Josiah and the book of the law

You have heard how people in josiahs time did many wrong things while the book was lost. It had been ignored for up to 57 years after the days of hezekiah, but during the 55 year reign of manessah, 2 years of amons reign and 18 years of josiah s reign up to this point. Thanks to josiah s circle, jews began to seek gods word in the book of torah. Josiah, manassehs grandson, became king of judah when he was only eight years old. In the eighteenth year of his reign, king josiah sent. Josiah reads the book of gods law 23 king josiah called together the older leaders of judah and jerusalem. Book of the law edit the hebrew bible states that the priest hilkiah found a book of the law in the temple during the early stages of josiah s temple renovation. Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in jerusalem.

As many have pointed out, a foundational presupposition for this view is that the discovery of the book of the law was that which was the impetus. Deuteronomic reform history of religion britannica. He destroyed all the places where false gods had been worshipped. The story is told both in 2 kings 2223 and in 2 chronicles 3435. He did not lay this book aside as something too precious to be handled. The book of the law found josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in jerusalem thirtyone years. Josiah and the nation of judah were convicted by their failure to live according to gods commands, they repented, and they committed to follow gods words. Apr 26, 2014 but, because king josiah was so upset and humble towards me when he read the book of law and king josiah is trying to find gods answers, god said he would not send the destruction during king josiah s time. The high priest found the book of the law in the temple and a scribe read the book to the king 2 kin 22. Josiah righteous king of judah amazing bible timeline with.

Was the book of the law lost for a long time that king josiah never saw it before. God would send the destruction of judah after king josiah died. In the temple, the high priest, hilkiah, found the scroll of jehovahs law maybe the very scroll that had been written by moses. Josiah put away all the mediums, the wizards, the idols and all the evil things that were discovered in the land of judah and in jerusalem, that he might carry out the words of the law which were written in the book that hilkiah, the priest, found in the temple of jehovah. This image is a raw scan and may need additional clean up or color correction. The young josiah and the book of the law bible stories.

Josiah then ordered hilkiah and the doorkeepers of the temple to bring out everything that was evil in the sight of the god of the book he had just read. Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirtyone years in jerusalem. He did what was right in the eyes of the lord and followed completely the ways of his father david, not turning aside to the right or to the left. Josiah ordered priests to consult the lord about the words in the book. As a result, he had his priests this book to the people. Since the book no longer is a lost book, you have a light on your journey through life.

King josiah called for a time of national repentance. The passage in 2 kingsxxiixxiii which records the reign of josiah is an important crux for old testament historical and literary criticism. Unlike his father and grandfather, josiah tore down the pagan altars, pounded the stone idols into powder, and began repairing the temple. Josiah and the book of the law, of scripture stories coloring book. As long as josiah reigned, the people kept the laws that were written in the book of the law. Josiah article about josiah by the free dictionary. It is the very book of the law that jehovah had moses write a long, long time ago.

What happened to the book of the law in the time of josiah. During the repair, hilkiah, the high priest, found the book of the law of the lord given by moses, perhaps in a dusty unused corner of the temple or in an area being repaired. Josiah is credited by most biblical scholars with having established or compiled important hebrew scriptures during the deuteronomic reform which probably occurred during his rule. It is generally held that a study of the reforms which follow the discovery of the book of the law in the temple compels the conclusion that. In his position as king, it was the work of josiah to carry out in the jewish nation the principles taught in the book of the law. The book of the law found 22 josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in jerusalem thirtyone years. Jul 26, 20 josiah did what the book of the law told him to do, even though it meant big changes for his entire kingdom. In the eighteenth year of his rule he sent shaphan, the scribe. The kings secretary shaphan brought the scroll to josiah and began to read the law out loud. Josiah was eight years old when he began to rule, and he ruled thirtyone years in jerusalem. The hebrew bible states that the priest hilkiah found a book of the law in the temple during the early stages of josiahs temple. But our big time consuming activity for the week was making our own scroll of the law for king josiah to find.

It is because of this command that you have been baptized and made a child of god. Finding the lost book sermon by john lowe, 2 kings 22. In the 18th year of the his reign, king josiah began the reconstruction of the temple in jerusalem. In the eighteenth year of his rule he sent shaphan, the scribe, to the temple of the lord with the command, go up to hilkiah, the chief priest, and see that, when he has taken the money that is brought into the temple of the lord and that which the.

As josiah listened, he realized that the people had been disobeying jehovah for many years. Hilkiah then gave the scroll to his secretary shaphan, who took it to king josiah. Sep, 2014 king josiah finding the book of the law the torah we did a couple of activities with this, one of which will lead into our second activity. As many have pointed out, a foundational presupposition for this view is that the discovery of the book of the law was that which was the impetus for reforms by king josiah. Deuteronomic reform, great religious reformation instituted in the reign of king josiah of judah c. In the book of the law itself he found a treasure of knowledge, a powerful ally in the work of reform. Josiah continued to remove all the evil priests, idols, wooden images and altars. Enduring word bible commentary 2 chronicles chapter 34. It hardly seems possible that the book of the law could have been utterly lost for years, and that the very remembrance of it should have become a dim tradition. The author of kings describes the accession of josiah to the throne at 8 years, and then a busy year of reform in the 18th year of his reign. Say, as soon as josiah had the law, he began preparing a way to share the law with his nation. The pledge of the people to observe the law as written in the book brought about a metamorphosis in israelite religion.

Aug 06, 2014 2 chronicles 34 josiah and the book of the law a. The great event of his reign came in its 18th year, when the book of the law, apparently deuteronomy deuteronomy, book of the bible, literally meaning second law, last of the five books the pentateuch or torah ascribed by tradition to moses. Unlike his father and grandfather, josiah tore down the pagan altars. As one examines the literature there seems to be a number of views as to the identity of the book of the law found by hilkiah in the temple during the reign of josiah 2 kim.

When hilkiah read it to josiah, the king tore his clothes, a sign of mourning and repentance verse 11. He was unable to soften the hearts of the people of israel until he read to them the book of the. Finally, when everybody was there, he read aloud the book of gods law a that had been found in the temple. It was so called because the book of the law found in the temple of jerusalem c. And his mothers name was jedidah this lesson gives us. Jun 19, 2014 14 while they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the temple of the lord, hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of the lord that had been given through moses. He understood that if he kept the law to himself he would be saved, but many others could be saved. A professionally enhanced version will be available one business day from the time of purchase. Josiah and the book of the law 2 kings 2223 king josiah motivates his kingdom to repent from their wicked ways by reading from the book of the law. It begins with the decision to renovate the temple, which leads to the discovery of the book of the law. King josiah heard the reading of the book of law and tore his clothes in distress. He turned to god with all his heart, with all his soul and with all his. It is in this book he tells you that he who believes and is baptized shall be saved. Old testament 2019 josiah and the book of the law josiah and the book of the law.