Write down four observations regarding the sin of Jeroboam and its effect on the subsequent kings of Israel.
4. Sinning against God is serious. We learn from the biblical account that de- parting from God’s Word can lead to heinous evil, ungodliness, wretched leadership, and extreme disobedience. Even if your sinning is not like these kings’, is there anything you need to confess and change immediately?
DAY 5
Israel and Judah Go into Captivity
1. In 722 BC, as foretold by the prophets Hosea and Micah, the Northern Kingdom of Israel was taken into captivity (2 Kings 17:6–8). God allowed the Assyrian empire to invade Israel and take His people into exile because “the L ord was very angry with Israel and removed them out of his sight” (2 Kings 17:18). Starting in 605 BC, the Southern Kingdom of Judah was taken captive by the Babylonians in three separate stages. Familiarize yourself with the three waves of exiles found in 2 Chronicles 36:5–14.
Last kings of the Southern Kingdom of Judah
Babylonian in- vasion: three devastating de- portations under Nebuchadnezzar
Who was taken to Babylon?
What was taken to Babylon?
1st Wave 605 BC
Jehoiakim (2 Kings 24:1–7 and Dan. 1:1–6) Jehoiachin (2 Kings 24:6–17)
The king; some of the people of the royal family and nobility (including Daniel and friends)
Some vessels from the temple
2nd Wave 597 BC
The king; many officials and people except the poorest
Treasures of the house of the Lord and king’s house; precious vessels from the house of the Lord;
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