WEBVTT NOTE This file was generated by Descript 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.920 Emily: welcome to immerse: the daily bible reading experience. 00:00:03.020 --> 00:00:04.540 Day 300 and 48 00:00:04.937 --> 00:00:09.497 Then the people of the land took Josiah's son Jehoahaz and made 00:00:09.497 --> 00:00:11.267 him the next king in Jerusalem. 00:00:12.167 --> 00:00:16.907 Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he became king, and he reigned 00:00:16.907 --> 00:00:18.797 in Jerusalem three months. 00:00:19.757 --> 00:00:24.077 Then he was deposed by the king of Egypt who demanded that Judah 00:00:24.077 --> 00:00:30.167 pay 7,500 pounds of silver and 75 pounds of gold as tribute. 00:00:32.912 --> 00:00:38.042 The King of Egypt then installed Aya Kim, the brother of Jehova, has as the 00:00:38.042 --> 00:00:43.772 next king of Judah and Jerusalem, and he changed Aya Kim's name to Jehoiakim. 00:00:44.672 --> 00:00:47.942 Then Nico took Jehova, has to Egypt as a prisoner. 00:00:49.232 --> 00:00:53.312 Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he became King, and he 00:00:53.312 --> 00:00:55.592 reigned in Jerusalem 11 years. 00:00:56.342 --> 00:00:59.372 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God. 00:01:00.677 --> 00:01:05.237 Then King Nebuchadnezzar, a Babylon, came to Jerusalem and captured it, 00:01:05.867 --> 00:01:10.637 and he bound Jo Jolla Kim in Brown's chains and led him away to Babylon. 00:01:11.807 --> 00:01:16.367 Nebuchadnezzar also took some of the treasures from the temple of the Lord, and 00:01:16.372 --> 00:01:18.737 he placed them in his palace in Babylon. 00:01:20.267 --> 00:01:25.157 The rest of the events in Je Jolla, Kim's Reign, including all the evil things he 00:01:25.157 --> 00:01:27.527 did and everything found against him. 00:01:28.022 --> 00:01:31.382 Are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. 00:01:32.282 --> 00:01:35.642 Then his son, JE Jokin, became the next king. 00:01:38.612 --> 00:01:43.682 Je Jokin was 18 years old when he became King and he reigned in 00:01:43.687 --> 00:01:46.472 Jerusalem three months and 10 days. 00:01:47.162 --> 00:01:50.822 Jo Jokin did what was evil in the Lord's sight. 00:01:51.452 --> 00:01:55.652 In the spring of the year, king Nebu NR took Jo Jokin to Babylon. 00:01:56.822 --> 00:02:01.412 Many treasures from the temple of the Lord were also taken to Babylon at that time. 00:02:02.222 --> 00:02:07.112 And Nebuchadnezzar installed Je Johann's, uncle Zedekiah as the 00:02:07.112 --> 00:02:09.362 next king in Judah and Jerusalem. 00:02:11.942 --> 00:02:16.712 Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king, and he 00:02:16.712 --> 00:02:19.082 reigned in Jerusalem 11 years. 00:02:19.802 --> 00:02:23.312 But Zedekiah did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God. 00:02:24.347 --> 00:02:28.067 He refused to humble himself when the prophet Jeremiah spoke 00:02:28.067 --> 00:02:30.287 to him directly from the Lord. 00:02:31.427 --> 00:02:35.297 He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, even though he had 00:02:35.297 --> 00:02:37.727 taken an oath of loyalty in God's name. 00:02:39.317 --> 00:02:43.697 Zakiah was a hard and stubborn man refusing to turn to the 00:02:43.697 --> 00:02:45.677 Lord, the God of Israel. 00:02:47.177 --> 00:02:50.807 Likewise, all the leaders of the priests and the people 00:02:50.807 --> 00:02:52.967 became more and more unfaithful. 00:02:53.627 --> 00:02:57.587 They followed all the pagan practices of the surrounding nations. 00:02:57.827 --> 00:03:01.967 Desecrating the temple of the Lord that had been consecrated in Jerusalem. 