"^^ [ Woman Vocalizing ]" "[ Man Narrating ] Prevlously on The Bible." " The Jewish nation has been forged in faith by great heroes." " [ Shouting ]" "[ All ] Israel!" "Israel!" "Abraham proved he was fit to father a nation." " [ Crying ] - [ Man Shouts ]" "Moses earned his people 's freedom from slavery." "Lord!" "Davld delivered the city of Jerusalem." "[ Crowd Chanting ] David!" "David!" "But then the Israelites'falth wavered." "Kings became tyrants." "Corruptlon grew." "Now the connection between God and his people ... is at breaking point." "You worship foreign idols!" "You defile your God!" "To the gates!" "Everything the Israelites have fought for is under threat." "Jerusalem's survival depends on a weak, new leader." "The city is doomed... lf King Zedeklah doesn't return to God." "[ Man ] Fire!" "Your Majesty." "[ Narrator ] Jerusalem's 21 st king, Zedeklah... is caught between the region's superpowers." "He is conspiring with Egypt... but owes allegiance to Babylon." "News of his betrayal has reached the Babylonlan king..." "Nebuchadnezzar  [ Men Chanting ] - [ Whinnying ]" "Nebuchadnezzar!" "Nebuchadnezzar!" "Nebuchadnezzar!" "Nebuchadnezzar!" "Nebuchadnezzar!" "Nebuchadnezzar!" "Nebuchadnezzar!" "Nebuchadnezzar!" "Nebuchadnezzar!" "We move!" "Jerusalem!" " [ All Shouting ]" " Jerusalem!" "Jerusalem!" " Hyah!" " Jerusalem!" "You know what it means?" ""Jerusalem"?" "City of peace." "[ Laughs ]" " Jerusalem!" " Hyah!" "[ Ragged Breathing ]" "[ Narrator ] Since the time of Davld ... prophets like Jeremlah have guided their kings." "They are Israelis direct link with God." "But Jeremlah's warnings have gone unheeded." "Now he delivers a final message to Zedeklah." "Surrender to Nebuchadnezzar... or die ." "[ Groaning ]" " Faithless people!" " No!" "Prophet, what is that?" "This is you." "If you are wise... place yourself under the yoke of Babylon." "Accept the Lord's retribution... and know that he is being lenient with you." "These are God's words!" "Submit to King Nebuchadnezzar." "Bow your head." "You dare tell your king to bow down?" "How dare you question a prophet of God!" "It's you who offends!" "It's you who must change!" " Go on." " [ Guards Grunting ]" "[ Councillor ] Remove him." "Traitor." "[ Jeremiah ] God is bringing disaster from Babylon!" "[ Soldiers Chanting ] Jerusalem!" "Jerusalem!" "[ Nebuchadnezzar ] Jerusalem!" "[ Soldiers ] Jerusalem!" "To the gates!" "[ Women Screaming ]" "Quickly!" "Get inside!" " [ Man ] My son!" "My son!" " [ Boy ] Father!" "Father!" "Please be careful!" "[ Whinnying ]" "You're too late!" "You're too late!" " [ Boy ] Father!" " My son!" " Stay!" " Father!" "Stay there!" "[ Screams ]" "[ Man ] Let us in!" "[ Quiet Chattering ]" "[ Grunting ]" " [ Nebuchadnezzar ] ls the city sealed?" " Yes, my king." "No one escapes." "[ Man ] Cavalry, to the east!" "[ Man Shouts ]" "It begins." "[ Narrator ] After 1 8 months... the trapped Israelites start to starve." "The desperate resort to cannibalism." " [ Woman ] Get off!" " [ Man ] Get off!" "[ Man ] He's ours." "[ Man ] Archers, ready!" "[ Man Laughing ]" "Take aim." "Fire!" "[ Loud Whistling ]" "[ Groans ]" "[ Shouting, Screaming ]" " [ Man ] Help!" " [ Man #2 ] Put the fires out!" "[ Screaming Echoes ]" ""'I am with you"'  [ Screaming Continues ln Distance ] -" So saith the Lord."" "[ Zedekiah ] Prophet." "Will you not speak for us in our hour of need?" "Nothing has changed." "All Jerusalem will burn." "You wrote, " Repent, repent, and all will be well." "God will save us."" "Look out there." "You're too late." "[ Screaming Continues ]" "Now." " Now!" " [ Soldiers Grunting ] Now!" "[ Grunting ]" "[ Loud Crash ]" "And again!" "Push!" "Hold the gates!" "Push!" "Strike hard." " Stay together!" " Strike hard and victory will be ours." " Pull back!" " And whatever's left of Jerusalem" "[ Shouting ] help yourselves!" "[ All Shouting ]" "[ Screaming ]" "[ Women Screaming ]" "Not my child!" "[ Boy Screaming ]" "[ Narrator ] As Jerusalem is destroyed..." "Zedeklah and his sons escape through a secret passageway." "Now you must be brave for me." "Can you do that?" "Don't worry." "We'll be safe." "Quickly." "This way." "[ Narrator ] His people are not so lucky." "[ Screaming ]" "[ Nebuchadnezzar ] Jerusalem is ours." " [ Screams ]" " Jerusalem is ours." "Punish them for trying to resist me." "[ Grunts ]" "Make