King Jehoahaz ignores Iddo’s counsel against a failed plot to assassinate Pharaoh Neco, and so brings Egypt’s wrath on Judah. But when the balance of power swings from Egypt to the even more oppressive Babylon, Iddo and his family, along with the entire nation of Judah, find themselves caught up in the whirlwind of Nebuchadnezzar’s swift, harsh invasion of Jerusalem.