The Fall of Jerusalem
Questions for Study 38
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MAP OF THE BABYLONIAN EMPIRE
MAP OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE IN 500 B.C.
MAP OF THE KINGDOMS OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL
MAP OF JERUSALEM AND THE TEMPLE
ISRAEL'S HISTORY
OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS TIMELINE
ISRAEL'S KINGS AND PROPHETS
TIMELINE FROM BABYLON TO ROMAN CONTROL OVER ISRAEL
I. King Zedekiah Captured (52:1-11)
1. Who was the last king of Israel? (1-2) Why did Jerusalem and Judah fall? (3) When did this happen? (4-5)
2. How was the word of God spoken through Jeremiah fulfilled? (6) What did Judah's army do? (7-8)
3. What did Zedekiah do and how were Jeremiah's words about him fulfilled? (9-11, 32:4-5, 34:2-3, 38:18; Ezekiel 12:13) What can be learned about people who hear the word of God but do not love and obey the Lord?
II. Nebuchadnezzar Burns Jerusalem (52:12-30)
4. Who was sent to Jerusalem" (12) What did he do? (13-14) Who were the only people left in the land? (15-16)
5. What did the Babylonians take away? (17-19) What does their weight say about how God had blessed Israel in David and Solomon's days? (20-23) What can we learn about the Lord's actions at this time about blessings?
6. Who else was taken into captivity at this time? (24-27) How many were carried into exile? Did rank and position exempt anyone from exile?
III. Jehoiachin Released (52:31-34)
7. Who is Jehoiachin? What happened to him while in captivity? How was his exile lightened? (33-34)
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