Journey Through the Bible

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And you have done worse than your fathers, for
behold, each one follows the dictates of his own
evil heart, so that no one listens to Me. (Jer.
1612)
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Journey Through the Bible

• 3rd Cycle Captivity

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2 Ki. 24-25 2 Chr. 36
R. Captivity
Captivity
J. Alone

• 70 years of captivity
• Messages of hope
• Cyrus degree

• Captivity Timeline (586-516 B.C.) 2 Ki.
  241-2530 2 Chr. 361-21
• 605 B.C. Jeremiah prophecies against Judah.
  Jer. 251-11
• Jehoiakim paying tribute money to Pharaoh Neco. 2
  Ki. 2335
• 605 B.C. in the 4th yr of Jehoiakim. 2 Ki. 241
• taken into captivity (1st deportation)
• Daniel taken captive. Dan. 11-2

Reference 2 Ki. 24-25 2 Chr. 36
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2 Ki. 24-25 2 Chr. 36
R. Captivity
Captivity
J. Alone

• 70 years of captivity
• Messages of hope
• Cyrus degree

• Background to the Captivity (605 B.C.)
• Jeremiah prophecies against Judah. Jer. 251-11
  (cp. Jer. 2620-24)
• Jehoiakim paying tribute money to Pharaoh Neco.
  2 Ki. 2335
• Nebuchadnezzar comes up
• Jehoiakim becomes vassal.
• King, Daniel, others deported to Babylon. 2 Ki.
  241 Dan. 11-2
• This is the 1st deportation

Reference 2 Ki. 24-25 2 Chr. 36
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2 Ki. 24-25 2 Chr. 36
R. Captivity
Captivity
J. Alone

• 70 years of captivity
• Messages of hope
• Cyrus degree

• Background to the Captivity (597 B.C.)
• Jehoiachin taken to Babylon. 2 Ki. 2410-16
• Ezekiel also taken during this siege. Ezek. 11-3
  
• In 593 B.C. Ezekiel begins prophecying (5th yr of
  Jehoiachins exile).
• Prophecies about upcoming destruction of temple
  and coming destruction against Jerusalem. Ezek.
  2415-27
• 2nd deportation

Reference 2 Ki. 24-25 2 Chr. 36
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2 Ki. 24-25 2 Chr. 36
R. Captivity
Captivity
J. Alone

• 70 years of captivity
• Messages of hope
• Cyrus degree

• Captivity Begins(586-516 B.C.) 2 Ki. 25
• Zedekiah rebels against Nebuchadnezzar.
• Didnt humble himself before Jeremiah. Jer.
  213ff
• Rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar. 2 Chr. 3613
• Jerusalem overthrown temple destroyed.
• 3rd deportation. (586 B.C.)

Reference 2 Ki. 24-25 2 Chr. 36 Zedekiahs
reign (2 Ki. 251-)
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2 Ki. 24-25 2 Chr. 36
R. Captivity
Captivity
J. Alone

• 70 years of captivity
• Messages of hope
• Cyrus degree

• Prophets During/Around Captivity Period.
• 626-597 B.C. Jeremiah 13th yr. of Josiah till
  11th yr of Zedekiah. Jer. 11-2
• 70 yrs prophesied. Jer. 2511
• 605-536 B.C. Daniel taken captive. Dan. 11
  101
• Lived through the 70 yrs of captivity.
• 593-??? B.C. Ezekiels prophetic ministry
  begins in Babylon. Eze. 11-3

Reference Jeremiah, Daniel, Ezekiel
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2 Ki. 24-25 2 Chr. 36
R. Captivity
Captivity
J. Alone

• 70 years of captivity
• Messages of hope
• Cyrus degree

• Gods prophets condemned Judah. Jer. 161-13
• Because of their forefathers
• They were worse than their forefathers.
• Jeremiahs life a symbol of this period
  destitution.
• But, God promised hope for restoration
• Jeremiah Jer. 30-33
• Daniel Dan. 12
• Ezekiel Ezek. 40-48

Reference Jeremiah, Daniel, Ezekiel
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2 Ki. 24-25 2 Chr. 36
R. Captivity
Captivity
J. Alone

• 70 years of captivity
• Messages of hope
• Cyrus degree

• Babylon destroyed Persia rules (539 B.C.)
• Cyrus Issues decree (536 B.C.)
• Earlier prophesied by Isaiah. Isa. 4428 more
  than 100 years before Cyrus became king
• Prophesied by Jeremiah. Jer. 2512 more than 60
  yrs before Cyrus became king
• Fulfilled 1st yr of Cyrus (king of Persia). 2
  Chr. 3622-23

Reference 2 Chronicles 36 Ezra 1 Cyrus decree
(2 Chr. 3622-23)