00:03:03.287 --> 00:03:08.357 The Lord, the God of their ancestors repeatedly sent his prophets to 00:03:08.357 --> 00:03:13.787 warn them for he had compassion on his people and his temple, but 00:03:13.787 --> 00:03:17.747 the people mocked these messengers of God and despised their words. 00:03:18.512 --> 00:03:22.772 They scoffed at the prophets until the Lord's anger could no longer be 00:03:22.772 --> 00:03:25.532 restrained and nothing could be done. 00:03:27.032 --> 00:03:30.362 So the Lord brought the king of Babylon against them. 00:03:31.172 --> 00:03:36.842 The Babylonians killed Judah's young men, even chasing after them into the temple. 00:03:37.622 --> 00:03:41.762 They had no pity on the people killing both young men and young 00:03:41.762 --> 00:03:44.402 women, the old and the infirm. 00:03:45.227 --> 00:03:47.957 God handed all of them over to Nebu Nazar. 00:03:48.797 --> 00:03:50.687 The king took home to Babylon. 00:03:50.687 --> 00:03:56.327 All the articles, large and small, used in the temple of God and the treasures 00:03:56.327 --> 00:04:00.707 from both the Lord's temple and from the palace of the king and his officials. 00:04:00.977 --> 00:04:06.347 Then his army burned the temple of God, tore down the walls of Jerusalem, 00:04:06.887 --> 00:04:11.417 burned all the palaces, and completely destroyed everything of value. 00:04:12.632 --> 00:04:17.522 The few who survived were taken as exiles to Babylon, and they became 00:04:17.522 --> 00:04:22.772 servants to the king and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power. 00:04:24.302 --> 00:04:28.352 So the message of the Lord spoken through Jeremiah was fulfilled. 00:04:29.222 --> 00:04:35.372 The land finally enjoyed its Sabbath rest, lying desolate until the 70 years were 00:04:35.372 --> 00:04:38.912 fulfilled, just as the prophet had said. 00:04:41.327 --> 00:04:42.917 The memoirs of Ezra. 00:04:45.407 --> 00:04:49.547 In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, the Lord fulfilled the 00:04:49.552 --> 00:04:51.587 prophecy he had given through Jeremiah. 00:04:52.667 --> 00:04:56.657 He stirred the heart of Cyrus to put this proclamation in writing and 00:04:56.657 --> 00:04:57.947 ascend it throughout his kingdom. 00:04:59.087 --> 00:05:05.687 This is what King Cyrus of Persia says, the Lord, the God of heaven has 00:05:05.687 --> 00:05:07.637 given me all the kingdoms of the earth. 00:05:08.447 --> 00:05:12.647 He has appointed me to build him a temple at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 00:05:13.577 --> 00:05:18.257 Any of you who are his people may go to Jerusalem in Judah to rebuild 00:05:18.262 --> 00:05:22.727 this temple of the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives in Jerusalem. 00:05:23.747 --> 00:05:28.907 And may your God be with you wherever this Jewish remnant is found. 00:05:29.507 --> 00:05:31.997 Let their neighbors contribute toward their expenses by 00:05:31.997 --> 00:05:33.827 giving them silver and gold. 00:05:34.472 --> 00:05:39.182 Supplies for the journey and livestock, as well as a voluntary offering 00:05:39.187 --> 00:05:41.252 for the temple of God in Jerusalem. 00:05:42.512 --> 00:05:46.622 Then God stirred the hearts of the priests and Levites and the leaders of 00:05:46.622 --> 00:05:51.422 the tribes of Judah and Benjamin to go to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple of the 00:05:51.422 --> 00:05:57.722 Lord and all their neighbors assisted by giving them articles of silver and gold 00:05:58.112 --> 00:06:00.482 supplies for the journey and livestock. 