them pay!" "[ Women Screaming ]" "[ Screams ]" "To the temple!" "Take everything and burn this temple to the ground." "[ Screaming ]" "[ Man ] Have mercy!" "[ Man ] The temple!" "The temple's on fire!" "[ Jeremiah ] Everything we fought for is lost." "[ Narrator ] Since the time of Abraham... the Jewish people have struggled for this promised land." "[ Shouts ]" "Now the hopes and dreams of generations are destroyed." "Among those fleeing for their lives- a young nobleman called Danlel." " This way, Daniel!" " Help us, Lord." "It's locked!" "Daniel!" "Get behind me!" "Wait!" "They look valuable." " Take them alive." " What?" " Azariah!" " Move!" "Daniel!" " [ Shouts ]" " Daniel!" "Azariah!" "No!" "We're people of God." " Daniel!" " Stay together." "Azariah!" "[ Men Chanting ] Nebuchadnezzar!" "Nebuchadnezzar!" "Nebuchadnezzar!" "Nebuchadnezzar!" "[ Grunting, Muttering ]" "Find Zedekiah." " Find his family." " Yes, sir." "There's a price for betrayal." "[ Bird Screeching ]" "Don't worry, my boys." "We're safe now." "Quickly!" "Zedekiah!" " Come, come." " [ Soldier Shouts ]" "Please, don't hurt them!" "Please!" "Please!" "Dear God!" "Dear God, no!" "Leave them, please!" "Oh, God, no!" " [ Nebuchadnezzar ] King Zedekiah!" " [ Boys Screaming ]" "Shh, shh, shh, shh." " Shh, shh, shh." " [ Zedekiah Whimpering ]" "No!" "Please!" "No." "Father!" "Please!" "Please, don't!" "Please, don't!" "Spare them." "Please!" "[ Screaming ]" "[ Sobbing ]" "A pity." "The last thing you'll ever see." "[ Screaming ]" " [ Eyeballs Squish ] - [ Muffled Screaming ]" " [ Exhales ] - [ Sobbing, Whimpering ]" "Bring him." "Move!" "Leave those stragglers to die!" "[ Narrator ] The Jewish people are forced into exile- a 500-mile journey east to Babylon." "[ Soldier ] Move!" "Move!" "Zedeklah is the last of King Davld 's descendants to reign." "Move it!" "The Israelite monarchy ends here." "Jeremlah is one of the few to escape." "He heads to Egypt, never to return." "Keep moving." "[ Soldier ] Move along!" "[ Narrator ] The people have lost their prophet..." " their city and their king." " Move!" "Get along!" "You there, on your feet!" "Azariah, lift." "Come on!" " Come on!" " [ Soldier ] Quickly!" "[ Narrator ] The Jewish nation needs a different kind of leader... to survive in Babylon." "A man like Danlel." "[ Birds Chirping ]" "Danlel has visionary powers... and is forced to work in Nebuchadnezzar's court." "Has no one... anything to tell me?" "Can you not even describe my dream?" "Silence is no answer." "You're supposed to be wise men... sorcerers, seers." "So, what do you see?" "Sire." "Forgive me." "No one here can read your mind." "[ Shouting ] Then what use are any of you?" "But my God can." "He has shown me your dream." "Then you will be able to tell it to me- every detail." "You saw a giant statue of a man... its head made of gold." "Then a giant stone struck the statue, smashing it to pieces." "I know that much!" "What does it mean?" "The statue represents the empires that will follow yours." "Yours is the greatest- the head of gold." "And the stone that destroys the statue?" "That is the kingdom of God." "In the future, God will reign over all the world forever." "Destroyed by God." "Yes, sire." "What's your name?" "Daniel." "You're a brave man, Daniel." "I value that." "You will serve me." "Just do as they say." "Will we ever return to Jerusalem?" "Jeremiah promised that- that one day we would." "And in the meantime, what do we do?" "Just bow our heads and serve this monster?" "I can't do it anymore." "Think about our people, Azariah." "As long as we're in the king's court, we can help them." "lmprisoned or dead, we can't." "Nebuchadnezzar destroyed God's temple, forced us into exile." "My name is Azariah." ""He who is helped by God."" "Well, I call upon God to help me now." "He'll kill you if you won't bow." "[ Chattering ]" "^^ [ Chorus Singing ] - [ Drums Beating ]" "I cannot." "I will not worship that." "Now!" "^^ [ Fanfare ]" "With all our hearts, we follow you." "Bow your heads!" "We seek your presence." "With all my heart, I follow you." "[ Together ] I fear you. I seek your presence." "Bring them!" "Oh, my friends, your faith will be tested now." "Daniel!" "What's wrong with them?" "Why will your friends not bow to me?" "I assure you, sire, they will serve you faithfully all their lives... as I