2Ki 25:13-30  “The kingdoms of this World are Become the Kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ”

[Study Aired May 25, 2023]

2Ki 25:13  And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon. 
2Ki 25:14  And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. 
2Ki 25:15  And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away. 
2Ki 25:16  The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight. 
2Ki 25:17  The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work. 
2Ki 25:18  And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: 
2Ki 25:19  And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king’s presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city: 
2Ki 25:20  And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah: 
2Ki 25:21  And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land. 
2Ki 25:22  And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler. 
2Ki 25:23  And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. 
2Ki 25:24  And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you. 
2Ki 25:25  But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah. 
2Ki 25:26  And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees. 
2Ki 25:27  And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison; 
2Ki 25:28  And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon; 
2Ki 25:29  And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life. 
2Ki 25:30  And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life. 

The first twelve verses of this 25th chapter of Kings deals with the start of the process of the destruction of the man of perdition on the throne of our hearts (2Th 2:8, Mal 4:1) typified by Zedekiah whose sons were killed right before his eyes in Riblah where he was judged and then his eyes were taken out, and he was bound with fetters of brass and brought into Babylon.

2Th 2:8  And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 

Mal 4:1  For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. 

All these symbolic actions demonstrate how the fidelity of Christ is formed in us through the destruction of our old man whose earthly carnal eyes must be put out, and false doctrines represented by Zedekiah’s sons must be destroyed, to then have our life, go into Babylonian captivity in brass fetters that represent our being bound in our walk to the law that keeps us “under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father” (Gal 4:1-3).

Gal 4:1  Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
Gal 4:2  But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
Gal 4:3  Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:

All this judgment of Zedekiah and Judah typifies the ongoing process in our lives that will leave us “neither root nor branch” in the end, so that the new root [Jesus Christ (Isa 11:10)] can come out of that first darkened marred vessel (Jer 18:4) by the grace and faith of Christ who takes away all boasting by the law of faith working in our members, bearing witness in us (Rom 8:16) that it is God doing the work in us through Christ (Php 2:12-13).

Joh 14:20  At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.

Isa 11:10  And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

[With Christ in us as our hope of glory we are that ensign with Christ to the people, witnesses of these things with his life within, the glorious rest that we labor to enter into (Act 5:32, Rev 11:3, Heb 4:11)]

God the Father is the one who gives us the gift of eternal life, the new root and branch, that is formed by Him through Christ in each joint that supplies in love (Eph 4:16). God’s elect are connected to the vinedresser and husbandman as the poor of the world “At that day” (Joh 14:20) as discussed last week in this verse that typifies His workmanship that  we are “But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen” – 2Ki 25:12 (Rom 11:18,  Eph 2:8-10, Pro 27:1).

Rom 11:18  Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. [Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: Rom 3:27  And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law (Php 3:9, Jas 4:12)]

Pro 27:1  Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. 

Zedekiah represents how we hold the truth in unrighteousness, and then “the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness” (Rom 1:18) as we are taken into a captivity that we will only ever be able to come out of by the life of Christ within us (Col 1:27, Joh 8:36). Zedekiah’s going into Babylonian captivity represents that stage in our life where “the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force” (Mat 11:12) and is something that we must endure through patiently in order to possess our souls (Luk 21:19) which is the message we are being shown with this verse, “dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.“

We all must go into that captivity, and the blessing that God pours out upon His children in this life is to go through that experience of evil (Ecc 3:10-13) so we can be saved out of it by our redeemer, Jesus Christ.

Mat 11:12  And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

Luk 21:19  In your patience possess ye your souls.

[These verses in (Ecc 3:10-11) encapsulate the message of the book of Kings and the entire message of God’s word]

Ecc 3:10  I have seen the travail which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith. 
Ecc 3:11  He hath made everything beautiful in its time: [1Co 15:22-23] also he hath set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end.

[And these verses (Ecc 3:12-13) are the key to how that expected end can be found in the Lord for His children today spoken of in (Jer 29:11)]

Ecc 3:12  I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live [Php 4:4].
Ecc 3:13  And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God [Mat 6:33].

2Ki 25:13  And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon. 
2Ki 25:14  And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. 
2Ki 25:15  And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away. 
2Ki 25:16  The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

This defiling and ransacking of the temple by “the Chaldees”  represents for us how we defile the word of God when we go into Babylon, and also how true repentance is not granted while we are in Babylon, seeing the means has been taken away to accomplish this from within the temple of God where these items ought to be “the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon“.

These first few verses are telling us in symbolic terms that without the pillars of brass, the bases, the brasen sea, in our midst within the temple of God which we are (1Co 3:16) we cannot come to any deep repentance and washing with the word, that would result in our becoming pillars and vessels of honor that can be used to help others come into the knowledge of the truth (Eph 5:26, 1Ti 4:16).

Eph 5:26  That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 

1Ti 4:16  Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee. 

