The Babylonian Captivity
The pivotal events in the Old Testament history of the Israelites are the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. by the Babylonians and Judah’s subsequent captivity in Babylon. How could these tragedies have happened to God’s people? How could the Davidic kingship be cut off? How could the Temple, indwelled by the Lord Himself, be destroyed? The issues surrounding Judah’s destruction areGet More Articles—Subscribe Today!
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Thanks for this enlightening article. Very educational.
I’ve recently finished studying the book of Daniel and Jeremiah and currently on the book of Lamentations. My goal this year is to complete my studies on all the prophets. Your article will be added to my toolbox of resources for my study. Thank you for your time writing and posting “The Babylonian Captivity”.
Thank you, so much I got a real good understanding . We have been studying the book of Nehemiah and had to understand why Judah had been taken into captivity.
Beautifully succinct and so informative. I find that reading the Old Testament, without an understanding of the history of the chosen people, can be very baffling at times. This has really helped me gain a better understanding of Daniel even though the author(s) of that book seems to have got the chronology of the kings mixed up.
David,
I was looking for something and noticed your remarks and I had to respond.
There are no errors in the Bible. The only errors I ever found were ones done while translating the Greek and Hebrew to English. God is Spirit and you have to worship in Spirit. There are some literal parts, but it is all Spiritual (parables/symbolic). Many scholars assume that the chronology of the kings is in error. They aren’t. If you want a profound understanding of the chronology, please search for the History of Redemption Series done by Rev Abraham Park. He explains it very well, without error.
To give you a little insight, the Jews have two calendars (Similar to our regular calendar and fiscal (starting with July) calendar). At first, you would think that Israel used one and Judah used the other, but that is not the case. Good kings used one calendar, while the wicked kings used the other. Once you plot it out, it all aligns correctly.
Again, the 66 books of the Bible have no errors in their original language (Hebrew/Greek). If you aren’t sure, then I recommend you pray with determination that the Holy Spirit will give you the wisdom and understanding to comprehend the deep things of God. If you are determined (have to be to overcome Satan), He will give you the answer. Hang in there.
Written extremely well.
Thanks for your help in my preparation of teaching adults on Tomorrow 5/24/2020
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