The dispersion in 70AD is called The Diaspora, and The Great Diaspora of the Jews. It was the final destruction of the Jewish nation. Prior events were captivities, not dispersions.
We are really far apart on bible history.
Agreed.
Israel was not a independent nation since the Babylonian exile started. Even upon the Hebrews return, the land was under Mede / Persian control. Then Greek. Then the Maccabean revolt which it was still not a unified nation, but controlled by sectarian groups. Then the Roman Empire. Then the Muslims which led to the Ottoman Empire control for over 1000 years. Then under control by Great Britain from 1917 forward. Then finally, becoming a independent nation again in 1948.
The "nation" was not destroyed in 70 AD, since it did not exist as a nation in 70 AD. Something that doesn't exist cannot be destroyed. It is a non sequitur. The destruction done by Rome in 135 AD was more significant than 70 AD. 70 AD was primarily Jerusalem. 135 AD involved most everything from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea. Look up Masada. And 135AD was when Jerusalem was essentially plowed under, the temple to Jupiter (Dome of the Rock) was placed on the Antonia fortress site (what many commonly call the temple mount today.)
While there was a major dispersion, there has always been a significant number of Hebrews in the land over the centuries. Jerusalem, Ashkelon, Jaffa, Caesarea, Gaza, and more. The primary dispersion of the Hebrew people did not occur under Rome. It had begun with the Babylonians.
Now, taking Ezekiel 4 into consideration. Poor ol Zeke is told to lay on one side then the other for a total of 430 days. Each day to represent a year that both Judah and Israel would be punished for disobedience.
70 of those years ticked off in the Babylonian exile. But when given the opportunity to return, only a remnant did with Ezra and Nehemiah. The majority of the people remained in rebellion for not returning. The Lord said that when the nation is not in the land, it profanes His name (Ezekiel 36:20).
In Leviticus 26, the Lord says that after the nation is punished, if they still remain in rebellion, their punishment would be magnified 7 times.
430 years of Ezekiel 4 minus the 70 years in Babylon leaves 360 years.
360 years multiplied by 7 is 2520 years. 2520 years on the 360 day Hebrew lunar calendar is 907,200 days. 907,200 days divided by the 365.25 day solar calendar we live under is 2483.8 years.
The decree of Cyrus that the Hebrew people could return was in the early fall of 537 BC. For math purposes, that would be roughly -536.4. -536.4 plus 2483.8 years is 1947.4. There is no "zero" year between BC and AD, so we add 1 year. That then becomes 1948.4, which is when the modern state of Israel was reborn.
The History is valid as I have stated it. The simple, plain sense of the scripture has been used following conservative Hermeneutic principles. Having been a mathematics minor student in college, I am confident the math is valid. I can't and won't take credit for being the one who discovered the correlation between Ezekiel 4 and Leviticus 26. One can blow it off if they want, but it might not be wise to dismiss it too quickly.