Without “the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver” which “the captain of the guard took away” there is nothing left in the temple of God to represent the means by which God washes and cleanses the body of Christ. Where these items are carried is into Babylon where we mourned but not as we mourn now in the temple of God (1Th 4:13). It is better to enter into this house of mourning with the purified words of God in our heart for one day, than to be a thousand days without in Babylon (Psa 84:10). That one day in the house represents the day of the Lord and ability God has given the church to die daily and truly mourn as we are brought to see the need for the new creation being formed within us through the “washing of water with the word” (Rom 2:4, Eph 5:26). 

1Th 4:13  But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

Psa 84:10  For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. 

Rom 2:4  Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? 

Eph 5:26  that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,

What’s happening in this story is figurative language that represents how true repentance is taken away from us by removing “The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight” as we are dragged into Babylon, and if God is working with us in this age then we will go beyond this captivity to be blessed to come out of her my people (Rev 18:4) to become the “vinedressers and husbandmen” (2Ki 25:12)” who are being sanctified by God’s word to become mature sons of God, vessels of honor that are “meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work” as a result of that sanctification process (Heb 6:1-6, 2Ti 2:21, Rom 9:21-23, Joh 17:17).

2Ki 25:17  The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work. 

In verse seventeen we read of one of the principle items in the temple that represents the work of repentance being taken away (Rev 3:12). The pillar itself is “eighteen cubits,” which is a witness of the best that we can do in our flesh regarding cleansing the outside of the cup [2×9=18]. This section of the pillar represents our stumbling onto Christ (Mat 21:44), but the chapiter that sits atop the pillar represents the crushing of the stone (Mat 21:44) which Christ becomes in our lives who takes us through a process of deep repentance typified by “the chapiter three cubits” and the “pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work.” These pomegranates are symbols of the body and blood of Christ our high priest and the body of Christ used to cleanse us from all our iniquities and sins so that we “go no more out” (Rev 3:12) and go onto perfection on the third day (Mat 9:20-22, Exo 39:26, Luk 13:32).

Mat 21:24  And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Rev 3:12  Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

Mat 9:20  And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
Mat 9:21  For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. 
Mat 9:22  But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

Exo 39:26  A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, round about the hem of the robe to minister in; as the LORD commanded Moses.

2Ki 25:18  And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: 

These men being taken out of the temple of God by “the captain of the guard” are a witness of the previous verses where we read of the vessels that were taken out of the temple. Only now we learn what and who those vessels represent, that are going to be taken by “Nebuzaradan captain of the guard” and brought before “the king of Babylon to Riblah” to be judged. Those vessels represent the body of Christ that needs to be judged (1Pe 4:17, Act 14:22).

When God judges us, He takes “Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door” – symbols of spiritual leaders who we were subject to in our lives for good or for bad (Rom 6:16-17, 1Co 11:1-3) who, like those vessels, will need to be purified in order for us to go onto maturity.

Rom 6:16  Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Rom 6:17  But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. 

1Co 11:1  Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. 
1Co 11:2  Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.
1Co 11:3  But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

2Ki 25:19  And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king’s presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city: 
2Ki 25:20  And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah: 
2Ki 25:21  And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land. 

When God gives Satan power over our flesh, He does a thorough job of taking away any vestige of hope we may have had in our flesh, as represented by this verse which sees the officer that was set over the men of war being taken along with “five men of them that were in the king’s presence“, symbolic of God’s favor [5] being taken away. It gets worse as “the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city“, symbolic of the whole stay of bread and water being taken away (Isa 3:1) with the principal scribe being taken, and the threescore men of the people of the land, the number 60 representing the power of flesh being taken over and brought into captivity, and brought into judgment to be slain. “And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah: And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.“

2Ki 25:22  And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler.
2Ki 25:22 and as for the people that remained in the land of (praised), whom (the earthen vessel is preserved) king of (confusion) had left, even over them he made (great by Jehovah) the son of (the brother has arisen), the son of (rock rabbit), ruler. 

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Those who “remained in the land of Judah” represent the remnant of God who would be placed in that position by “Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.” He made Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler. This ordination of Gedaliah brings into remembrance this verse of Christ that reminds us that everyone is exactly where God has ordained they be in His perfect plan of salvation (Joh 19:20-22).

Joh 19:20  This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew , and Greek, and Latin</>. 
Joh 19:21  Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews. 
Joh 19:22  Pilate answered, What I have written I have written [Psa 139:16 ASV, (Eph 1:11)].

Christ does not look like a savior to anyone in their flesh at this moment, and without the holy spirit revealing this to us, He does not appear to be “The King of the Jews” with death having no hold over Him (Act 2:24). What we are about to read of Gedaliah typifies the fact that Christ’s flesh could not inherit the kingdom of God but served its purpose while He was on this earth, just as Gedaliah did. Nebuchadnezzar was no more responsible for putting Gedaliah in his position of leadership, than Pilate was responsible for declaring that Christ was “The King of the Jews.” Both these stories reveal the “determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God” and were written for our sake upon whom the end of the ages is come (1Co 10:11).

