Reading the Bible in Historical Sequence Part 9Sýnishorn
584 BC Nebuchadnezzar’s army exiles more Jews and in Babylon he demands worship, putting three Jews into a furnace for disobedience. When no harm results, he honors their God. God tells Ezekiel he will give Egypt to Babylon for the latter’s routing of Tyre. God is judging all nations. He will lay waste to Edom (Mt. Seir), deliver Israel from her enemies and eventually rebuild her.
Note 1 (Jeremiah 52:30): This last deportation in 584 BC was of Hebrew people left behind after previous deportations. This extreme depopulation was their punishment for years of sin.
Note 2 (Ezekiel 35:10–15): As is happening today, the descendants of Esau are expecting to inherit the ‘two lands’ of Israel but God plans punishment.
About this Plan
In the beginning was the Word … but what came next? This plan is for anyone who wants a better understanding of the Bible. It provides a chronological reading program that endeavors to place all biblical passages in their date order. Part Nine of this twelve-part one-year reading plan is titled ‘From Exile to Rebuilding Jerusalem: 587 BC–410 BC’.
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