instruction, to those priest kings, just as Yahweh did to Moses. Moreover, the gods could impart covenant or “sworn agreement,” just as Yahweh did with Moses. Such covenants and laws were deposited in the god’s temple. Because Assyrian kings believed they had received divine instruction for rule of their own lands and people, they could expect that Israel’s God would likewise give instruction (torah) for his territories. A passage from the history of Israel supports this view. Second Kings 17:24–25