Nebuchadnezzar

Bible Reference: Kings 20:12-19, 24:1-16, Jeremiah 26:2-12, Daniel, Ezekiel

The Babylonians were one of the first cultures that emerged in Mesopotamia that organized, built, educated, and provided written records.
The Babylonians advanced as a civilization and helped to overthrow the Assyrians in 612 BC.
Nebuchadnezzar, the son of Nabopolassar, emerged as the king and led the Babylonians to defeat King Neco of Egypt in 605 BC. This solidified Babylonia as a world power.
Nebuchadnezzar invaded Israel and conquered the land in 597 BC by installing a puppet king and taking the best plunder and the brightest people back with him to Babylon.
In 587 BC, the Babylonians laid siege to Jerusalem and completely destroyed the city and the temple.
Nebuchadnezzar advanced in wealth and did magnificent construction projects that were unrivaled anywhere else in history.
The captives that were taken to Babylon were forced to abandon their own culture and gods so they could learn how to be Babylonian.
In the book of Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar came to a place where he praised the one true God.
When Nebuchadnezzar died in 562 BC, the Babylonian empire also lost its prominence.
King Belshazzar was the last king of the Babylonians before they were conquered by the Persians in 539 BC.
Babylonian astronomers, knowing the prophecies from the Jewish people about the Messiah, sent wise men to find Jesus.
Babylon is used throughout the Bible as a symbol of evil.

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