II
Kings 25- The Siege
Nebuchadnezzar
made Zedekiah king of Judah. After a few years Zedekiah rebelled. They tell the
exact date of when the siege began because it indicated the beginning of the
end of Jerusalem.
The
enemy broke into the city, and the king with his troops tried to escape. But
they were captured. The prophet Jeremiah had predicted the fall of Jerusalem,
and he was considered a traitor because he had told the people the truth.
They
killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah,
and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.
Because
of the rebellion of Jerusalem, Nebuchadnezzar burned and leveled it. The armies
of Nebuchadnezzar had devastated the city. The false prophets had insisted that
God would not let the city be destroyed. They were indeed false prophets. They
left those who would be of no value to them. Also, they wanted the land to
continue to produce so they could exact taxes from it.
The
temple was cleaned out before it was destroyed with fire. All that wealth was
carried into Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar appointed Gedaliah to govern the people
who were left in the land. They should have listened to him and to the prophet
Jeremiah who urged them to settle down and accept this form of government.
Instead, they assassinated Gedaliah. They fled to Egypt and became colonists
there. Jeremiah was forced to go with them.
Evil
-Merodach extends amnesty as he comes to the throne of Babylon. Jehoichin is
given a position of honor among the other kings in his court.
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Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.
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