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“The siege of Jerusalem lasted only two years, and it’s clear from Jeremiah’s prophecies that Nebuchadnezzar’s army was not only attacking Jerusalem itself but…

— Charles River Editors

“135 years later, in 586 BCE, the Babylonians conquered Judea, the southern kingdom. They destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem and forced thousands of Jews…

— Phyllis Goldstein

“In 594 BCE, Zedekiah of Judah made a visit to Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon, most likely to assure him of his continued loyalty (Jer. 51:59),…

— Charles River Editors

“The Lord warned the Jewish inhabitants of Jerusalem and the cities of Judah well before Nebuchadnezzar’s invasion that they should flee from Jerusalem and…

— John Price

“In 586 BC the Jewish people’s land of Judah was attacked by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar—whom some versions of the Bible describe as a…

— Ed Strauss

“There is still quite a bit of debate about [the future restoration of Israel]. I remember sitting on my porch in Boston in 1967,…

— Dalton Lifsey

“In 721 BCE, Assyria, a neighboring empire, captured Samaria, the capital of Israel, the northern kingdom. The Assyrians forced members of the ten tribes…

— Phyllis Goldstein

“In fact, the temple and the palace were so close that their respective inner courts shared a wall, and in one of Ezekiel’s prophetic…

— Charles River Editors

“It took Nebuchadnezzar a couple years to respond to Jehoikim’s rebellion, but in 597 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar returned to Jerusalem and laid siege to it,…

— Charles River Editors

God instructed Nehemiah to build a wall around Jerusalem to protect its citizens from enemy attack. You see, God is not against building walls!

— Robert Jeffress

“According to a well-known hieroglyphic inscription, the tribes of Israel were a significant, established presence in Canaan no later than 1212 BC. There is…

— Brigitte Gabriel

“Hezekiah reigned forty-two years and was one of Judah’s greatest kings (2 Kings 18—20; 2 Chron. 29—32). He not only strengthened the city of…

— Warren W. Wiersbe