DANIEL CHAPTER 6

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2 Chronicles 35

• In this chapter we are told that the king of Egypt comes to fight against Judah!
• And Josiah goes against him!
• And the king of Egypt sends him a message to tell him to stop fighting against him because God has sent him against Judah!
• But Josiah doesn't listen to him!
• And he is wounded during the battle and dies!
• It is a strange end for a king who tried to follow God in the best possible way!
• And at the end he opposes God!
• Maybe there are things we are not told!
• But it is difficult to have power and stay faithful to God!

 

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Jeremiah 3:12

Go, הָלֹ֡ךְ (hā·lōḵ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

proclaim וְקָֽרָאתָ֩ (wə·qā·rā·ṯā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

this הָאֵ֜לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those

message הַדְּבָרִ֨ים (had·də·ḇā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

toward the north: צָפ֗וֹנָה (ṣā·p̄ō·w·nāh) Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 6828: Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter

‘Return, שׁ֣וּבָה (šū·ḇāh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

O faithless מְשֻׁבָ֤ה (mə·šu·ḇāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4878: Turning back, apostasy

Israel,’ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle

the LORD. יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

‘I will no longer לֽוֹא־ (lō·w-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no

look on you with anger, אַפִּ֥יל (’ap·pîl) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

I [am] אֲנִי֙ (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I

merciful,’ חָסִ֤יד (ḥā·sîḏ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2623: Kind, pious

declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle

the LORD. יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

‘I will not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no

be angry אֶטּ֖וֹר (’eṭ·ṭō·wr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 5201: To guard, to cherish

forever. לְעוֹלָֽם׃ (lə·‘ō·w·lām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always

• God tells Israel there is a time for anger!
• And there is a time for forgetting!
• But Israel must change its attitude!
• And come back to God!
• Otherwise Israel won't be forgotten!
• But it happened so many times!
• So it is normal that the price to pay is always higher!
• But there is a limit!
• God's patience doesn't last forever!
• Same for mankind!

 

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Jeremiah 3:13

Only אַ֚ךְ (’aḵ) Adverb Strong's 389: A particle of affirmation, surely

acknowledge דְּעִ֣י (də·‘î) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 3045: To know

your guilt, עֲוֺנֵ֔ךְ (‘ă·wō·nêḵ) Noun - common singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity

that כִּ֛י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

you have rebelled פָּשָׁ֑עַתְּ (pā·šā·‘at) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 6586: To break away, trespass, apostatize, quarrel

against the LORD בַּיהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

your God. אֱלֹהַ֖יִךְ (’ĕ·lō·ha·yiḵ) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

You have scattered וַתְּפַזְּרִ֨י (wat·tə·p̄az·zə·rî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 6340: To scatter

your favors דְּרָכַ֜יִךְ (də·rā·ḵa·yiḵ) Noun - common plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

to foreign [gods] לַזָּרִ֗ים (laz·zā·rîm) Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2114: To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery

under תַּ֚חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

every כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

green רַעֲנָ֔ן (ra·‘ă·nān) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7488: Verdant, new, prosperous

tree עֵ֣ץ (‘êṣ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood

and have not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no

obeyed שְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ם (šə·ma‘·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

My voice,’” וּבְקוֹלִ֥י (ū·ḇə·qō·w·lî) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle

the LORD. יְהֹוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

• God asks Israel to acknowledge its guilt and rebellion against God!
• And its spiritual prostitution with other gods!
• It seems to be simple!
• But when you get used to doing it one way it is difficult to change!
• That's why it is important to do it the right way and keep it that way!
• Then we may grow in the search of the truth!
• Thus the truth is a way we must keep going on! And the fact it is easier to go on other ways indicates the right way!

 

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Jeremiah 3:14

“Return, שׁ֣וּבוּ (šū·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

O faithless שׁוֹבָבִים֙ (šō·w·ḇā·ḇîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7726: Turning back, recusant, apostate

children,” בָנִ֤ים (ḇā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1121: A son

declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle

the LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

“for כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

I אָנֹכִ֖י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I

am your master, בָּעַ֣לְתִּי (bā·‘al·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 1166: To be master, to marry

and I will take וְלָקַחְתִּ֨י (wə·lā·qaḥ·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 3947: To take

you— אֶתְכֶ֜ם (’eṯ·ḵem) Direct object marker | second person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

one אֶחָ֣ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first

from a city מֵעִ֗יר (mê·‘îr) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement

and two וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙ (ū·šə·na·yim) Conjunctive waw | Number - md Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

from a family— מִמִּשְׁפָּחָ֔ה (mim·miš·pā·ḥāh) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4940: A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people

and bring וְהֵבֵאתִ֥י (wə·hê·ḇê·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

you אֶתְכֶ֖ם (’eṯ·ḵem) Direct object marker | second person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

to Zion. צִיּֽוֹן׃ (ṣî·yō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6726: Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem

