In principle, therefore, it was a miniature of the huge dial of Ahaz of more than two thousand years before.
Do you remember the miracle of the dial of Ahaz, mentioned in the Bible?
There, Ahaz, regardless of the heart-rending lamentations of his son, sacrificed the innocent child.
During the reigns of Ahaz, Jotham and Uzziah, oppression, wickedness and idolatry existed everywhere.
Ahaz became alarmed at the combination, and feared the capture of the holy city and the destruction of his kingdom.
