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II CHRONICLES CHAPTER 36

Welcome to the end of sixth century B.C., the year is 500B.C., and we find Father had divided the Nation of the House of Israel into two separate Nations—the House of Israel and the House of Judah—380 years ago, and one of those Nations no longer being in existence: The Nation of the House of Israel which had consisted of ten Tribes—Reuben, Simeon, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Ephraim and half the Tribe of Manasseh—and occupied the Northern territories—which are now in the hands of the Assyrians and no longer Israelite territory—but because of their ungodliness, had been into captivity by the Assyrians. The siege of the People of the House of Israel had taken place 113 years before this Chapter—613B.C.—and 2 then years after the siege began, they were taken into captivity by the Assyrians. At some point, the People of Israel had had enough of their Assyrian captors and many of them escaped the Assyrians by fleeing up over the Caucasus Mountains; so now we are down to one Nation: the House of Judah which comprises two Tribes—Judah and Benjamin—and occupying the southern territories. At present, the House of Judah has as it’s king, king Josiah, who is in the eighteenth year of his reign and rule over the Nation. As we are reading in the The Books of the Chronicles—(click here)—we are reading things in the Esoteric, meaning, we are reading things from Father’s point of view or perspective, or in other words, events viewed from the Divine standpoint, and as seen and understood by the spiritual mind, to take that further, you could say, from the moral aspect, and you could go even further and say, for those with the “eyes to see.” The reason Father split the Nation into two separate Nations was because of the actions of Israel’s third man-king, David’s son, Solomon—as can be read in I Kings 11:1-11—(click here)—taking unto himself many foreign wives, served their false gods and idols, built altars for those false gods and idols on Father’s Holy mountain, turned his back on Father, which angered Father and caused Father to tell him that He was splitting the Nation into two separate Nations, but not until Solomon returned Home to Him and his son Rehoboam took over the reign and rule of the Nation.

II Chronicles 35—(click here)—brought us king Josiah conducting and holding one of the grandest Passovers in all the House of Israel’s history, we read in II Chronicles 35:18—(Click here)—the following: II Chronicles 35:18 And there was no^H3808 passover^H6453 like to^H3644 that kept^H6213 in Israel^H3478 from the days^H4480 ^H3117 of Samuel^H8050 the prophet;^H3050 neither^H3808 did^H6213 all^H3605 the kings^H4428 of Israel^H3478 keep^H6213 such a passover^H6453 as^H834 Josiah^H2977 kept,^H6213 and the priests,^H3548 and the Levites,^H3881 and all^H3605 Judah^H3063 and Israel^H3478 that were present,^H4672 and the inhabitants^H3427 of Jerusalem.^H3389   —>   A True and Awesome statement concerning Josiah and the People he reigned and ruled over.

After holding and conducting the Passover, there is thirteen year span of time which neither II Chronicles 35:20-27—(Click here)—nor II Kings 23:25-37—(Click here)—cover; as, the next we read concerning Josiah is during the last year of his reign and rule, and the last year of his life, when Pharaoh-necho, the king of Egypt decides he wants to go up to Assyria to get some of the spoils of war from the king of Babylon who over-ran and defeated the king of Assyria. In order to do so, he tries to go through Israelite territory, Josiah gets word that he is on his boarder and confronts Necho. Necho tells Josiah that he is on a mission from Father ELOHIM; that, he is not coming against Josiah, Josiah should just leave him alone and pass through his territory and all will be alright. Josiah decide he is having none of it and goes out to stop Necho and his army to his own demise. He disguises himself as a commoner and one of Pharaoh-necho’s soldiers lets loose an arrow which hits and mortally wounds Josiah. Josiah tells one of his troops to put him in his chariot and take him back to Jerusalem where he dies and get buried with the righteous kings of Israel, which is how the Chapter closes.

This then brings us current, and we open this Chapter—the last Chapter of the wonderful Books of the Chronicles of the Kings—with Josiah’s son Jehoahaz beginning his short reign and rule over the Nation.

With that introduction being said, let’s go to Father and ask Him for His Blessings on our Study of His Word: “ Father, I come to You right now and ask that You Oh LORD Lead me and Guide me as I try and teach Your Word, don’t allow me to mis-teach or mis-lead Your Children. We, Father, also come to You as a group who desire to Learn Your Word, to thank You for inviting us to Your table in order that we might be able to partake of and receive Your Spiritual Meat, and Father, as we prepare to dine on the sustenance which sustains our inner man, we ask that You Oh LORD open our ears and eyes, that we might be able to hear and see your Truths, open our hearts and minds and prepare us in order that we may receive Your Truth. We Pray for Your Understanding of Your Word, we seek Your Knowledge in Your Word, and most importantly Father, we Pray for and desire Your Wisdom from Your Word, in Jesus’ Precious name we Pray, thank You Father, Amen.”

I Chronicles 10:1-II Chronicles 36:21
    HISTORY (UP TO THE CAPTIVITY.)
       (Division.)
I Chronicles 11:1-II Chronicles 36:21
    THE HOUSE of DAVID. ESTABLISHED.
       (Division.)
36:1-4 JEHOAHAZ. (Introversion.)
36:1 Jehoahaz. Accession.
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II Chronicles 36:1 Then the People^H5971 of the land^H776 took^H3947 ^(H853) Jehoahaz^H3059 (YHVH-seized; and, whom YHVH sustains) (yeh-ho-aw-khawzי) the son^H1121 of Josiah,^H2977 (founded of YAH; and, whom YHVH heals) (Yo-she-yawי, or Yo-she-yawי-hoo) and made him king^H4427 in his father’s stead^H8478 ^H1 in Jerusalem.^H3389 (founded peaceful; and, the habitation of peace) (Yer-oo-shaw-lahי-im)   —>   It’s funny; as, in making Jehoahaz king, the People by-passed Josiah’s eldest son, whose name was Eliakim, to do so. Not to worry too much though, as, Eliakim will get his chance to reign and rule the Nation.

Will Jehoahaz be a good king like his father Josiah; or, will he be more like his grandfather Amon, and be an evil king? Let’s turn to the parallel of this Chapter, to II Kings 23:32—(Click here)—and read what Father’s Word tells us there: II Kings 23:32 And he did^H6213 that which was evil^H7451 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD,^H3068 according to all^H3068 that^H834 his fathers^H1 had done.^H6213   —>   As we read here, he was like his grandfather and great-grandfather and did only that which was evil in Father’s eyes. Remember brethren, Jehoahaz was twenty three years old, this means Josiah sired him when he was sixteen, this also means Jehoahaz lived for twenty three years watching his father do only righteousness, he never saw the evilness his grandfather Amon had committed. So, why he chose to do evil, only he knows.

Jehoahaz=For a detailed description of Jehoahaz, including his history, the etymology of his name, the Strong’s Concordance definition of his name, and the Smith’s Bible Dictionary information, click here.

Josiah=For a detailed description of Josiah, including his history, the etymology of his name, the Strong’s Concordance definition of his name, and the Smith’s Bible Dictionary information, click here.

Jerusalem=For a detailed description of Jerusalem, including the Nations history, the etymology of the name, the Strong’s Concordance definition of the name, and the Smith’s Bible Dictionary information, click here.

36:2 Jehoahaz. Accession.
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II Chronicles 36:2 Jehoahaz^H3059 was twenty^H6242 and three^H7969 years^H8141 old^H1121 when he began to reign,^H4427 and he reigned^H4427 three^H7969 months^H2320 in Jerusalem.^H3389   —>   Jehoahaz was a fairly young man when the People set him as king, remember, his father Josiah was eight, so that makes him fifteen years older than his father. We read in II Kings 23:31—(Click here)—that his mother’s name was Hamutal, who was the daughter of a man named Jeremiah, who was from Libnah, which was one of the Priest Sanctuary cities, which we can then assume he was a Levite, and possibly a Priest as well.

…he reigned three months…=Not a long time to rule and reign at all brethren. Think Father was with him? Think he lived up to his name — “whom YHVH sustains” as we read from Dr. Smith’s Bible Dictionary, or from Daniel Jones’ Dictionary of Old Testament proper names “Whom the LORD holds fast?” Why didn’t he rule longer? Let’s continue reading and find out.

36:3 King of Egypt puts
    him down.
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II Chronicles 36:3 And the king^H4428 of Egypt^H4714 (land of the copts; and, land of the copts) (mits-rahי-yim) put him down^H5493 at Jerusalem,^H3389 and condemned^H6064 ^(H853) the land^H776 in an hundred^H3967 talents^H3603 of silver^H3701 and a talent^H3603 of gold.^H2091   —>   Let’a again return to II Kings 23—(Click here)—and read what Father’s Word tells us happened: II Kings 23:33 And Pharaoh-nechoh^H6549 put him in bands^H631 at Riblah^H7247 in the land^H776 of Hamath,^H2574 that he might not reign^H4480 ^H4427 in Jerusalem;^H3389 and put^H5414 ^H5921 the land^H776 to a tribute^H6066 of an hundred^H3967 talents^H3603 of silver,^H3701 and a talent^H3603 of gold.^H2091 [23:34] And Pharaoh-nechoh^H6549 made^H4427 ^(H853) Eliakim^H471 the son^H1121 of Josiah^H2977 king^H4427 in the room^H8478 of Josiah^H2977 his father,^H1 and turned^H5437 ^(H853) his name^H8034 to Jehoiakim,^H3079 and took^H3947 Jehoahaz^H3059 away: and he came^H935 to Egypt,^H4714 and died^H4191 there.^H8033   —>   So, as pharaoh-nechoh was returning to Egypt from defeating the Assyrians, he stopped in Hamath—eyes and ears open brethren; as, we know who the inhabitants of Hamath are, i.e., satan’s children: the kenites—anyway, while Nechoh is there, he sends a message to Jerusalem for Jehoahaz to come to Hamath, once there, he put him in chains and will take him back to Egypt with him. It’s sad really; as, as the people of Judah are rapidly finding out, Nechoh has complete dominion over them and their lives. When Josiah was killed on the battlefield, the people of Judah made his son Jehoahaz the younger brother of Eliakim king over them; however, as they’re now seeing, Nechoh didn’t agree with their decision, and said in essence, “not so fast;” as, he is exerting his authority and will place his puppet Eliakim as ruler—read that, his vassal—over them. Upon making Eliakim his vassal, he carries Jehoahaz back to Egypt and kills him. Father’s Word does not out-right state this; but, rememeber, Jehoahaz was only twenty three years old, he didn’t die of old age or natural causes. In either case, Father’s Prophesy of Jeremiah 22:11-12 was fulfilled.

…an hundred talents of silver…a talent of gold=Remember brethren, one talent in Father’s Word usually equates to approximately 110-180 pounds. So, even at the low end of this, Necho is exacting 11,000 pounds of silver and 110 pounds of gold from Eliakim. Let’s put this in perspective: 11,000 pounds is 176,000 ounces, and the price of silver at today’s market, comes to approximately 4,496,800 US dollars. For the talent of gold, 110 pounds is 1,760 ounces, which at today’s market comes to approximately 3,995,024 US dollars; a substantive sum of monies. But, every single ounce of this taxation which was laid upon the shoulders of each of the land owners went not to anything in Judah; but, to the king of Egypt. My how they have fallen, during David and Solomon’s reigns, Israel was the mightiest Nation in the world, and every surrounding nation paid tribute to them; not any longer, now it is our forefathers paying out tribute to other nations who are more mighty and powerful than they.

This will be the very last time that the children of the House of Judah would have a time of blessing from our Father; however, shortly, they will go into captivity to the Babylonians, and Father is going to punish them because of their forsaking Him, and, for leaning on their false gods and idols, and now Egypt. We have seen over the past few Chapters, that the House of Judah had come to a point of sinning far more than their brothers of the House of Israel ever had, and Father had punished their brethren Israel and sent them into captivity and then scattered them over the face of the earth.

Egypt=For a detailed description of Egypt, including the nations history, the etymology of the name, the Strong’s Concordance definition of the name, and the Smith’s Bible Dictionary information, click here.

36:4 King of Egypt sets
    his brother up.
36:4 Jehoahaz. Captivity.
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II Chronicles 36:4 And the king^H4428 of Egypt^H4714 made^(H853) Eliakim^H471 (YAH of raising; and, raised up by YAH) (el-yah-keemי) his brother^H251 king^H4427 over^H5921 Judah^H3063 and Jerusalem,^H3389 and turned^H5437 ^(H853) his name^H8034 to Jehoiakim.^H3079 (YHVH will raise; or, whom YHVH sets up) (yeh-ho-yaw-keemי)

And Necho^H5224 (lame; and, lame) (nek-oי) took^H3947 Jehoahaz^H3059 his brother,^H251 and carried^H935 him to Egypt.^H4714   —>   The kings and the people had turned their backs on Father and forsook Him, and He therefore likewise has forsaken His people and given them over to man. The king has no control over anything which happens in his own Nation, Necho is exerting complete authority, and total control over Judah; neither the king nor the people have any say as to what transpires.
Eliakim
Eliakim=For my description of the name Eliakim, see Jehoiakim—(Click here)—as they are one and the same. Therefore, for the name Eliakim, I’ll only provide the etymology, the Strong’s Concordance information, and the Smith’s Bible Dictionary information: † For the etymology of the name Eliakim, we read the following from Abarim Publications: “The name Eliakim consists of two elements, the first one being אל, EL, the abbreviated form of אלהים, ELOHIM, denoting the genus God—Father in His Role of Creator of all things: The second part of our name probably comes from the verb קום (qom), meaning to rise or stand up: For a meaning of the name Eliakim, New Open Bible Study Edition (NOBSE) Study Bible Name List reads God Will Establish, Jones’ Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names has Whom God Sets Up, and Brown Driver Briggs (BDB) Theological Dictionary proposes God Sets Up.”. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, where we find that the name Eliakim is Hebrew word number: H471, - אֶלְיָקִיםi, - יelyâqı̂ym, - pronounced: el-yaw-keemי, and means: From H410 and H6965; God of raising; Eljakim, the name of four Israelites: - Eliakim. Total KJV occurrences: 12.. † Now from the Easton’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “The original name of Jehoiakim, king of Judah (II Kings 23:34). He was the son of Josiah.”.

Jehoiakim=For a detailed description of Jehoiakim, including his birth, history, the etymology of his name, the Strong’s Concordance definition of his name, and the Smith’s Bible Dictionary information, click here.

Necho=For a detailed description of Necho, including his history, the etymology of his name, the Strong’s Concordance definition of his name, and the Smith’s Bible Dictionary information, click here.

36:5-8 JEHOIAKIM.
    (Introversion.)
36:5 Introduction.
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II Chronicles 36:5 Jehoiakim^H3079 was twenty^H6242 and five^H2568 years^H8141 old^H1121 when he began to reign,^H4427 and he reigned^H4427 eleven^H259 ^H6240 years^H8141 in Jerusalem:^H3389 and he did^H6213 that which was evil^H7451 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD^H3068 his God.^H430   —>   Jehoiakim may have reigned in Jerusalem for 11 years; however, his reign is really nothing; as, he is only king in title, for, he is nothing more than a vassal king of necho’s, meaning, he is only there to do necho’s bidding of collecting the tribute which necho has burdened Judah with.

