Lesson 24: Babylon and the Fall of the Proud Kingdom of Judah Flashcards
It has been said that the greatness of a kingdom lies in the greatness of its king. The great kings of __________ have gone.
Assyria
As Assyria weakened, _________ rose to power.
Babylon
From the shackles of bondage, Babylon, with their newly installed king, __________________ declared independence from the Assyrian rule in 625 BCE. It
King Nabopolassar
____________, the capital of Assyria
Nineveh
Heading the Babylonian army was ________________, the son of King Nabopolassar.
Nebuchadnezzar
In 605 BCE, in the decisive ________________, the Babylonian forces faced the Assyrian-Egyptian coalition.
Battle of Charchemish
The ______________ won the battle. Assyria fell, while the Egyptians led by the ____________ went back to Egypt.
- Babylonians
- Pharaoh Neco
_______________ intended to catch up with the fleeing Pharaoh, however, bad news came in.
Nebuchadnezzar
The pride of the promise ________________ and the temple
(House of David)
The fall of their sister-kingdom, the __________________, was unfortunate news to the people of the Kingdom of Judah.
Kingdom of Israel
___________ dispersed the remaining inhabitants all over the ancient world to be sold as slaves.
Assyria
With God on their side, the _______________ was spared from the Assyrian onslaught.
Kingdom of Judah
Moreover, the kings of the _________________ were forced to build shrines for the Assyrian gods and promulgate norms to worship these foreign gods.
Kingdom of Judah
For almost a century, the _______________ turned away from God.
Kingdom of Judah
Although there were kings who repented and brought the nation back to the path to God, __________________, the rest of the kings turned their backs on God.
Hezekiah and Josiah
Other than that, they justified the destruction of the ______________ for the simple reason that they did not have the Temple.
Kingdom of Israel
How could the ______________ fall when God has always been with it?
Kingdom of Judah
God sent prophets to the kings, but the kings were either engrossed with their ______________ or confused by the other paid prophets who told them otherwise.
idolatry and social injustices
The _____________, on the other hand, were on the side of the kings, reassuring them of the constant offerings in the Temple that as long as God was fed with offerings, He would be pleased.
temple priests
The __________________ silenced the prophets. They mocked them. They imprisoned them, and they planned to murder them.
paid prophets and the temple priests
However, ______________ stood his ground. He prophesied the downfall of the Kingdom of Judah if the people would not repent and turn back to God.
Prophet Jeremiah
Every word he said against the kingdom would be fulfilled according to the message sent by God Himself.
Prophet Jeremiah
He explained the truth that God could never be bribed all to nor be appeased by mere offerings.
Prophet Jeremiah
The prophet cried for change, but like the people of the ___________________, everything fell on deaf ears.
Kingdom of Israel
In 597 BCE, _______________ appeared in Jerusalem. He crushed the army of the Kingdom of Judah and sent to exile.
King Nebuchadnezzar
In no time, the _______________ was destroyed.
Temple in Jerusalem
The people of the Kingdom of Judah thought that God could be enclosed in a Temple built for Him by _________________.
King Solomon
It can be manifested through actions.
Sincerity
The _________________ made by the people of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah are like the “sorry” we utter to God when we become too confident with His goodness.
senseless offerings
