FIRST PHASE OF DISPERSION

In the previous rotulus, we delved into the division of the Nation of Israel into 2—10 Northern kingdoms and 2 Southern kingdoms (Judah and Benjamin). The theme, “God’s endtime dealings with Israel” is to walk Israel through history and convey by the scriptures expectations for Israel in this end of time.

In fulfilment of His word, God dispersed the nation of Israel to other Nations for their disobedience and rebellion. We must understand that this dispersion was not a one-step process but occured in time, in history, and will still occur in near future.

The tribes being divided, the dispersion started with the 10 Northern kingdoms. In 659 B.C, Shalmaneser of Assyria besieged Samaria (capital of Northern kingdom) (2 Kings 17:17-182 Kings 17:17-1817. And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord , to provoke him to anger.
18. Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.) and the Assyrian captivity began properly in 657 B.C in the days of Hoshea king of Judah. Later on in time, the 2 Southern kingdoms would also be dispersed into Babylon around 524 B.C when Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem and after 18 years the Temple was destroyed and burnt (2 Kings 25) and according to the word of the Lord, Jerusalem would be in a 70 years servitude in Babylon (Jeremiah 25:11-12Jeremiah 25:11-1211. And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
12. And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the Lord , for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations.). This condition is defined as desolation and in the future, there is a prophesied desolation for the Nation Israel (Daniel 9:27Daniel 9:2727. And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate., Revelation 12:6Revelation 12:66. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.).

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