TY  - BOOK
AU  - Patton,Matthew H.
TI  - Hope for a tender sprig: Jehoiachin in biblical theology 
T2  - Bulletin for biblical research supplements
SN  - 9781575064789
AV  - BS580.J34 
U1  - 222/.54092 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Winona Lake, Indiana
PB  - Eisenbrauns
KW  - Jehoiachin,
KW  - Bible
KW  - Old Testament
KW  - Theology
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - fast
KW  - Biblical teaching
KW  - RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "Jehoiachin reigned a mere three months before Nebuchadnezzar took him into exile. He was one more Judean king who did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and his one recorded action as king was to surrender to the Babylonians. The significance of his reign became the focus of ongoing prophetic discussion about the monarchy, his rehabilitation by Evil-Merodach was a turning point in the exile, and his offspring was eventually identified as the future of David's line. The attention paid to Jehoiachin in the canon is the seed of Patton's study. The exile was one of the most significant events in the history of Israel. In its midst, Jehoiachin occupies an important position as both one of the last kings of Judah and one of the first exiles"--
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