How many times was Jerusalem destroy?
During its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times.
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Who destroyed Jerusalem first?
On Tisha B'Av, 25 August 587 BCE or 18 July 586 BCE, the Babylonians took Jerusalem, destroyed the First Temple and burned down the city. The small settlements surrounding the city, and those close to the western border of the kingdom, were destroyed as well.
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Josephus wrote that 1.1 million people were killed during the siege, of which a majority were Jewish. Josephus attributes this to the celebration of Passover which he uses as rationale for the vast number of people present among the death toll.
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The Babylonian exile (or Babylonian captivity) is the name generally given to the deportation and exile of the Jews of the ancient Kingdom of Judah to Babylon by Nebuchadrezzar II. The Babylonian exile is distinguished from the earlier exile of citizens of the northern Kingdom of Israel to Assyria around 722 B.C.E. The exile in Babylon—which directly affected mainly those of the upper class of society—occurred in three waves from 597 to 581 B.C.E. as a result of Judean rebellions against Babylonian rule. The Bible portrays the internal cause of the captivity as the sins of Judah in failing to rid herself of idolatry and refusing to heed prophetic warnings not to rebel against Babylon.
While the Jews in Babylon did not suffer greatly in the physical sense, the siege and later sack of Jerusalem in 586 B.C.E., including the destruction of its sacred Temple, left many of the exiles deeply repentant and determined to keep their faith pure. After Cyrus the Great of Persia conquered Babylon, he allowed the exiles to return in 537 B.C.E. They came to Jerusalem with a tradition refined by the rise of the scribal profession, deeply committed to ethnic purity centering on the rebuilt Temple, and yet enriched by universalistic monotheistic values.
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Babylonian_Exile
- I don’t find figures for the first destruction of Jerusalem!
- But a big part of the city was destroyed!
- And the siege lasted two years!
In 586 BC the Babylonian military, led by King Nebuchadnezzar, succeeded in breaking a two-year-long siege and destroyed much of the city of Jerusalem; her walls, palaces, and most devastatingly, the Temple of Solomon.
“He burned the Lord’s temple, the king’s palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem; he burned down all the great houses.”
When Judah rebelled once again under King Zedekiah, Nebuchadnezzar must not have been feeling very charitable. The Bible mentions that the siege lasted two years. This military maneuver sees the invading army set up camp all around the target city, cutting off supply lines, and killing or taking prisoner anyone who would try to come or go.
https://biblediscoverytv.com/history/2020/586-bc-the-fall-of-jerusalem/
During its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times.
Timeline of Jerusalem - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Timeline_of_Jerusalem
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Who destroyed Jerusalem first?
On Tisha B'Av, 25 August 587 BCE or 18 July 586 BCE, the Babylonians took Jerusalem, destroyed the First Temple and burned down the city. The small settlements surrounding the city, and those close to the western border of the kingdom, were destroyed as well.
Siege of Jerusalem (587 BC) - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Siege_of_Jerusalem_(58.
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Josephus wrote that 1.1 million people were killed during the siege, of which a majority were Jewish. Josephus attributes this to the celebration of Passover which he uses as rationale for the vast number of people present among the death toll.
Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE) - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Siege_of_Jerusalem_(70…
The Babylonian exile (or Babylonian captivity) is the name generally given to the deportation and exile of the Jews of the ancient Kingdom of Judah to Babylon by Nebuchadrezzar II. The Babylonian exile is distinguished from the earlier exile of citizens of the northern Kingdom of Israel to Assyria around 722 B.C.E. The exile in Babylon—which directly affected mainly those of the upper class of society—occurred in three waves from 597 to 581 B.C.E. as a result of Judean rebellions against Babylonian rule. The Bible portrays the internal cause of the captivity as the sins of Judah in failing to rid herself of idolatry and refusing to heed prophetic warnings not to rebel against Babylon.
While the Jews in Babylon did not suffer greatly in the physical sense, the siege and later sack of Jerusalem in 586 B.C.E., including the destruction of its sacred Temple, left many of the exiles deeply repentant and determined to keep their faith pure. After Cyrus the Great of Persia conquered Babylon, he allowed the exiles to return in 537 B.C.E. They came to Jerusalem with a tradition refined by the rise of the scribal profession, deeply committed to ethnic purity centering on the rebuilt Temple, and yet enriched by universalistic monotheistic values.
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Babylonian_Exile
- I don’t find figures for the first destruction of Jerusalem!
- But a big part of the city was destroyed!
- And the siege lasted two years!