Act 2:23  Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: 
Act 2:24  Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

1Co 10:11  Now these things happened unto them by way of example; and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come.

2Ki 25:23  And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. 
2Ki 25:24  And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you. 

Now all these different characters come out of the woodwork  to support Gedaliah as the new Governor, “all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men” typifying how there were many that followed Christ at first, but that support was short lived after Christ died, including by His own disciples who all forsook him (Mar 4:17, Mar 14:50).

Gedaliah swore to them and to their men and said unto them, “Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.” Christ tells us fear not what men can do to your flesh, and that we are in the world and not of it (1Co 5:10, Joh 15:19) and in need of possessing our souls patiently even to the point of death, even the death of a cross (Gal 2:20). That is the message being told us here, and not one hair of our head will be hurt (Luk 21:18), meaning God will make provision for us to endure to the end and put off our flesh however that has been predetermined from the foundation of the world to unfold in each of our lives (1Co 10:13).

1Co 5:10  not at all meaning with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous and extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world: 

Joh 15:19  If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

Luk 21:18  And not a hair of your head shall perish.

1Co 10:13  There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

2Ki 25:25  But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.
2Ki 25:26  And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees. 

Then it is in the seventh month that the beast “and ten men with him” represented by “Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal” (who is also a type of Judas) rises up against Babylon, or Sodom and Egypt where our Lord was crucified, killing Gedaliah (Rev 11:8) and “the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.” This death of Gedaliah and those who were with him is symbolic of that moment when all hope seemed to be taken away from the church at the death of Christ. The death of the Chaldees is symbolic of the end of following or believing Christ like Peter saying he ‘goes a fishing’ (Joh 21:3), and the other group of the Chaldees that remained were the ones that the people feared “And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees” instead of fearing God (Luk 12:5, Mat 27:54).

Luk 12:5  But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

Mat 27:54  Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

2Ki 25:27  And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison; 
2Ki 25:28  And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon; 
2Ki 25:29  And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life. 
2Ki 25:30  And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life. 

These last few verses in the book of Kings point to our salvation typified by Jehoiachin, king of Judah, who was taken out of prison. That prison represents the grave which could not hold Christ or His body, the church (Act 2:23-24, Col 1:24).

Act 2:23  Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: 
Act 2:24  Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

Col 1:24  Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church:

In order to identify what period of history this section of scripture typifies, we need to look at the initial numbers that are given to us: “the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month.” The numbers demonstrate a completion and new beginning which will be confirmed with the verses we will look at. As long as we are in our flesh, we are in a form of bondage or imprisonment as the flesh is against the spirit and cannot inherit the kingdom. That is what those 37 years of captivity Jehoiachin is about to come out of represent (3+7=10). The deliverance happens in the 12th month to demonstrate that a new foundation is about to be established, and it is on the 27th day of the month as a witness of the complete judgment against the flesh of mankind with a rod of iron that is about to unfold (2+7=9).

It is “Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign” who “did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison.” This king of Babylon who was in power represents the kings of the kingdoms of this world who will be caused to give Christ and His Christ the spoils of war (Luk 11:22 , Heb 7:4). 

Luk 11:22  But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

Heb 7:4  Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

He “spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon” is a witness to this verse (Rev 11:15). They are yet the kingdoms of this world which Christ and His body are ruling over during the symbolic period known as the thousand-year reign.

Rev 11:15  And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

The imagery of Evilmerodach king of Babylon having “changed his [Jehoiachin’s] prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life” is a symbol of how Babylon or the kingdoms of this world will serve the elect during the thousand-year reign even as they unknowingly are doing this for the body of Christ today by bearing the heavy burdens of service in the court. 

The allowance being given to Jehoiachin is continual (2Ki 25:29-30) as he rules over the kings of Babylon “and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon” symbolizing the elect’s rule over the world with a rod of iron that does not convert anyone during this time as the church experiences the fruit of our labor in the earth through this period. That “allowance” given to us represents our growing inheritance God is preparing in the earth where His judgments are unfolding resulting in “a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.” This allowance of Jehoiachin was “a continual allowance given him of the king” representing how the world will offer sacrifice and service to the body of Christ until Satan is loosed for a season, and then, in what is described as a short season, a rebellion will occur resulting in the same nations we are ruling over by God’s benevolence to come up against the camp of the saints (Rev 20:8). This event is paralleled with the life of Christ who did many miracles and fed the multitudes who in turn rebelled against Him in the end (1Jn 4:17, Joh 10:32).

1Jn 4:17  Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

Joh 10:32  Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?

It’s absolutely amazing and perfectly fitting that God ends the book of kings showing us the end of all the kings’ of the earth influence, in type and shadow, in these last few verses (2Ki 25:27-30) that demonstrates how the kingdoms of this world will become the kingdoms of our Lord and His Christ (Rev 11:15, Oba 1:21).

Rev 11:15  And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

Oba 1:21  And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD’S.