Oh You Drunken Leaders: Introduction to Chapters 28–33: We return to the kind of material that occupied chapters 1–12—prophecies and stories directly concerning eighth-century B.C. Judah and Jerusalem. The difference is that much of these chapters relates to a subsequent period, the reign of Hezekiah and the period of his seeking help from Egypt in asserting freedom from Assyrian domination in 705–701 B.C. The fundamental issues in Judah’s life remain as they were a few years earlier. Centrally, the question is whether the people will live by trust in the promise of God regarding king and city, treating these as the key to their security and freedom, or whether they will insist on seeking freedom and security in alliances with stronger nations. Only the external politics have changed: Assy…