• Faithless children!
• Master!
• And the verb is to master or to marry!
• In all cases, it indicates a strong relationship!
• It also warns us about our relationship to God!
• Do we have a strong relationship to God?
• Do we make it grow?
• Or is it weak?
• And do we sometimes think about God's requirements?
• Do we think a weak relationship is enough for God to remember us or to forget us when God's kingdom comes?

 

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Jeremiah 3:15

Then I will give וְנָתַתִּ֥י (wə·nā·ṯat·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

you אֶתְכֶ֖ם (’eṯ·ḵem) Direct object marker | second person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

shepherds רֹעִ֖ים (rō·‘îm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with

after לָכֶ֛ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew

My own heart, כְּלִבִּ֑י (kə·lib·bî) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, center

who will feed וְרָע֥וּ (wə·rā·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with

you with knowledge דֵּעָ֥ה (dê·‘āh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1844: Knowledge

and understanding. וְהַשְׂכֵּֽיל׃ (wə·haś·kêl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 7919: To be, circumspect, intelligent

• First we must take the first step!
• Then God will do the second one!
• That's how a special relationship with God starts!
• I will give you shepherds after my own heart!
• They will feed you with knowledge and understanding!
• Yes, that's what we get in the Bible!
• But we must listen to them!
• Listen to their message!
• Absorb it!
• Again and again!
• And tell others about it!
• Then it keeps growing!
• And it becomes ours!

 

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Jeremiah 3:16,17

• These verses say that God will replace the ark of God by God's temple in Jerusalem! (Jeremiah 3:16)

At that הַהִ֗יא (ha·hî) Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

time בָּעֵ֣ת (bā·‘êṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 6256: Time, now, when

Jerusalem לִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ (lî·rū·šā·lim) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

will be called יִקְרְא֤וּ (yiq·rə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

The Throne כִּסֵּ֣א (kis·sê) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3678: Seat of honor, throne

of the LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

and all כָֽל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the nations הַגּוֹיִ֛ם (hag·gō·w·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

will be gathered וְנִקְוּ֨וּ (wə·niqw·wū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6960: To bind together, collect, to expect

in Jerusalem לִירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (lî·rū·šā·lim) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

to [honor] אֵלֶ֧יהָ (’ê·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the name לְשֵׁ֥ם (lə·šêm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8034: A name

of the LORD. יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

They will no longer וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no

follow יֵלְכ֣וּ (yê·lə·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

the stubbornness שְׁרִר֖וּת (šə·ri·rūṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8307: Firmness, stubbornness

of their evil הָרָֽע׃ (hā·rā‘) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

hearts. לִבָּ֥ם (lib·bām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, center

• They will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts!
• Destruction and reconstruction of Jerusalem!
• It happened twice!
• Then when God's kingdom comes there will be the new Jerusalem coming down from heaven and God and Jesus are its temple!
• That will be the big day!
• Through man's history we could see many repetitions!
• But there won't be any day like that!

 

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Let’s remember what happened when Jerusalem was first destroyed!

https://www.thehistoryville.com/nebuchadnezzar-destroyed-jerusalem/

In December 589 BC, Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, invaded Jerusalem and began a siege against King Zedekiah of Judah and the inhabitants of jerusalem. The siege lasted for more than a year as the Jews endured the effects of the blockade. Morality among the Jews plummeted as famine set in and because of their poor state, various plagues began to afflict them.

Finally, the food supply was depleted and their misery increased, as many were reduced to cannibalism. Their resistance didn’t last for long as the Babylonians broke through the walls, pillaged, and looted the city in July 587 BC. Many Jews were murdered.

The walls, the temple, and the whole city were razed to the ground. Those who were not slaughtered were taken as captives to babylon. The poor ones were, however, left behind. Everything that remained of Jerusalem was ash and ruins.

