Conclusion of Jerusalem Is Destroyed

Why has Jehovah  let this terrible destruction happen to the Israelites?  Because they have not listened to Jehovah and they have not obeyed his laws.  This shows how important it is for us to always do what God says.

At first a few people are allowed to stay in the land of Israel. King Neb-u-chad-nez'zar puts a few Jew named Ged-a-li'ah in charge of these people. But the some Israelites murder Ged-a-li'ah. Now the people are afraid that the Babylonians will come and destroy them all because this bad thing has happened.  So they force Jeremiah to come with them, and the run away to Egypt.

This leaves the land of Israel without any people at all. For 70 years no one lives in the land. It is completely empty. But Jehovah promises that he will bring his people back to the land after 70 years. In the meantime, what is happening to God's people in the land of Babylon where they have been taken?

Let's see.

2 Kings 25:1-26; Jeremiah 29:10; Ezekiel 1:1-3; 8:1-18. 

Next time:  They Would Not Bow Down

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