…he reigned eleven years…=Jehoiakim was put over the Nation of the House of Judah in the year 499B.C. until his death in the year 488B.C., which means that it will only be another 11 to 12 years before the Nation goes into captivity to Babylon for 70 years. When Jehoiakim dies, his son Jehoiachin will take the throne for 3 months, and then Judah’s last king, Mattaniah—Jehoiachin’s uncle, Josiah’s youngest son—who will have his name changed to Zedekiah will be set upon the throne for Judah’s last 11 years. In any case, the last three kings of the House of Judah were set upon the throne by man, not Father.

What is not stated here brethren, is that, Jehoiakim also made an arrangement with necho for him to protect Judah from the king of Babylon. In this, we see that Jehoiakim is now leaning on man and not Father, and not only that; but, which man? The king of Egypt, the same people who had held Israel captive and put them in bondage for 400 years, the same who Father commanded to never go back to.

The LORD=This Title of Father as used here in this verse, is Father in His Role of יְהֹוָה, YHVH—from Dr. Bullinger’s Companion Bible Appendices: YHVH, YAHVEH, or YEHOVAH—the sacred and personal name of Father. While Elohim is God as the Creator of all things, YEHOVAH is the same God in covenant relation to those whom He has created (compare II Chronicles 18:31). YEHOVAH means the Eternal, the Immutable One, He Who WAS, and IS, and IS TO COME. The Divine definition is given in Genesis 21:33. He is especially, therefore, the God of Israel; and the God of those who are redeemed, and are thus now “in Christ”. We can say “My God,” but not “My YEHOVAH,” for YEHOVAH is “MY God.”.

God=As used in this verse, this is אלהים, ELOHIM—from Dr. Bullinger’s Companion Bible Appendices,: ELOHIM—the genus God, in other words, Father in His role of Creator of all things. From Dr. Bullinger’s Companion Bible, Appendix 4: “ELOHIM occurs 2,700 times. Its first occurrence connects it with creation, and gives it its essential meaning as the Creator. It indicates His relation to mankind as His creatures (see note on II Chronicles 18:31, where it stands in contrast with YEHOVAH as indicating covenant relationship). ELOHIM is God the Son, the living “WORD” with creature form to create (John 1:1; Colossians 1:15-17; Revelation 3:14); and later, with human form to redeem (John 1:14). “Begotten of His Father before all worlds; born of His mother, in the world.” In this creature form He appeared to the Patriarchs, a form not temporarily assumed.”. Dr. Bullinger further notes in his Companion notes to this verse, that “(with Art.) = the [true] God.”.

36:6 Nebuchadnezzar.
    Jehoiakim taken.
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II Chronicles 36:6 Against^H5921 him came up^H5927 Nebuchadnezzar^H5019 (may Nebo protect the crown; and, Nebo, protect the boundry) (neb-oo-kad-rets-tsarי) king^H4428 of Babylon,^H894 (confusion; and , confusion) (baw-belי) and bound^H631 him in fetters,^H5178 to carry^H1980 him to Babylon.^H894   —>   Though not too much is said within this verse, there is quite a bit to unpack here brethren. Remember, Jehoiakim had been paying his taxes and tribute to Pharaoh of Egypt; however, what has not been mentioned here in Father’s Word, is that, though pharaoh had bested the Babylonians in Assyria, the Babylonians have now sacked Pharaoh and have the upper-hand; and now that king Nebuchadnezzar and his Babylonian army pushed Pharaoh back into Egypt, those taxes would now being going to a new king, the king of Babylon. Jehoiakim began by continuing to pay the tribute to Nebuchadnezzar, however, after a while, he decided he wasn’t going to pay anymore. This is great if you have the power to back your stance; however, Jehoiakim being only a vassal king under Necho, he doesn’t have the power to back his rebellion of Nebuchadnezzar. So, what’s going to happen? His rebellious actions caused Nebuchadnezzar to come against him and Jerusalem, this will be the first siege upon Judah.

Who is behind this brethren? Father’s Word here in this verse says that it is king Nebuchadnezzar; however, let’s turn back to II Kings 24—(Click here)—and read what Father’s Word tells us what happened: II Kings 24:1 n his days^H3117 Nebuchadnezzar^H5019 king^H4418 of Babylon^H894 came up,^H5927 and Jehoiakim^H3079 became^H1961 his servant^H5650 three^H7969 years:^H8141 then he turned^H7725 and rebelled^H4775 against him. [24:2] And the LORD^H3068 sent^H7971 against him^(H853) bands^H1416 of the Chaldees,^H3778 and bands^H1416 of the Syrians,^H758 and bands^H1416 of the Moabites,^H4124 and bands^H1416 of the children^H1121 of Ammon,^H5983 and sent^H7971 them against Judah^H3063 to destroy^H6 it, according to the word^H1697 of the LORD,^H3068 which^H834 He spake^H1696 by^H3027 His servants^H5650 the prophets.^H5030 [24:3] Surely^H389 at^H5921 the commandment^H6310 of the LORD^H3068 came^H1961 this upon Judah,^H3063 to remove^H5493 them out of^H4480 ^H5921 His sight,^H6440 for the sins^H2403 of Manasseh,^H4519 according to all^H3605 that^H834 he did;^H6213   —>   As we see, it was Father Who is behind this, why? Because of Manasseh’s and now Jehoiakim’s unrighteousness. See, Jehoiakim not only rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar; but, he was actually rebelling against Father. He was a very unrighteous king toward Father and a harsh king against his own people even. How harsh was he? Again, let’s turn back to II Kings 24—(Click here)— and read what Father says: II Kings 24:4 And also^H1571 for the innocent^H5355 blood^H1818 that^H834 he shed:^H8210 for he filled^H4390 ^(H853) Jerusalem^H3389 with innocent^H5355 blood;^H1818 which the LORD^H3068 would^H14 not^H3808 pardon.^H5545   —>   What all Jehoiakim did Father’s Word doesn’t say or record; but, Father knew and as we read here, He did not pardon. I don’t believe there is any kind word which can be spoken of Jehoiakim. As for the innocent blood mentioned in this verse, whose innocent blood did Jehoiakim shed? Our answer to this question is found in Jeremiah 26:20-23 where we read: Jeremiah 26:20 And there was^H1961 also^H1571 a man^H376 that prophesied^H5012 in the name^H8034 of the LORD,^H3068 Urijah^H223 the son^H1121 of Shemaiah^H8098 of Kirjath-jearim,^H4480 ^H7157 who prophesied^H5012 against^H5921 this^H2063 city^H5892 and against^H5921 this^H2063 land^H776 according to all^H3605 the words^H1697 of Jeremiah:^H3414 [26:21] And when Jehoiakim^H3079 the king,^H4428 with all^H3605 his mighty men,^H1368 and all^H3605 the princes,^H8269 heard^H8085 ^(H853) his words,^H1697 the king^H4428 sought^H1245 to put him to death:^H4191 but when Urijah^H223 heard^H8085 it, he was afraid,^H3372 and fled,^H1272 and went into^H935 Egypt;^H4714 [26:22] And Jehoiakim^H3079 the king^H4428 sent^H7971 men^H376 into Egypt,^H4714 namely,^(H853) Elnathan^H494 the son^H1121 of Achbor,^H5907 and certain men^H376 with^H854 him into^H413 Egypt.^H4714 [26:23] And they fetched forth^H3318 ^(H853) Urijah^H223 out of Egypt,^H4480 ^H4714 and brought^H935 him unto^H413 Jehoiakim^H3079 the king;^H4428 who slew^H5221 him with the sword,^H2719 and cast^H7993 ^(H853) his dead body^H5038 into^H413 the graves^H6913 of the common^H1121 people.^H5971   —>   Jehoiakim slew Urijah, one of Father’s Prophets, who was prophesying against Jehoiakim, the people and the city, and Father wasn’t going to, and didn’t forgive or pardon Jehoiakim for this dastardly deed.

It wasn’t only Jehoiakim who became Nebuchadnezzar’s captive, he was the king, so he went into captivity; but, so did many of the other high ranking officials of Judah, only people who were of no threat to Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians—i.e., the commoners—were allowed to stay in the land. This is the beginning of the 70 year captivity, which lasted from 496 to 426 B.C.. Father’s Prophet Daniel, author of the Book named after him, began his writings while he was a captive in Babylon.

…fetters…=Let’s check out this word “fetters” in our Strong’s Concordance brethren, when we do, we find that the word fetters is Hebrew word number: H5178, - נְחֹשֶׁת, - n^echôsheth, - pronounced: nekh-oי-sheth, and means: For H5154; copper; hence, something made of that metal, that is, coin, a fetter; figuratively base (as compared with gold or silver): - brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel. Total KJV occurrences: 140.. These fetters were chains of either brass or steel, but in any case, Jehoiakim was put into chains and taken to Babylon.

…to carry him to Babylon=There were four deportations: (1) Manasseh as we read in II Chronicles 33:11—(Click here)—we don’t know in what year Manasseh went into captivity, or how long he was there in Babylon; but, we do know he was released and allowed to return to Jerusalem; (2) Jehoiakim as we are reading of here in II Chronicles 36:6, Father’s Prophet Daniel was included in this deportation as we can read of in Daniel 1:1, this deportation occurred in 496B.C.; (3) Jehoiachin of whom we’ll read of four verses from now in II Chronicles 36:10—(Click here)—we can also read of Jehoiachin’s deportation in II Kings 24:14—(Click here)—Jehoiachin’s deportation will occur in the year 489B.C.; and (4) Zedekiah of whose deportation we’ll read of when we come to verse II Chronicles 36:20—(Click here)—we can also read of Zedekiah’s deportation in II Kings 25:7—(Click here)—Zedekiah’s deportation occurred in 477B.C., and it was from this deportation that the seventy years of which we’ll read of when we come to verse II Chronicles 36:21—(Click here)—below, and in Jeremiah 25:9,11,12 is reckoned from.

Nebuchadrezzar=For a detailed description of Nebuchadrezzar, including his birth, history, the etymology of his name, the Strong’s Concordance definition of his name, and the Smith’s Bible Dictionary information, click here.

Babylon=For a detailed description of Babylon, including it’s history, the etymology of the name, the Strong’s Concordance definition of his name, and the Smith’s Bible Dictionary information, click here.

36:7 Nebuchadnezzar.
    Temple spoiled.
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II Chronicles 36:7 Nebuchadnezzar^H5019 also carried^H935 of the vessels^H4480 ^H3627 of the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068 to Babylon,^H894 and put^H5414 them in his temple^H1964 at Babylon.^H894   —>   When Nebuchadnezzar came to Jerusalem, he left Jehoiakim on the throne as king, if you want to consider being a vassal, a king; however, as we read here, he carried all the valuable vessels in Father’s House back to Babylon when he returned to Babylon. Now some of you may be wondering why Father would allow His House to be desecrated by these heathen like this; but, let’s turn to Jeremiah 25:8-9 and read what Father says about Nebuchadnezzar: Jeremiah 25:8 Therefore^H3651 thus^H3541 saith^H559 the LORD^H3068 of hosts;^H6635 ‘Because^H3282 ^H834 ye have not^H3808 heard^H8085 ^(H853) My words,^H1697 [25:9] Behold,^H2009 I will send^H7971 and take^H3947 ^(H853) all^H3605 the families^H4940 of the north,^H6828 saith^H5002 the LORD,^H3068 and Nebuchadrezzar^H5019 the king^H4428 of Babylon,^H894 My servant,^H5650 and will bring^H935 them against^H5921 this^H2063 land,^H776 and against^H5921 the inhabitants^H3427 thereof, and against^H5921 all^H3605 these^H428 nations^H1471 round about,^H5439 and will utterly destroy^H2763 them, and make^H7760 them an astonishment,^H8047 and an hissing,^H8322 and perpetual^H5769 desolations.^H2723   —>   It was Father Who put it in Nebuchadnezzar’s heart to come up against Jehoiakim and Jerusalem, why? Because they had not hearkened unto Father’s Words. He sent Prophet after Prophet to warn them and try to have our forefathers return their hearts back to Him, but, they would not; therefore, he was bringing the destruction upon them which He told them He would bring. And since He was sending Nebuchadnezzar, His servant, He didn’t bring any calamity upon Nebuchadnezzar or his men when they entered into Father’s House and carried His vessels out of ℑt.

36:8 Conclusion.
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II Chronicles 36:8 Now the rest^H3499 of the acts^H1697 of Jehoiakim,^H3079 and his abominations^H8441 which^H834 he did,^H6213 and that which was found^H4672 in^H5921 him, behold,^H2009 they are written^H3789 in^H5921 the book^H5612 of the kings^H4428 of Israel^H3478 and Judah:^H3063 and Jehoiachin^H3078 (YHVH will establish; or, whom YHVH has appointed) (yeh-ho-yaw-keenי) his son^H1121 reigned^H4427 in his stead.^H8478   —>   …the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations…=What were some of “the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim?” We read in Jeremiah 36, that in the fourth year of Jehoiakim’s reign and rule of the House of Judah, Father told His Prophet Jeremiah to write in a book—a scroll—that He would forgive the House of Judah’s iniquity should they choose to hear and harken to the Judgements He would bring upon the House of Judah if they turned from their evilness; however should they decide to not hear and harken to His words concerning their turning from the evilness they were committing, then He would indeed bring upon them all the calamity He said He would bring upon them, He would send them into captivity to the Babylonians. Jeremiah was to then take that book which he had written and read the words of that book into the ears of the People of Judah, because maybe, just maybe, some of them would hear and harken to Father and turn from their evil ways. Jeremiah then had his scribe, Baruch write all the words down in a book and take those words to the People. Baruch did as Jeremiah told him and took the book unto the People of Judah and read to them the words of the book while they were in the higher court, at the entry of the new gate of Father’s House. When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan heard the words of this book, he went to the king’s house, to the scribe’s chamber and found all the princes there. Michaiah declared all the words he had heard to the princes. These princes then sent for Baruch so that he could read the words to them. After hearing the words of the book, they asked Baruch had he had written the words he pronounced unto them. Baruch told them that Jeremiah had told him the words to write. The princes then told Baruch to go hise himself and Jeremiah, and let no mna know where they were. The princes then took the book which Baruch had written, hid it in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and they then went and told Jehoiakim all the words which they had heard. As a man named Jehudi was reading the words of the book to Jehoiakim, the king took a penknife and cut the book and cast that which he cut into the fire. Neither the king nor his servants who were with him were afraid concerning the words they had heard. Jehoiakim then sent for Jeremaih and Baruch, but Father had hid them from Jehoiakim. While they were yet in hiding, Father told Jeremiah to again write all the words He had told Jeremiah to write the first time. Jeremiah did as told, and wrote another book pronouncing Father’s Judgment upon the House of Judah. They were to then take this new book to Jehoiakim and declare unto him the following which we read in Jeremiah 36:29: Jeremiah 36:29 …‘Thus^H3541 saith^H559 the LORD;^H3068 ‘𝔗hou^H859 hast burned^H8313 ^(H853) this^H2063 roll,^H4039 saying,^H559 ‘Why^H4069 hast thou written^H3789 therein,^H5921 saying,^H559 ‘The king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 shall certainly come^H935 ^H935 and destroy^H7843 ^(H853) this^H2063 land,^H776 and shall cause to cease^H7673 from^H4480 thence man^H120 and beast?’o’^H929 [36:30] Therefore^H3651 thus^H3541 saith^H559 the LORD^H3068 of^H5921 Jehoiakim^H3079 king^H4428 of Judah;^H3063 He shall have^H1961 none^H3808 to sit^H3427 upon^H5921 the throne^H3678 of David:^H1732 and his dead body^H5038 shall be^H1961 cast out^H7993 in the day^H3117 to the heat,^H2721 and in the night^H3915 to the frost.^H7140 [36:31] And I will punish^H6485 ^H5921 him and his seed^H2233 and his servants^H5650 for^(H853) their iniquity;^H5771 and I will bring^H935 upon^H5921 them, and upon^H5921 the inhabitants^H3427 of Jerusalem,^H3389 and upon^H413 the men^H376 of Judah,^H3063 ^(H853) all^H3605 the evil^H7451 that^H834 I have pronounced^H1696 against^H413 them; but they hearkened^H8085 not.’o’o”^H3808   —>   Father had given Jehoiakim and Judah every opportunity to turn from their evilness, but they refused; not only did they refuse; but, Jehoiakim even cut and burned Father’s written warning to them as to what He wold bring upon them. Therefore Father told Jehoiakim that He would harshly punish Jehoiakim and his descendants. Jehoiakim himself would die and his dead carcass would be cast out, he would not be buried with the other kings of Judah.

