Thematic Bible: The evil reign of
Thematic Bible
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » The evil reign of
He did what Jehovah his God considered evil. He did not humble himself in front of the prophet Jeremiah, who spoke Jehovah's word. Zedekiah also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar made Zedekiah swear an oath of allegiance to him in God's name. But Zedekiah became so stubborn and so impossible to deal with that he refused to turn back to Jehovah the God of Israel.
Zedekiah, his administrators, and the common people did not listen to what Jehovah spoke through the prophet Jeremiah.
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The king answered: I am afraid of our own people who have deserted to the Babylonians. I may be handed over to them and tortured.
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He did evil in the eyes of Jehovah, as Jehoiakim had done. This happened in Jerusalem and Judah because of Jehovah's anger. It continued until he had sent them all away from before him. Then Zedekiah took up arms and rebelled against the king of Babylon.
King Zedekiah answered: Very well, then, do what you want to with him. I cannot stop you.
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Zedekiah replied: Do not let anyone know about this conversation, and your life will not be in danger. If the officials hear that I have talked with you, they will come and ask you what we said. They will promise not to put you to death if you tell them everything. Just tell them you were begging me not to send you back to prison to die there.
Zedekiah did what Jehovah considered evil, as Jehoiakim had done.
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