Many years ago, when my girls were young, their mother and I took them to London, among other stops, mostly in The Netherlands. While in London, one of our memorable visits was The British Museum. Our girls loved it, as did I.

One part of the museum was the exhibit featuring ancient Mesopotamia. An exhibit which I found particularly fascinating, was the Lachish Reliefs, a series of panels carved in stone telling the story of the conquests of King Sennacherib of Assyria, particularly his siege of Jerusalem around 700 BC.

What made this particularly interesting was that right before me was an ancient Assyrian document—albeit carved in stone—telling the story of Sennacherib’s siege of Jerusalem and their King, Hezekiah. Sennacherib boasted of what he would do to Jerusalem as he’d done to Samaria. The Assyrian document does not describe the fall of Jerusalem, because he did not succeed. This is the exact same historical record as found in Isaiah and 2Kings, only from the other side of the conflict.

I have put my life’s work and my life, by faith, into the hands of God, whom I trust. It’s especially cool when I experience moments like that. I have read of non- Biblical records and seen photos in many a text, but to stand within reaching distance of the real deal was extra-ordinary. I could have reached out (this was many years ago) and touched the name Hezekiah—and been severely reprimanded by a guard. Maybe few people would experience this is any big deal, but for me it was a subtle tap on the shoulder reminding me that as Mulder and Scully would say, “The truth is out there.”