Lux Domini

2 Kings  24:1

In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.

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Interpretation

If Jehoiakim had served the Lord, he had not been servant to Nebuchadnezzar. If he had been content with his servitude, and true to his word, his condition had been no worse; but, rebelling against Babylon, he plunged himself into more trouble.

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This thought runs through 2 Kings 24:1-4.

2 Kings 24:1 2 Kings 24:2 2 Kings 24:3 2 Kings 24:4

Glossary

Babylon Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Babylon.
Jehoiakim Person
He whom Jehovah has set up, the second son of Josiah, and eighteenth king of Judah, which he ruled over for eleven years (B. C. 610-599). His original name was Eliakim (q. v. ).