They are written for our learning.After 200 years of existence as a nation, the ten northern tribes of Israel were conquered by the Assyrians and taken captive. It’s not that God was helpless to rescue Israel from her Assyrian enemies. by Oxford University Press, 1999. p. 350Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource referenceWikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the New International EncyclopediaMiddlemas, Jill Anne, "The troubles of templeless Judah" (Oxford University Press, 2005)Archaeological studies have revealed that, although Rainer Albertz, Bob Becking, "Yahwism after the Exile" Van Gorcum, 2003)https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Babylonian_captivity&oldid=978442014Bedford, Peter Ross, "Temple restoration in early Achaemenid Judah" (Brill, 2001)Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonian forces returned in 588/586 BCE and rampaged through Judah, leaving clear archaeological evidence of destruction in many towns and settlements there.Lipschitz, Oded, and Oeming, Manfred (eds), "Judah and the Judeans in the Persian period" (Eisenbrauns, 2006)"Babylonian Ration List: King Jehoiakhin in Exile, 592/1 BCE""Ancient tablets on display in Jerusalem reveal Jewish life during Babylon exile"A 2017 exhibition in Jerusalem displayed over 100 cuneiform tablets detailing trade in fruits and other commodities, taxes, debts, and credits accumulated between Jews driven from, or convinced to move from Jerusalem by King Nebuchadnezzar around 600 BCE. They were scattered around Mesopotamia, especially along the Euphrates River, in what is now called Iraq, the region more recently ruled by Saddam Hussein. His activities would lead to the captivity of what remained of Hoshea's kingdom (2Kings 17:4).Historical accounts imply that the kingdom of Israel "suddenly disappeared" into Asia, or became "lost." What the Bible says about Captivity of Israel (From Forerunner Commentary) 1 Kings 12:24 This event took place during the reign of Rehoboam, son of Solomon, approximately two hundred years before Isaiah lived. He wanted to divide Israel and Judah into two separate kingdoms with two separate histories—a situation that exists to this day. king in his place.The Divided Kingdom of Northern Israel and JudahOn this site we use technical, analytical and profiling cookies to offer you a better browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and serve targeted advertisements. There’s a striking parallel between what these men are saying, and conditions in the United States of America today. In fact, He was the One who raised up the enemy and brought them into Palestine to destroy the people.When Samaria (the capital city of the northern kingdom) fell, the rest of Israel soon fell to the enemy also. The Assyrian armies took thousands of Israeli citizens into captivity.There are some practical lessons that all of us should learn: During Tiglathpileser's reign he came into the land of Israel and took the inhabitants of the tribes of Asher, Naphtali, Zebulun and Shalmaneser, angry that no tribute was being paid, and finding out the Hoshea was secretly seeking a military alliance with Egypt, acted swiftly against Israel. Many prophets had warned Israel that disaster lay ahead if they refused to repent. Then the Assyrians invaded the entire land and laid siege to the city of Samaria for three years (verses 3-5). The focus in the Bible is not on Israel’s military and political turmoil, but rather on the nation’s spiritual apostasy. Every one of the nineteen kings had walked in the sins of Jeroboam. Assyrian captivity and fall of the Kingdom of Northern Israel. 2) Push the button. Many of the godless kings of Israel (including Ahab and his wife Jezebel) had imported foreign gods and encouraged the people to walk in their sinful ways. The prophet Hosea had predicted that the northern kingdom would never be set up again (Hosea 1:6). During his reign, he tried to form an alliance with the king of Egypt (in the south), in order to counteract the advances of the Assyrians, but it was too late. In 586 the Babylonians laid siege to Judah and Jerusalem one last time, destroying the city and burning Jerusalem's temple to the ground.In Europe, many of these migrating tribes were called the Saxons, Germans, Jutes, Alani (Alans) and Goths. It’s my life, and I’m entitled to all the fun I want.” The notion which says there are no moral absolutes and that we are not accountable to anyone for our conduct — is seeping into our society more and more as the years go by. They Print copies of this booklet may be obtained from:(A Study of the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12))Verse 7 (noted above) explains the general reason for the captivity.