Zedekiah refused and revolted in 587 B.C.E., hoping for aid from Egypt that never materialized. The prophet Jeremiah Prophet who condemned Judah's infidelity to God, warned of Babylonian conquest, and promised a new covenant More had urged Zedekiah, the last Davidic king to rule in Judah, to surrender to Babylon since Babylon was merely the rod of Yahweh’s judgment against Israel (Jeremiah 25:1-14). More revolted in 597 B.C.E., Nebuchadnezzar Babylonian king who conquered Jerusalem, destroyed the Temple, and exiled the people More sacked Jerusalem and deported the leading citizens to Babylon, including the priestly prophet Ezekiel A prophet during the Babylonian exile who saw visions of God's throne-chariot, new life to dry bones, and a new Temple. When Judah Judah was the name of Jacob's fourth son and one of the 12 tribes. More and the Persians came to power in 539 B.C.E. established the Neo-Babylonian Empire that would hold sway over the ancient Near East until Cyrus Persian leader who allowed Jewish exiles to return home. and Nebuchadnezzar’s victory over the Egyptian Pharaoh Neco at Carchemish in 605 B.C.E. More of Nineveh, the Assyrian capital, in 612 B.C.E. When people act contrary to God's will, they are said to fall from from grace. The fall The fall refers specifically to the disobedience of Adam and Eve when they listened to Satan rather than adhering to God's command not to eat the fruit from the tree.
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