Today we finished up our reading through 2 Chronicles. After continued disobedience by the Israelites, God finally allowed the Israelites to be placed in captivity by the Babylonians. Everything they had and held sacred was taken from them. This is a lesson to us all. God does not inflict harm on us out of spite. But there comes a time when God allows the consequences of our sin to take over. We must be mindful of the consequences of our sin and turn away and look to God before it catches up to us. It is never easy, but it is what we must do.