The Babylonian Captivity
Around 605 BC. Nineveh and Assyria had fallen. It was just
Egypt and Babylon who were seeking world supremacy. The
young brilliant new king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, went
out and defeated the Egyptians at Carchemish. He marched on
to Judah, during Jehoiakim`s reign, and took thousands of
Hebrews back to Babylon (including Daniel, who became ...
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The young brilliant king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar,
marched on Judah during Jehoiakim`s reign, and took
thousands of Hebrews back to Babylon including Daniel, who
became one of the greatest prophets....
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King Nebuchadnezzar set up a puppet king, Zedekiah of
David`s line, to sit on the throne of Judah and made him
swear an oath of allegiance (2 Chr 36:10-12)....
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Zedekiah was as faithless as the rest of the evil kings of
Judah. He then rebelled and allied with other enemies. When
Nebuchadnezzar heard he came back for the last time, in 586
BC, to reduce Jerusalem to rubble and send the Temple up in
flames. Zedekiah was forced to witness the slaughter of his
sons, then his eyes were put out, and he himse...
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When Nebuchadnezzar heard of Zedekiah`s rebellion he came
back to Jerusalem for the last time, in 586 BC, reduced
Jerusalem to rubble and sent the Temple up in flames.
Zedekiah was forced to witness the slaughter of his sons,
then his eyes were put out, and he himself was carried off
to Babylon. The Kingdom was over and the "times of the
gent...
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