 

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But why did the Jews experience such awful suffering and devastation? How and why did the King of Babylon destroy Jerusalem? First, let’s look at the life of the man, Nebuchadnezzar.

The Man Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadnezzar is popularly known as the destroyer of Solomon’s Temple. He was also the King of Babylon. He was the son of Nabopolassar the Chaldean, who ruled over much of the civilised world from 604 to 562 BC.

His original name was Nebuchadrezza, which means “O god Nabu, preserve my firstborn son.” However, when Jerusalem was sacked in 587 BC, the Israelites made fun of the king’s name and renamed it Nebuchadnezzar, meaning “O god Nabu, protect my jackass”.

The King of Babylon is infamous for destroying the jewish presence in the Land of Israel. He then exiled the vast majority of its citizens to Babylon, after he had desecrated and burnt the nation’s Holy Temple.

 

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Ascension to Power

King Nebuchadnezzar II was the longest reigned and most powerful ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, who allegedly built the first public museum in world history in his royal palace in Babylon and, of course, the Hanging Gardens of babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient World, which he built for his wife, the Median Queen Amytis because she missed the green hills and valleys of her country.

One of the greatest generals in history, King Alexander the Great of Macedonia would later die in this same royal palace, 239 years after King Nebuchadnezzar’s death, on June 11, 323 BC.

Despite being a man of diminutive height, Nebuchadnezzar had great ambitions. He dreamt of conquering the world and made no attempt to keep it secret. As a prince, he was frequently mocked as to how a short man could reign over the entire world.

Yet, with the ferocity of a roaring lion, Nebuchadnezzar came to power and struck terror in the hearts of the people. As his father, King Nabopolassar’s chief military officer he was no stranger to the art of war and cruelty. According to the Talmud, during his reign, nebuchadnezzar cast such terror upon men that when he died and appeared in hell, extreme fear overwhelmed those who were there, fearing that he had come to impose his rule over them.

Nebuchadnezzar declared himself a god, “I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High,” Isaiah 14:14. Before long he had become the world superpower. His most fearsome general, Nebuzaradan carved the king’s image unto his chariot and trembled in fear of his master even when he was far away.

Not only was the whole human world subject to nebuchadnezzar, Jeremiah’s prophecy put forth the surprising revelation that he was also granted authority over the animal kingdom: “Now I will give all your countries into the hands of my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; I will make even the wild animals subjectv to him,” Jeremiah 27:6.

Thus, Nebuchadnezzar was said to ride on the back of a male lion as a snake was tied to its head.

 

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Nebuchadnezzar conquers Israel

During the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar conquered and destroyed the fortified city of Ashkelon, after which he consolidated his authority over the land of Israel.

All the kings of Syria and Israel, including Jehoiakim of Judah, were compelled to pay tribute to nebuchadnezzar. This was a bitter pill for Jehoiakim to swallow as he had been appointed by the Egyptian Pharaoh Necho, a sworn enemy of Nebuchadnezzar.

In 598 BC, after three years of submission to Nebuchadnezzar, King Jehoikim attempted to shake off the yoke of Babylon and pledge allegiance to Egypt. The revolt was suppressed and Jehoiakim was bound in chains, prepared to be taken to babylon. However, he died a horrible death after being dragged through the streets outside Jerusalem, where his corpse was thrown. Jehoiakim’s death fulfilled the prophecy of Jeremiah:

“Therefore, this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah:”They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’

“He will have the burial of a donkey - dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.” - Jeremiah 22:18-19.

After Jehoiakim’s death, his eighteen-year-old son, Jehoiachin became the king of Judah. However, the teenage king reigned for just three months as his reign was cut short when Nebuchadnezzar came down to Jerusalem. He captured all of the country’s officials and tens of thousands of others. He also plundered all the treasures of Solomon’s Temple and the King’s Palace and took them with him to Babylon.

Then nebuchadnezzar appointed Jehoiachin’s uncle, Zedekiah to the throne, and subjugated the neighbouring empires - including Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon - to Zedekiah. His reign lasted 11 years, before he, too, conspired with the Egyptians and rebelled against Babylon, despite his promise to remain loyal to Nebuchadnezzar.

 

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A Crushing Response to Zedekiah’s Rebellion

Nebuchadnezzar had always been cautious of conflict with Israel and its Holy Temple, as he did not believe that God would sanction the destruction of Jerusalem.

