1. The pre-existing community was able to help them because there were other Jews that had lived in the land that they were traveling through for a while and were able to guide them to their destination.
2. The establishment of Jewish leadership was important because then there would be law and order.
3. Taking part in banking, agriculture, and setting up an economic system also contributed to the Jewish survival.
4. Taking part in acculturation by making a calendar and taking on local names from Babylon.
5. Listening to Ezekiel and making the best of a bad situation by rebuilding their lives.