2 Kings 25:8-21
December 2, 2021
In the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month—that was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon—Nebuzaradan, the captain of the bodyguard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. And he burned the house of the Lord and the king's house and all the houses of Jerusalem; every great house he burned down. And all the army of the Chaldeans, who were with the captain of the guard, broke down the walls around Jerusalem. And the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon, together with the rest of the multitude, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried into exile. But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen.
And the pillars of bronze that were in the house of the Lord, and the stands and the bronze sea that were in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans broke in pieces and carried the bronze to Babylon. And they took away the pots and the shovels and the snuffers and the dishes for incense and all the vessels of bronze used in the temple service, the fire pans also and the bowls. What was of gold the captain of the guard took away as gold, and what was of silver, as silver. As for the two pillars, the one sea, and the stands that Solomon had made for the house of the Lord, the bronze of all these vessels was beyond weight. The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and on it was a capital of bronze. The height of the capital was three cubits. A latticework and pomegranates, all of bronze, were all around the capital. And the second pillar had the same, with the latticework.
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest and the three keepers of the threshold, and from the city, he took an officer who had been in command of the men of war, and five men of the king's council who were found in the city; and the secretary of the commander of the army, who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land, who were found in the city. And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. And the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So, Judah was taken into exile out of its land.
One may wonder why the King of Babylon would do such an act of destroying the Temple of God, the king's house, and all the great houses in Jerusalem? And then tear down the walls that protected the city, for a city without a wall had no protection, and it like the present USA with its open borders, had no way to account for an enemy coming in to kill and steal and destroy. What was King Nebuchadnezzar wanting to accomplish by doing so? He wanted to remove hope, for as long as the people of Israel had hope of a nation to return, there would be a will to do so.
It is my strong belief that today in the United States of America, the person or persons pulling the strings of their puppet Bidon, have the same goal as King Nebuchadnezzar. When people lose hope, they will settle for less, and they lose their desire to be great and to dream of all kinds of achievement. I know they will have a problem, but not with the youth that have no understanding of the price of freedom, most have not got their heads out of social media and their phone long enough to understand that a small group of people is stealing the foundation that gave them freedom. Also, resistance will not becoming from the group that looks to the government to take care of them, no but the one they fear is a true follower of Jesus Christ, who understand that their right does not come from man, nor government but from God.
They are part of an Army that leader is not of this world, but who created all that has been are will be, and earth is not their home, but they have hope in a better home, a new Jerusalem, where their King Jesus will reign for a thousand years and be the victor of the last battle on this earth. That hope for all who put faith in Jesus Christ, and no plans of man will change that.
A message to the one or ones who are pulling Biden strings, you will never remove the hope we have in our leader, you can imprison us and remove us from our home and source of income, but we will never bow our knee to anyone but our King, and you can put that in your pipe and smoke it. But as my King ambassador, let me share that He loves you and wants you to be free from your evil ways and has and will forgive you if you will agree with Him that He is the truth and all men are liars and need a redeemer. Jesus took your sins along with mine to the cross and they are paid in full, this gift was very costly but it is free to you and all people, no matter rich or poor, and Jesus has made that very clear in His written word.
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice
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