1. Lesson Prep for Sunday, November 8
3 Steps to Destruction
Lesson Prep for Sunday, November 8

2. Preliminary – King Josiah
TEXT: 2 Kings 22:1-23:29
REIGN: 31 years (22:1)
ACTS: Did what was right (22:2); Repaired the Temple (22:3-7); Led the rediscovery of God’s Word (22:8-20); Removed the idols (23:4); Removed the false priests (23:5)
Good summary: 23:24-25
OPPRESSOR: Pharaoh-Necho of Egypt killed Josiah in battle (23:29)

3. Preliminary – King Jehoahaz
TEXT: 2 Kings 23:30-34
REIGN: Son of Josiah (23:30); 23 yrs. old (23:31); Reigned for only 3 months (23:31)
ACTS: Did what was evil (23:32)
OPPRESSOR: Put in prison by Pharaoh-Necho (23:33); Died in Egypt as a prisoner (23:34)

4. Phase 1 – King Jehoiakim TEXT: 2 Kings 23:34-24:1-7
REIGN: Formerly Eliakim (23:34); Son of Josiah (23:34); Pharaoh-Necho put him in as king (23:34); Began to reign at 35 & reigned 11 yrs (23:36)
ACTS: Did what was evil (23:37)
OPPRESSOR: Became a vassal of Neb & the first phase began in year 3 of his reign
cf Daniel 1:1-2 – Neb carried away some of the nobles & people to Babylon

5. Timeline Review Josiah died in 610 BC
Jehoahaz only reigned 3 months – still 610 BC
Jehoiakim reigned 11 years – 610 until 599 BC
Babylon captivity began in the 3rd year of his reign which means Phase 1 of the Captivity began in 607 BC.

6. Phase 2 – King Jehoiachin
TEXT: 2 Kings 24:6-16
REIGN: Son of Jehoiakim (24:6); Was 18 yrs old when he started & reigned for 3 months (24:8)
ACTS: Did what was evil (24:9)
OPPRESSOR: Neb besieged Jerusalem & carried away: Treasures of the Temple (24:13); Princes, Mighty Men, Captives & Craftsmen (24:14); King, family & officers (24:15); Craftsmen, smiths, soldiers (24:16)

7. Phase 3 – King Zedekiah TEXT: 2 Kings 24:17-25:12
REIGN: Named Mattaniah (24:17); Uncle of Jehoiachin (24:17); 21 years old (24:18); reigned for 11 years (24:18)
ACTS: Did what was evil (24:19)
OPPRESSOR: Neb sieged Jerusalem w/in 2 yrs (25:1-3); City fell in 11th year of Zed – 19 yrs after 1st captivity (25:8);

8. Phase 3 – King Zedekiah (cont)
OPPRESSOR: Zed was captured (25:4-5), his sons killed, his eyes put out & taken captive to Babylon (25:7); Temple was burned (25:9); Walls were torn down (25:10); Only the poor were left (25:11-12)

9. Timeline Review Josiah died in 610 BC
Jehoahaz only reigned 3 months – still 610 BC
Jehoiakim reigned 11 years – 610 until 599 BC
Phase 1 of the Captivity began in 607 BC
Phase 2 came in 599
Phase 3 came in 588

10. Summary of the Captivity
Read 2 Kings 24:14
Read 2 Kings 25:12

11. What’s the takeaway? Israel/Judah People in 2017
Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition Corinthians 10:11
Israel/Judah
People in 2017
Descended from Adam
Recipients of God’s grace through His provision in their history
Recipients of God’s grace through the prophets
Experienced God’s judgment for their sin
Descended from Adam
Recipients of God’s grace through His provision in their history
Recipients of God’s grace through His Word
Will experience God’s judgment for our sin

12. There are no new problems in the world
There are no new problems in the world. Just new people facing the same old problems.

13. What Israel/Judah suffered was not god’s plan
What Israel/Judah suffered was not god’s plan. It was the natural consequence for their sinful choices.

14. Lesson Prep for Sunday, November 8
3 Steps to Destruction
Lesson Prep for Sunday, November 8