The Biblical Illustrator - 2 Kings 25:1-21
2 Kings 25:1-21And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign.Captivity of JudahWe have two prominent characters in this lesson--Zedekiah King of Judah, and Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon. The latter was one of the remarkable men of the world, not only as a military conqueror, but as a ruler of great genius and executive power. Zedekiah was the youngest son of Josiah, and was placed on the throne by Nebuchadnezzar at the age of twenty-one. He reigned eleven years in Jerusalem, and “did that... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 25:1-30
2 Kings 25:18 . Seraiah, the father of Ezra, was put to death with the nobles for rebellion; but many of those who thus suffered had also made a false covenant with the Lord; and their sins found them out. Jeremiah 34:18. REFLECTIONS. Standing now on the ruins of a burned and desecrated temple, what is the history of the Hebrew nation for nine hundred years, since the emancipation from Egypt, but a sea of troubles. After the intervals of sunshine and calm, storms more furious seem to arise... read more