Explain the role of Israel and Judah regarding Babylon?
There are two nations of God’s people. We know the Jews, they are from the tribes of Judah, Levy and Benjamin. They were the nation that was in Judea at the time of Jesus. After the destruction of Judea in AD 70 by the Romans, they were dispersed over Europe, Russia and into various nations of the middle east. The Israelites were defeated in war and taken as captives by the Assyrians around 700 BC and were dispersed through parts of Europe and Kurdistan and possibly even to America as the American Indian. Most of these Israelites don’t even know that their ancestors were God’s people. However, God knows and wants to restore them back in a right relationship with Him at the appropriate time. Because of the destruction of the USA, God warns His people the Jews and the Israelites to get out of Babylon and to return to Israel so they will avoid destruction. There is also a greater message–that they will seek a relationship with God that they have never had. Somehow the Lord will make it k