will, but" "But?" "But they will only worship God." "I will make them bow." "We follow you, we fear you... we seek your presence with all our heart." "We follow you, we fear you, we seek your presence." "You." "When we wish to bend something that is hard and unyielding... what do we do with it?" "We put it into the fire." "Majesty!" " Take him!" " We fear you." " And we seek your presence!" " Your Majesty!" " Burn them!" " Majesty, no!" "Burn them!" "Wood!" "Bring me wood." "Bring oil!" " [ Ragged Breathing ]" " Come!" " Come!" " Please save me." "Fire!" "Bring me fire!" " [ Sobbing ] - [ Azariah ] Hear my prayer, O Lord." "Hear my cry." "The cords of death entangle me." "The anguish of the grave consumes me." "Do not ignore my tears." "I am overcome by sorrow." " l call upon the name of the Lord!" " [ Grunts ]" "[ Together ] Lord, save me!" "[ Screaming ]" "[ Gasps ]" " The Lord is my light." " [ Screaming Continues ]" "The Lord receives my prayer." "My enemies will be daunted." "They will turn back in shame." "[ Grunts ]" "Why do they not burn?" "[ Daniel ] Lord." "[ Gasping ]" "[ Crowd Gasping ]" "[ Man ] lt's a miracle." "[ Groans ]" "[ Crying, Murmurs ]" "[ Groans ]" "[ Laughing ]" "[ Gasping, Exclaiming ]" "[ Daniel ] People of Judah, rise." "God is with us." "He's with us." "God is with us." "[ Narrator ] The miracle in the fire unites the Jewish people ." "Far from allowing their faith to weaken in exile... they reaffirm their trust in God." "The laws and histories that Moses received on Mount Sinal... are preserved... and compiled with the books of Joshua, Samueland Kings." "Together, they form the heart of the Hebrew Bible ." "The Jewish people have their faith... but they're still prisoners." "And the only man who can set them free... has lost his mind." "[ Growling ]" "So here you are, Nebuchadnezzar... the greatest king... and lowliest man on God's earth." " [ Gasps ]" " See where your pride has brought you?" "And us." "You could have set us free." "Now we are as trapped as you." "[ Grunting ]" "Shh." "Shh." "Shh." "Here." "[ Panting ]" "A new king is coming." "Please, God, let him deliver us." "[ Whinnying ]" "[ Narrator ] Wlthin a few years of Nebuchadnezzar's death... a massive army approaches Babylon... led by Cyrus, king of Persla ." "[ Cyrus ] Let them know we've arrived." "[ Loud Pounding ]" "[ Narrator ] The Babylonlans know they don't stand a chance." "They let Cyrus in without a fight." "[ Crowd Chanting ] Cyrus!" "Cyrus!" "Cyrus!" "Cyrus!" "Cyrus!" "Cyrus!" "Cyrus!" "Cyrus!" "Cyrus!" "Cyrus!" "Cyrus!" "Cyrus!" "Cyrus!" "Cyrus!" "Cyrus!" "Cyrus!" "Cyrus will set us free, if the prophecy's right." "[ Chanting Continues ] Cyrus!" "Cyrus!" "Cyrus!" "Cyrus!" "Cyrus!" "[ Chanting Fades ]" "[ Narrator ] To protect his fellow Jews..." "Danlel befrlends Cyrus... and continues to interpret dreams." "[ Man Chattering ]" "[ Cyrus ] But what does your dream mean, Daniel?" "It's not my dream, sire." "There's a prophet here in Babylon- Isaiah." "He says, " Here is a king whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him." "He is Cyrus."" "He names you, sire." "It means God is with you." "I think you flatter me." "But no one has ever died of flattery." "Your Majesty has done many great things... as the record will show." "As it should." ""l am Cyrus, king of the world."" "Yet he hangs on Daniel's every word... like he's lost the power to think for himself." "Daniel must be removed." "[ Adviser ] One month without prayer." "Surely only a traitor would object." "I cannot go back on my word." "I promised them freedom to worship." "It is merely a test of their loyalty." "They have had so many rulers." "We wanted to make sure they saw you as the final... ultimate king of the world." "[ Danlel ] One month without prayer." "It probably sounds reasonable to Cyrus, but they know we can't comply." "They don't care about the king." "They just want as much power over him as they can get." "Which means they need you out of their way." "It's a trap for all of us." "They want us dead." "A whole month." "What will you do?" "I don't know." "But I do know I can't live long without praying to God." "[ Sighs ]" "[ inhales ]" "Save me, O God, by your name." "Have mercy on me... according to your unfailing love." "Create in me a pure heart, O God... and renew a steadfast spirit within me." "Do