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In the ancient world, rulers worshipped as gods sent out great army to create great empire. These emperors changed the course of history by conquering country after country. One tiny nation conquered again and again was the Israelites. Perhaps no people in history were more likely to be forgotten. But these were not just any people. These were the People of the Book, the people of Abraham – the first to encounter the one true god, of Moses – the only human being to see God face to face, and of David – warrior, king and adulterer.
The Israelites ’ stories taught unique lessons about God. And in the hands of great rabbis like Hillel, and preachers like Jesus of Nazareth, the Israelites ’ bible would change how human beings understood what was right and what was wrong, and how they should treat one another. And against all odds , the Israelites would change human history as much as any empire that ever existed.
In 589 BC, the people of Judah, last of the Israelites, rebelled against the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar. He responded by ordering his troops to lay waste to Jerusalem and destroyed the Judean’s mo st precious possession – the Temple of Solomon. Then Nebuchadnezzar ordered that the king of Judah should watch his sons be put to death as a sign to all that his royal line had come to an end.。