Passage

2 Kings 25

• Glossary Term

  Captivity

  The Babylonian captivity of Judah (2 Kings 25); distinguish from the earlier Assyrian exile of Israel.

  2KI.25.1-21

• Doctrine

  Divine Sovereignty over Nations

  Babylon is presented as an instrument of God's own judgment on Judah, not merely a stronger empire winning a conflict -- God's sovereignty extends over foreign nations and empires, not only Israel.

  2KI.25.1-21

• Doctrine

  Fall of Jerusalem / Babylonian Exile

  CRITICAL: the book's climactic judgment -- Jerusalem's destruction and Judah's exile to Babylon -- is the direct, long-building consequence of the covenant unfaithfulness this whole book traces from 1 Kings 9:4-9 onward.

  2KI.25.1-21

• Glossary Term

  Hope

  Jehoiachin's release from prison (2 Kings 25:27-30), the book's closing note of hope even in exile; standard term.

  2KI.25.27-30

• Doctrine

  Hope Beyond Exile

  The book's final note -- Jehoiachin's release and honored treatment in Babylon -- is a deliberate, understated sign of hope that God's promise to David's line is not extinguished even in exile; do not let this closing detail read as a mere historical footnote.

  2KI.25.27-30

• Glossary Term

  Remnant

  Standard term; carries forward from 1 Kings' remnant theology into hope after exile.

  2KI.25.27-30