Tag: captivity
How Daniel’s Visions Relate to the End of Israel
GOD promised Abraham that he and his descendants would inherit the land of Canaan forever. But Abraham’s physical descendants, the children of Israel, grew increasingly wicked. GOD sent prophet after prophet to call them to repentance but they would not listen. This was exactly what Moses prophesied would occur in the Song of Moses at…
September 18 – Psalms from Exile
Reading Psa. 44; 74; 79; 80; 85; 89 Devotional For the past several days we’ve been reading the book of Job. But recall that before that we read how the Israelites are in the midst of a 70-year period of captivity in the land of Babylon as a result of their sin and rebellion. Today…
August 28 – Jerusalem Falls
Reading 2 Kings 25:2-4a Jer. 39:2-5a; 52:9-11 2 Chron. 36:17 Jer. 52:12-14, 24-27a, 17-23; 39:9-10; 52:15-16, 27b-30 2 Chron. 36:20-21 2 Kings 25:22 Jer. 39:15-18, 11-14; 40:1-6 Devotional In 586 B.C., Babylon broke through the wall of Jerusalem and captured the city. The famine was so bad that there was literally nothing to eat. Apparently…
August 23 – Prosperity Will Return for Israel
Reading Jer. 33:10-13; 30:1-24; 31:1-26 Devotional The heart of GOD can be clearly seen during today’s reading. GOD is in the middle of a severe punishment of His people because of their sins. Nebuchadnezzar is attacking the city and GOD has promised numerous times to give it over to him. Those who remain in the…
August 21 – GOD Kills Ezekiel’s Wife As A Sign
Reading Eze. 24:1-27 Devotional On the very day that Jerusalem was besieged by Nebuchadnezzar, GOD spoke to Ezekiel and told him what was happening hundreds of miles away from Babylon. In one of the saddest and most difficult to explain events in all of Scripture, GOD tells Ezekiel that He is going to take the…
August 13 – GOD Will Destroy Babylon
Reading Jer. 51:59; 50:1-40 Devotional GOD gave Jeremiah a message which was to be sent to the captives in exile in Babylon regarding the coming destruction of Babylon. 1 This is the word the LORD spoke through Jeremiah the prophet concerning Babylon and the land of the Babylonians: 2 “Announce and proclaim among the nations,…
August 10 – The Great Deportation
Reading 2 Kings 24:6b, 8-9 Jer. 22:24-30 2 Kings 24:10-12; 2 Chron. 36:10a 2 Kings 24:13-16; Dan. 1:2 2 Kings 24:17-18; Jer. 37:1 2 Kings 24:19-20a 2 Chron. 36:12, 13b-16; Jer. 37:2 Devotional After Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, died, his son Jehoiachin reigned in Jerusalem for three months. He was 18 when he became king and he…
August 6 – First Deportation from Judah
Reading 2 Kings 24:1a 2 Chron. 36:6-7 2 Kings 24:7 Jer. 25:1-38; 35:1-19 Devotional In 605 B.C. Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded the land of Judah and attacked King Jehoiakim. He took the first captives back to Babylon, among which was the young man Daniel. Nebuchadnezzar took articles from the temple and put them in…
July 21 – A Sober Reminder from GOD
Reading Isa. 65:1-66:24 2 Kings 19:37 2 Chron. 33:10-17 Devotional Isaiah concludes his prophecy with a very sober reminder from GOD: 1 Thus says the LORD, “Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. Where then is a house you could build for Me? And where is a place that I may rest?…
July 20 – A Message of Hope in Times of Despair
Reading Isa. 60:1-64:12 Devotional GOD continues providing His children a message of hope despite their coming destruction. 1 “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, Because the LORD has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And…