We are stepping back in history and following the lineage of man. It is NOT all inclusive. Some detail creeps in at Noah and blossoms from there. If you have been with me any length of time you know that genealogy is not my strong suit or my passion. I know God has His reasons […]
Jehoiachin surrendered to Nebuchadnezzar almost four decade ago. Now he is released from prison but not free to return home. Jehoiachin was the only king to voluntarily surrender himself and his people to an invading army. I’m sure he had his reasons for doing so but it still landed him in prison. He stayed there […]
No more kings for Judah. Nebuchadnezzar makes the grandson of King Josiah’s secretary governor over the people instead of appointing another king. I had to get that link to him from my bible helps. How on earth did this man wind up in charge of what was left of Judah? Did he have some kind […]
No more trying to pass things off in Jerusalem as ‘fine’. Nebuchadnezzar’s forces make the walls fall. And the last sight Zedekiah ever sees is his sons being killed. God’s judgement is being carried out on Jerusalem. His patience is exhausted and Babylon is His instrument of judgment. Jerusalem will crumble under that weight. This […]
The last king of Judah is the third of Josiah’s sons to sit on the throne. He was appointed by Nebuchadnezzar after he took Jehoiachin captive. I don’t know what it is about these foreign leaders that they have to change the name of the man they appoint. Zedekiah birth name was Mattaniah. This name […]
