II
Kings 24 The Kingdom of Judah Goes into Captivity
When
Nebuchadnezzar comes against Judah, Jehoiakim cooperates for three years, then
rebels against him. Johoiakim then slept with his fathers, and his son, Jehoiachin
reigns.
Babylon,
instead of Israel is in control of this area now. This is because the
Israelites continued in sin and in their rebellion against God. God had given
them the occupancy of the land on one condition: their obedience. God had given
them the land by an unconditional covenant. But their occupancy was conditional,
and they failed to meet that condition.
The
king and all the nobility were carried away in the first group that went into
captivity.
Nebuchadnezzar
then makes Zedekiah king over the remaining people. He did not improve the line
of kings.
Once
again, the false prophets said, “Look, God is on our side.” But God was not on
Israel’s side because Israel was not on God’s side.
We
should make sure not that God is on our side but that we are on His side.
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Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.
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