Review: Unveiling the Kings of Israel

Unveiling the Kings of Israel
by David Down

About the Author:

David Down has been a field archaeologist for over four decades, excavating regularly in Israel, and involved in numerous digs over the years. He is the co-author of Unwrapping the Pharaohs and editor of the magazine “Archaeological Diggings.”

Book Description:

Unearth the history of hte small nation of Israel – the troubled and devastating periods of loss and exile – once lost to time. Far from being a book of myths, the Bible is an amazing historical record, an each year, more archaeological discoveries continue to prove its validity and significance. Follow the intriguing clues found buried in ancient citiies, on the walls of early monuments, and in the written records of our world’s oldest civilizations. Walk the ancient streets, explore the distant temples, and unearth the compelling history that continues to resonate with the world today.

Unveiling the Kings of Israel is an excellent resource for learning about Biblical and ancient history.  Beautiful, glossy full-color pictures allow the reader to travel to archaeological dig sites and museums to gain a better understanding of what the cultures and landscapes would have been like during ancient times.  By comparing Biblical accounts of events with ancient manuscripts and monuments as well as archaeological finds, a more clear timeline of ancient times comes into picture.  Time and again, the Biblical historical account of ancient history is shown to be accurate.  A new timeline is being established which lines up with the teachings in the Bible.

David tackles what appear to be Biblical inaccuracies head on and proves that it’s not the Biblical account that it is inaccurate.  Instead, it’s the old timeslines that are in error.  As more archaeological finds come to light, the revised (aka Biblical) timeline appears to be the more accurate timeline.  When historical accounts are placed into a Biblical timeline, many events and finds appear to make more sense.

In Unveiling the Kings of Israel, readers will be taken through a journey in time starting with Adam and ending with Christ (the last Adam).  The historical, Biblical accounts are measured against the established timelines, archaeological findings, and the revised timeline.  Each chapter begins with a brief overview of the events being covered.  It then gives a scripture passage and gets into the details of the Biblical account as well as the established timeline, what archaeologists have found and believe, and how it all fits into the revised timeline.  The chapters are filled with illustrations and beautiful pictures that are sure to grab the attention of readers young and old.

The book concludes with illustrations of Tabernacle Life, information about Solomon’s Temple, details about the Dead Sea Scrolls, and several different tables of reference materials.  The index will help readers to quickly find specific topics if they don’t want to read straight through the book, but I think you’ll want to read the entire book.  Later, you can go to specific items as you want to do more in-depth research.

Unveiling the Kings of Israel is a well-written book that definitely peaked my interest in learning more about certain aspects of ancient history.  I personally enjoyed all of the pictures and illustrations.  We will be using this book further during both our Old Testament and New Testament studies to help gain a better understanding of the cultures during Biblical times.

I received a copy of this book from MasterBooks/New Leaf Publishing to help facilitate the writing of a frank and honest review. A positive review is not guaranteed, and all opinions are my own. This post contains an affiliate link.