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Zedekiah. In the Old Testament, the last king of Judah ( 2 Kgs. 24:17–20; 25:2–7 ). Zedekiah imprisoned the prophet Jeremiah ( Jer. 32:1–5 ), and Jeremiah prophesied Zedekiah’s captivity ( Jer. 34:2–8, 21 ). Lehi and his family lived in Jerusalem during the first year of the reign of Zedekiah ( 1 Ne. 1:4 ).
Apr 15, 2024 · Contributing Writer. Updated Apr 15, 2024. Zedekiah, originally named Mattaniah, was the last king of Judah, appointed by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon. His reign is recorded in various biblical texts, including 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, and the Book of Jeremiah.
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Zedekiah. ZEDEKIAH zĕd’ ə kī’ ə ( צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ, צִדְקִיָּ֤ה; LXX Σεδεκιας; meaning Yah (u) is my righteousness ). 1. A son of Chenaanah, one of four hundred false prophets who, in opposition to Micaiah, the true prophet, encouraged Ahab, king of the northern kingdom and Jehoshaphat, king of the southern ...
To Zedekiah, a prophet of God is nothing more than a crystal ball with legs, valuable as a source of knowledge of things future. Jeremiah shares the fate of Cassandra, a woman of Greek myth who, though blessed with great prophetic power, is cursed to be always disbelieved. Zedekiah's "I am afraid" reveals a pathetic character indeed.
37 Zedekiah the son of Josiah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah, reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim. 2 But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of the Lord that he spoke through Jeremiah the prophet.
Apr 17, 2024 · Zedekiah (flourished 6th century bc) was the king of Judah (597–587/586 bc) whose reign ended in the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem and the deportation of most of the Jews to Babylon. Mattaniah was the son of Josiah and the uncle of Jehoiachin, the reigning king of Judah.
Feb 2, 2024 · 1. Zedekiah In The Bible. 2. Political Consequences of Zedekiah’s Reign. 3. Zedekiah and the Prophets. 4. Religious Relevance of Zedekiah. 5. Religious Legacy of Zedekiah. 6. Symbolic Significance of Zedekiah. Zedekiah is an important figure in the Bible, known as the last king of Judah before the Babylonian Exile.
