ARCHAEOLOGY OF DANIEL: The Lachish Letters 4/7

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The book of Daniel takes place after the complete Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem. A set of ostracons found at the ancient city of Lachish give important clues to important characters and the order of events in the Babylonian conquest of Jewish cities. This lesson looks at the Lachish letters and how their eyewitness accounts compare to the record in our Bible.

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MUSIC CREDITS: Stock Music provided by mv_production, from Pond5
PHOTO CREDITS:
• Lachish Letters hosted by the British Museum CC BY-NC-SA 4.0: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/613455001
• James Leslie Starkey by W. Slaninka via fiminganitquity.com: https://www.filmingantiquity.com/blog/james-leslie-starkey-archaeologist1908055
• Map of Old Testament Israel via bible-history.com: https://bible-history.com/geography/israel-old-testament

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
0:54 The City of Lachish
2:19 The Bible on Nebuchadnezzar
3:46 Excavations at Lachish
4:32 History of Lachish
7:33 Discovering the letters
11:56 Lachish Letter #4
15:01 Lachish Letter #3
16:12 Lachish Letter #9
16:57 Other Lachish Letters
17:35 Relation to Daniel Apologetics
23:08 Conclusion