not cast me from your presence or take your holy spirit from me... but restore to me the joy of your salvation... and grant me a willing spirit... to sustain me." "[ Narrator ] For disobeying Cyrus..." "Danlel ls arrested and sentenced to death." "[ Gasps ]" "[ Grunting ]" "[ Panting ]" "[ Growls ]" "[ Growling ]" "[ Roars ]" "[ Gasping ]" "[ Roars ]" "[ Whimpering ]" "[ Ragged Breathing ]" "Save me, O God, by your name." "Have mercy on me... according to your unfailing love." "[ Roars ]" "[ Narrator ] The next morning, Cyrus realizes... he's made a terrible mistake." "Sire, are you unwell?" "I haven't slept." "Please god I'm not too late." "Sire, shall I call the physician?" "I have wronged my friend!" " Open it." " [ Lock Clanking ]" "[ Quiet Growling ]" "[ Growling Continues ]" "Daniel." "[ Roars ]" "[ Door Closes ]" "God is with you." "Your God is real." " Your God has saved you." " Yes." "I am Cyrus, king of the world, and my judgment is this." "Your people shall return to Jerusalem." "Their God will be pleased... though, sadly, they no longer have a temple to worship him in." "Throw him in with the lions." "No!" "No!" "No!" " [ Door Closes ] - [ Screaming ]" " [ Lions Roaring ] - [ Screaming Continues ]" " [ Screaming Stops ] - [ Roaring Continues ]" "[ Chattering ]" "[ Chuckling ]" "Do you know what this is?" "Oh." "It's from the temple in Jerusalem." "It's beautiful." "You know, I've never seen it used." "And staying here in Babylon, I suppose now I never will." "But our children will when they get to Jerusalem... when the temple is rebuilt and our nation is restored." "Our struggle is over." "There's something I need to show you." "Come with me." "[ Shouting, Cheering ln Distance ]" "Look." "Our people are heading home." " [ Laughing ] - [ Woman Ululating ]" "After decades in exile... moving as one... with hope and purpose." "[ Ululating Continues ]" " They've waited so long for this." " [ Children Laughing ]" " But I fear for their future." " We're on our way!" "We're going home!" "I had a dream." "I saw a great beast- dreadfuland terrible and unimaginably strong." "It had great iron teeth." "[ Creature Growling ]" "And lt devoured the whole world ." "But God will not abandon us." "I saw a great new leader." "In my dream, there before me was one, like a son of man... coming with the clouds of heaven." "He was given authority, glory and sovereign power." "Nations and men of every language worshipped him." "This isn't the end, Azariah." "It's the beginning." "[ Narrator ] The Jewish people will heed help ... to survive what is coming." "Over the next 500 years... their tiny nation is attacked again and again ." "Then they succumb to the might of Rome." " Get in line!" " You can't do this." " Put it here- all of it!" " Roman greed." "Roman law." "Roman punishment." "[ No Audible Dialogue ]" "Israel suffers like never before." "Every day, the people pray for a new King Davld ... to lead them to salvation." "Next time on The Bible." "[ Man Thinking ] Mary, my betrothed." "You have the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen... and the sweetest smile." "[ Man #2 ] I wonder, what can you tell me of the new king?" "Are you not looking at Herod... king of the Jews?" " Of course." " Then who is claiming to be king?" "No one." "He's not born yet." "It is a prophecy heralded by the star." " [ Crying ] - [ Herod ] Kill them!" "K ill them all!" " [ Grunting ] - [ Shouting ]" "[ Gasps ]" " l've got you!" " Hurry!" "He's coming now!" "Joseph, he's coming!" "I baptize you, ready for the new kingdom." "As you are cleansed..." " so all Israel shall be cleansed." " [ Whimpering ]" "[ Man ] The people are flocking to this wild man, John." "Some even call him the messiah." " [ Panting ] - [ Crying ]" "Then you need to keep an eye on your messiah." "[ John ] There is one to come, greater than me... who will baptize with fire." "I'm just a voice in the wilderness... preparing the way for the" "Lord." "[ Gasps ]" "[ Grunting ]" " [ Shouts ] - [ Screaming ]" "[ John ] He's here." "Out there." "Opening the hearts of all men." "[ Pilate ] Orders from Caesar." "This dissent must stop." "[ Peter ] What are we going to do?" "Change the world." "[ John ] He will bring a new age of righteousness and justice!" "His power will draw all men to a new world !" "All people!" "^^ [ Woman Vocalizing ]"