• Congregational Reading: 2 Kings 25:1-30 *

I. HISTORICAL EXPLANATION OF OUR TEXT

Jerusalem's Destruction & Judah's Captivity
1. review of our timeline
- a. reign of Nebuchadnezzar (605-562 BC)
--- i. 1st siege of Jerusalem (597 BC), 2 Ki 24:1-17
- b. reign of Zedekiah צדקיּהו (597-586 BC), 11 yrs, 2 Ki 24:18
---ii. 2nd siege of Jerusalem (593 BC), Ezek 1:1-3
2. rebellion & ruin of Zedekiah (588-586 BC)
- a. siege against Jerusalem, 2 Ki 25:1-2 (Jan 588 BC)
- b. severe famine in the city, 2 Ki 25:3-7
- c. spoils of the city, 2 Ki 25:8-21 (Aug 586 BC)

Judah's Appointed Governor
1. Gedaliah appointed governor, 2 Ki 25:22-24
2. Gedaliah slain by Ishmael & 10 men, 2 Ki 25:25
- a. the people flee to Egypt, 2 Ki 25:26

Jehoiachin Released from Prison
1. Jehoiachin released, 2 Ki 25:27-30 (561 BC)

II. HOLY APPLICATION FROM OUR TEXT

Prophetic Contradictions?
1. Ezekiel 12:13
2. Jeremiah 32:3-5

Prophetic Considerations for the Christ-less
1. slew the sons of Zedekiah, Mark 8:36-38; Matt 25:29
2. put out the eyes of Zedekiah, עור 2 Cor 4:4
3. bound him with fetters of brass, Rom 6:16
4. carried him to Babylon, Matt 25:29-30
5. while it may appear contrary, it will come to pass
- a. Num 32:23

Prophetic Cautions for the Christian
1. slew the sons of Zedekiah, Eph 6:4
2. put out the eyes of Zedekiah, Matt 6:23
3. bound him with fetters of brass, Gal 5:17
4. carried him to Babylon, Gal 3:23; Col 2:8

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