Lux Domini
Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

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Interpretation

The ruin of Judah and Jerusalem came on by degrees. The methods God takes to call back sinners by his word, by ministers, by conscience, by providences, are all instances of his compassion toward them, and his unwillingness that any should perish.

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This thought runs through 2 Chronicles 36:11-13.

Glossary

Jerusalem Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
Zedekiah Person
Righteousness of Jehovah. (1. ) The last king of Judah.