Ep. 60: Why Did God Allow the Babylonian Exile?
In this episode of Under the Hood, Sam and Will explore the Babylonian Exile—one of the most devastating yet hope-filled moments in the Bible’s story. Six centuries before Jesus, Jerusalem falls, the temple is destroyed, and God’s people are scattered across the ancient world. Why would a loving God allow this? And how could judgment possibly serve redemption?
Using Scripture alongside archaeological evidence—from Nebuchadnezzar’s inscriptions to Babylonian records of Jewish exiles—this episode shows how God’s justice, heartbreak, and sovereignty work together. What looks like defeat becomes…
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