A priest with a long beard actually a scribe by the name of shaphan reads to king josiah from an old book on a stand. Sep, 2012 this is the holy book of 1 kings, known as the second book of the kings, otherwise called the fourth book of the kings. In these history books, the bible contains many important lessons for us today 2 timothy 3. This is a brand new series by jennifer loren and it started off with a major bang. Finally, when everybody was there, he read aloud the book of gods law that had been found in the temple. The holy bible book 12 2 kings kjv dramatized audio. Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirtyone years in jerusalem. The laws of kings kindle edition by loren, jennifer, le. All this took place because the israelites had sinned against the lord their god, who had brought them up out of egypt from under the power of pharaoh king of egypt. Therefore, if 2 kings 2223 does not describe a reform in response to the finding of the book of the law and 2 chronicles 34 does affirm that josiahs reforms preceded the discovery of the book, then the higher critics basis for the late deuteronomy is washed away. King josiah ruled judah over a period in which the rediscovery of yhwh overall was in vogue.
Did you ever see a book such as they had in bible days. May 02, 2020 the book of 2 kings concludes with the final overthrow and deportation of the people of israel and judah to assyria and babylon, respectively. I would normally go into a little detail with a teaser or two but with this read i absolutely will not. The book of kings is the ninth book of the hebrew bible or the eleventh and twelfth books of the christian old testament.
Ii kings 22, new king james version nkjv the bible app. The book of the law liber al vel legis sub figura ccxx as delivered by xciii 418 to dclxvi. Relive the kingdom of israel in the book of kings 1 and 2. The phrase the book of the torah, sefer hatorah in 2 kings 22. What was the book of the law which was found in the temple in 2 kings 22 23.
As a written code, it is called the book of the law of moses 2 kings 14. Known as kings 1 and 2 in english bibles, the book of kings is originally a single book that recounts the rule of israels kings from davids son solomon up until the time of israels exile, the final result of israels disobedience. The laws of kings jennifer loren wow what can i say. To this vast assembly the king himself read all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the lord. Kings, or in greek, was originally a book of the former prophets in hebrew scripture. Jul 31, 20 the kings are evaluated by how they worshiped the lord god. His reforms were carried out in full accordance with the book of the law possibly an early form of deuteronomy discovered in the temple during his reign. Your servants have gathered the money that was found in the house and have delivered it into the hands of the workmen who. Help me, o warrior lord of thebes, in my unveiling before the. Good kings served the lord in the temple at jerusalem, the others did evil in his sight. This summary of the book of 2 kings provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 2 kings. Oct 18, 2017 for this reason and the fact that josiah cared enough to want to restore the house of the lord 2 kings 22.
Hilkiah finds the book of the law josiah was eight years old when he became king. I have found the book of the law this is generally agreed to have been the archetype written by moses, and by him ordered to be deposited with the ark in the most holy place. It was the temple copy which, had been laid deuteronomy 31. You need to experience all the tension, drama and emotion this read offers. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. It concludes the deuteronomistic history, a history of israel also comprising the books of joshua and judges and the book of samuel, which biblical commentators believe was written to provide a theological explanation for the destruction of the kingdom of judah by babylon in.
Feb 07, 2017 this bible story tells the account of josiahs life and focuses on how he helped israel follow the book of the law again. In the process of restoring the temple, the high priest hilkiah found the book of the law. While hilkiah was clearing the treasure room of the temple he discovered a scroll described as the book of the law or as the book of the law of the lord given by moses. Various ideas have been put forward about what the book was and why.
Josiah was one of the good kings of judah and during his rein a great discovery was made. For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings. From the reaction of king josiah, it looked like he had never read the book of the law. The royal reader was deeply affected, and he delivered his message with the pathos of a broken heart. King josiah instituted reform by reading the lost scroll of the law in the temple and renewed the covenant with the lord second kings 22. This is the holy book of 1 kings, known as the second book of the kings, otherwise called the fourth book of the kings. What happened to the book of the law in the time of josiah. His mothers name was jedidah the daughter of adaiah of bozkath. It is a history book, from the old testament of the bible. It was a long roll of parchment or some other material. This bible story tells the account of josiahs life and focuses on how he helped israel follow the book of the law again. Jeroboam disregarded god and his temple, and instead set up two golden calves to worship. Josiah or yoshiyahu was the sixteenth king of judah c. David guzik commentary on 2 kings 22 describes the beginnings of josiahs reforms, as the king finds the book of the law and has it read before him.
Then hilkiah the high priest said to shaphan the scribe, i have found the book of the law in the house of the lord. A scroll containing the torah the pentateuch, the revelation of god through moses to israel see notes on 23. What was the book of the law which was found in the temple in 2 kings 2223. The great leading principle of the mosaic law is that it is essentially theocratic.
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