Wednesday Night Services

The Bible tells us that king Hoshea (the last king of the northern tribes) was evil, but not as bad as those who came before him. Why does the nation fall under him instead of one of the more evil kings before him? Why do the northern tribes become dispersed by the Assyrians and "lost" instead of preserved like their brethren in Judah were? They all did evil and worship idols with horrible sacrifices, so why is their identity as Israelites not preserved? We take on these and other questions from this chapter.