Why Did God Allow the Babylonian Exile?

Описание: In this episode of Under the Hood, Sam and Will explore the Babylonian Exile—one of the most devastating yet hope-filled moments in the Bible’s story. Six centuries before Jesus, Jerusalem falls, the temple is destroyed, and God’s people are scattered across the ancient world. Why would a loving God allow this? And how could judgment possibly serve redemption?

Using Scripture alongside archaeological evidence—from Nebuchadnezzar’s inscriptions to Babylonian records of Jewish exiles—this episode shows how God’s justice, heartbreak, and sovereignty work together. What looks like defeat becomes the very groundwork for the spread of the gospel, setting the stage for the Messiah and a new covenant of grace.

Watch to see how exile, suffering, and loss are never the end of the story—and how God weaves even judgment into His redemptive plan.

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Chapters

00:00 - Intro: The Bible under the hood
00:17 - Setting the Stage: What is the Babylonian Exile?
01:24 - Moses’ Warning: Blessings and curses foretold
02:28 - God’s Judgment and Patience Worn Thin
03:14 - Jeremiah and the Heartbreak of God
05:16 - Two Evils: Forsaking the fountain of living waters
07:46 - Nebuchadnezzar and the Coming Destruction
09:48 - Archaeology Confirms the Exile
11:43 - Jerusalem Falls: Temple and city destroyed
13:57 - Hope in Exile: Jeremiah’s letter to Babylon
16:21 - “Plans for a Future and a Hope” Explained
17:18 - Promise of a New Covenant
19:11 - Redemptive History Reversed
21:16 - Scattered but Not Lost: Persia and Return
23:49 - Exile Prepares the World for the Gospel
26:00 - God’s Justice and Redemption Today
27:03 - Outro: Hope beyond judgment


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Links

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