But Judah did not learn the lesson. After Assyria was overthrown, the pressures on the Southern Kingdom lessened while the new empire, Babylon, consolidated its power. In that state, Judah lost the promise of divine protection.
And Babylon, hungry for power, stood waiting to conquer the world. The Lord sent His prophets to warn the people of their impending destruction. Jeremiah, Lehi, and many others were called see 1 Nephi , but their warnings fell on deaf ears. Under King Josiah — B. Thus the stage was set for a second tragedy among the people of Israel. Judah was caught in the power struggle between Egypt and Babylonia. Jehoahaz succeeded his father and reigned three months.
Then he was taken to Egypt, and his half brother who was given the throne name of Jehoiakim ruled as an Egyptian vassal. He exacted heavy taxes from his people for Egypt. Babylon defeated the Egyptians at Carchemish in B. Judah became a vassal of the new conquerors. Jehoaikim paid tribute to Babylon for three years before unsuccessfully attempting to free his people.
The rebellious king was killed, and many of his people were exiled to Babylon. He was succeeded by his young son Jehoiachin, who continued to resist the Babylonians but was defeated within three months.
The Babylonians deported many of the educated, skilled, and religious to weaken the leadership capability of Judah. Jehoiachin was likewise exiled, and his uncle, who took the throne name Zedekiah, ruled in his stead.
He pledged loyalty as a vassal king but in time found resistance among the people. A spirit of nationalism rose against the weight of foreign servitude. Revolt in Babylon caused the withdrawal of the caretaker forces from Judah, and a growing patriotic feeling among the people brought Zedekiah to seek the support of Egypt in rebellion against the power of the north.
With matters quieted at home, the Babylonians returned with swift vengeance against Judah. Jerusalem was besieged and other fortresses in the land of Judah were attacked and reduced to rubble. Based on 2Chr and the information in 2Kgs , which states that all Judah was lead into exile, a myth of the empty land was constructed: during the exile the land of Judah was seen as uninhabited.
Archaeological evidence, however, has made clear that, although the area around Jerusalem was sparsely inhabited, there remained a not insignificant group in Judah to till the land and to pay the yearly tribute to Babylon.
In the Hebrew Bible , the exile is conceptualized as a divine punishment for the trespasses of Judah, its leaders as well as its people. Excavations in Mesopotamia have revealed a few traces of the Judahite exiles. Firstly, excavations at Babylon have surfaced a variety of so-called assignment lists. These texts list names of prisoners at the Babylonian court who were allowed rations of food.
The king was kept alive as diplomatic spare change for a future situation. Their role was to supply food for the population in the urban nucleus of Babylon. The documents make clear that the Judaeans lived together in an ethnic group.
They were not treated as slaves. A majority remained living there even after the change from Babylonian to Persian rule. These are indications that life in the exile was not as dreadful as suggested by Ps In a few decades the Persians had occupied an area stretching from the Indus River to the Nile.
The famous Cyrus Cylinder is often seen as extrabiblical evidence for the historicity of the decree of Cyrus in Ezra 1. Recent rereading has shown, however, that the text concerns the return of divine images from cities surrounding Babylon, from where they were exiled by Nabonidus.
This passage has nothing to do with Judaeans, Jews, or Jerusalem. The return from exile was a long process of waves of returnees. Bob Becking taught for thirty years Hebrew Bible at Utrecht. Did you know…? The deportation from Jerusalem in is reported in the Hebrew Bible 2Kgs as well as in the Babylonian Chronicle.
Evidence on the march of the Babylonians to Jerusalem in is found in the Lachish Letters. These inscribed ostraca date from the period just before the conquest of Jerusalem.
They contain letters written by the officer in command at Lachish expressing his fear of the foe. The Bible Journey. Home Start here Bible Journey 1 1. Who wrote the Gospels? English Translations of the New Testament 2.
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