Zedekiah, Judah’s Last King
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in the war. ... Since he despised the oath by breaking the covenant,
and in fact gave his hand and still did all these things, he shall not
escape.”
Verses 15-18
. “Remove the turban,” the Lord decreed, “and
take off the crown.” Not until Christ Himself sets up His kingdom
will Judah again have a king. “Overthrown, overthrown, I will make
it overthrown!” was the divine edict concerning the throne. “It shall
be no longer, until He comes whose right it is, and I will give it to
Him.”
Ezekiel 21:26, 27
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