00:06:01.172 --> 00:06:02.702 They gave them many valuable gifts. 00:06:02.702 --> 00:06:07.622 In addition to all the voluntary offerings, king Cyrus himself 00:06:07.922 --> 00:06:10.952 brought out the articles that King Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the 00:06:10.952 --> 00:06:15.242 Lord's temple in Jerusalem and had placed in the temple of his own Gods. 00:06:16.022 --> 00:06:21.212 Cyrus directed Mithra death, the Treasurer of Persia, to count these items and 00:06:21.212 --> 00:06:25.502 present them to Shesh Baar, the leader of the exiles, returning to Judah. 00:06:26.402 --> 00:06:28.772 This is a list of the items that were returned. 00:06:29.807 --> 00:06:41.687 Gold basins, 30 silver basins, 1000 silver incense burners, 29 Gold bowls, 30 silver 00:06:41.687 --> 00:06:48.227 bowls, 410 other items, 1000 in all. 00:06:48.377 --> 00:06:53.807 There were 5,400 articles of gold and silver Shesh. 00:06:53.807 --> 00:06:57.527 Baar brought all of these along when the exiles went from Babylon to Jerusalem. 00:06:59.192 --> 00:07:02.432 Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who 00:07:02.432 --> 00:07:03.962 returned from their captivity. 00:07:04.862 --> 00:07:10.502 King Ne Ezr had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the 00:07:10.502 --> 00:07:15.332 other towns in Judo where they originally lived, their leaders were Sir Rubble, 00:07:16.252 --> 00:07:27.012 JE Nehemiah Re, AYA Mordecai, bill, Jan, miss Par, big vii, rhe, and Beana. 00:07:28.472 --> 00:07:34.472 This is the number of men of Israel who returned from exile, the family of PRA 00:07:34.892 --> 00:07:48.452 2,172, the family of AYA 372, the family of Ara 775, the family of Paha, Moab, 00:07:48.872 --> 00:07:53.702 descendants of Jesu and Joab 2,812. 00:07:54.602 --> 00:08:05.072 The family of Elam 1,254, the family of Ztu 945, the family of Zac I 00:08:05.732 --> 00:08:16.802 760, the family of Bnai 642, the family of Biba 623, the family of 00:08:16.802 --> 00:08:22.442 as GAD 1,222, the family of Acum. 00:08:23.132 --> 00:08:24.902 666. 00:08:25.742 --> 00:08:33.512 The family of Big five, 2056, the family of Aiden 454. 00:08:34.652 --> 00:08:40.652 The family of Eighter, descendants of Hezekiah 98, the family of 00:08:40.652 --> 00:08:46.982 Biza 323, the family of Jora 112. 00:08:48.002 --> 00:08:51.002 The family of Haitham 223. 00:08:51.962 --> 00:09:00.062 The family of Gibb Bar 95, the people of Bethlehem 123, the people of NA 00:09:00.067 --> 00:09:09.932 Tofa 56, the people of Antho 128, the people of Beth Asthma, Beth 42, the 00:09:10.472 --> 00:09:13.982 people of Cath Girim, Kera, and Biro. 00:09:14.432 --> 00:09:20.732 743, the people of Rama and Giba 621. 00:09:21.452 --> 00:09:30.602 The people of Mik Mash 122, the people of Bethel and ai 223, the 00:09:30.602 --> 00:09:39.542 citizens of Nebo 52, the citizens of Mag 156, the citizens of West Elam 00:09:39.812 --> 00:09:45.332 1,254, the citizens of Harem 320. 00:09:46.232 --> 00:09:49.142 The citizens of LAD hated and Ono. 00:09:49.742 --> 00:10:00.482 725, the citizens of Jericho 345, the citizens of Aya 3,630. 00:10:01.592 --> 00:10:06.782 These are the priests who returned from exile, the family of Judea through 00:10:06.782 --> 00:10:18.452 the line of Cheche 973, the family of Emmer 1052, the family of Hur 1,247. 00:10:19.472 --> 00:10:22.652 The family of Harem 1017. 00:10:23.732 --> 00:10:28.412 These are the Levites who returned from exile, the families of JE 00:10:28.952 --> 00:10:32.552 and Coel, descendants of Hova 74. 00:10:33.182 --> 00:10:36.542 The singers of the family of ASAP 128. 