The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-12-15
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THE SECTION includes the story no.,
hll Of Jerusalem: 3 Kings us-S
Chron. Sea-1: Jer. SoI-le: k2I-SO
.TIAE.-Jefu usalsm was DESTROYED n i,
Sss (or $50. The struggle against lhe ~
louans continued about % years (eS.ts''
PLACE.-L Jerusalem, q city of a a..
habhants. according to Thenius. = RiS.s
w miles north Of Jerusalem. at the ba..
Lebanon. at the junction where the v,..'
road from the east parts. one souths.S
ward to Tyre. alons the coast. the o,S.,
seuthward TO Palestine and Egypt
LESSON COMMENT.
L The First Captivity. The Eer>
ming of the End. Jehoiakim's Resp-
This took place in the fourth year q,
Jehoiakim (6O5-4 b. c. by Nebucb,S
aezzar and his Babylonian army D.,
e5:l. Is; 3 Kings 24:l; Dan. l:D. l,w,,
ct this time that Daniel and his friend,
were carried capsive to Babylon Dan
l:l-6). and from this date is to h.
counted the 70 years Of captivity fOr.
told by jeremiah (2S:9-l2; a9:lO). Tn.
captivity began at different points az,
had various endings.
IL. The Period Of Rest.-For Seven
or eight years, during the remainder Of
Jehoiakin's reign Of IL years e KIM,
A:O. Jehoiakim was vassal of yeh
chadnezzar during this time. 1t w,,
an opportunity for repentance; tn.
Lord was slow to anger and abundant
In mercies. desiring that the people b
saved.
Ill. The Second Captivity-Jeho,a.
chin's reign (B. C. 5s7). Jehoiachin wa,
the son Of Jehoiakim, and began "
reign when 1s years old. He reigu,d
only three months. He seems to ha,.
rebelled against Babylon. for Nebu
chadnezzar again came with his arm
and besieged Jerusalem, captured ths
city and sent a great amount Of treas
ures from the palace and the temple 10
Babylon. with 10000 Of the more i'm.
portant Of the people e Kings 24;le
10y. Among these were the prophe.
Ezekiel (Ezek. III. y. and the grea.
grandfather Of Mordecai, Queen
Esther's cousin (Esther 2:5. 6), and
King Jehoiakim himself. who lay n
prison at Babylon for 81 years betorshs
was released.
| w. Another Period Of Rest. ZeAe.
kiah's Reign.-vs. 1-3. Nine years
Zedekiah was the uncle Of Jehoiachin
and half brother Of Jehoiakim. Zede.
kiah was a man not so much bad At
heart a. weak In will.
s. "For through tho anger Of tn.
Lord It," the evil courses of Zedekiah.
"came TO pass" The sin was so deep
seated and the sinner so determined On
his sin that there was nothing to do bu.
TO let It work itself out and bring It's
own ruin and punishment. That,
rather, and "Zedekiah rebelled against
the king Of Babylon" Sin is always
weakness and blindness. Thus Zede.
kiah's sins led him to blindly and fool
ishly rebel.
v. The Third Captivity. The Gres'
Siege and Destruction Of Jerusalem
Tho siege lasted Q year and half (vs
~. 4. I'm the ninth year
tenth MONTH" Last Of December, 3
lC. 5ss. ACKNOWLEDGMENT" This is cor
rect spelling Of Nebuchadnezzar. "Ani
all his army" A great host CKngs)
pitched against IT," Surrounded !
with their armies to prevent all pro
visions from entering and to starve it''
death.
8. Fourth month" JuneJuly, Il
C. $50. "The famine was sore:" Fo
the horrors Of this siege see Lamenta
tions. Mothers were at last driven 4
murder and eat their children.
Tho City Taken.-7. Tho city wa
broken ups" Broken into. A bresc
was nade in the walls at midnight, az
esrding to Josephus. ''The gate 10
the north) between the two walls" Q
Mounts Moriah and Zion, down th
Tyropean valley. This path came on
IN "the kings garden" which was lai
out near Sloan in tho broad spae
formed by the junction Of the HinnoI
and Ndron valleys, at the southea'
corner Of the city. "Now the Chsldear
were BY the city round about:" This
} mentioned 80 as TO explain how escaT
} was possible. The attack Of the Cha
} deans was Of necessity from the mort
where the city was least defende
while the steep sides Of the south ea
} and southwest were left comparativ
. ly FREQ. The Jewish people fled soutl
ward by the way Of tho plain, towa'
the mouth Of the Jordan and the hea
Of tho Dead sea. The temple, the pa
ace. the houses Of the mobiles, were d
liberately set on fire.
, vi. The Fate Of King Zedekiah.-V
sill. 8. ''The Chaldeans . owe
took Zedekiah." and all his soldiers az
7 friends deserted him.
o. ITO Rblah:" See "Place." "Ga'
judgment upon him." e., brought hi
to trial as n common criminal, not
= king. because he had repudiated b
most solemn oath Of allegiance al
, been . secret traitor 10 tho king wi
had placed him on the throne e Kim
: 24:2o; 3 Chron. 3es10.