The Destruction of the Southern Kingdom of Judah

5. Egypt Comes to the Aid of Judah

There was a Rumor of Approaching Egyptian Forces

 

2 Kings 24:7 - "And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt."

 

The Egyptians suddenly came to the aid of Jerusalem. When the Egyptian army appeared in the land of Judah it not only drew the Babylonians away for a period of time, but it brought hope to the struggling city. Their food supply was exhausted, but the people held on in anticipation, hoping the Egyptians might bring them relief from the siege. Egypt was unable to bring deliverance to Jerusalem.

 

 

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