Sefer Yirmiyahu accompanies us through the last five kings of Yehuda: Yoshiyahu, Yehoahaz, Yehoyakim, Yechonia and Zedekiah. He witnessed the destruction of Yehuda by Babylon, which he tried to prevent be rebuking the people to correct their bad ways, and encouraging them to stay out of foreign affairs...but to no avail. 

This episode covers highlights form each of those five kings, and expands on the geopolitical situation, all the way to the assasination of Gedaliah - the governor of Yehuda appointed by Nebuchadnezzar. With his death, all hope for rebuilding the kingdom was done.

 

Archaeology Snapshot is a discussion on the location, timeline, main characters and highlights from history and archaeology, for each Sefer in Tanach.