Hezekiah during the Golden Age

Hezekiah, King of Jerusalem, was doing preparations to overthrow Assyria. He fortified Jerusalem by creating the “broad” wall and making the water supply more accessible. During the Golden Age of Hezekiah’s reign, the actual process of writing became more prevalent. Since archaic times, a lot of religions, such as Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, had been based on text and literature. There were two lines of people that were considered “anointed,” the high priest and the king; however, the written rule had gain more authority than the king himself, because even the king had to subject himself to the law.

Assyria tried to conquer Jerusalem but failed, thus people believed that Jerusalem was delivered from Assyria through Yahweh. It was this event, besides Solomon’s Temple and the Ark of the Covenant, that started the myth that Jerusalem was inviolable. It led people to strengthen their faith and believe in Yahweh because Yahweh had fulfilled his promise to King David. As a result, the Zion theology became popular in Jerusalem and throughout Canaan.