Jeconiah

Jeconiah was the nineteenth and penultimate king of Judah. He was the son and successor of King Jehoiakim, and the grandson of King Josiah. Jeconiah was dethroned by the King of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar II, in the 6th century BCE and was taken into captivity. Jeconiah was a young man when he became king. He was only 18 years old. He had a lot to learn about being a king. He was also faced with a lot of challenges. The most important challenge was the Babylonians. The Babylonians were a powerful empire that was expanding rapidly. They were determined to conquer Judah and make it part of their empire. Jeconiah tried to resist the Babylonians, but he was no match for them. The Babylonians invaded Judah and defeated the Jewish army. They captured Jerusalem and destroyed the temple. Jeconiah was taken prisoner and taken to Babylon. Jeconiah spent the rest of his life in Babylon. He was treated well by the Babylonians, but he never forgot his home. He longed to return to Judah. Jeconiah's story is a story of loss and redemption. It is a story of a