…the acts of Jehoiakim…they are written…=They absolutely are written and recorded in both Books, and none of the writings and recordings are any good obviously. He too picked up with the idolatrous ways, worship and practices.

I like what Biblical historian Josephus wrote concerning Jehoiakim, so, let’s read it too: “But on the third year, upon hearing that the king of the Babylonians made an expedition against the Egyptians, he did not pay his tribute; yet was he disappointed of his hope, for the Egyptians durst not fight at this time. And indeed the prophet Jeremiah foretold every day, how vainly they relied on their hopes from Egypt, and how the city would be overthrown by the king of Babylon, and Jehoiakim the king would be subdued by him. But what he thus spake proved to be of no advantage to them, because there were none that should escape; for both the multitude and the rulers, when they heard him, had no concern about what they heard; but being displeased at what was said, as if the prophet were a diviner against the king, they accused Jeremiah, and bringing him before the court, they required that a sentence and a punishment might be given against him. Now all the rest gave their votes for his condemnation, but the elders refused, who prudently sent away the prophet from the court of [the prison], and persuaded the rest to do Jeremiah no harm; for they said that he was not the only person who foretold what would come to the city, but that Micah signified the same before him, as well as many others, none of which suffered any thing of the kings that then reigned, but were honored as the prophets of God. So they mollified the multitude with these words, and delivered Jeremiah from the punishment to which he was condemned. Now when this prophet had written all his prophecies, and the people were fasting, and assembled at the temple, on the ninth month of the fifth year of Jehoiakim, he read the book he had composed of his predictions of what was to befall the city, and the temple, and the multitude. And when the rulers heard of it, they took the book from him, and bid him and Baruch the scribe to go their ways, lest they should be discovered by one or other; but they carried the book, and gave it to the king; so he gave order, in the presence of his friends, that his scribe should take it, and read it. When the king heard what it contained, he was angry, and tore it, and cast it into the fire, where it was consumed. He also commanded that they should seek for Jeremiah, and Baruch the scribe, and bring them to him, that they might be punished. However, they escaped his anger. Now, a little time afterwards, the king of Babylon made an expedition against Jehoiakim, whom he received [into the city], and this out of fear of the foregoing predictions of this prophet, as supposing he should suffer nothing that was terrible, because he neither shut the gates, nor fought against him; yet when he was come into the city, he did not observe the covenants he had made, but he slew such as were in the flower of their age, and such as were of the greatest dignity, together with their king Jehoiakim, whom he commanded to be thrown before the walls, without any burial; and made his son Jehoiachin king of the country, and of the city: he also took the principal persons in dignity for captives, three thousand in number, and led them away to Babylon; among which was the prophet Ezekiel, who was then but young. And this was the end of king Jehoiakim, when he had lived thirty-six years, and of them reigned eleven.”.

Jehoiachin=Jehoiachin is Jehoiakim’s son, he is eighteen years old when Nebuchadnezzar sets him up as king. What did we just read Father say He was going to do to Jehoiakim’s descendants in Jeremiah 36:31? He was going to bring punishment upon them; and that is exactly what will happen with Jehoiachin, he’ll reign for a whopping 3 months before Nebuchadnezzar removes him too from being king.
Jehoiachin
Jehoiachin=Jehoiachin is also called Jeconiah—in I Chronicles 3:16—(Click here)—and Coniah—in Jeremiah 22:24,28, where we find the Divine syllable “Je”—meaning YEHOVAH—being cut off of his name by Father to show Father had departed from the lad and that he would be “cut-off” because of his evil, wickedness. He was the son of king Jehoiakim and his wife Nehushta, who was the daughter of a man named Elnathan of Jerusalem. Jehoiachin was either eight or eighteen years old—we read in II Kings 24:8—(Click here)—that he was eighteen, but in II Chronicles 36:9—(Click here)—he is listed as being eight— this Pastor and the author of this Study believes he was eighteen and not eight, I say this because his father Jehoiakim was twenty-five when he was put on the throne, that means he would have had to sired Jehoiachin at the age of seventeen—which was not uncommon for the time—and when he—Jehoiakim—was set as king at the age of twenty-five, that would have made Jehoiachin 8, and when Jehoiakim was taken into captivity eleven years later, that would have made Jehoiachin eighteen—when he ascended the throne as king of the House of Judah—I say ascended the throne; but, in reality, he was made king by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, who had taken his father Jehoiakim into captivity. In either case, he was made king in the year 489-488B.C., and he only reigned and ruled—as Nebuchadnezzar’s vassal—for three months. Like many of his forefathers before him, he only did evil in Father’s eyes; hence Father dropped the Devine portion of his name, and referred to him only as Coniah. He only reigned for 3 months before he was taken away to Babylon during the first seige of Judah, which ultimately led to the 70 captivity. He lived at least another 37 years while in captivity, we know this because we can read in II Kings 25:27-30—(Click here)—and Jeremiah 52:31-34 that, in the 37^th year of his captivity, in the 12^th month, on the 27^th day of the month, Evil-Merodach, who was now the king of Babylon, released him from prison, gave him kingly robes, gave him palace favors, which included settting his throne above all the other vassal kings, and even allowed him to sit at Evil-Merodach’s table with him while eating, every day of the rest of his life. Neither his death or his age at the time of his death is recorded. † For the etymology of the name Jehoiachin, we read the following in Abarim Publications: “The name Jehoiachin (and all variations, we may assume) consists of two elements, the first part being יה (Yah) = יהו (Yahu) = יו (Yu), which in turn are abbreviated forms of the Tetragrammaton יהוה, YHVH—from Dr. Bullinger’s Companion Bible Appendices: YHVH—or YAHVEH—(the sacred and personal name of Father). The final part of the name Jehoiachin comes from the verb כון (kun), meaning to be established or fixed: For a meaning of the name Jehoiachin, New Open Bible Study Edition (NOBSE) Study Bible Name List reads Yahveh Establishes, Jones’ Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names has The Lord Will Establish and Brown Driver Briggs (BDB) Theological Dictionary proposes Yah Appointeth.”. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, where we find that the name Jehoiachin is Hebrew word number: H3078, - יְהוֹיָכִין, - y^ehôyâkı̂yni, - pronounced: yeh-ho-yaw-keenי, and means: From H3068 and H3559; Yehovay will establish; Jehojakin, a Jewish king: - Jehoiachin. Compare H3110. Total KJV occurrences: 10.. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “Whom Yehovah has appointed. Son of Jehoiakim, and for three months and ten days, king of Judah. At his accession, Jerusalem was quite defenseless, and unable to offer any resistance to the army, which Nebuchadnezzar sent to besiege it, II Kings 24:10-11. In a very short time, Jehoiachin surrendered at discretion; and he, and the queen-mother, and all his servants, captains and officers, came out and gave themselves up to Nebuchadnezzar, who carried them, with the harem and the eunuchs, to Babylon, Jeremiah 29:2; Ezekiel 17:12; Ezekiel 19:9. There he remained a prisoner, actually in prison and wearing prison garments, for thirty-six years, namely, till the death of Nebuchadnezzar, when Evilmerodach, succeeding to the throne of Babylon, brought him out of prison, and made him sit at this own table. The time of his death is uncertain.”.

36:9 JEHOIACHIN
    (Introversion.)
36:9 Ascension.
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II Chronicles 36:9 Jehoiachin^H3078 was eight^H8083 years^H8141 old^H1121 when he began to reign,^H4427 and he reigned^H4427 three^H7969 months^H2320 and ten^H6235 days^H3117 in Jerusalem:^H3389 and he did^H6213 that which was evil^H7451 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD.^H3068   —>   …eight years old…=There is a discrepancy as to what is written here and what is written in II Kings 24:8—(Click here)—where we read that he was eighteen years old—this Pastor and the author of this Study believes he was eighteen and not eight, I say this because his father Jehoiakim was twenty-five when he was put on the throne, that means he would have had to sired Jehoiachin at the age of seventeen—which was not uncommon for the time—and when he—Jehoiakim—was set as king at the age of twenty-five, that would have made Jehoiachin 8, and when Jehoiakim was taken into captivity eleven years later, that would have made Jehoiachin eighteen—when he ascended the throne as king of the House of Judah—I say ascended the throne; but, in reality, he was made king by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, who had taken his father Jehoiakim into captivity.

In any case, like his father and so many of the other kings before him, Jehoichin only did that which was evil in Father’s eyes. And like so many of the other evil kings before him, Jehoiachin Never learned, never comprehended that his own actions were bringing his own demise upon himself.

…three months and ten days=Not a very long time to reign and rule, was it brethren? What happened?

