2Ch 36:11-12 | MHM | STEP | The Fall of Jerusalem and the Exile This section tells how Judah and Jerusalem were finally destroyed by the Chaldeans (Babylonians). Abraham was called out of Chaldea to receive God’s promises, but now, because of the people’s sin, his descendants were sent back there as captives. The passage explains that the main reasons for this disaster were the sins of the king and the people, especially their idolatry and their refusal to listen to God’s prophets. God had sent many warnings, but the people rejected them, bringing judgment on themselves. Even in their suffering, God’s promises were not forgotten, and the land waited for their return. v. 11-12 : Zedekiah became king and ruled for eleven years. He did evil in the eyes of the ORD and did not humble himself before the prophet Jeremiah, who spoke God’s words to him. Zedekiah refused to listen to God’s warnings and would not change his ways (2 Chronicles 36:11-12; Jeremiah 1:10 ).

‏ 2 Chronicles 36:11-12

The Fall of Jerusalem and the Exile

This section tells how Judah and Jerusalem were finally destroyed by the Chaldeans (Babylonians). Abraham was called out of Chaldea to receive God’s promises, but now, because of the people’s sin, his descendants were sent back there as captives. The passage explains that the main reasons for this disaster were the sins of the king and the people, especially their idolatry and their refusal to listen to God’s prophets. God had sent many warnings, but the people rejected them, bringing judgment on themselves. Even in their suffering, God’s promises were not forgotten, and the land waited for their return.

v. 11-12: Zedekiah became king and ruled for eleven years. He did evil in the eyes of the ORD and did not humble himself before the prophet Jeremiah, who spoke God’s words to him. Zedekiah refused to listen to God’s warnings and would not change his ways (2 Chronicles 36:11-12; Jeremiah 1:10 ^a).

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