After 36 years Jehoiachin is free. He isn’t freed until Nebuchadnezzar dies but he is freed. He never sees Jerusalem again though. Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he took the throne. His father, Jehoiakim was killed after he rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar and stopped paying tribute. Jehoiachin reigned for three months and ten days before […]
Today we get to see the numbers taken from Judah during Nebuchadnezzar’s attacks. The numbers go down as there are fewer people left in the land. This section of our reading surprised me. I had no idea that Nebuchadnezzar took captives from Judah THREE times. I only knew of two. I THOUGHT the first was […]
As we recount the fall of Jerusalem, we also revisit the time the Temple burned. Not before it was looted of all its precious metals. Before we get into the destruction of the Temple, I want to point out something that always made it a little harder for me to follow the timeline in Kings […]
Concluding the book of Jeremiah Jerusalem’s fall is revisited. And the reason for their fall is stated loud and clear. God’s patience came to an end. When I first started reading this section, I was wondering if we would see more detail or a different perspective of this story. At this point, we are given […]
Babylon has served its purpose and is set for utter destruction. It is time she pays for her zeal in destroying Judah and Jerusalem. God is STILL watching over His people. Babylon was not just going to be conquered but would be utterly destroyed. We know from studying history that this is exactly what happened. […]
