640 B. C. King Josiah's Exile In Babylon

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After the passing of Solomon, Israel and Judah were partitioned into the Northern and Southern Kingdoms separately. The book was composed in the middle of the fifth year and twenty-seventh of the exile in Babylon. Josiah became ruler in around 640 B.C. and reform Judah when he discovered the lost scrolls of the Law during the remodeling of the Temple in 622 B.C. King Josiah's reforms were considered as for his own personal benefits and desires despite his sincerity in doing so by his people. During his time, the prophet Jeremiah was raised up by God to took a stand in opposition to the disappointments of change developments to create certified otherworldly restoration and denounced the individuals who are not genuine in advancing …show more content…

In any case, his plot to oppose Babylon was found out and his rule went on only for three months. Eliakim, known as Jehoiakim, co-operate with Egypt for a while. He put substantial assessments on the general population, restore the pagan worship and destroy the changes that his father Josiah had made amid his rule. After Egypt was defeated by King Nebuchadnezzar, he turned out to be faithful to him publicly while plotting against him behind his back to break away from Babylon. His plot was found out and King Nebuchadnezzar went back to Jerusalem. Before he reached Jerusalem, King Jehoiakim passed on. His demise was not …show more content…

He was enthusiastic to set up his autonomy and was effortlessly induced to join the insubordination which was driven by Egypt as leader of the disobedience under Pharaoh Hophra against Babylon. His arrangements was figured out by King Nebuchadnezzar. He was expelled from his imperial throne and King Nebuchadnezzar smashed the defiance (2 Kings 25 : 1-7). King Nebuchadnezzar laid attack to Jerusalem in 588 B.C. King Zedekiah attempted to escape however was caught, and Jerusalem fell under the control of the Babylonians in 587/586 B.C. Zedekiah's children were murdered before him, then blinded and taken to Babylon where he passed on later. After the fall of Jerusalem, Judah was set under the Babylonian-designated Governor named Gedaliah (2 Kings 25 : 22-26 and Jeremiah 40 : 5). His rule was short and later killed (Jeremiah 41 : 1-10). A large portion of the refugees fled to Egypt including Jeremiah and Baruch from Judah (2 Kings 25 :

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