Big Ideas · 8 · Josiah and Huldah
Egypt, the Mesopotamian holy grail
Babylon, like Assyria before it, wanted Egypt. Its frustrated attempts to conquer Egypt framed Judah's final two decades.
Judah was in the way.
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Had Babylon not pursued Egypt, Jerusalem might not have suffered the defeat that produced the Bible. Persia finally conquered Egypt fifty years later.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 125
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