March 11, 2019 - Day 337 - 2 Kings 24
I am writing from 15E on KLM flight 1978 between Budapest and Hannover.
2 Kings 24:
I think that in the Bible we have to ask ourselves what is God and what is not. Think about today. So many people are saying, “well God said this,” or “God said that.” Often, these things are in conflict. Is it possible that the prophets in antiquity were not always correct? This would of course leave us with records of God doing or saying things that seem inconsistent with love.
In this chapter, Jehoiakim was invaded by Nebuchadnezzar and made his servant for three years. Jehoiakim turned against him and rebelled, but God sent a bunch of people against Judah. This was because of the sins of Manasseh, which (we are told) God was not willing to forgive.
Spoiler alert, but dying on the cross, Jesus pleads forgiveness over the men who are executing him. This is inconsistent with what we read in 2 Kings; which leads me to believe that the writer has a biased view of what God is doing.
Digressing.
Jehoiakim dies and his son Jehoiachin takes over as king. Just like his dad, “he did evil in the eyes of the Lord.” This usually means killing people for no good reason and worshipping false gods.
Nebuchadnezzar seized Judah; Jehoiachin surrendered and was taken prisoner. He took Jerusalem (leaving poor people behind) into exile and made Jehoiachin’s uncle, Zedekiah, the king of Judah.
Zedekiah did evil, and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
2 Kings 24:
I think that in the Bible we have to ask ourselves what is God and what is not. Think about today. So many people are saying, “well God said this,” or “God said that.” Often, these things are in conflict. Is it possible that the prophets in antiquity were not always correct? This would of course leave us with records of God doing or saying things that seem inconsistent with love.
In this chapter, Jehoiakim was invaded by Nebuchadnezzar and made his servant for three years. Jehoiakim turned against him and rebelled, but God sent a bunch of people against Judah. This was because of the sins of Manasseh, which (we are told) God was not willing to forgive.
Spoiler alert, but dying on the cross, Jesus pleads forgiveness over the men who are executing him. This is inconsistent with what we read in 2 Kings; which leads me to believe that the writer has a biased view of what God is doing.
Digressing.
Jehoiakim dies and his son Jehoiachin takes over as king. Just like his dad, “he did evil in the eyes of the Lord.” This usually means killing people for no good reason and worshipping false gods.
Nebuchadnezzar seized Judah; Jehoiachin surrendered and was taken prisoner. He took Jerusalem (leaving poor people behind) into exile and made Jehoiachin’s uncle, Zedekiah, the king of Judah.
Zedekiah did evil, and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
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