36:10 King Captive.
36:10 Temple. Spoiled.
36:10 Supercession.
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II Chronicles 36:10 And when the year^H8141 was expired,^H8666 king^H4428 Nebuchadnezzar^H5019 sent,^H7971 and brought^H935 him to Babylon,^H894 with^H5973 the goodly^H2532 vessels^H3627 of the house^H1004 of the LORD,^H3068 and made^H4427 ^(H853) Zedekiah^H6667 (right of YAH; and, justice of YHVH) (tsid-kee-yawי-hoo) his brother^H251 king over^H5921 Judah^H3063 and Jerusalem.^H3389   —>   Let’s turn to the parallel Chapter in The Books of the Kings—(Click here)—and read what transpired: II Kings 24:10 At that^H1931 time^H6256 the servants^H5650 of Nebuchadnezzar^H5019 king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 came up^H5927 against Jerusalem,^H3389 and the city^H5892 was besieged.^H935 ^H4692   —>   Father’s servant Nebuchadnezzar sent his army and servants up to Jerusalem to begin the second siege of the Nation. Remember, at this time, the city of Jerusalem was still pretty heavily fortified; or, protected by the thick walls which had been built many years previous. So this siege by Nebuchadnezzar and his army wasn’t just a pushover; but, at the same time, it wasn’t really all that difficult either, for, remember also, Nebuchadnezzar already had Jehoiachin’s father in captivity, so he could exert pressure on the young teenager. [24:11] And Nebuchadnezzar^H5019 king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 came^H935 against^H5921 the city,^H5892 and his servants^H5650 did besiege^H6696 ^H5921 it.   —>   It didn’t take long before Judah and Jerusalem fell when Jehoiachin submitted. [24:12] And Jehoiachin^H3078 the king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 went out^H3318 to^H5921 the king^H4428 of Babylon,^H894 he,^H1931 and his mother,^H517 and his servants,^H5650 and his princes,^H8269 and his officers:^H5631 and the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 took^H3947 him in the eighth^H8083 year^H8141 of his reign.^H4427   —>   Jehoiachin surrendered to Nebuchadnezzar, and when he did so, he not only turned himself over to Nebuchadnezzar; but, also his own mother, his princes and officers, his servants, and his eunuchs and chamberlains too. These were just the people listed—which Josephus says, and verse 24:14—(Click here)—confirms—numbered 10,832; now we’ll also read of what else Nebuchadnezzar took. [24:13] And he carried out^H3318 thence^H4480 ^H8033 ^(H853) all^H3605 the treasures^H214 of the houseH^H1004 of the LORD,^H3068 and the treasures^H214 of the king’s^H4428 house,^H1004 and cut in pieces^H7112 ^(H853) all^H3605 the vessels^H3627 of gold^H2091 which^H834 Solomon^H8010 king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 had made^H6213 in the temple^H1964 of the LORD,^H3068 as^H834 the LORD^H3068 had said.^H1696   —>   …carried out…=This taking of the treasuries of both Father’s House, the king’s treasuries, and also the sacking of Father’s Temple and the city should not have been a surprise to Jehoiachin; or, anybody else for that matter, as, Father’s Prophet Isaiah had prophesied over a hundred years prior, that this is exactly what would happen. Why did he prophesy so? Because Hezekiah had taken the ambassadors of Berodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, into Father’s house, and into his own treasury in order to show off all that he had, including his military strength. Isaiah told him that Babylon would come in time and take all that was in Judah. We can read of all this in II Kings 20:12—(Click here)—where we read: 20:12II Kings 20:12 At that^H1931 time^H6256 Berodach-baladan,^H1255 the son^H1121 of Baladan,^H1081 king^H4428 of Babylon,^H894 sent^H7971 letters^H5612 and a present^H4503 unto^H413 Hezekiah:^H2396 for^H3588 he had heard^H8085 that^H3588 Hezekiah^H2396 had been sick.^H2470   —>   …Sent letters and a present…=So, no sooner had Hezekiah recovered from the illness which had nearly claimed his life, when, this Berodach, or Merodach, sends letters and presents to him. We read in II Chronicles 32:22-23—(Click here)—that it wasn’t only Berodach who sent letters and presents, there were many other kings who had also done so, and it caused Hezekiah’s head to swell; because, he now had very much riches—of which he was boasting by way of wanting everybody to know about—which replenished what Sennacherib had taken from him in II Kings 18:15-16—(Click here)—see, that depletion of Sennacherib’s wasn’t only of his treasuries; but, those of Father’s Temple as well. As far as this Berodach and his sending letters and presents is concerned though, why did he do so, do you think it was in order to just play nice-nice, or wish him niceties for getting better? No, of course it wasn’t, as, these letters and presents were meant to achieve exactly what they did bring about, meaning that, through flattery, the King of babel accomplished what Sennacherib the king of terrors could not, i.e., defeat and over-throw Hezekiah, and take Jerusalem and all the House of Judah into captivity. Brethren, these letters and presents were more potent than all Sennacherib’s army, and if you’ll recall from II Kings 8—(Click here)— and II Kings 9—(Click here)—and II Chronicles 18—(Click here)—when Ahab and Jezebel married off their daughter Athaliah to Jehoram, and when Ahab had even made a feast for Jehoshaphat in order for him to join him in war against Ramoth-gilead, that those two incidents were not nearly as effective as these letters will be. [20:13] And Hezekiah^H2396 hearkened^H8085 unto^H5921 them, and shewed^H7200 them^(H853) all^H3605 the house^H1004 of his precious things,^H5238 ^(H853) the silver,^H3701 and the gold,^H2091 and the spices,^H1314 and the precious^H2896 ointment,^H8081 and all the house^H1004 of his armour,^H3627 and all^H3605 that^H834 was found^H4672 in his treasures:^H214 there was^H1961 nothing^H3808 ^H1697 in his house,^H1004 nor in all^H3605 his dominion,^H4475 that^H834 Hezekiah^H2396 shewed^H7200 them not.^H3808   —>   After Father had Blessed Hezekiah with an extended life, and all the other blessings He abundantly bestowed upon him, pride entered into his heart—this should remind you of someone else, namely, Father’s and our adversary, satan, whom Father had Blessed during the First Earth Age when we were all in still our Spiritual bodies, by elevating his status to Protector of Father’s Mercy Seat; however, pride then entered into satan’s heart and he no longer wanted to be just protector of Father’s Mercy Seat, he now wanted to sit in that Seat and be god—and when these men from Babel came with their many gifts and flattering words, there was nothing that Hezekiah wouldn’t do for, or show these ambassadors; as, he wanted everybody to see all his riches. Not only did Hezekiah take them to and show them his gold and silver; but, he also walked them through his spice house, in which were all the known spices of the world, and showed them all his lotions, perfumes, and oils. He had even taken them on a tour and showed them all of Judah’s armories, defensive fortifications and positions on the wall; and, then went so far as to show these men the secret places in his own house. There wasn’t anything that Hezekiah wouldn’t do for or show these men, all because of his pride in how Father had richly Blessed him. Remember brethren, Babel was the enemy, and Hezekiah had no business revealing all the defensive locations of the city to these men. Father blessed Hezekiah well for his desire to please Father. He was a good king, and a good Spiritual leader; and therefore, Jerusalem and the kingdom of Judah were the better because of it. Father gave him the additional fifteen years in order for him to have an heir and successor after he returned Home to Father. However, Hezekiah boasted and showed these men of Babel just how Father had blessed him; but, these men of Babel had no inkling of knowledge of Father. So, how do you think Father felt about what Hezekiah did here in showing off the wealth and might of Judah to this pack of heathens? I’ll tell you, He wasn’t pleased in the least bit with Hezekiah’s boasting. See, Father wanted Hezekiah to tell all these heathens the truth, and say that He added the fifteen years to his life; however, Hezekiah never said one thing about Father, or that it was He; but, he in turn boasted, and elevated himself before these enemies. Hezekiah will pay a price for this sin of pride. We can read in II Chronicles 32:31—(Click here)—why Father did this to him: II Chronicles 32:31 Howbeit^H3651 in the business of the ambassadors^H3887 of the princes^H8269 of Babylon,^H894 who sent^H7971 unto^H5921 him to enquire of^H1875 the wonder^H4159 that^H834 was^H1961 done in the land,^H776 God^H430 left^H5800 him, to try^H5254 him, that He might know^H3045 all^H3605 that was in his heart.^H3824   —>   These ambassadors from Babel came to bring their king’s gifts to Hezekiah and Father allowed these ambassadors to come and do what they did, why? As we just read, in order to try Hezekiah to see what was in his heart. Father wanted to know exactly what kind of man he was, could He really trust Hezekiah when the trouble came? Hezekiah really could have elevated Father and His kingdom here; but, instead, he boasted of his own self-image and interests. Brethren, don’t think for a moment that Father won’t try you from time to time. When He has Blessed you, and has pulled you through a problem which had been controlling things in your life, did you share the source of that gain and tell others that it was Father Who pulled you through; or, did you tell them that you just overcame the problem? Here Hezekiah failed Father’s test of him. [20:14] Then came^H935 Isaiah^H3470 the prophet^H5030 unto^H413 king^H4428 Hezekiah,^H2396 and said^H559 unto^H413 him, “What^H4100 said^H559 these^H428 men?^H376 and from whence^H4480 ^H370 came^H935 they unto^H413 thee?” And Hezekiah^H2396 said,^H559 “They are come^H935 from a far country,^H4480 ^H776 ^H7350 even from Babylon.”^H4480 ^H894   —>   As soon as Mer-o-dak’s ambassadors had departed, Father’s Prophet Isaiah comes to see Hezekiah to inquire as to who they were, and the nature of their visit—yeah, like Father YHVH hadn’t already laid it on his heart as to who they were, and why they were there; and it was for that reason I feel that Isaiah’s addressing of Hezekiah was more of a pointed barb, rather than a question—and Hezekiah tells Isaiah that they were ambassadors who had come from a far away country, a great country, and they were there in order to bring him gifts and well wishes. Brethren, you can almost hear Hezekiah wanting to burst with joy in his description as to who these ambassadors were, and from whence they came in his statement “even from Babylon”. [20:15] And he said,^H559 “What^H4100 have they seen^H7200 in thine house?”^H1004 And Hezekiah^H2396 answered,^H559 ^(H853) “All^H3605 the things that^H834 are in mine house^H1004 have they seen:^H7200 there is^H1961 nothing^H3808 ^H1697 among my treasures^H214 that^H834 I have not^H3808 shewed^H7200 them.”   —>   Isaiah next asks him what he had showed them; and, still bursting with joy and pride in himself at their amazement at all his wealth, Hezekiah proudly proclaims that he showed them everything within the kingdom; that, there wasn’t any crevice, crook, or cranny that he hadn’t opened for their inspection and look-see. [20:16] And Isaiah^H3470 said^H559 unto^H413 Hezekiah,^H2396 “Hear^H8085 the word^H1697 of the LORD.^H3068   —>   Uh-ho, that’s probably what was most likely the first thought which went through Hezekiah’s mind once Isaiah spoke the words “Hear now the word of the LORD.” Me thinks that Hezekiah now realizes that rather than open the kingdom for the ambassadors from Babel, he should have been telling them how it was Father YHVH Who had restored his life and bestowed the wealth he was now enjoying. I recommend to you brethren, if your pride ever gets inflated as much as Hezekiah’s here in these verses; you better return to these verses and re-read what Father thinks and then says to Hezekiah through His Prophet Isaiah. Pride was satan’s downfall, and he will get his at the end of Jesus’ 1,000 year Millennium, when he gets tossed into the Lake of Fire and suffers the Second Death — the death of the soul. [20:17] ‘Behold,^H2009 the days^H3117 come,^H935 that all^H3605 that^H834 is in thine house,^H1004 and that which^H834 thy fathers^H1 have laid up in store^H686 unto^H5704 this^H2086 day,^H3117 shall be carried^H5375 into Babylon:^H894 nothing^H3808 ^H1697 shall be left,’^H3498 saith^H559 the LORD.^H3068   —>   …all…=Hezekiah showed the ambassadors all, and therefore, Father was going to punish him for all. We read in The Book of Chronicles—(Click here) and (here)—though; that, it isn’t just Hezekiah who’ll be punished; as, it wasn’t just Hezekiah who sinned, it was all, everybody, everybody in Jerusalem, and even all of Judah who had sinned, and therefore, Father’s wrath will be poured out upon everybody. This was a pretty astounding prophesy considering that, to this point in time Babel was of little consequence, because, Babel had not yet reached its level of power that it will come into. [20:18] And of thy sons^H4480 ^H1121 that^H834 shall issue^H3318 from^H4480 thee, which^H834 thou shalt beget,^H3205 shall they take away;^H3947 and they shall be^H1961 eunuchs^H5631 in the palace^H1964 of the king^H4428 of Babylon.’i”^H894   —>   …of thy sons=At present, Hezekiah doesn’t have any children; therefore, this is in reference to a future time—Hezekiah didn’t have his son, the heir apparent Manasseh, until the third year of Hezekiah’s additional fifteen years—and is also in reference to all the inhabitants of Judah. Here, Father is telling the House of Judah that captivity to Babel is in their future. He said it, and it will come to pass exactly as He said it will. Why will they go into captivity? Because of Hezekiah’s pride, because of the pride of all the inhabitants of Judah, because of their idolatry, and because of their next king, Hezekiah’s son Manasseh, who’ll be the worst king in all of Judah’s history. …eunuchs…=If they were indeed to become “eunuchs;” then, there would be no more seed to pass on of the royal family through the sons of the king. Have you ever heard of Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego? They were the king’s seed from the house of Judah. They were the princes who were taken away to become the eunuchs in the palace of king Nebuchadnezzar. Remember, Nebuchadnezzar had sent these kids to school, gave them the finest education of the day, and then even put them into top positions of responsibility in his kingdom. The name “Nebuchadnezzar” means, “the god of learning.” Books and knowledge is what Nebuchadnezzar built his kingdom upon, and Father used Nebuchadnezzar and old Babel to symbolically describe what the evil kingdom in the time of the end will be like. We read in Revelation 17, the following: Revelation 17:5 And^G2532 upon^G1909 her^G848 forehead^G3359 was a name^G3686 written,^G1125 MYSTERY,^G3466 BABYLON^G897 THE^G3588 GREAT,^G3173 THE^G3588 MOTHER^G3384 OF HARLOTS^G4204 AND^G2532 ABOMINATIONS^G946 OF THE^G3588 EARTH.^G1093   —>   It will be through this “Mystery, Babylon the Great,” that the mother of harlots and abominations of the end times will come. Father’s and our adversary satan will set up his new world order religious system to replace the political system that we know today, and from that, satan in his role as the pretend-to-be-christ, will declare himself to be God, and all the people of the world will believe him. All, that is, except Father’s Elect, those who are sealed in their minds with Father’s Truth. Those things which happened in Daniel’s day were types, or as Paul put it in I Corinthians 10 ensamples, of how things shall be in this final generation of flesh man. Stop and look around you, see if you notice the four hidden dynasties of Economics, Education, Politics and Religion shaping our current time. Besides Religion, Education is probably the most important; as, it takes the children while they are still young and molds their minds into receiving the foundation of the new world order, look at our schoolhouses today. Gosh, they’re teaching them to reject Father and His natural things, including their own sex; at Christmas time in our schools, songs of peace by the new world order and not the birth of Jesus Christ are being sung. Peace on earth, and the unity and brotherhood of all mankind the political correct way. The purpose is to set up an educated world in order to live in satan’s new world order as good citizens. We read in Daniel 1, the following: Daniel 1:2 And the Lord^H136 gave^H5414 ^(H853) Jehoiakim^H3079 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 into his hand,^H3027 with part^H4480 ^H7117 of the vessels^H3627 of the house^H1004 of God:^H430 which he carried into^H935 the land^H776 of Shinar^H8152 to the house^H1004 of his god;^H430 and he brought^H935 the vessels^H3627 into the treasure^H214 house^H1004 of his god.^H430   —>   This was prophecy fulfilled from what Isaiah spoke here II Kings 20:18—(Click here)—and it happened a little over 90 years later. [1:3] And the king^H4428 spake^H559 unto Ashpenaz^H828 the master^H7227 of his eunuchs,^H5631 that he should bring^H935 certain of the children^H4480 ^H1121 of Israel,^H3478 and of the king’s seed,^H4480 ^H2233 ^H4410 and of^H4480 the princes;^H6579   —>   These are the king’s sons and members of the royal family. Ashpenaz is the “master of the eunuchs,” and as such, the eunuchs are under him, and he rules over them. [1:4] Children^H3206 in whom^H834 was no^H369 ^H3605 blemish,^H3971 but well favoured,^H2896 ^H4758 and skilful^H7919 in all^H3605 wisdom,^H2451 and cunning^H3045 in knowledge,^H1847 and understanding^H995 science,^H4093 and such^H834 as had ability^H3581 in them to stand^H5975 in the king’s^H4428 palace,^H1964 and whom they might teach^H3925 the learning^H5612 and the tongue^H3956 of the Chaldeans.^H3778   —>   Are you starting to get the picture yet? The sons of king of the House of Judah are being groomed to be the servants of the king of Babel, they will be eunuchs who will not produce children in order that they won’t upset the order of things in Babel. Nebuchadnezzar knows that the educated of Judah are very wise, with much understanding and knowledge, and he wants the most competent to keep controls on his kingdom. [1:5] And the king^H4428 appointed^H4487 them a daily^H3117 ^H3117 provision^H1697 of the king’s meat,^H4480 ^H6598 ^H4428 and of the wine^H4480 ^H3196 which he drank:^H4960 so nourishing^H1431 them three^H7969 years,^H8141 that at the end^H4480 ^H7117 thereof they might stand^H5975 before^H6440 the king.^H4428   —>   The ole king of Babel took real good care of these children of Judah: he groomed them, educated them, and offered to feed them in the ways of the kingdom so that they would be able to take their appointed places within the one world system of that day; however, we know that they did not partake of the Babel sustenance; as, those of Babel ate not according to Father’s Health Laws as did the Children and People of Judah. Notice though, that, it would be for three years in the preparation, and then the entering into the palace of the king. Brethren, this is a type of what is happening today, it is a type of the world system which is being set up all around right now, and it is time for you to prepare yourself, so that, when the king of the latter days arrives on the scene, you will not be deceived by him. [1:6] Now among these were^H1961 of the children^H4480 ^H1121 of Judah,^H3063 Daniel,^H1840 Hananiah,^H2608 Mishael,^H4332 and Azariah:^H5838 [1:7] Unto whom the prince^H8269 of the eunuchs^H5631 gave^H7760 names:^H8034 for he gave^H7760 unto Daniel^H1840 the name of Belteshazzar;^H1095 and to Hananiah,^H2608 of Shadrach;^H7714 and to Mishael,^H4332 of Meshach;^H4335 and to Azariah,^H5838 of Abednego.^H5664   —>   Ashpenaz gave Daniel and the others their names because they were eunuchs in the halls of the government of Babel. Though this was prophecy even in Daniel’s day, it shall be, and is happening as prophecy before our eyes even today. The king’s children of Judah had become eunuchs in the courts of the world order of Babel just as Father told Hezekiah it would come to pass through the mouth of His Prophet Isaiah. Those tablets which have been dug up containing of ancient writings of Babel, are now in the British museum and they support this writing of Father’s Word. So, here it is nearly a century later, and Father’s Word has come to pass. Father said that He was going to allow Babylon to come in and clean the entire house out. This was the reason that Isaiah was killed by Manasseh a few years later. [24:14] And he carried away^H1540 ^(H853) all^H3605 Jerusalem,^H3389 and all^H3605 the princes,^H8269 and all^H3605 the mighty men^H1368 of valour,^H2428 even ten^H6235 thousand^H505 captives,^H1540 and all^H3605 the craftsmen^H2796 and smiths:^H4525 none^H3808 remained,^H7604 save^H2108 the poorest sort^H1803 of the People^H5971 of the land.^H776   —>   This carrying away of the “cream of the crop” so to speak, happened eleven years before the deportation of Zedekiah and included anybody and everybody who might have been able to band together at a later date in order to try and mount a rebellion. The only People who Nebuchadnezzar had left, were people such as farmers who could work the land, which now was in his possession, this means that these farmers were actually working for Nebuchadnezzar and not themselves. The People Nebuchadnezzar had carried back to Babylon were princes and children of the wealthy who were sent to Babylonian schools in order to learn the Chaldee language and then to be used in various capacities in the Babylon empire. [24:15] And he carried away^H1540 ^(H853) Jehoiachin^H3078 to Babylon,^H894 and the king’s^H4428 mother,^H517 and the king’s^H4428 wives,^H802 and his officers,^H5631 and the mighty^H352 of the land,^H776 those carried^H1980 he into captivity^H1473 from Jerusalem^H4480 ^H3389 to Babylon.^H894   —>   In this move by Nebuchadnezzar, he left the Nation headless and rudderless, which is exactly what he wanted, a subservient, obedient nation. With this taking of the Royal Family, the Nation of the House of Judah is now in captivity. Jehoiachin himself would be held captive for 37 years. Father through His Prophets told the Kings and the People time and again to change from their idolatrous ways, and Honor, Love, Serve, and Worship Him; but, they refused to do so. So He next sent His Prophets who told the People that this captivity was going to take place, and it has now come to pass. Several of His Prophets paid with their lives for doing Father’s bidding, Prophets such as Isaiah who was killed my Manasseh; Uriah, who was killed by Jehoiakim, then there were others of which we can read of in Father’s Word: Jeremiah; Zephaniah, and others, such as Daniel who was already in captivity when he began writing and prophesying; Ezekiel and Nehemiah. As for Jeremiah, he was able to stay behind in Jerusalem and we can read in the Book named for him in Jeremiah 29, that he sent his letter from Jerusalem to Babylon, to the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon; informing them that Father said all would be well with them, that they should continue to live their lives as though they were not in captivity, that they should build houses, and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat the fruit of them; take wives for their men, and beget sons and daughters; take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that they may be increased there, and not diminished; that, this captivity would only last for 70 years, and then He would bring them out again. [2016] And all^H3605 the men^H376 of might,^H2428 even seven^H7651 thousand,^H505 and craftsmen^H2796 and smiths^H4525 a thousand,^H505 all^H3605 that were strong^H1368 and apt^H6213 for war,^H4421 even them the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 brought^H935 captive^H1473 to Babylon.^H894   —>   It was about this time that the false prophet Hananiah started falsely prophesying against Father and His Prophet Jeremiah, saying, that, within 2 years, everything which had been carried away from Jerusalem and Judah to Babylon, would come back. This Hanniah even when so far as can be read in Jeremiah 28 to remove a yoke from off Jeremiah’s neck and broke it, falsely indicating that Father was going to remove the yoke of captivity from off of Judah’s neck. Upon his doing so, Jeremiah very sarcastically said, “AMEN,” and then proceeded to tell Hannaiah what Father truly had to say, which was that, though Hannaiah had broken the wooden yoke, Father was about to place a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of the field also. Jeremiah went on to say that because of Hannaiah’s causing the people to believe in a lie, Father was going to bring Hannaiah Home to Him, which came to pass in that same year.

