ezra • Chapter 4 (24 verses)
Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the Lord God of Israel ; Then they came to Zerubbabel , and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we... Mentions: Judah , Benjamin , Jacob/Israel , Zerubbabel , Jeshua , Persia , Jerusalem , Samaria .
Interactive 3D Cuneiform Tablet • Genesis 6–9
Cuneiform clay tablet excavated at Nineveh from the Royal Library of Ashurbanipal and deciphered by George Smith in 1872. Recording the Mesopotamian flood narrative (releasing a dove, swallow, and raven as the ark comes to rest on a mountain), it provides a remarkable ancient Near Eastern comparative witness alongside Genesis 6 –9.
Daniel • Chapter 6 (28 verses)
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage. Then this Daniel was pre... Mentions: Daniel, Judah , Jerusalem .
sovereignty, royal power, dominion
Primary meaning: sovereignty, royal power, dominion, a kingdom. Strong's: properly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively). Lexical nuances: prop. abstract, sovereignty , royal power , dominion : Lk 1:33 22:29 , Jo 18:36 , Ac 1:6 , He 1:8 , I Co 15:24 ; λαβεῖν β. , Lk 19:12 , 15 , Re 17:12 ; δοῦναι τὴν , Re 17:17 ; ἔχειν β. , Re 17:18 ; ἔρχεσθαι ἐν τ. ( εἰς τὴν ) β. , Mt 16:28 , Lk 23:42 ; β. τ. θεοῦ , Re 12:10 .
Derivation: from G935 (βασιλεύς);
king, royal sovereign
King, sovereign ruler; human earthly king under the covenant law (Deuteronomy 17) and supremely Yahweh as cosmic King of kings ruling from Zion.
Derivation: From מָלַךְ (H4427) to reign.
Ezra
Connected via Royal Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal 64%
Old Testament
Old Testament • 10 Chapters
Ezra (Old Testament, 10 chapters). Key figures: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Benjamin , Zerubbabel , Seraiah , Shephatiah . Key places: Persia , Jerusalem , Babylon , Jeshua , Elam , Netophah . Opens with: "Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia , that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up th..."
Jonah
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Old Testament
Old Testament • 4 Chapters
Jonah (Old Testament, 4 chapters). Key places: Nineveh , Tarshish , Joppa . Opens with: "Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,..."
kingdom, royal majesty, reign
Reign, royal dominion, empire; the eternal, unshakeable kingdom of God celebrated in Psalm 145:13.
Derivation: From מָלַךְ (H4427).
decree, command, royal mandate
Decree, royal edict issued by earthly sovereigns and sovereignly overridden by God (Ezra 4:19, 6:14, Daniel 3:10).
Derivation: From טְעַם (H2941) to taste, understand.
chosen one, elect
Chosen one, elect; designates covenant people, Moses the intercessor, David the royal shepherd, and Messianic Servant (Isaiah 42:1).
Derivation: From בָּחַר (H977) to choose.
a reward for good tidings, to make a thank-offering for good tidings, good tidings, good news
Primary meaning: a reward for good tidings, to make a thank-offering for good tidings, good tidings, good news, the gospel. Strong's: a good message, i.e. the gospel. Lexical nuances: in cl.,
Derivation: from the same as G2097 (εὐαγγελίζω);
to bring good news, herald tidings, proclaim
To announce good tidings, herald glad news of victory and redemption; theological root of New Testament euangelion / gospel ('How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good tidings', Isaiah 52:7).
Derivation: Primitive root.
Ezekiel • Chapter 32 (32 verses)
And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt , and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as ... Mentions: Asshur , Elam , Esau ( Edom ), Egypt , Babylon , Meshech .
writing, inscription, scripture
Writing, royal decree, scripture; the divine inscription on the wall (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin, Daniel 5:7, 8, 15, 24).
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to כְּתָב (H3791).
