In this lecture, we learn about shifting authority in jerusalem. King Nebuchadnezzar takes control and exiles the Jews to Babylon. Additionally, he destroys the temple in 586 BCE. We learn that Josiah was killed, but no real explanation of why or how he was. With this comes many promises that God appears to have broken to his servants in Jerusalem. God promised to keep a descendant of David on the throne, have a place for His chosen people, and maintain and protect the temple. But when the Babylonians conquered Jerusalem, all of these promises were simultaneously broken.
Professor Cargill then began to talk about the subject of Cognitive Dissonance. The formal definition is the idea of holding two beliefs simultaneously that conflict each other. In this case, the two beliefs are a firm belief in a singe, all powerful God who would never break his promises. The second is the reality of the situation, that the temple was no longer standing, God's chosen people were being exiled to Babylon and that a descendant of David no longer ruled. This was huge news for the people in Jerusalem, and many of them turned from their faith because they could not justify what had happened. Some others attempted to reinterpret God's promises and make sense of what had happened.
Professor Cargill then began to talk about the subject of Cognitive Dissonance. The formal definition is the idea of holding two beliefs simultaneously that conflict each other. In this case, the two beliefs are a firm belief in a singe, all powerful God who would never break his promises. The second is the reality of the situation, that the temple was no longer standing, God's chosen people were being exiled to Babylon and that a descendant of David no longer ruled. This was huge news for the people in Jerusalem, and many of them turned from their faith because they could not justify what had happened. Some others attempted to reinterpret God's promises and make sense of what had happened.
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