Lesson 14: How God’s People Failed - Part 2

Despite Yahweh’s warnings and punishments according to the Mosaic Covenant, the people of Israel and Judah failed to be faithful and loyal to the God who saved them and loved them. In the end, God used the nation of Assyria to exile the northern kingdom of Israel. Then about 200 years later, He directed the nation of Babylon to exile Judah. While in exile, Yahweh still encouraged His people to repent and be loyal to Him. To give them hope and to help them be clear on what He was going to do, He gave them long-range prophetic information about the future. He promised to make with them a new covenant that would cleanse all of Israel and Judah of their sin and make them faithful and loyal to Him. He would return them to their land and they would enjoy an intimate relationship with Him. In the meantime, He was going to allow Gentile kingdoms to rise to power and dominate the world for a time. He gave this information about the Gentile kingdoms to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon in a dream about a statute of a man made up of different metal parts. The statue was eventually destroyed by a rock cut from a mountain, but not by human hands. Daniel, an exiled Jew serving in the Babylon government, explained the vision with Yahweh’s help. To follow the session, access the notes at https://comeandsee.online/s/Lesson-14-How-Gods-People-Failed-Part-2.pdf