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Feature Pages(5+)
- FeatureDaniel — the Study GuideThe Most High rules in the kingdom of men: Daniel's two halves and two languages, the stone cut without hands, the Son of Man, and the seventy weeks.
- FeatureThe Historical BooksNine books, one arc — Israel carried from the Jordan into the land, given kings, torn in two, exiled, and gathered home.
- FeatureThe Exile and the ReturnA featured study.
- FeatureFaith Under Fire — the Furnace and the Lions' DenDaniel 3 and 6 as facing trials: the same six movements fifty years apart, and God present inside the sentence rather than instead of it.
- FeatureEzra — the Study GuideThe rebuilt house and the rebuilt heart: Cyrus's decree, the temple finished under Darius, and Ezra's own return — the scribe who prepared his heart to seek the law, do it, and teach it (7:10).
Verses(5+)
- VerseEzekiel 11:25I told the exiles everything the LORD had shown me.
- VerseAmos 1:15Their king will go into exile— he and his princes together,” says the LORD.
- VerseMatthew 1:12After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
- Verse1 Chronicles 5:6and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried into exile.
- VersePsalms 147:2The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.
People(2)
- PersonEstherHadassah, the orphan exile who became queen of Persia and, at the risk of "if I perish, I perish," stood between her people and Haman's decree — providence working where God's…
- PersonEzekielPriest-prophet among the exiles at the river Chebar; saw the wheeled throne and the glory departing and returning; watchman to Israel; prophet of the new heart, the dry bones…
Places(3)
- PlaceBabylonAncient Mesopotamian city and imperial capital; site of the Israelite exile and a recurring biblical symbol of worldly power.
- PlacePatmosSmall rocky island of the Aegean where John was exiled "for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus" and received the Revelation on the Lord's day.
- PlaceSusa (Shushan)The Persian winter capital where Esther was crowned, Haman built his gallows, and Nehemiah served the cup — the palace stage of the exile's later books.
Events(1)
Words (Strong's)(5+)
- WordH1540 גָּלָה · gâlâh (Hebrew)to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense)
- WordH7628 שְׁבִי · shᵉbîy (Hebrew)exiled
- WordH1473 גּוֹלָה · gôwlâh (Hebrew)exile
- WordH6808 צָעָה · tsâʻâh (Hebrew)to tip over (for the purpose of spilling or pouring out), i.e. (figuratively) depopulate
- WordH7633 שִׁבְיָה · shibyâh (Hebrew)exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively)
Themes(5)
- ThemeResurrectionThe hope of resurrection surfaces gradually across the Old Testament before it becomes explicit. Job — likely the oldest book in the canon — already confesses a living Redeemer…
- ThemeLoveThe Old Testament's word for it is *chesed* — not a feeling but a covenant posture: steadfast, loyal, obligated love that keeps showing up whether or not it is deserved. God's…
- ThemePrayerPrayer enters the canon as a corporate act, not a private technique: "then began men to call upon the name of Jehovah" (Genesis 4:26) describes a community, not a method. The…
- ThemeHope**Biblical hope is not optimism.** It is confident expectation anchored in God's character and God's word, held by people who often cannot see the outcome and sometimes cannot…
- ThemeKingdom of God"The kingdom of God" names not a place first but a reign — God's kingly rule breaking in, which then produces a people and a realm who live under it. The storyline starts long…
Topics(1)
Prophecies(2)
- ProphecyJudah's Babylonian ExileJeremiah predicted a 70-year exile in Babylon followed by restoration—a specific timeframe given before the exile began.
- ProphecyCyrus Named by IsaiahIsaiah named Cyrus the Great by name approximately 150 years before his birth, predicting he would release the Jewish exiles and authorize the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the…
Apologetics(2)
- ApologeticsThe Seventy-Year Babylonian CaptivityJeremiah fixed Judah's exile at seventy years in a dated oracle — the fourth year of Jehoiakim, 605 BC, the year Nebuchadnezzar broke Egypt at Carchemish (Jeremiah 25:1…
- ApologeticsCyrus Named 150 Years Before His BirthIsaiah 44-45 names Cyrus the Great as Israel's deliverer roughly 150 years before his birth, describing his specific role in rebuilding Jerusalem and releasing the Jewish exiles.
Authors(1)
Apocrypha (study resources)(1)
Doorways
Study a word
H1540גָּלָה gâlâh — to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense)H7628שְׁבִי shᵉbîy — exiledH1473גּוֹלָה gôwlâh — exileH6808צָעָה tsâʻâh — to tip over (for the purpose of spilling or pouring out), i.e. (figuratively) depopulateH7633שִׁבְיָה shibyâh — exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively)H5112נוֹד nôwd — exile