Nebuchadnezzar

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Isaiah 45

Isaiah 45

Isaiah 45 – 200 hundred years before the man was born, before the prophecy given – the Lord spoke to the prophet Isaiah concerning him.  A pagan king, called…

Isaiah 14

Isaiah 14

Isaiah 14 – Jesus said, “I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning.” (Luke 10:18) Tucked in the prophecy against Babylon, are 5 verses giving insight toward this…

Judges 14

Judges 14

Judges 14 – Samson saw with his eyes, wanted in his heart and in the end did what he wanted.  To me, it’s interesting this is the first story…

Ezra 1

Ezra 1

Ezra 1 – 48 years had passed since Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem, defeated the southern Kingdom of Judah and carried the Jewish people off to captivity.  When this Babylonian king…

2 Kings 24

2 Kings 24

2 Kings 24 – It finally happened. Judah was invaded and taken into captivity. Babylon was the new world leader. They’d overthrown the mighty Assyrians and taken…

Zechariah 7

Zechariah 7

Zechariah 7 – But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from hearing. They made their…

Zephaniah 3

Zephaniah 3

Zephaniah 3 – The opening message of doom found in Zephaniah ends with that of hope. It holds words of rescue, restoration and celebration…

Daniel 7

Daniel 7

Daniel 7 – The first 6 chapters of Daniel were historical in nature and inspiring as Daniel was one man who stood firm in times of persecution. His unwavering…

Daniel 5

Daniel 5

Daniel 5 – A new king is in town. Nebuchadnezzar’s son, Belshazzar, has taken the throne. Historical documents differ on if he reigned 17 years or 3 but the…

Daniel 4

Daniel 4

Daniel 4 – Written by Nebuchadnezzar himself, this chapter is the retelling of his testimony. Daniel included the penmanship of the king in his writings because it shows the…

Daniel 3

Daniel 3

Daniel 3 – “…but even if He does not…” What would it be like to live with such thought in everything we do? Every way we live? How would…

Daniel 2

Daniel 2

Daniel 2 – It was an impossible situation. King Nebuchadnezzar had a dream he couldn’t remember. All he knew was when he woke up he was terrified. Calling all…

Daniel 1

Daniel 1

Daniel 1 – “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think of…

Ezekiel 29

Ezekiel 29

Ezekiel 29 – Egypt. A powerful nation during the ancient times. Self-sufficient, dominant, cruel – this marked this one-time world leader. But that chapter was about to come to…

Ezekiel 26

Ezekiel 26

Ezekiel 26 – For the next 3 chapters, there are prophecies against the capital of Phoenicia, the city of Tyre. This was located just north of Israel and is…

Ezekiel 25

Ezekiel 25

Ezekiel 25 – For the next 7 chapters, Ezekiel will bring forth messages to Judah’s surrounding nations of judgment.  Some lengthy and some just a few sentences, God speaks…

Ezekiel 17

Ezekiel 17

Ezekiel 17 – God is over time and events.  He is the ruler of history from the past to the present and what unfolds. These statements we know.  But…

Ezekiel 1

Ezekiel 1

Ezekiel 1 – Babylon attacked Jerusalem in 597 BC and carried away 10,000 captives. This was the second invasion.  There would be 3 waves when all was said and…

Revelation 12

Revelation 12

Revelation 12 – This chapter and the next two to follow are loaded with much to consider. The massive struggle between good and evil begins and the church itself…

Jeremiah 51

Jeremiah 51

Jeremiah 51 – It’s a dramatic end to the prophecies of Jeremiah.  His final words spoken are against Babylon with great detail of what God will do this nation. …

Jeremiah 48

Jeremiah 48

Jeremiah 48 – Complacency – a feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents you from trying harder…

Jeremiah 46

Jeremiah 46

Jeremiah 46 – As the book of Jeremiah comes to a few remaining chapters, God has some final thoughts for the surrounding nations.  There would be…

Jeremiah 41

Jeremiah 41

Jeremiah 41 – People suffer when another individual sins.  The ripple effect is far-reaching.  Often we don’t think along these lines due to our own waywardness, but the ramifications…

Jeremiah 27

Jeremiah 27

Jeremiah 27 – Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon had already invaded Judah once in 605 BC.  He came back again in 597 and took captive the likes of Daniel and…

Jeremiah 19

Jeremiah 19

Jeremiah 19 – His words would make the peoples ears tingle.  Coming destruction was upon them due to the hardness of their heart, much like the final product of…

2 Chronicles 36

2 Chronicles 36

2 Chronicles 36 – Sin repeated and not repented of brings disaster. This is the theme Ezra hit again and again in 2 Chronicles.   The Temple was…

2 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 2 – Sometimes we get so caught up in the here and now we neglect to have foresight toward end results beyond our lifetime. Meaning,…