2 Kings 25:27-30 KJV
And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;
And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.
And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.
Jehoiachin was not a good king but he did this one thing; rather than fighting Babylon, he submitted to her.
2 Kings 24:12 KJV
And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.
This king appears to have listened to the preaching of Jeremiah and surrendered to his message.
Years later when Evilmerodach released this same king, Daniel's influence over the Babylonian kingdom no doubt played a big part.
There are times when the reward for obedience to the will of God seems long in coming. But it does come. It is always best to obey the Word of God.
And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;
And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.
And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.
Jehoiachin was not a good king but he did this one thing; rather than fighting Babylon, he submitted to her.
2 Kings 24:12 KJV
And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.
This king appears to have listened to the preaching of Jeremiah and surrendered to his message.
Years later when Evilmerodach released this same king, Daniel's influence over the Babylonian kingdom no doubt played a big part.
There are times when the reward for obedience to the will of God seems long in coming. But it does come. It is always best to obey the Word of God.
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