How did ancient kings and emperors make important decisions? We know from the Bible that the righteous kings of Israel and Judah would look to God and oftentimes receive insight and directives from the biblical prophets. But what about the kings of Gentile nations, such as Assyria and Babylon? One source tells us exactly how King Nebuchadnezzar made an important and fateful decision. Notice a peculiar verse in Ezekiel 21: “For the king of Babylon standeth at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination; he shaketh the arrows to and fro, he inquireth of the teraphim, he looketh in the liver” (verse 26). This strange verse describes King Nebuchadnezzar using three different divination practices to determine whether or not to attack Jerusalem. We’ve written before about what it means to “looketh in the liver” (see “‘Looking Into the Liver’: Archaeology Illustrates a Peculiar Bible Verse”). But what does Ezekiel mean by “he shaketh the arrows to and fro”?
[…] This is precisely what Nebuchadnezzar did when determining whether to attack Rabbath or Jerusalem in Ezekiel 21.
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