In 586 BC the Babylonian military, led by King Nebuchadnezzar, succeeded in breaking a two-year-long siege and destroyed much of the city of Jerusalem; her walls, palaces, and most devastatingly, the Temple of Solomon.
“He burned the Lord’s temple, the king’s palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem; he burned down all the great houses.”
When Judah rebelled once again under King Zedekiah, Nebuchadnezzar must not have been feeling very charitable. The Bible mentions that the siege lasted two years. This military maneuver sees the invading army set up camp all around the target city, cutting off supply lines, and killing or taking prisoner anyone who would try to come or go.
https://biblediscoverytv.com/history/2020/586-bc-the-fall-of-jerusalem/
Destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, captured/recaptured 44 times ? Consider present status.
Lack of fear of the Lord is and has been man's shortcoming since his creation beginning in the Garden of Eden.
Fear is a powerful emotion and critical to understanding scripture and understanding and maintaining obedience.
"After preaching a sermon on the necessity of the fear of God in public worship, a friend reminded me, “If you want a nail driven in, you have to hit it more than once.” With that in mind I set about a survey of the Bible’s teaching and found forty truths about fearing God to help hammer in the nail. Brief expositions of some of these verses can be found in Pastor Al Martin’s The Forgotten Fear: Where have all the God-Fearers Gone? (RHB) and Arnold Frank’s The Fear Of God: A Forgotten Doctrine (RHB).
Old Testament
Fearing God is the right reaction to sin, guilt, and shame (Gen. 3:10).
Fearing God will flow from being in the presence of God (Gen. 28:16-17: Ex. 3:6).
Fearing God is an appropriate response to God’s character (Gen. 31:42).
Fearing God is an essential characteristic of Christian leaders (Ex.18:21).
Fearing God is the ultimate purpose of divine revelation (Deut. 4:10).
Fearing God should flow from the administration of justice (Deut. 17:13; 21:19-21).
Fearing God is the mark of an exceptional believer (Neh. 7:2).
Fearing God is approved by God and noted by Satan (Job 1:1, 9).
Fearing God is the right response to the exalted Christ (Ps.2:10-11).
Fearing God is to be mixed with joy (Ps. 2:10-11).
Fearing God will happen where mission is successful (Ps. 67:7).
Fearing God assures us of God’s mercy and love (Ps. 103:11, 13).
Fearing God is the result of forgiveness (Ps. 130:4).
Fearing God is the beginning of wisdom (Prov. 1:7).
Fearing God is the end of wisdom (Eccl. 12:13-14).
Fearing God turns us away from evil (Prov. 3:7).
Fearing God will extend your life (Prov. 10:27) and improve the quality of your life (Prov. 14:27).
Fearing God will make you happier than millions of dollars (Prov. 15:16).
Fearing God neutralizes envy and is to be present throughout our lives (Prov. 23:17).
Fearing God is more important than looks in choosing a wife (Prov. 31:30).
Fearing God is a dominant trait in the Messiah and will always accompany the work of the Holy Spirit (Isa. 11:2-3).
Fearing God is the promised gift of God to new covenant believers (Jer. 32:40).
Fearing God helps them persevere in the faith (Jer. 32:40).
New Testament
Fearing God is commanded by Jesus (Matt. 10:28).
Fearing God is still expected of God’s people in the New Testament (Luke 1:49-50).
Fearing God grows in response to miracles (Luke 5:8).
Fearing God was one of the fruits of Pentecost (Acts 2:43).
Fearing God is a spiritually healthy reaction to his judgments in the church (Acts 5:5,11).
Fearing God is a mark of the New Testament church and is consistent with the comforting work of the Holy Spirit (Acts 9:31).
Fearing God is deepened by sovereign election (Rom. 11:20-21).
Fearing God is a motive for evangelism (2 Cor. 5:10-11).
Fearing God motivates sanctification (2 Cor. 7:1).
Fearing God is the framework for a biblical marriage (Eph. 5:21).
Fearing God makes us better employees (Col. 3:22).
Fearing God is the context for working out our salvation (Phil. 2:12-13).
Fearing God assists perseverance in faith (Heb. 4:1).
Fearing God is intensified by redemption and continues throughout our whole lives (1 Peter 1:17-19).
Fearing God is an essential part of successful witnessing (1 Peter 3:15).
Fearing God is God’s last sermon to the world (Rev. 14:6-7).
Fearing God continues into eternity (Rev. 15:3-4; 19:4-5).
https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/09/05/40-truths-about-the-fear-of-god/#:~:text=Fearing God is the context for working out,continues throughout our whole lives (1 Peter 1:17-19). "