Let’s return now to II Chronicles 36:10.

Zedekiah=For a detailed description of Zedekiah, including his history, the etymology of his name, the Strong’s Concordance definition of his name, and the Smith’s Bible Dictionary information, click here.

36:11-21 ZEDEKIAH.
    (Introversion.)
36:11 Evil-doing against
    Father YEHOVAH.
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II Chronicles 36:11 Zedekiah^H6667 was one^H259 and twenty^H6242 years^H8141 old^H1121 when he began to reign,^H4427 and reigned^H4427 eleven^H259 ^H6240 years^H8141 in Jerusalem.^H3389   —>   With Zedekiah now made king—even though in name only—over Judah, he will be the last of such. There will never again, in the flesh Age, be a man king over the House of Israel or the House of Judah, the next King will be KING of kings and LORD of lords, our Savior Jesus Christ when He returns for His Second Advent.

36:12 Evil-doing against
    Father YEHOVAH.
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II Chronicles 36:12 And he did^H6213 that which was evil^H7451 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD^H3068 his God,^H430 and humbled not himself^H3665 ^H3808 before^H4480 ^H6440 Jeremiah^H3414 (YAH will rise; and, whom YAH has appointed) (yir-meh-yawי-hoo) the prophet^H5030 speaking from the mouth^H4480 ^H6310 of the LORD.^H3068   —>   II Kings 24:19—(Click here)—adds in the statement “according to all that Jehoiakim had done.” “The Preacher,” Solomon—Zedekiah’s great grand-father to the upteenth generation—taught us in The Book of Ecclesiastes, that, “there is nothing new under the sun,” and ole Zedekiah is acting just like many of the evil kings of both Houses all the way back to the time of Solomon. Just what all did Zedekiah do which was evil in Father’s eyes? Let’s continue reading and find out.

…humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet…=As we see, Father sent His Prophet to try and get Zedekiah’s attention; however, Zedekiah wouldn’t harken to what he was being told. Really, it was just such a simple task, Obey Father and all would be well; however, it was just something he could not allow himself to do, much to his chagrin, and just like many of Father’s Children today.

Jeremiah=For a detailed description of Jeremiah, including his history, the etymology of his name, the Strong’s Concordance definition of his name, and the Smith’s Bible Dictionary information, click here.

36:13 Nebuchadnezzar.
    Rebelllion.
36:13 Father YEHOVAH.
    Obduracy of Zedekiah.
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II Chronicles 36:13 And he also^H1571 rebelled^H4775 against king^H4428 Nebuchadnezzar,^H5019 who^H834 had made him swear^H7650 by God:^H430

but he stiffened^H7185 ^(H853) his neck,^H6203 and hardened^H553 ^(H853) his heart^H3824 from turning^H4480 ^H7725 unto^H413 the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel.^H3478   —>   After failing to harken to Jeremiah, Nebuchadnezzar made Zedekiah swear a covenant and an oath that he would not rebel; however, Zedekiah broke his oath and did indeed rebel, why? Let’s turn to Father’s Prophet Jeremaih and read what he wrote in the Book named for him, let’s turn to Jeremiah 37: Jeremiah 37:1 And king^H4428 Zedekiah^H6667 the son^H1121 of Josiah^H2977 reigned^H4427 instead^H8478 of Coniah^H3659 the son^H1121 of Jehoiakim,^H3079 whom^H834 Nebuchadrezzar^H5019 king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 made king^H4427 in the land^H776 of Judah.^H3063 [37:2] But neither^H3808 he,^H1931 nor his servants,^H5650 nor the People^H5971 of the land,^H776 did hearken^H8085 unto^H413 the words^H1697 of the LORD,^H3068 which^H834 he spake^H1696 by^H3027 the prophet^H5030 Jeremiah.^H3414 [37:3] And Zedekiah^H6667 the king^H4428 sent^H7971 ^(H853) Jehucal^H3081 the son^H1121 of Shelemiah^H8018 and Zephaniah^H6846 the son^H1121 of Maaseiah^H4641 the priest^H3548 to^H413 the prophet^H5030 Jeremiah,^H3414 saying,^H559 “Pray^H6419 now^H4994 unto^H413 the LORD^H3068 our God^H430 for^H1157 us.”   —>   Zedekiah doesn’t care one wit for Father, so do you really believe he sent some of his People to ask Jeremiah to pray to Father for them? [37:4] Now Jeremiah^H3414 came in^H935 and went out^H3318 among^H8432 the People:^H5971 for they had not^H3808 put^H5414 him into prison.^H1004 ^H3628   —>   As Jeremiah writes here, they had not yet put him in prison, but they will in a future date because he prophesies against what Zedekiah was doing. [37:5] Then Pharaoh’s^H6547 army^H2428 was come forth^H3318 out of Egypt:^H4480 ^H4714 and when the Chaldeans^H3778 that besieged^H6696 ^H5921 Jerusalem^H3389 heard^H8085 ^(H853) tidings^H8088 of them, they departed^H5927 from^H4480 ^H5921 Jerusalem.^H3389   —>   Why did the Egyptians come up to Jerusalem? Because we read in Ezekiel 17:15, that Zedekiah had sent ambassadors down to pharaoh asking for horses and much men; and as pharaoh’s army which was being led by his calvary, began to enter into Jersualem, the Babylonians saw them and they them fled back to Babylon. [37:6] Then came^H1961 the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 unto^H413 the prophet^H5030 Jeremiah,^H3414 saying,^H559 [37:7] “Thus^H3541 saith^H559 the LORD,^H3068 the God^H430 of Israel;^H3478 ‘Thus^H3541 shall ye say^H559 to^H413 the king^H4428 of Judah,^H3063 that sent^H7971 you unto^H413 Me to enquire^H1875 of Me; ‘Behold,^H2009 Pharaoh’s^H6547 army,^H2428 which is come forth^H3318 to help^H5833 you, shall return^H7725 to Egypt^H4714 into their own land.^H776    —>   Once the Egyptians had driven the Babylonians our of Judah and all was secure, they returned to Egypt; it was then that the Babylonians fulfilled Father’s plan for the destruction of Judah because of their rebelliousness and forsaking Him. [37:8] And the Chaldeans^H3778 shall come again,^H7725 and fight^H3898 against^H5921 this^H2063 city,^H5892 and take^H3920 it, and burn^H8313 it with fire.’o’^H784   —>   Father said it and it is going to come to pass, the city, including His House, shall burn and be destroyed, and Judah and Jerusalem is going to go into captivity for 70 years.

Father sent prophet after prophet to Judah to try to get them to turn to Him and Him alone; but, they refused to hear His Word. Likewise also brethren, Father gave us His Word, His Love Letter to us that all we have to do is Read it, not listen to man try and explain it to us, and He will be Faithful to us and Good to us; however, sadly, because of so many not being able to actually read it for themselves, they teach is that it is hard to read and understand. Therefore, most go along with that line of thought, that it’s too hard to read and understand and therefore, don’t. In doing so, they never come to the Knowledge of Father, never come to an Understanding of Him, and they also never gain His Wisdom.

For those of you who are like myself and don’t know what the word “obduracy” that Dr. Bullinger and I used in the Structural Outline above means; here is the definition: Unmoved by moral or righteous persuasion, stubborn, unyielding; synonyms include: inflexible, obstinate, and unbending. These are exactly the traits which we see in Zedekiah here towards Father. Zedekiah however, was easily persuaded by those who lied to him and told him that Father’s Word would not come to pass, that they weren’t going to go into captivity to the Babylonians.

36:14 Priests and People.
    Evil-doing.
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II Chronicles 36:14 Moreover^H1571 all^H3605 the chief^H8269 of the priests,^H3548 and the people,^H5971 transgressed very much^H7235 ^H4603 ^H4604 after all^H3605 the abominations^H8141 of the heathen;^H1471 and polluted^H2930 ^(H853) the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068 which^H834 He had hallowed^H6942 in Jerusalem.^H3389   —>   Just like our Nation and the world all around us today, here we see that under the last three kings of Judah, the morals of the Nation are going downhill, decaying into degeneracy and depravity. Our church houses who used to stand against all this, have now joined in and have allowed homosexuals, homosexual pastors, and today, 2024, have now brought in “transgendered” perverts to sexualize and deprave the morals of our children. Father sees all this brethren and He doesn’t like it, however, He will allow it to come to pass as, He tells us in His Word, that this has to happen at the end of this Age. We are being set-up for the false christ to be here prior to the True Christ’s Return for His Second Advent.

36:15 Father YEHOVAH.
    Remonstrance.
1A15
II Chronicles 36:15 And the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of their fathers^H1 sent^H7971 to^H5921 them by^H3027 His messengers,^H4397 rising up betimes,^H7925 and sending;^H7971 because^H3588 He had compassion^H2550 on^H5921 His People,^H5971 and on^H5921 His dwelling place:^H4583   —>   …the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by His messengers…=Time and time again, and again, Father sent His Prophets to the king and His People, trying to get their attention to be hearers and doers of His Word; but, they would not harken to His Word, His Prophets or Him, they too thoroughly enjoyed the ways of the heathen. Much like in the church houses today, they too are too thoroughly enjoying teaching their unGody customs, doctrine, and dogma, and sadly, the people are too willing to accept what they hear without checking out what they are being taught in Father’s Word. When a Pastor tries to reach out to them to Hear Father’s True Doctrine, they reject what that True Pastor is trying to teach them, and in reality, they are rejecting Father and His Doctrine .

…rising up betimes…=In other words, from early morning and continuing throughout the day. We read in Jeremiah 26:2-6 that, Father sent Jeremiah to them in order to try and get our forefathers to change from their evil ways, let’s read it: Jeremiah 26:2 “Thus^H3541 saith^H559 the LORD;^H3068 ‘Stand^H5975 in the court^H2691 of the LORD’S^H3068 house,^H1004 and speak^H1696 unto^H5921 all^H3605 the cities^H5892 of Judah,^H3063 which come^H935 to worship^H7812 in the LORD’S^H3068 house,^H1004 all^H3605 the words^H1697 that^H834 I command^H6680 thee to speak^H1696 unto^H413 them; diminish^H1639 not^H408 a word:^H1697 [26:3] If so be^H194 they will hearken,^H8085 and turn^H7725 every man^H376 from his evil^H7451 way,^H4480 ^H1870 that I may repent^H5162 Me of^H413 the evil,^H7451 which^H834 ℑ^H595 purpose^H2803 to do^H6213 unto them because^H4480 ^H6440 of the evil^H7455 of their doings.^H4611 [26:4] And thou shalt say^H559 unto^H413 them, ‘Thus^H3541 saith^H559 the LORD;^H3068 ‘If^H518 ye will not^H3808 hearken^H8085 to^H413 Me, to walk^H1980 in My law,^H8451 which^H834 I have set^H5414 before^H6440 you, [26:5] To hearken^H8085 to^H5921 the words^H1697 of My servants^H5650 the prophets,^H5030 whom^H834 ℑ^H595 sent^H7971 unto^H413 you, both rising up early,^H7925 and sending^H7971 them, but ye have not^H3808 hearkened;^H8085 [26:6] Then will I make^H5414 ^(H853) this^H2088 house^H1004 like Shiloh,^H7887 and will make^H5414 this^H2063 city^H5892 a curse^H7045 to all^H3605 the nations^H1471 of the earth.’o’o’o”^H776   —>   How many times must Father chastise and scold, how many times must He speak to them to try and get their attention? They were and are His chosen People, it was Israel who was to set the example for all the other nations of the world for them to emulate to good; but, yet, they would not hear and harken. He sent His Prophets, they did rise up early and go to them; but, they rebuffed them, they rebuked them, and they abused and mis-treated them. Dr. Bullinger notes in his Companion Notes to this phrase, that this is an “Anthropopatheia,” which he notes in his Appendix 6—(Click here)—means “Ascribing to God what belongs to human and rational beings, irrational creatures, or inanimate things.”.

