The exegesis is: 1. While Nebuchadnezzar thought that he was the principal figure in the situation, the Scripture plainly says that “the Lord gave Jehoiakim … into his hand.” 2. The Vessels of the Lord were no longer being used for the Lord, so the Lord allowed them to be taken from the Temple and from Judah. 3. The people of Israel had ceased to worship God, and had begun to worship idols; so, the sacred vessels were placed in a house of idols. THE LORD GAVE The phrase, “And the Lord gave Jehoiakim
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