In order to establish the divine intention, Nebuchadnezzar, after he had enlisted the services of a sorcerer, fired several arrows in the direction of different nations. All the arrows he fired split, apart from the one in the direction of Jerusalem. He then perceived it as a sign that he would be victorious.

Nevertheless, he was worried that he would meet the same fate as Sennacherib, the Assyrian king who had miraculously vanquished several years earlier, so he set up his headquarters in Riblah, present-day Syria near the border with Lebanon and he sent his general, Nebuzaradan to destroy Judah.

Nebuchadnezzar warned Nebuzaradan that he would face defeat if he allowed the Jews to pray and repent of their evil ways. He also instructed him to drive them out as if they were being hunted by a lion and not to stop until they reached the rivers of Babylon.

 

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Nebuchadnezzar Destroys Jerusalem

Nebuchadnezzar barricaded Jerusalem for nearly two years and eventually breached the walls of the city in the month of Tammuz, that is, July 587 BC.

He had arrayed Nebuzaradan with 300 mules loaded with iron axes that could cut iron. All, but one, were destroyed in an effort to open one of the gates of Jerusalem. While briefly considering the withdrawal from the city, Nebuzaradan made a final attempt with the remaining axe as the gates gave way on July 7.

On July 9, 587 BC, Nebuzaradan then went on to destroy the Holy Temple, the palace of the King, and all its dwellings by fire. While Zedekiah initially managed to escape through an underground passage leading to Jericho, he was captured, after his soldiers had deserted him, and taken away to appear before Nebuchadnezzar at Riblah.

 

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Exile to Babylon

Once there, the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before him, blinded him, tied him in chains, and sent him as a prisoner to Babylon. Then he took King Solomon’s throne and attempted to preside over Zedekiah’s fate sitting on it, but he was stopped from doing so. When the Jews arrived in Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar spared no effort to humiliate them. He made them march down the riverbank, bound and naked, while he watched from a royal ship on the water. Among the exiles were Jewish youths whose beauty was so striking. Nebuchadnezzar had them executed and their bodies mutilated and trampled underfoot to prevent the Chaldean women from seeing their beauty and desiring it. A daring attempt by some 80,000 young priests to escape ended in tragedy.

 

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The Dreams and idolatry of Nebuchadnezzar

The stories concerning Nebuchadnezzar’s attempts to ensnare the Jews in the practice of idolatry, the insanity that followed him for seven years, his good acts toward the Jewish poor in his later years, and other narratives have been chronicled in diverse writings. You can read more about Nebuchadnezzar in the Bible book of Daniel.

 

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The Death of Nebuchadnezzar

The prophet Daniel had been one of Nebuchadnezzar’s trusted advisors during the reign of the king and was elevated to a new place of influence because of his ability to interpret dreams.

One day, Nebuchadnezzar woke up from one of his dreams, frightened. He found himself in a dream living like a farm animal, eating grass from the field, and losing his ability to reason. He then asked Daniel for an interpretation. Daniel told him that he would quickly fall into an animal-like life and that the only way to keep his mental health from failing was to offer charity.

Nebuchadnezzar opened his storehouses and for a year gave charity to those who wanted it most, especially the recently-exiled Jews.

As the year went by, he grew resentful and closed his storehouses, thereby stopping the giving of the charity, because his mental health had shown no decline.

Nebuchadnezzar then began to behave like an animal and had to be removed from the throne. He was in his state for seven years. His son, Evil-Merodach (Amel-Mardul) ruled in his place as regent during the period of Nebuchadnezzar’s insanity. After the seven years had elapsed, Nebuchadnezzar returned to his senses and emerged from his exile where he found his son seated on his throne. Immediately, Evil-Merodach was thrown into prison for life and held responsible for what had happened to his father. He remained there until the death of Nebuchadnezzar in 562 BC.

As long as Nebuchadnezzar lived, no man smiled. Therefore, at his death, the entire world burst forth in triumphant jubilation.

