2Ki 25:18-21 | MHM | STEP | v. 18–21 : Many important people were captured and killed. Seraiah the high priest (the ancestor of Ezra, see Ezra 7:1 ), his assistant, three doorkeepers, army leaders, royal advisors, and other leading men were executed by the king of Babylon ( 2 Kings 25:18-21 ). This was a final punishment for those who led in rebellion and idolatry. As a result, the whole nation of Judah was taken away from their land, just as God had warned: The Lord shall bring you, and the king you set over you, to a nation you do not know ( Deuteronomy 28:36 ). God’s judgment showed that he keeps his promises and punishes sin, as he said: You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities ( Amos 3:2 ).

‏ 2 Kings 25:18-21

v. 18–21: Many important people were captured and killed. Seraiah the high priest (the ancestor of Ezra, see Ezra 7:1 ^a), his assistant, three doorkeepers, army leaders, royal advisors, and other leading men were executed by the king of Babylon (2 Kings 25:18-21 ^b). This was a final punishment for those who led in rebellion and idolatry. As a result, the whole nation of Judah was taken away from their land, just as God had warned: The Lord shall bring you, and the king you set over you, to a nation you do not know (Deuteronomy 28:36 ^c). God’s judgment showed that he keeps his promises and punishes sin, as he said: You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities (Amos 3:2 ^d).

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