Bible Stories for Adults

Judah is Taken Into Captivity

2 Kings 24-25, Ezekiel, Jeremiah 38-44

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Bible Words to Remember:
I am the good shepherd; I know My sheep and My sheep know Me - just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father - and I lay down My life for the sheep. John 10:14-15

How faithful of a king was Josiah?
2 Kings 23:25
What happened to Josiah?
2 Kings 23:29
Why wasn't God with Josiah when he fought against Egypt?
2 Chronicles 35:21-22

Who succeeded Josiah and what happened to him?
2 Kings 23:31a, 32-33
What did God prophecy through Jeremiah about Jehoahaz?
Jeremiah 22:11-12

Who succeeded Jehoahaz and how did he secure his reign?
2 Kings 23:34-35
How faithful was Jehoiakim and what happened to his alliance with Egypt?
2 Kings 23:37-24:1
How did Babylon respond when Jehoiakim revolted?
2 Chronicles 36:6-7
What did God prophecy through Jeremiah about Jehoiakim?
Jeremiah 22:18-20

Who succeeded Jehoiakim and how faithful was his reign?
2 Chronicles 36:9
Why was Jehoiachin's reign so short?
2 Chronicles 36:10
What did God prophecy through Jeremiah about Jehoiachin?
Jeremiah 22:26-27, 30
What happened to Jehoiachin later in Babylon?
2 Kings 25:27-29

Who succeeded Jehoiachin and how faithful was his reign?
2 Kings 24:17, 19
What was Zedekiah's biggest mistake?
2 Chronicles 36:13

How did God explain Israel's actions to Jeremiah?
Jeremiah 3:6-7
What did God do in response to Israel's adultery and did this affect Judah?
Jeremiah 3:8
Should Israel and Judah expect to be welcomed back by God if they returned?
Jeremiah 3:1
Did God follow this rationale?
Jeremiah 3:12-13

How did God try to get His people to return to Him?
Jeremiah 25:4-7
Why didn't God's people find it necessary to return to God?
Micah 3:11b
What did God decide to do as a result of Israel's continued faithlessness?
Jeremiah 25:8-11
How would the 70 years of captivity be ended?
Jeremiah 25:12

How did God begin to bring about this destruction?
2 Kings 24:10-12
What did Nebuchadnezzar take back to Babylon with the first exile?
2 Kings 24:13-16
What prophet was taken into exile with Jehoiachin?
Ezekiel 1:2-3

God is punishing us for the sins of our fathers.
Exodus 34:7
Lamentations 5:7
Ezekiel 18:2-4, 20

Our guilt is too great. God has brought us here to die.
Ezekiel 33:10-11
Ezekiel 18:25-27

God has abandoned His people Israel. We have no hope.
Ezekiel 37:1-4, 10
Ezekiel 37:11-14

What did Nebuchadnezzar do when Zedekiah rebelled?
2 Kings 25:1-3
How bad did the famine become?
Lamentations 4:10
What happened when Zedekiah tried to escape?
2 Kings 25:4-7

What did Nebuchadnezzar take back to Babylon with the second exile?
2 Chronicles 36:18-20
How did those of the first exile hear of the final destruction & exile?
Ezekiel 33:21
What happened to anyone who escaped the exile and stayed in Judah?
Ezekiel 33:27-29
2 Chronicles 36:21
Who did Nebuchadnezzar appoint to govern this conquered land?
2 Kings 25:22

How was Jeremiah allowed to remain in Judah instead of going to Babylon?
Jeremiah 40:1-2, 4, 6
What happened to Jews who had fled to nearby countries before the exile?
Jeremiah 40:11-12
What happened to Gedaliah?
Jeremiah 40:13-14; 41:2-3

How did the few left handle the assassination of Babylon's appointed ruler?
Jeremiah 42:1-3
What answer did Jeremiah return with?
Jeremiah 42:10-11, 13-14, 16
What did the Jews do with God's instructions?
Jeremiah 43:5-7
How did God punish this disobedience?
Jeremiah 44:13-14