Upon the death of his father, the Babylonian advisors asked Evil-Merodach to take up his rightful place, which he declined until he was certain his father was really dead. The advisors then exhume Nebuchadnezzar’s body and then proceeded to stab the corpse repeatedly beforev dragging it through the streets of Babylon. This fulfilled Isaiah’s prophecy:

“But you are cast youtube of your grave like a rejected branch, covered by those slain with the sword, and dumped into a rocky pit, like a carcass trampled underfoot.” Isaiah 14:19

 

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https://www.conformingtojesus.com/charts-maps/en/israel_and_judah_map.htm

 

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https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/israel_map2.htm

 

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Jeremiah 3:18

In those

הָהֵ֔מָּה (hā·hêm·māh)

Article | Pronoun - third person masculine plural

Strong's 1992: They


days

בַּיָּמִ֣ים (bay·yā·mîm)

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 3117: A day


the house

בֵית־ (ḇêṯ-)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 1004: A house


of Judah

יְהוּדָ֖ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites


will walk

יֵלְכ֥וּ (yê·lə·ḵū)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural

Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk


with

עַל־ (‘al-)

Preposition

Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against


the house

בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 1004: A house


of Israel,

יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc


and they will come

וְיָבֹ֤אוּ (wə·yā·ḇō·’ū)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural

Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go


together

יַחְדָּו֙ (yaḥ·dāw)

Adverb

Strong's 3162: A unit, unitedly


from the land

מֵאֶ֣רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ)

Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct

Strong's 776: Earth, land


of the north

צָפ֔וֹן (ṣā·p̄ō·wn)

Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 6828: Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter


to

עַל־ (‘al-)

Preposition

Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against


the land

הָאָ֕רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)

Article | Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 776: Earth, land


I have given your ancestors

אֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem)

Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural

Strong's 1: Father


as an inheritance.

הִנְחַ֖לְתִּי (hin·ḥal·tî)

Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular

Strong's 5157: To inherit, to occupy, to bequeath, distribute, instate

• Judah and Israel will walk together!

 

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• When was the kingdom of Israel destroyed?

• around 720 BCE
• The Kingdom of Israel was destroyed around 720 BCE, when it was conquered by the Neo-Assyrian Empire. While the Kingdom of Judah remained intact during this time, it became a client state of first the Neo-Assyrian Empire and then the Neo-Babylonian Empire.

• History of ancient Israel and Judah - Wikipedia

• When was the kingdom of Judah destroyed?

• 587 BCE
• In 587 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar II besieged and destroyed Jerusalem, bringing an end to the kingdom. A large number of Judeans were exiled to Babylon, and the fallen kingdom was then annexed as a Babylonian province.
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• Kingdom of Judah - Wikipedia

• When was Jerusalem rebuilt?

• After Babylon had fallen to Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, in 539 BCE, he allowed the exiled Judeans to return to Zion and rebuild Jerusalem. The Second Temple was completed in 516 BCE.
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• Siege of Jerusalem (587 BC) - Wikipedia

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_ancient_Israel_and_Judah

The exilic period, which saw the development of the Israelite religion (Yahwism) towards the distinct monotheism of Judaism, ended with the fall of Babylon to the Achaemenid Persian Empire around 538 BCE. Subsequently, Persian king Cyrus the Great issued a proclamation known as the Edict of Cyrus, which authorized and encouraged exiled Jews to return to the Land of Israel.[9][10] Cyrus' proclamation began the exiles' return to Zion, inaugurating the formative period in which a more distinctive Jewish identity was developed in the Persian province of Yehud. During this time, the destroyed Solomon's Temple was replaced by the Second Temple, marking the beginning of the Second Temple period.

During the Hellenistic period, Yehud was absorbed into the Hellenistic kingdoms that followed the conquests of Alexander the Great. The 2nd century BCE saw a successful Jewish revolt against the Seleucid Empire and the subsequent formation of the Hasmonean kingdom—the last nominally independent kingdom of Israel. The Hasmonean kingdom gradually began to lose its independence from 63 BCE onwards, under Pompey the Great. It eventually became a client state of the Roman Republic and later of the Parthian Empire. Following the installation of client kingdoms under the Herodian dynasty, the Roman province of Judaea was wracked by civil disturbances, which culminated in the First Jewish–Roman War. The Jewish defeat by the Roman Empire in this conflict saw the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE as well as the emergence of Rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity. The name Judaea (Iudaea) then ceased to be used by the Greco-Romans. After the Bar Kokhba revolt of 135 CE, the majority of Jews in the Levant were expelled, after which Judaea was renamed by the Romans to Syria Palaestina.

• As you can see on the map of today’s Israel, the territory of Israel has nothing to do with what it was at the time of Joshua and even when Israel and Judah were separated!

• When Jesus came, the Jews were waiting for someone who could free them from the Romans!

• But Jesus didn’t come for that!

• Thus we come back to the New Jerusalem!

• When God’s kingdom will take the lead!