…because He had compassion on His People…=Father does have compassion on we His Children. What does Peter tell us in his II Epistle? II Peter 3:9 The^G3588 Lord^G2962 is not slack^G1019 ^G3756 concerning his promise,^G1860 as^G5613 some men^G5100 count^G2233 slackness;^G1022 but^G235 is longsuffering^G3114 to^G1519 us-ward,^G2248 not^G3361 willing^G1014 that any^G5100 should perish,^G622 but^G235 that all^G3956 should come^G5562 to^G1519 repentance.^G3341   —>   Father doesn’t desire any of us to perish; however, just as He sent the House of Israel into captivity to the Assyrians, and is about to send the House of Judah into captivity to the Babylonians, He will in the future, have to—because of our own actions, yes brethren, that decision is ours, it is our choice; as, He gave us His instructions, therefore it is up to us to obey and follow His instructions—cast some of us into the Lake of Fire at the end of Jesus’ 1,000 year Millennial reign.

What happened when time and again He sent His Prophets to Zedekiah and the House of Judah?

36:16 Father YEHOVAH.
    Remonstrance.
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II Chronicles 36:16 But they mocked^H1961 ^H3931 the messengers^H4397 of God,^H430 and despised^H959 His words,^H1697 and misused^H8591 His prophets,^H5030 until^H5704 the wrath^H2534 of the LORD^H3068 arose^H5927 against His People,^H5971 till^H5704 there was no^H369 remedy.^H4832   —>   What do we read concerning this mocking and misusing of Father’s Prophets in Matthew 23:37—(Click here)? Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem,^G2419 Jerusalem,^G2419 thou that killest^G615 the^G3588 prophets,^G4396 and^G2532 stonest^G3036 them which are sent^G649 unto^G4314 thee,^G846 how often^G4212 would^G2309 I have gathered thy children together,^G1996 ^G4675 ^G5043 even as^G3739 ^G5158 a hen^G3733 gathereth^G1996 her^G1438 chickens^G3556 under^G5259 her wings,^G4420 and^G2532 ye would^G2309 not!^G3756   —>   Father would have gathered them for good and not calamity, He wouldn’t have sent them into captivity; but, they not only refused to be hearers and doers of His Word; but, when He sent His Prophets to them to try and get their attention, they mocked and misused and stoned His Prophets. Jeremiah himself was thrown into a pit, let’s listen to Biblical historian Josephus tell of what transpired: “But Jeremiah came among them, and prophesied what contradicted those predictions, and what proved to be true, that they did ill, and deluded the king; that the Egyptians would be of no advantage to them, but that the king of Babylon would renew the war against Jerusalem, and besiege it again, and would destroy the people by famine, and carry away those that remained into captivity, and would take away what they had as spoils, and would carry off those riches that were in the temple; nay, that, besides this, he would burn it, and utterly overthrow the city, and that they should serve him and his posterity seventy years; that then the Persians and the Medes should put an end to their servitude, and overthrow the Babylonians; “and that we shall be dismissed, and return to this land, and rebuild the temple, and restore Jerusalem.” When Jeremiah said this, the greater part believed him; but the rulers, and those that were wicked, despised him, as one disordered in his senses. Now he had resolved to go elsewhere, to his own country, which was called Anathoth, and was twenty furlongs distant from Jerusalem; (13) and as he was going, one of the rulers met him, and seized upon him, and accused him falsely, as though he were going as a deserter to the Babylonians; but Jeremiah said that he accused him falsely, and added, that he was only going to his own country; but the other would not believe him, but seized upon him, and led him away to the rulers, and laid an accusation against him, under whom he endured all sorts of torments and tortures, and was reserved to be punished; and this was the condition he was in for some time, while he suffered what I have already described unjustly. Now in the ninth year of the reign of Zedekiah, on the tenth day of the tenth month, the king of Babylon made a second expedition against Jerusalem, and lay before it eighteen months, and besieged it with the utmost application. There came upon them also two of the greatest calamities at the same time that Jerusalem was besieged, a famine and a pestilential distemper, and made great havoc of them. And though the prophet Jeremiah was in prison, he did not rest, but cried out, and proclaimed aloud, and exhorted the multitude to open their gates, and admit the king of Babylon, for that if they did so, they should be preserved, and their whole families; but if they did not so, they should be destroyed; and he foretold, that if any one staid in the city, he should certainly perish by one of these ways, - either be consumed by the famine, or slain by the enemy’s sword; but that if he would flee to the enemy, he should escape death. Yet did not these rulers who heard believe him, even when they were in the midst of their sore calamities; but they came to the king, and in their anger informed him what Jeremiah had said, and accused him, and complained of the prophet as of a madman, and one that disheartened their minds, and by the denunciation of miseries weakened the alacrity of the multitude, who were otherwise ready to expose themselves to dangers for him, and for their country, while he, in a way of threatening, warned them to flee to the enemy, and told them that the city should certainly be taken, and be utterly destroyed. But for the king himself, he was not at all irritated against Jeremiah, such was his gentle and righteous disposition; yet, that he might not be engaged in a quarrel with those rulers at such a time, by opposing what they intended, he let them do with the prophet whatsoever they would; whereupon, when the king had granted them such a permission, they presently came into the prison, and took him, and let him down with a cord into a pit full of mire, that he might be suffocated, and die of himself. So he stood up to the neck in the mire which was all about him, and so continued; but there was one of the king’s servants, who was in esteem with him, an Ethiopian by descent, who told the king what a state the prophet was in, and said that his friends and his rulers had done evil in putting the prophet into the mire, and by that means contriving against him that he should suffer a death more bitter than that by his bonds only. When the king heard this, he repented of his having delivered up the prophet to the rulers, and bid the Ethiopian take thirty men of the king’s guards, and cords with them, and whatsoever else they understood to be necessary for the prophet’s preservation, and to draw him up immediately. So the Ethiopian took the men he was ordered to take, and drew up the prophet out of the mire, and left him at liberty [in the prison]. But when the king had sent to call him privately, and inquired what he could say to him from God, which might be suitable to his present circumstances, and desired him to inform him of it, Jeremiah replied, that he had somewhat to say; but he said withal, he should not be believed, nor, if he admonished them, should be hearkened to; “for,” said he, “thy friends have determined to destroy me, as though I had been guilty of some wickedness; and where are now those men who deceived us, and said that the king of Babylon would not come and fight against us any more? but I am afraid now to speak the truth, lest thou shouldst condemn me to die.” And when the king had assured him upon oath, that he would neither himself put him to death, nor deliver him up to the rulers, he became bold upon that assurance that was given him, and gave him this advice: That he should deliver the city up to the Babylonians; and he said that it was God who prophesied this by him, that [he must do so] if he would be preserved, and escape out of the danger he was in, and that then neither should the city fall to the ground, nor should the temple be burned; but that [if he disobeyed] he would be the cause of these miseries coming upon the citizens, and of the calamity that would befall his whole house. When the king heard this, he said that he would willingly do what he persuaded him to, and what he declared would be to his advantage, but that he was afraid of those of his own country that had fallen away to the Babylonians, lest he should be accused by them to the king of Babylon, and be punished. But the prophet encouraged him, and said he had no cause to fear such punishment, for that he should not have the experience of any misfortune, if he would deliver all up to the Babylonians, neither himself, nor his children, nor his wives, and that the temple should then continue unhurt. So when Jeremiah had said this, the king let him go, and charged him to betray what they had resolved on to none of the citizens, nor to tell any of these matters to any of the rulers, if they should have learned that he had been sent for, and should inquire of him what it was that he was sent for, and what he had said to him; but to pretend to them that he besought him that he might not be kept in bonds and in prison. And indeed he said so to them; for they came to the, prophet, and asked him what advice it was that he came to give the king relating to them.”.

36:17-19 Nebuchadnezzar.
    Revenge.
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II Chronicles 36:17 Therefore He brought^H5927 upon^H5921 them^(H853) the king^H4428 of the Chaldees,^H3778 who slew^H2026 their young men^H970 with the sword^H2719 in the house^H1004 of their sanctuary,^H4720 and had no compassion^H2550 ^H3808 upon^H5921 young man^H970 or maiden,^H1330 old man,^H2205 or him that stooped for age:^H3486 He gave^H5414 them all^H3605 into his hand.^H3027   —>   Therefore He brought…=It is Plain and Clear Father brought this upon His People. Why did Father bring this upon them? All we have to do is go back to the previous verse and read it, “But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised His words, and misused His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against His People, till there was no remedy.”. But, we know from reading these Books of the Chronicles of the Kings and The Books of the Kings, that there were many other factors as well. Roughly 973 years since He brought them out of Egypt and they entered into the Promised Land, 973 years brethren and time and again they rebelled against Him, His Commandments, His Judgments, serving and worshipping false gods and idols and even putting them right there on His Holy Mount, where He will in the future to this time be crucified.

We begin now the third and final siege of Judah and Jerusalem, they have decided, because of their actions of not hearing and harkening, they are going into captivity to the Babylonians. So, what happened? Let’s turn to II Kings 25—(Click here)—and read how Judah fell to the Babylonians: II Kings 25:1 And it came to pass^H1961 in the ninth^H8671 year^H8141 of his reign,^H4427 in the tenth^H6224 month,^H2320 in the tenth^H6218 day of the month,^H2320 that Nebuchadnezzar^H5019 king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 came,^H935 he,^H1931 and all^H3605 his host,^H2428 against^H5921 Jerusalem,^H3389 and pitched^H2583 against^H5921 it; and they built^H1129 forts^H1785 against^H5921 it round about.^H5439   —>   This besiegement, as we see, began during Zedekiah’ 9^th year, on the 10^th day of the 10^th month of the year and will it will last for 18 months. The only reason it’ll take 18 months, is because, at this time, the walls surrounding Jerusalem are still pretty solid and fortified; but, Nebuchadnezzar is going to build his own forts and probably towers as tall as the city’s wall as well in order that his men could see to the at least level of the wall and probably down inside the walls, so that they could know what was happening inside the city, then they slowly start to starve the inhabitants of the city by cutting off any incoming supplies. Father had revealed this to His Prophet Ezekiel and He told him to prophesy concerning this besiegement, we can read of it in Ezekiel 24, it is also prophesy of Jeremiah as we read in Jeremiah 39-44. It will also be about this time that Zedekiah commits another gross error, he is going to put his trust somewhere where he ought not to put it. Instead of straightening his life out and putting out all the evil ungodly practices and seeking Father to assist him, he instead, is going to turn to the Egyptians and try and lean on them for support against Nebuchadnezzar and his army. Think that will do him any good brethren? [25:2] And the city^H5892 was besieged^H935 ^H4692 unto^H5704 the eleventh^H6249 ^H6240 year^H8141 of king^H4428 Zedekiah.^H6667   —>   Zedekiah was inside the walled city unable to resupply himself; Nebuchadnezzar was outside the city walls and had every opportunity to resupply every one of his needs, therefore, he just waited until Zedekiah and his people were starving and then coming to him begging for something to eat. Father’s Word doesn’t say at which point in this 18 month siege that the people inside the city walls ran out of food, so we don’t know how long they didn’t have anything to eat; but, I’m sure they were pretty starved when they caved. [25:3] And on the ninth^H8672 day of the fourth month^H2320 the famine^H7458 prevailed^H2388 in the city,^H5892 and there was^H1961 no^H3808 bread^H3899 for the People^H5971 of the land.^H776   —>   …the fourth month…=This is also noted in Jeremiah 52:6, where we also read—as we will also read in our next verse here in II Kings 25—(Click here)—that many of Zedekiah’s military men fled and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king’s garden—(now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:)—and they went by the way of the plain; but, as for Zedekiha who also fled, he was pursued by the Chaldeans who overtook him in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him. [25:4] And the city^H5892 was broken up,^H1234 and all^H3605 the men^H376 of war^H4421 fled by night^H3915 by the way^H1870 of the gate^H8179 between^H996 two walls,^H2346 which^H834 is by^H5921 the king’s^H4428 garden:^H1588 (now the Chaldees^H3778 were against^H5921 the city^H5892 round about:)^H5439 and the king went^H1980 the way^H1870 toward the plain.^H6160   —>   This famine was so bad, that every military man in Judah planned to try and escape anyway they could, and that way was by going out by way of the gate between 2 walls near the king’s garden; heck, even Zedekiah went out with them. Many of the military men were able to get away; as, the Chaldeans—don’t be thrown by this name change brethren, as, it is just another name for the Babylonians—were mainly concerned with capturing Zedekiah, in which endeavor they were successful, capturing him near the plain of Jericho. My thought here though brethren, is, these war fighters fled, what about their families? …broken up…=In other words, the city walls had finally been breached. Before this, an Egyptian force approached and the Babylonians had fled, as we can read in Jeremiah 37:5-11; though, the relief to Judah was only temporary, as prophesied. [25:5] And the army^H2428 of the Chaldees^H3778 pursued^H7291 after^H310 the king,^H4428 and overtook^H5381 him in the plains^H6160 of Jericho:^H3405 and all^H3605 his army^H2428 were scattered^H6327 from^H4480 ^H5921 him.   —>   The scared rat who seemed so sure of himself that he mounted a rebellion against Father and His servant Nebuchadnezzar, has now been caught, and his military scattered. Now it’s time to take him back to Father’s servant Nebuchadnezzar in order to find out what he has in store for Zedekiah and his rebelliousness. [25:6] So they took^H8610 ^(H853) the king,^H4428 and brought him up^H5927 ^(H853) to^H413 the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 to Riblah;^H7247 and they gave^H1696 judgment^H4941 upon^H854 him.   —>   After capturing Zedekiah, Nebuchadnezzar’s men brought him up to Riblah where Nebuchadnezzar was, and then once there, Nebuchadnezzar judged him for his rebellion. What is his judgment going to be? [25:7] And they slew^H7819 the sons^H1121 of Zedekiah^H6667 before his eyes,^H5869 and put out^H5786 ^(H853) the eyes^H5869 of Zedekiah,^H6667 and bound^H631 him with fetters of brass,^H5178 and carried^H935 him to Babylon.^H894   —>   Remember brethren, Nebuchadnezzar had already carried away most everybody of importance from Jerusalem, that included Zedekiah’s children, and now that Nebuchadnezzar has Zedekiah and his sons there in Riblah with him, he made him stand there, defenseless to do anything, as he had his men murder his sons. Once they were dead, Nebuchadnezzar then had his men gouge out Zedekiah’s eyes, put him in bonds, and then sent him to Babylon. That scene of his son’s being slaughtered, played over and over in his mind as they carried him to Babylon. Zedekiah saw his sons slaughtered; but, he never saw Babylon though he was there to die. This is the last of the royal seed which would be put to death. [25:8] And in the fifth^H2549 month,^H2320 on the seventh^H7651 day of the month,^H2320 which^H1931 is the nineteenth^H8672 ^H6240 year^H8141 of king^H4428 Nebuchadnezzar^H5019 king^H4428 of Babylon,^H894 came^H935 Nebuzaradan,^H5018 captain^H7227 of the guard,^H2876 a servant^H5650 of the king^H4428 of Babylon,^H894 unto Jerusalem:^H3389   —>   The year is now 477B.C. and Nebuchadnezzar sends his Captain Nebuzaradan back to Jerusalem to begin the dismantling anything of value, and then the destruction of the city.