00:10:37.682 --> 00:10:46.622 The gatekeepers of the families of Shaham, eighter, Telman, a Haida and Chaba 139. 00:10:48.452 --> 00:10:54.512 The descendants of the following temple servants returned from Exile Zha hafa. 00:10:55.292 --> 00:11:01.562 Tab Kira Saha Peyton Lena Haba. 00:11:02.522 --> 00:11:09.632 A Haga Shall Ma Hanan Gittle Gahar Aya. 00:11:10.262 --> 00:11:15.092 Reason Nakota Gam za Paia. 00:11:16.262 --> 00:11:28.622 Biza, ASNA, maim, Neuse Baba, hafa Har Basle, Maida Harsha, Barus, 00:11:28.952 --> 00:11:33.122 Cicero, Tema, Naiah, and Hata. 00:11:33.872 --> 00:11:37.562 The descendants of the servants of King Solomon returned from exile. 00:11:38.222 --> 00:11:38.672 Sota 00:11:41.352 --> 00:11:43.032 Pera Jala. 00:11:43.962 --> 00:11:45.432 Dahan Gidel. 00:11:47.792 --> 00:11:55.742 Had Peth, Hasam, and Amai in all the temple servants and the descendants 00:11:55.742 --> 00:11:58.742 of Solomon servants numbered 392. 00:12:00.152 --> 00:12:04.352 Another group returned at this time from the towns of Tila, Tel 00:12:04.352 --> 00:12:08.612 Harsha, Krab, Aden, and Immer. 00:12:09.362 --> 00:12:13.772 However, they could not prove that they or their families were descendants of Israel. 00:12:14.612 --> 00:12:19.412 This group included the families of Deleah, Tobiah, and Nakota. 00:12:19.982 --> 00:12:27.452 A total of 652 people, three families of priests, POBA Haas, 00:12:27.932 --> 00:12:31.142 and a Barzilai also returned this. 00:12:31.142 --> 00:12:34.922 Barzilai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzilai of Gilead, 00:12:35.642 --> 00:12:37.202 and he had taken her family name. 00:12:38.522 --> 00:12:41.192 They searched for their names in the genealogical records, 00:12:41.582 --> 00:12:42.422 but they were not found. 00:12:43.247 --> 00:12:45.767 So they were disqualified from serving as priests. 00:12:46.697 --> 00:12:49.607 The governor told them not to eat the priest's share of food from the 00:12:49.607 --> 00:12:53.897 sacrifices until a priest could consult the Lord about the matter by using 00:12:53.902 --> 00:12:57.287 the rum and thumb him the sacred lots. 00:12:58.307 --> 00:13:06.857 So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah in addition to 7,337 servants 00:13:07.217 --> 00:13:09.827 and 200 singers, both men and women. 00:13:10.952 --> 00:13:21.482 They took with them 736 horses, 245 mules, 435 camels and 6,720 donkeys. 00:13:22.832 --> 00:13:26.492 When they arrived at the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of 00:13:26.492 --> 00:13:29.912 the family leaders made voluntary offerings toward the rebuilding of 00:13:29.912 --> 00:13:34.682 God's temple on its original site, and each leader gave as much as he could. 00:13:36.017 --> 00:13:42.767 The total of their gifts came to 61,000 gold coins, 6,250 pounds of 00:13:42.767 --> 00:13:45.677 silver and 100 robes for the priests. 00:13:46.577 --> 00:13:51.437 So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, the temple 00:13:51.437 --> 00:13:55.457 servants, and some of the common people settled in villages near Jerusalem. 00:13:56.087 --> 00:13:59.177 The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel. 00:14:00.752 --> 00:14:03.992 In early autumn, the Israelites had settled in their towns. 00:14:04.472 --> 00:14:07.532 All the people assembled in Jerusalem with a unified purpose. 