Reading for October 22nd

Read 2 Kings 24:8-17 In 24.8-17: Jehoiachin and the Babylonian incursion. In verses 8-9: Again, since Jehoiachin reigned only three months,the judgment that he did evil in the sight of the Lord is a sterotypical fomula. In verses 10-12: Jehoiakim died after his rebellion but before the Babylonians reached Jerusalem. That, plus the fact that Jehoiachin surrendered himself, may be the reason the Babylonians did not destroy the city in the invasion of 597. Jehoiachin, also called Jeconiah (1 Chr 3.16) and Coniah (Jer 22.24) was the son of Jehoiakim. In verse 14: The statement that all Jerusalem was taken captive is an obivious exaggeration. Evidently, the upper class was exiled. The prophet Ezekiel was also among them (Ezek 1.1). In verse 17: Mattaniah means "gift of Yahweh." Nebuchadneezzar changed it to Zedekiah, "the judgment of Yahweh," perhaps as a reminder that the Lord would bring judgment upon him if he broke his oath of loyalty, sworn by the Lord, to Babylon. Comments or Questions..