The name daniel comes from a hebrew word meaning god is my judge. This book was written during the domination of two empires, babylon and persia. Here is another point of similarity, evil merodach was murdered by a man named neriglissan, who wanted his throne. Some suggest that evil merodach had learned from daniel and his fellows the principles of the true religion, and was well affected to them, and upon that account favoured jehoiachin. The first act of evilmerodach was to show kindness to king jehoiachin of israel by releasing him from prison and bringing him up to the kings table. In the past, critics had considered the book of daniel to be historically unreliable. Eastons bible dictionary provides informative explanations of histories, people and customs of the bible. Other scholars appear to be certain that belshazzar was actually a blood descendant of nebuchadnezzar through evil merodach, and therefore he was really the grandson of the famous nebuchadnezzar. During evilmerodachs reign, the stability of the royal court of. Study guide lester sumrall teaching series daniel the endtime prophet lesson 1 ruling empires by diplomacy 5 introduction.
One of matthew george eastons most significant literary achievements. After nebuchadnezzar died his son, evil merodach, became king in 562 bc. The book of daniel is particularly concerned with events as they impact. However, his reign lasted only three years because he was murdered by his brotherinlaw, neriglissar. In human association, we have no greater example of grace than that shown to jehoiachin. Did evilmerodach rule babylon before belshazar a question. The first act of evil merodach was to show kindness to king jehoiachin of israel by releasing him from prison and bringing him up to the kings table.
It would be hard to find another prophecy where the christian and jewish interpretations let alone what scholars say about it are so incompatible. Christians contend that it is a perfect calculation of the coming of jesus. Nebuchadnezzar was followed by his son awelmarduk, the evilmerodach 2 kings 25. Evilmerodach definition and meaning bible dictionary. In lines 24 nebuchadnezzar is mentioned, and it is.
Merodachbaladan ii, king of babylonia 721710 and for nine months in 703, who maintained babylonian independence in the face of assyrian military supremacy for more than a decade. Commencing in 728 the king of assyria also officially held the title of king of babylonia. After sennacherib returned from his campaign in the west in 701, he waged war against merodach baladan 700. After beginning the wall of which i have spoken, nabuchodonosor fell sick and died, after a reign of fortythree years, and the realm passed to his son evilmaraduch. On the son of merodach and zarpanitu nebo, the son of merodach and zarpanitu v. Evilmerodach was legitimate heir of nebuchadnezzar. Labashimarduk, neriglissars infant son, deposed by nabonidus.
The chaldeans were no match for the assyrians, and merodach baladan fled further along the persian gulf to. Verse 1 of esther in the first targum informs us that the cessation of the work of building the temple was due to the advice of vashti, and that she was the daughter of evil merodach, the son of nebuchadnezzar, and a number of equally accurate pieces of information. As a kind dispensation of providence, for the encouragement of the jews in captivity, and the support of their faith and hope concerning their enlargement in. Evilmerodach came to power in babylon upon the death of his father nebuchadnezzar in 562 b. The last king of babylon was nabonidus in bc 556539. Daniel 9 is one of the most difficult and controversial prophecies in the tenach. The reference to marduks reign in hatti is believed to correspond to the hittite king mursili i s capture of marduks statue later returned to babylon by kassite king agum ii. Evil merodach reigned two years and was murdered by his brotherinlaw neriglissar, who reigned for four years, which time he spent mainly in building operations. The fact that evil merodach provided jeconiah with a portion from his table, and that jeconiah did not refuse it, does not necessarily militate against the early date of daniel. All nations shall serve him nebuchadnezzar, and his son evilmerodach, and his sons son belshazzar, until the very time of his land come i. Releases jehoiachin in 562 after 37 years in prison. Grace shown to jehoiachin sermon by kenneth trent, 2 kings 24. And he spoke kindly to him and gave him a more prominent seat than those of the kings who were with him in babylon.
