Hope in the darkest hours...

And in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, graciously freed Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison. And he spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat above the seats of the kings who were with him in Babylon. So Jehoiachin put off his prison garments. And every day of his life he dined regularly at the king's table, and for his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king, according to his daily needs, as long as he lived. (2 Kings 25:27-30 ESV) In the darkest hours, God still has a way of giving us hope. Like Israel, the Southern Kingdom of Judah also fell due breaking covenant with God. Their temple, city and country were devastated, families divided, leaders shamed. Yet, this man with "Evil" in his name "graciously frees" the king of Judah, honors him, and provides for him. What in the world is God doing? Why was He doing it? He keeps us reading, to find out more. He keeps us trusting, to know Him more.