…in the house of their sanctuary…=No longer called Father’s House, it is now their house, and what do we read in Matthew 23:38—(Click here)—concerning their house? Matthew 23:38 Behold,^G2400 your^G5216 house^G3624 is left^G863 unto you^G5213 desolate.^G2048   —>   Father is no longer there in their house! Because of their actions, He is no longer with them, He has completely turned them over to the Babylonians. But, brethren, He will still in the future to this time, send Himself as His Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ.

What else was going on at this time? What do we read concerning Faather’s Prophet Jeremiah? Let’s turn to the Book named for him and read: Jeremiah 42:21 And now I have this day^H3117 declared^H5046 it to you; but ye have not^H3808 obeyed^H8085 the voice^H6963 of the LORD^H3068 your God,^H430 nor any^H3605 thing for the which^H834 He hath sent^H7971 me unto^H413 you.—>   Father had sent His Prophet Jeremiah to the People of Judah telling them what they were to do, to go into captivity to the Babylonians and all would be well with them. However, the People refused to hear Jeremiah and it was really all a waste of time because they would not hear and harken. [42:22] Now^H6258 therefore know certainly^H3045 ^H3045 that^H3588 ye shall die^H4191 by the sword,^H2719 by the famine,^H7458 and by the pestilence,^H1698 in the place^H4725 whither^H834 ^H8033 ye desire^H2654 to go^H935 and to sojourn.^H1481   —>   Some of these people desired to go down to Egypt, Father knew their hearts, and what did He just tell them through Jeremiah? They’ll die there. Will they listen to Father? Jeremiah 43:1 And it came to pass,^H1961 that when Jeremiah^H3414 had made an end^H3615 of speaking^H1696 unto^H413 all^H3605 the People^H5971 ^(H853) all^H3605 the words^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 their God,^H430 for which^H834 the LORD^H3068 their God^H430 had sent^H7971 him to^H413 them, even^(H853) all^H3605 these^H428 words,^H1697 [43:2] Then spake^H559 Azariah^H5838 the son^H1121 of Hoshaiah,^H1955 and Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Kareah,^H7143 and all^H3605 the proud^H2086 men,^H376 saying^H559 unto^H413 Jeremiah,^H3414 “𝔗hou^H859 speakest^H1696 falsely:^H8267 the LORD^H3068 our God^H430 hath not^H3808 sent^H7971 thee to say,^H559 ‘Go^H935 not^H3808 into Egypt^H4714 to sojourn^H1481 there:’^H8033   —>   After Jeremiah had given the warning from Father as to what would happen to them should they choose to ignore Father and instead go down to Egypt to try and escape going into captivity to the Babyloians; the people then replied to Jeremiah, saying, he was lying to them, Father didn’t say to not go down to Egypt. [43:3] But^H3588 Baruch^H1263 the son^H1121 of Neriah^H5374 setteth thee on^H5496 ^(H853) against us, for^H4616 to deliver^H5414 us into the hand^H3027 of the Chaldeans,^H3778 that they might put us to death,^H4191 ^(H853) and carry us away captives^H1540 ^(H853) into Babylon.^H894   —>   They continue lying on Jeremiah, this time saying that it was Baruch who put Jeremiah on them in order to deliver them into the king of Babylon’s hand so that he could kill them all. We know this is a lie, as, there are already some of the seed-royal in captivity in Babylon. Who is already there? To name but four, there is Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, and the king of Babylon has not slain them, in fact he has sent them to college to be further educated. But, remember brethren, all this is an ensample to us living in the final Generation, the king of Babylon is a type of anti-christ and the warning to us is, I’m bringing anti-christ at the end of this Age as a test, and also so that My elect can deliver My message of Mark 13—(Click here)—Luke 12:10-12, and Luke 21:12-15, so that all My Children—both the non-believers, and those who have been deceived—can hear My Word, and even the gainsayers won’t be able to speak against what the Holy Spirit has spoken through the mouths of Father’s Elect. [43:4] So Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Kareah,^H7143 and all^H3605 the captains^H8269 of the forces,^H2428 and all^H3605 the People,^H5971 obeyed^H8085 not^H3808 the voice^H6963 of the LORD,^H3068 to dwell^H3427 in the land^H776 of Judah.^H3063 [43:5] But Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Kareah,^H7143 and all^H#605 the captains^H8269 of the forces,^H2428 took^H3947 ^(H853) all^H3605 the remnant^H7611 of Judah,^H3063 that^H834 were returned^H7725 from all^H4480 ^H3605 nations,^H1471 whither^H834 ^H8033 they had been driven,^H5080 to dwell^H1481 in the land^H776 of Judah;^H3063   —>   Johanan and the captains started gathering everybody up. Who aal did they gather? [43:6] Even^(H853) men,^H1397 and women,^H802 and children,^H2945 and the king’s^H4428 daughters,^H1323 and every^H3605 person^H5315 that^H834 Nebuzaradan^H5018 the captain^H7227 of the guard^H2876 had left^H5117 with^H854 Gedaliah^H1436 the son^H1121 of Ahikam^H296 the son^H1121 of Shaphan,^H8227 and Jeremiah^H3414 the prophet,^H5030 and Baruch^H1263 the son^H1121 of Neriah.^H5374   —>   Johahah and the captains forcefully rounded up these People, including Father’s Prophet Jeremiah, his scribe Baruch, and even king Zedekiah’s daughters. Unbeknownst to Johanan and his captains, Father has a plan in their capturing Jeremiah, Baruch and Zedekiah’s daughters. What are they going to do with these People they rounded up? [43:7] So they came into^H935 the land^H776 of Egypt:^H4714 for^H3588 they obeyed^H8085 not^H3808 the voice^H6963 of the LORD:^H3068 thus came^H935 they even to^H5704 Tahpanhes.^H8471   —>   Remember brethren, Father said our forefathers were to never go back down to the land of Egypt whom they had been held captive to for those 215 years. …Taphanhes=Taphahes was an Egyptian fortress on the eastern or Syrian frontier of Lower Egypt, where the pharaoh had his palace. In 1886 Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie discovered this site, which today is now called Tell Defenneh, it was a ruin also at the time called Kasr el Bint Yehudi, “the palace of the daughter of Judah,” which doubtless was assigned to the daughters of king Zedekiah. [43:8] Then came^H1961 the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 unto^H413 Jeremiah^H3414 in Tahpanhes,^H8471 saying,^H559 [43:9] “Take^H3947 great^H1419 stones^H68 in thine hand,^H3027 and hide^H2934 them in the clay^H4423 in the brickkiln,^H4404 which^H834 is at the entry^H6607 of Pharaoh’s^H6547 house^H1004 in Tahpanhes,^H8471 in the sight^H5869 of the men^H376 of Judah;^H3064   —>   …brickkiln…=Let’s check out this word brickkiln in our Strong’s Concordance brethren, when we do, we find that the word brickkiln is Hebrew word number: H4404, - מַלְבֵּן, - malbên, - Pronounced: mal-baneי, and means: From H5172 (denominatively); a brickkiln: - brickwork. Total KJV occurrences: 3.. So, this brickkiln is not a kiln as in a furnace for burning or baking, it was a brick pavement, or a fortress made of brick. Dr. Bullinger notes the following in his Companion Bible Appendix 87—(Click here)—“The entrance was in the side of a block of buildings projecting from the fort; and in front of it, on the opposite side of the roadway, similarly projecting from the fort, was a large platform of brickwork suitable for out-door business, … just what is now called a mastaba … Jeremiah 43:9 is the exact description of the mastaba which Petrie found.”. Dr. Bullinger further states “That this is so is fully proved by Jeremiah 43:9, as the prophecy could not be fulfilled by Nebuchadrezzar’s spreading his pavilion over the stones hidden in a “brickkiln,” to say nothing of a brickkiln being situated “at the entry of Pharaoh's house”. Neither would a brickkiln require to be fortified.”. [43:10] And say^H559 unto^H413 them, ‘Thus^H3541 saith^H559 the LORD^H3068 of hosts,^H6635 the God^H430 of Israel;^H3478 ‘Behold,^H2009 I will send^H7971 and take^H3947 ^(H853) Nebuchadrezzar^H5019 the king^H4428 of Babylon,^H894 My servant,^H5650 and will set^H7760 his throne^H3678 upon^H4480 ^H4605 these^H428 stones^H68 that^H834 I have hid;^H2934 and he shall spread^H5186 ^(H853) his royal pavilion^H8237 over^H5921 them.   —>   As we see, the brickkiln was a pavement, and here Father says His servant Nebuchadnezzar is coming down to Egypt and is going to set up house right over this pavement. What is he going to do when he arrives? [43:11] And when he cometh,^H935 he shall smite^H5221 ^(H853) the land^H776 of Egypt,^H4714 and deliver such^H834 as are for death^H4194 to death;^H4194 and such^H834 as are for captivity^H7628 to captivity;^H7628 and such^H834 as are for the sword^H2719 to the sword.^H2719   —>   Here, Jeremiah is telling those who forcefully removed them to Egypt, do you think and believe you’ll be safe down here in Egypt? Father has already declared that His servant Nebuchadnezzar is coming, and he is going to do Father’s Will; i.e., those who Father say are to return Home to Him are going to die, and those Father says should go into captivity are going to go into captivity. For us at the end of this Age, be prepared, as our king of Babylon, the anti-christ is coming, prior to the True Christ’s Return for His Second Advent, so don’t be deceived by listening to any man who tells you differently or you’ll end up being bride to the false christ.
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II Chronicles 36:18 And all^H3605 the vessels^H3627 of the house^H1004 of God,^H430 great^H1419 and small,^H6996 and the treasures^H214 of the house^H1004 of the LORD,^H3068 and the treasures^H214 of the king,^H4428 and of his princes;^H8269 all^H3605 these he brought^H935 to Babylon.^H894   —>   …all the vessels…all the treasures…these he brought to Babylon=Remember from my commentary from verse v36:10 above—(Click here)—when Nebuchadnezzar carried all the goodly vessels to Babylon, I stated the reason this happened was because of Hezekiah and his showing Berodach-baladan all the riches and wealth he had, and I referred us back to and we read II Kings 20:12-18—(Click here)—well, we’re seeing the Prophesy of Father through His Prophet Isaiah come to pass; every vessel, every treasure from both Father’s House and even the king’s, all Hezekiah had showed Berodach-baladan is now being carried off to Babylon.

…vessels…=I cannot help but chuckle as I read this verse and think on it brethren, immediately Daniel 5 comes to my mind and what transpired when Nebuchadnezzar’s son Belshazzar was getting drunk with his lords and said to break-out the gold and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of Father’s House, so they could drink out of them. As they were doing so, Belshazzar saw a hand appear out of thin-air and was writing on the wall, and we read “Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.”, ole youngbuck thought he was something, that is, until he saw Father’s hand writing on that wall telling him that he was a dead man.

36:19 Jerusalem captured.
    The city and Father’s House
       burned.
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II Chronicles 36:19 And they burnt^H8313 ^(H853) the house^H1004 of God,^H430 and brake down^H5422 ^(H853) the wall^H2346 of Jerusalem,^H3389 and burnt^H8313 all^H3605 the palaces^H759 thereof with fire,^H784 and destroyed^H7843 all^H3605 the goodly^H4261 vessels^H3627 thereof. —> …burnt the house of God…=Father’s House, His Temple destroyed. Yes brethren, this physical building was destroyed; but, brethren, there is a temple which cannot be destroyed. What did Jesus tell the scribes and pharisees in John 2:19? John 2:19 Jesus^G2424 answered^G611 and^G2532 said^G2036 unto them,^G846 “Destroy^G3089 this^G5126 Temple,^G3485 and^G2532 in^G1722 three^G5140 days^G2250 I will raise it up.”^G1453 ^G846   —>   Of course He wasn’t speaking of a physical building, He was speaking of His Body, which they did destroy by murdering Him, but, He transfigured and rose again three days later from the dead. Of course this too was Father’s Plan from the beginning.

…brake down the wall of Jerusalem…=Their True Wall of Protection, Father YHVH, had already departed and left them.

With the thought in mind, that, everything of value—all the beautiful ornamental works which Solomon had had crafted, the beautiful cherubims which were covered with gold plating, the gold plated wall covering, the brazen sea, the spoons, pots, shovels, snuffers, any and everything made of Brass, Gold or silver etc.—had all been removed and taken back to the temple of the Babylonian gods in Shinar, there was now nothing left of value, and the walls and structure of Father’s Temple, the king’s palace, and all the other wealthy homes were burned and completely destroyed. All of the glory of Jerusalem of David and Solomon’s days was now gone, and the city was nothing but smoldering ashes, with the walls broken down and lying in ruins.