Elder spirits of the primordial deepapsu and the tiamat dragonplot to destroy the beneficent godsea overcomes apsu and mummuthe vengeful preparations of the dragonanshars appeal to merodachthe festival of the high godsmerodach exalted as ruler of the universedragon slain and host taken captivemerodach. The purpose of the book of daniel in the book of daniel the scriptures foretell how the lord will deal with the people of daniel the jews and the gentile nations. I was amazed to discover that evil merodach reigned only a short period of three years 562560 b. Daniel sees the same vision and receives the meaning.
Gesenius hebrew and chaldee definition evilmerodach, pr. Evilmerodach, king of babylon, frees jehoiachin from prison and gives him a place at the king s table, 561. He in turn was succeeded by his son, labashimarduk, but he was assassinated after reigning only 9 months. Evilmerodach 562560 graciously freed jehoiachin ferrells. An interpreting dictionary of scripture proper names by. Nov 25, 2002 grace shown to jehoiachin evilmerodach, king of babylon, in the year he became king, released jehoiachin king of judah from prison. So jehoiachin changed from his prison garments, and he ate bread. A dictionary of scripture proper names showing the meaning of nearly all the names of persons and places in the bible. The word witch in exodus is a translation of the hebrew word kashaph, which comes from the root meaning to whisper.
It would be hard to find another prophecy where the christian and jewish interpretations let alone what scholars say about it. He succeeded nebuchadnezzar in his dominion, and held it, according to berosus in jos. In esther rabbah, evilmerodach, owing to his fathers actions before his death, is heir to a bankrupt treasury. The title of the book comes from the name of its chief character and author. An excellent and readily understandable source of information for the student and layperson. Although known as a minor god as early as the third millennium, marduk became an important local deity at the time of the advent of the first babylonian dynasty as can be seen mainly from the literary introduction of the. That nebuchadnezzar, in spite of all his wickedness, was chosen by god to rule over israel and all the earth, was due, according to some, to the fact that he was a descendant of merodach baladan, to whom god granted, as a reward for a pious deed, that three of his descendants, namely, nebuchadnezzar, his son evil merodach, and belshazzar. Pearlmans chazal based 52 year persian span chronology infographic. Aug 15, 2016 todays name, eveel or evil, please listen to the recording, a fool, is biblical and it appears both in the old testament and in the new testament. Merodach baladan fled to the sealands, and from there continued to rule over bitiakin and the southernmost part of babylonia. The marduk prophecy is a prophetic text discussing three occasions on which babylon is abandoned by marduk. A commentary on the book of jeremiah southside christian.
Through a series of dreams and visions and their interpretations daniel is shown an outline of future kingdoms of the world. Blavatsky on nebo, the son of merodach and zarpanitu. In esther rabbah, evil merodach, owing to his fathers actions before his death, is heir to a bankrupt treasury. The problem of the curse on jeconiah in relation to the.
Babylon falls to cyrus the great of persia, october 539. At that time not a single historian nor other material was known to mention belshazzar. His underage son labashimarduk, a vicious boy, succeeded him, and was assassinated within nine months. The author was most likely a priest, and might have been assisted in his work by other priests and scribes. Name meaning of name son of kingdom of ministry contemporary kings reference habakkuk embrace judah3 obadiah servant of yahweh judah4 exilic prophets in babylon name meaning of name son of contemporary rulers ezekiel god will strengthen buzi nebuchadnezzar, evil merodach.
Nebuchadnezzar, evilmerodach, and belshazzar, by name. In the thirtyseventh year of the exile of jehoiachin king of judah, in the year evil merodach became king of babylon, he released jehoiachin from prison on the twentyseventh day of the twelfth month. The babylonian tablet is so fragmentary that only the contents of one side obverse are translatable, and even then many uncertain ties are left. Evil merodach nergal sharusur labashimarduk nabonidus belshazzar cyrus darius cambyses pseudo smerdis.