The Eerdmans Companion to the Bible (Biblia.com)

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Travelers about to visit a foreign country often study a guidebook with information about that country. Especially helpful are clear, easy-to-use maps, background information on the local area, and articles about important sites to visit. Similarly, the Bible confronts many readers today with a kind of “foreign country in writing” whose customs and culture aren’t always clear. The Eerdmans...

In this allegory, a great eagle (Nebuchadnezzar) plucks from Lebanon (Jerusalem) the topmost twig of a mighty cedar tree (King Jehoiachin, head of the Davidic royal family). The eagle removes the twig to a region known for its commerce (Babylonia, whose river system facilitated extensive trade). Back in Lebanon/Jerusalem, the eagle plants in fertile soil some of the native seed (Zedekiah, put in power over Judah by Nebuchadnezzar). The seed sprouts and flourishes, though as a

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