Lux Domini
And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the LORD: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.

Key themes

HopeSuffering and trialsJustice and mercyTruthJudgment

Glossary

Babylon Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Babylon.

Jehoiakim Person

He whom Jehovah has set up, the second son of Josiah, and eighteenth king of Judah, which he ruled over for eleven years (B. C. 610-599). His original name was Eliakim (q. v. ).