00:14:08.342 --> 00:14:15.302 Then JE son of Jeh Deck joined his fellow priests and Sable son of Aldi with his 00:14:15.302 --> 00:14:20.972 family in rebuilding the altar of the God of Israel, they wanted to sacrifice 00:14:20.972 --> 00:14:25.652 burnt offerings on it, as instructed in the law of Moses, the man of God. 00:14:26.447 --> 00:14:29.387 Even though the people were afraid of the local residents, they 00:14:29.387 --> 00:14:31.157 rebuilt the altar at its old site. 00:14:31.877 --> 00:14:34.997 Then they began to sacrifice burnt offerings on the altar to the 00:14:34.997 --> 00:14:37.217 Lord each morning and evening. 00:14:38.537 --> 00:14:42.107 They celebrated the festival of shelters as prescribed in the law, 00:14:42.557 --> 00:14:46.547 sacrificing the number of burnt offerings specified for each day of the festival. 00:14:47.357 --> 00:14:51.287 They also offered the regular burnt offerings and the offerings required 00:14:51.287 --> 00:14:53.057 for the New Moon celebrations. 00:14:53.537 --> 00:14:56.417 And the annual festivals as prescribed by the Lord. 00:14:57.287 --> 00:15:00.077 The people also gave voluntary offerings to the Lord. 00:15:01.427 --> 00:15:05.987 15 days before the festival of shelters began, the priests had begun to 00:15:05.987 --> 00:15:08.327 sacrifice burnt offerings to the Lord. 00:15:09.077 --> 00:15:12.947 This was even before they had started to lay the foundation of the Lord's temple. 00:15:14.567 --> 00:15:18.407 Then the people hired masons and carpenters and bought cedar logs 00:15:18.407 --> 00:15:20.027 from the people of tire and Siden. 00:15:20.672 --> 00:15:23.312 Paying them with food, wine, and olive oil. 00:15:24.152 --> 00:15:28.052 The logs were brought down from the Lebanon mountains and floated along the 00:15:28.052 --> 00:15:33.452 coast of a Mediterranean sea to Japa for King Cyrus had given permission for this. 00:15:34.622 --> 00:15:39.062 The construction of the temple of God began in mid-spring during the second 00:15:39.062 --> 00:15:40.922 year after they arrived in Jerusalem. 00:15:41.882 --> 00:15:44.462 The workforce was made up of everyone who had returned from 00:15:44.462 --> 00:15:47.222 exile, including Sable, son of Chi. 00:15:48.467 --> 00:15:54.677 Jesu son of Jeh, Zak and his fellow priests, and all the Levites, the Levites, 00:15:54.677 --> 00:15:59.387 who were 20 years old or older, were put in charge of rebuilding the Lord's temple. 00:16:00.317 --> 00:16:04.757 The workers at the Temple of God were supervised by Jesu with his 00:16:04.757 --> 00:16:10.307 sons and relatives and cao and his sons, all descendants of Hova. 00:16:11.027 --> 00:16:14.327 They were helped in this task by the Levites of the family of Henna Dad. 00:16:15.377 --> 00:16:18.917 When the builders completed the foundation of the Lord's temple, the 00:16:18.917 --> 00:16:22.547 priests put on their robes and took their places to blow their trumpets. 00:16:23.567 --> 00:16:28.817 And the Levites descendants of ASAP clashed their symbols to praise the Lord. 00:16:29.177 --> 00:16:34.127 Just as King David had prescribed with praise and thanks, they 00:16:34.127 --> 00:16:35.867 sang the song to the Lord. 00:16:36.797 --> 00:16:38.297 He is so good. 00:16:38.957 --> 00:16:42.107 His faithful love for Israel endures forever. 00:16:43.172 --> 00:16:47.732 Then all the people gave a great shout praising the Lord because the foundation 00:16:47.732 --> 00:16:49.442 of the Lord's temple had been laid. 00:16:50.582 --> 00:16:54.932 But many of the older priests, levies and other leaders who had seen the first 00:16:54.932 --> 00:17:01.412 temple wept aloud when they saw the new Temple's Foundation, the others, how were 00:17:01.412 --> 00:17:07.952 shouting for joy, the joyful shouting and weeping, mingled together in a loud noise 00:17:08.492 --> 00:17:10.622 that could be heard far in the distance.