Josiah book of the law

As long as josiah reigned, the people kept the laws that were written in the book of the law. Josiah righteous king of judah amazing bible timeline. 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. It is the very book of the law that jehovah had moses write a long, long time ago.

In the 18th year of the his reign, king josiah began the reconstruction of the temple in jerusalem. Josiah was one of the good kings of judah and during his rein a great discovery was made. He destroyed all the places where false gods had been worshipped. The reaction is strong and the king is deeply touched by the curses contained in the book.

Robinson develops this position stating that josiahs response in 2 kings 2223 to the book of the law was primarily to recognize the doom upon israel and not to initiate reform as is seen in huldahs statement in 2 kings 22. Josiah continued to remove all the evil priests, idols, wooden images and altars. King josiah article about king josiah by the free dictionary. It was read to josiah and the words he heard caused him to tear his clothes and weep 2 chronicles 34. King josiah heard the reading of the book of law and tore his clothes in distress. Josiah 16th king of judah the book of the law found. Unlike his father and grandfather, josiah tore down the pagan altars, pounded the stone idols into powder, and began repairing the temple. King josiah said he would follow and do the laws that were written in the book. Unlike his father and grandfather, josiah tore down the pagan altars. Josiah, manassehs grandson, became king of judah when he was only eight years old. King josiah said he would follow the lord and keep his commandments and gods laws with his whole heart and soul. 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. Josiah reads the book of god s law 23 king josiah called together the older leaders of judah and jerusalem. He was unable to soften the hearts of the people of israel until he read to them the book of the.

While shaphan was in the temple, hilkiah told him that he had found the book of the law in the temple. The young josiah and the book of the law bible hub. Though copies of the law are dropping from the printing press by the million every year, though it lies in all our houses and is read in all our churches, it is a lost book today to thousands, as it was in josiahs time, our very familiarity with it hides it from our eyes as effectually as the rubbish of the temple hid it from the jews. He turned to god with all his heart, with all his soul and with all his. By order of the king, high officer shaphan reads the scroll in front of all the people. The kings secretary shaphan brought the scroll to josiah and began to read the law out loud.

A highlight of josiahs reign was his rediscovery of the law of the lord. In the book of the law itself he found a treasure of knowledge, a powerful ally in the work of reform. Why was the discovery of this text by king josiah so important to the jews. The young josiah and the book of the law bible stories.

Sternly he met idolatry by slaying all the priests of the high places. In the time of king josiah, the book of the law was found in the temple of yahweh. It was so called because the book of the law found in the temple of jerusalem c. Josiah hearing the book of the law 1873 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.

What happened to the book of the law in the time of josiah. It is especially interesting that josiah focuses on repairing the temple before the discovery of the book of the law. Then king josiah stood by a pillar and made a promise to god. Say, as soon as josiah had the law, he began preparing a way to share the law with his nation. 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. Josiah and the book of the law 2 kings 2223 king josiah motivates his kingdom to repent from their wicked ways by. Josiah article about josiah by the free dictionary. Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirtyone years in jerusalem. This is a dramatization of the story of king josiahs reign and the restoration of jewish law, including his discovery of the book of deuteronomy. Josiah and the book of the law click here for all of todays scripture reading. The book of the law found josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in jerusalem thirtyone years. According to 2 kings 2223, in the eighteenth year of the reign of josiah, the priest hilkiah found a roll during the renovation work of the temple of jerusalem. The story is told both in 2 kings 2223 and in 2 chronicles 3435.

He understood that if he kept the law to himself he would be saved, but many others could be saved. Then the 18th year of his reign when he is 26 sees the renovation of the temple, the discovery of the book of the law, the renewal of covenant. 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. In the eighteenth year of his rule he sent shaphan, the scribe. 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. As josiah listened, he realized that the people had been disobeying jehovah for many years. In the temple, the high priest, hilkiah, found the scroll of jehovahs law maybe the very scroll that had been written by moses. And his mothers name was jedidah this lesson gives us. Josiah was eight years old when he began to rule, and he ruled thirtyone years in jerusalem. Josiah ordered priests to consult the lord about the words in the book. Hilkiah the high priest finds the book of the law of moses and gives it to shaphan the scribe who reads it. The scroll of the law found by josiah in the temple. Josiah did what the book of the law told him to do, even though it meant big changes for his entire kingdom. The hebrew bible states that the priest hilkiah found a book of the law in the temple during the early stages of josiahs.

Then hilkiah the high priest said to shaphan the scribe, i have found the book of the law in the house of the lord. Deuteronomic reform history of religion britannica. Josiah is only eight years old when he becomes king of the southern two tribes of israel. The lord jehovah will support or supported of yahweh. Shaphan reported to king josiah about the workers being paid.

According to an account in 2 kings and 2 chronicles, hilkiah was a kohen gadol high priest of the temple of jerusalem during the reign of king josiah of judah 639609 bc and the discoverer of the book of the law in the temple, in the 18th year of josiahs reign 622 bc scholars almost universally agree that the book hilkiah found was the biblical book. They took the book to the king and shaphan read the book to the king. Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in jerusalem. Since the book no longer is a lost book, you have a light on your journey through life.

He did not lay this book aside as something too precious to be handled. You have heard how people in josiahs time did many wrong things while the book was lost. It is because of this command that you have been baptized and made a child of god. 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. King josiah the 16th and a good king of judah, 2 kings 22. Josiah did not need the word of god explained the word of god to him. The text indicates that the king has already experienced success in the endeavor, since the collection for the repairs is already completed by the time the narration of the story begins. The high priest found the book of the law in the temple and a scribe read the book to the king 2 kin 22. A novel of the apocalypse paperback november 4, 2008 by richard law author visit amazons richard law page. Josiahs reforms begin in the 8th year of the reign, when he was 16 years old, with a personal religious awakening, and a purification of all the land from idolatry. It is in this book he tells you that he who believes and is baptized shall be saved. 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.