36:20 Evil-doing. Requited
       by Father YEHOVAH.
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II Chronicles 36:20 And them that had escaped^H7611 from^H4480 the sword^H2719 carried he away^H1540 to^H413 Babylon;^H894 where they were^H1961 servants^H5650 to him and his sons^H1121 until^H5704 the reign^H4427 of the kingdom^H4438 of Persia:^H6539 (pure, splended; and, land of science) (paw-rasי)   —>   Anyone who was a doctor, an attorney at law, the leaders of the military—remember, we read above that the majority of these leaders had fled for their lives—all these were taken into Babylon, into captivity. Nebuchadnezzar did leave though, some of the people to harvest the land, of course, the goods which they harvested, that all went to the king of Babylon. Let’s again turn to II Kings 25—(Click here)—and read what else transpired: II Kings 25:22 And as for the people^H5971 that remained^H7604 in the land^H776 of Judah,^H3063 whom^H834 Nebuchadnezzar^H5019 king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 had left,^H7604 even over^H5921 them he made^(H853) Gedaliah^H1436 the son^H1121 of Ahikam,^H296 the son^H1121 of Shaphan,^H8227 ruler.^H6485   —>   Once Nebuchadnezzar had executed those who Nebuzar-adan had brought to him, he then made Gedaliah ruler over the poor who remained in Judah working the vineyards and crops. This was fine and dandy until a man of the royal seedline, one named Ishmael—who just happened to be a very evil, wicked man and who had also fled to Baalis, the king of the Ammonites, and abode with him during this entire time—heard of this news. Well, as we’re about to read, he is now going to return and desire to be ruler, feeling that he should be the ruler instead of Gedaliah because of his royal bloodline ties. Even though when Ishmael came to Jerusalem, there wasn’t much left of the city, he is still wanting this authority; so, when he came, he brought many men with him in order to support his position. How will this all play out? Let’s read on and find out. [25:23] And when all^H3605 the captains^H8269 of the armies,^H2428 they^H1992 and their men,^H376 heard^H8085 that^H3588 the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 had made^(H853) Gedaliah^H1436 governor,^H6485 there came^H935 to^H413 Gedaliah^H1436 to Mizpah,^H4709 even Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah,^H5418 and Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Careah,^H7143 and Seraiah^H8304 the son^H1121 of Tanhumeth^H8576 the Netophathite,^H5200 and Jaazaniah^H2970 the son^H1121 of a Maachathite,^H4602 they^H1992 and their men.^H376   —>   So, when Ishmael and the men who were returning with him from the Moabites came and confronted Gedaliah concerning what was happening in Jerusalem, Gedaliah tried to convince them that they should stay in the land and work the fields like those who were already doing so. See, Gedaliah was a man who just wanted to keep his head down and live in peace, or at least, live the life of the least resistance. So, with Ishmael being of the royal seedline, do you figure he’ll just “go along, to get along” as Gedaliah is suggesting; or, do you figure he’ll embark on a different course of action, one more accommodating to his liking? [25:24] And Gedaliah^H1436 sware^H7650 to them, and to their men,^H376 and said^H559 unto them, “Fear^H3372 not^H408 to be the servants^H4480 ^H5650 of the Chaldees:^H3778 dwell^H3427 in the land,^H776 and serve^H5647 ^(H853) the king^H4428 of Babylon;^H894 and it shall be well^H3190 with you.”   —>   Again, we see that Gedaliah—following what Father said they were to do—tells Ishmael and his men to “just lay low” so to speak, in other words, just keep your heads down and to have no fear of the Babylonians, for that if they would just cultivate the fields, they wouldn’t suffer any harm. Gedaliah assured them of this by an oath; further stating, that they should have him for their ruler, and that if any disturbance should arise, they could find him ready to defend them. He next advised them to dwell in any of the cities in Judah as every one of them pleased; and that they would send men along with his own servants, and rebuild their houses upon the old foundations, and dwell there; and lastly, he admonished them beforehand, that they should make preparation, while the season lasted, of corn, and wine, and oil, that they might have whereon to feed during the winter. Doing all this, he told them, would make sure that all would be well for them. As this is a “Type” for us to look upon as to what is going to come to pass for us at the end of this Age, the point here, is not that we serve satan as the false messiah when he comes; but, the point is that when it is part of Father’s plan, and you know it from His Word, then we are to obey the instruction from His Word. Thus, when you are serving in that one world system that Father calls “His,” and satan is the head of that system, just as Nebuchadnezzar was Father’s servant, then when you follow Father’s plan you are actually serving Him. We are to follow the path that the Holy Spirit leads us in no matter what the day or time. You not serving the king of Babylon, but you are serving Father. The point is that it is going to happen just as it is written in His Word. This is a type of how it shall be in the final generation. Bear in mind that about half of all the souls which have been born in the flesh since Adam, are living in the world today. This is the major generation, and this generation is the one that shall be well tested. Brethren, we are privileged to live in this special generation where all these prophecies are going to take place right before our eyes. So, the question is, Who are you going to serve? If you are biblically illiterate, of course you will serve the one who you think appears to be the greatest in his supernatural form. You will think satan to be Jesus. [25:25] But it came to pass^H1961 in the seventh^H7637 month,^H2320 that Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah,^H5418 the son^H1121 of Elishama,^H476 of the seed^H4480 ^H2233 royal,^H4410 came,^H935 and ten^H6235 men^H376 with^H854 him, and smote^H5221 ^(H853) Gedaliah,^H1436 that he died,^H4191 and the Jews^H3064 and the Chaldees^H3778 that^H834 were^H1961 with^H854 him at Mizpah.^H4709   —>   Well, to a degree, Gedeliah didn’t lie, as, it wasn’t the Babylonians who slew them, it was one of their fellow Israelites who murdered them. Let’s read what Biblical historian Josephus writes of this account: “Ishmael came again to Gedaliah, to the city Mispah, and ten men with him; and when he had feasted Ishmael, and those that were with him, in a splendid manner at his table, and had given them presents, he became disordered in drink, while he endeavored to be very merry with them; and when Ishmael saw him in that case, and that he was drowned in his cups to the degree of insensibility, and fallen asleep, he rose up on a sudden, with his ten friends, and slew Gedaliah, and those that were with him at the feast; and when he had slain them, he went out by night, and slew all the Jews that were in the city, and those soldiers also which were left therein by the Babylonians. But the next day fourscore men came out of the country with presents to Gedaliah, none of them knowing what had befallen him; when Ishmael saw them, he invited them in to Gedaliah, and when they were come in, he shut up the court, and slew them, and cast their dead bodies down into a certain deep pit, that they might not be seen; but of these fourscore men Ishmael spared those that entreated him not to kill them, till they had delivered up to him what riches they had concealed in the fields, consisting of their furniture, and garments, and corn: but he took captive the people that were in Mispah, with their wives and children; among whom were the daughters of king Zedekiah, whom Nebuzaradan, the general of the army of Babylon, had left with Gedaliah. And when he had done this, he came to the king of the Ammonites. But when Johanan and the rulers with him heard of what was done at Mispah by Ishmael, and of the death of Gedaliah, they had indignation at it, and every one of them took his own armed men, and came suddenly to fight with Ishmael, and overtook him at the fountain in Hebron. And when those that were carried away captives by Ishmael saw Johanan and the rulers, they were very glad, and looked upon them as coming to their assistance; so they left him that had carried them captives, and came over to Johanan: then Ishmael, with eight men, fled to the king of the Ammonites; but Johanan took those whom he had rescued out of the hands of Ishmael, and the eunuchs, and their wives and children, and came to a certain place called Mandra, and there they abode that day, for they had determined to remove from thence and go into Egypt, out of fear, lest the Babylonians should slay them, in case they continued in the country, and that out of anger at the slaughter of Gedaliah, who had been by them set over it for governor.”. Dr. Bullinger notes in his note to this verse in his Companion Bible that, the murder of Gedaliah was at the urging of Baalis, and we can read of it in Jeremiah 40:7-43:13. [25:26] And all^H3605 the people,^H5971 both small^H4480 ^H6996 and great,^H1419 and the captains^H8269 of the armies,^H2428 arose,^H6965 and came^H935 to Egypt:^H4714 for^H3588 they were afraid^H3372 of^H4480 ^H6440 the Chaldees.^H3778   —>   When Ishmael and his men murdered Gedaliah and those who were with him, the rest of the people bolted, fleeing for their lives, much as Zedekiah’s army had done when the Babylonians had had Jersualem surrounded. Only, this time, the people didn’t stay around to try and re-inhabit the land; no, this time when they fled, they kept going, all the way to Egypt. This fleeing to Egypt was in defiance to the counsel of Father through His Prophet Jeremiah who the people took with them. Jeremiah wrote and recorded in the Book named for him, in Jeremiah 42 and Jeremiah 43:8-13, that, Egypt would also fall to the king of Babylon; so really, there no sense in going back down to the land Father told them they were not to ever lean upon. Though they were not to go, I guess you could almost say that in a small sense it was a good thing, as, when they went and drug Jeremiah with them, they had also taken 3 young ladies of the royal seedline mentioned in verse 25:25; well, Jeremiah ended up leaving and heading out to the British Isles, and when he did, he took those 3 young ladies to the British Isles with him. It was because of all this, that, the royal seed became part of the royal seed of the British Isles, all of what I state here is easily documented in history. One of the three young ladies, a lass named Scota married the son of the king of Ireland, they together moved onto a new parcel of land and called it Scotland. One of the offspring of this union grew up and married into the royal line of Great Brittan, where the line of David sits to this day.

Persia=XXXXX .

Though not the last verse in this Chapter, the next verse is the last concerning the writings before the 70 year captivity to the Babylonians. Even though this is history to us living today—2,500 year old history—I still cannot help but feel a little saddened that it came to this brethren. The two verses after this next verse, the last two in this Chapter and The Books of the Chronicles of the kings, concern the return to Jerusalem after the captivity.

36:21 Evil-doing. Requited
       by Father YEHOVAH.
36:21 HOUSE OF DAVID
       NO MORE.
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II Chronicles 36:21 To fulfil^H4390 the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 by the mouth^H6310 of Jeremiah,^H3414 until^H5704 the land^H776 had enjoyed^H7521 ^(H853) her sabbaths:^H7676 for as long as^H3605 ^H3117 she lay desolate^H8074 she kept sabbath,^H7673 to fulfil^H4390 threescore and ten^H7657 years.^H8141   —>   To fulfil the word of the LORD…=Father told them—over and over, time and again—what would happen should they continue to not be hearers and doers of His Commandments, His Judgments, His Laws, His Ordinances, and His Statutes, and should they continue to serve and worship false gods and idols. They even had their brothers of the ten northern tribes as an example that Father would indeed send them into captivity should they continue to refuse to listen to Him. Father fulfilled His Word, but again brethren, Who caused this? They themselves!

…by the mouth of Jeremiah…=Father did speak to Jeremiah His Words, and then sent him to them to try and get their attention, and we can read of it in Jeremiah 25:8-12, where we read: Jeremiah 25:8 Therefore^H3651 thus^H3541 saith^H559 the LORD^H3068 of hosts;^H6635 ‘Because^H3282 ^H834 ye have not^H3808 heard^H8085 ^(H853) My words,^H1697 [25:9] Behold,^H2009 I will send^H7971 and take^H3947 ^(H853) all^H3605 the families^H4940 of the north,^H6828 saith^H5002 the LORD,^H3068 and Nebuchadrezzar^H5019 the king^H4428 of Babylon,^H894 My servant,^H5650 and will bring^H935 them against^H5921 this^H2063 land,^H776 and against^H5921 the inhabitants^H3427 thereof, and against^H5921 all^H3605 these^H428 nations^H1471 round about,^H5439 and will utterly destroy^H2763 them, and make^H7760 them an astonishment,^H8047 and an hissing,^H8322 and perpetual^H5769 desolations.^H2723 [25:10] Moreover I will take^H6 from^H4480 them the voice^H6963 of mirth,^H8342 and the voice^H6963 of gladness,^H8057 the voice^H6963 of the bridegroom,^H2860 and the voice^H6963 of the bride,^H3618 the sound^H6963 of the millstones,^H7347 and the light^H216 of the candle.^H5216 [25:11] And this^H2063 whole^H3605 land^H776 shall be^H1961 a desolation,^H2723 and an astonishment;^H8047 and these^H428 nations^H1471 shall serve^H5647 ^)H853) the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 seventy^H7657 years.^H8141 [25:12] And it shall come to pass,^H1961 when seventy^H7657 years^H8141 are accomplished,^H4390 that I will punish^H6485 ^H5921 the king^H4428 of Babylon,^H894 and that^H1931 nation,^H1471 saith^H5002 the LORD,^H3068 for^H854 their iniquity,^H5771 and the land^H776 of the Chaldeans,^H3778 and will make^H7760 it perpetual^H5769 desolations.^H8077   —>   For just 70 years they will go into captivity to the Babylonians, then when He returns them to their own lands, He will bring calamity upon the king of Babylon and his people. Remember, the Babylonians are Father’s Children too, and He wants them to also hear and harken to Him. As the type for us living at the end of this Genration, Father is telling us that He will bring satan down, He prophesied about this in Genesis 3:15—(Click here)—the first Prophesy in all of Father’s Word, also in Ezekiel 28—(Click here)—and many other places in His Word.

…until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath…=In other words, all the days. Thus completing a period of 70 years. This was also fortold, and we can read of it in Leviticus 26:33-35, where we read: Leviticus 26:33 And I will scatter^H2219 you among the heathen,^H1471 and will draw out^H7324 a sword^H2719 after^H310 you: and your land^H776 shall be^H1961 desolate,^H8077 and your cities^H5892 waste.^H2723 [26:34] Then^H227 shall the land^H776 enjoy^H7521 ^(H853) her sabbaths,^H7676 as long as^H3605 ^H3117 it lieth desolate,^H8074 and ye^H859 be in your enemies’^H341 land;^H776 even then^H227 shall the land^H776 rest,^H7673 and enjoy^H7521 ^(H853) her sabbaths.^H7676 [26:35] As long as^H3605 ^H3117 it lieth desolate^H8074 it shall rest;^H7673 ^(H853) because^H834 it did not^H3808 rest^H7673 in your sabbaths,^H7676 when ye dwelt^H3427 upon^H5921 it.   —>   Father told our forefathers what would happen should they choose to forsake and rebuke Him as far back to the time they were wondering the wilderness for those 38 years after He brought them out of captivity to the Egyptians. Our forefathers were not following His Sabbaths and allowing His land to rest every seven years as He had instructed them. So, His land is now going to lay desolate for 70 years; no, this does not mean nobody will occupy the land, but it does mean it will be inhabited by people not chosen by Him, though yes, they are still His Children; they are just not the People He will be born in the flesh as His Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ.

…three score and ten years=Day for day, they were in captivity to the Babylonians for seventy years before He brought them back out to start the rebuilding of Jerusalem.

Dr. Bullinger includes a separate note and writing concerning this verse in his Companion Bible which I’ll include at the end of my writing.

36:22-23 Seventy year
       captivity ended.
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II Chronicles 36:21 Now in the first^H259 year^H8141 of Cyrus^H3566 XXXXXXXXXXXX king^H4428 of Persia,^H6539 that the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 spoken by the mouth^H6310 of Jeremiah^H3414 might be accomplished,^H3615 the LORD^H3068 stirred up^H5782 ^(H853) the spirit^H7307 of Cyrus^H3566 king^H4428 of Persia,^H6539 that he made a proclamation^H5674 ^H6963 throughout all^H3605 his kingdom,^H4438 and put it also^H1571 in writing,^H4385 saying,^H559   —>   XXXXX .
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