"And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images,a that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them."
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Verse 2 Chronicles 34:4. _THE ALTARS OF BAALIM_] How often have these
been broken down, and how soon set up again! We see that the religion
of a land is as the religion of its king. If the _king_ were...
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THE IMAGES - Margin, sun-images. See Leviticus 26:30 note....
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8. REFORMATION UNDER JOSIAH
CHAPTER 34 The Reign of Josiah and the Reformation
_ 1. The record of his reign (2 Chronicles 34:1)_
2. The beginning of the reformation (2 Chronicles 34:3)
3. The hous...
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2 Chronicles 34:1 to 2 Chronicles 35:27. THE REIGN OF JOSIAH. See
notes on 2 Kings 22, 2 Kings 23:1, which form the basis of the
Chronicler's account; but he has made many alterations in accordance
wi...
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BRAKE DOWN. Note the Figure of speech _Synonymia_ (App-6), by which
the words are heaped together to impress us with the thoroughness of
the work: e.g. "brake down", "cut down", "brake in pieces", "ma...
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_Baalim_ R.V. THE BAALIM; cp. 2 Chronicles 33:3 (note).
_the images_ R.V. THE SUN-IMAGES (so 2 Chronicles 34:7 for "the
idols"). See 2 Kings 23:11.
_he cut down; and the groves, and the carved image...
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IMAGES THAT WERE ON HIGH— Or, _solar statues._ Or, _temples
dedicated to the fire._...
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LESSON TWENTY-FOUR 34-36
JOSIAH'S REFORMATION THE LAST DAYS OF THE SOUTHERN KINGDOM BABYLONIAN
CAPTIVITY. THE DECREE OF CYRUS
17. THE REIGN OF JOSIAH (Chapter 34-35)
INTRODUCTION
Josiah and Hilkiah...
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_AND THEY BRAKE DOWN THE ALTARS OF BAALIM IN HIS PRESENCE; AND THE
IMAGES, THAT WERE ON HIGH ABOVE THEM, HE CUT DOWN; AND THE GROVES, AND
THE CARVED IMAGES, AND THE MOLTEN IMAGES, HE BRAKE IN PIECES,...
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REIGN OF JOSIAH
The chapter narrates how Josiah suppressed idolatry and repaired the
Temple; how a book of the Law, found in the Temple, was read to the
king and the people; and how the nation's cove...
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2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE
The *Kingdom called Judah
2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 34
JOSIAH *TURNS TO GOD AND HE REPAIRS THE *TEMPLE – 2 CHRONICLES
34:1-1...
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(3-7) Idolatry extirpated. This brief account is parallel to 2 Kings
23:4....
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וַ יְנַתְּצ֣וּ לְ פָנָ֗יו אֵ֚ת
מִזְבְּחֹ֣ות הַ בְּעָלִ֔ים וְ הַֽ
חַמָּנִ֛ים אֲשֶׁר ־לְ מַ֥עְלָה...
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THE LAST KINGS OF JUDAH
2 Chronicles 34:1; 2 Chronicles 35:1; 2 Chronicles 36:1
WHATEVER influence Manasseh's reformation exercised over his people
generally, the taint of idolatry was not removed f...
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A TOTING KING'S NOBLE LEADERSHIP
2 Chronicles 34:1
Josiah was as much better than his father Amon, as Manasseh had been
worse than Hezekiah. How strange to find such a pure young soul in the
heart o...
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The story of Josiah's reign is full of brightness. The conditions
around were very terrible, but in this boy king, especially as he
developed to manhood, testimony to the government of God was
unmista...
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And they brake down (c) the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the
images, that [were] on high above them, he cut down; and the groves,
and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pie...
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_Idols. Heb. chammanim, (H.) "statues of the sun." The term often
denotes those open enclosures, where sacred fire was kept in honour of
the sun. C. --- Sept. "the heights above them." Syriac, "he des...
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The younger part of his reign no doubt was agreeable to his childhood,
but very tender and imperfect in divine things; yet what an
interesting account the Holy Ghost hath given of Josiah, in that whil...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 33 THROUGH 36.
Manasseh, his son, who gave himself up to iniquity in spite of the
warnings of the prophets, brought desolation and ruin upon himself and
after...
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AND THEY BROKE DOWN THE ALTARS OF BAALIM IN HIS PRESENCE,.... He not
only ordered them to be broke down, but he went in person, and saw it
done; these were the altars Manasseh had reared up to the ido...
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And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the
images, that [were] on high above them, he cut down; and the groves,
and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces,...
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1 Iosiah his good reigne.
3 He destroyeth Idolatry.
8 Hee taketh order for the repaire
[IOSIAHS ZEALE.]
of the Temple.
14 Hilkiah hauing found a booke of the Law, Iosiah sendeth to Huldah
to inqu...
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JOSIAH RESTORES THE TRUE WORSHIP...
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JOSIAH BEGINS HIS GOOD REIGN
(vv.1-7)
Josiah was only eight years old when put on the throne (v.1). His
father at this time (when he died) was 24 years old, so that he must
have been only 16 when Jo...
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THE IMAGES:
Or, the sun images
GRAVES OF THEM:
_ Heb._ face of the graves...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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2 Chronicles 34:4 down H5422 (H8762) altars H4196 Baals H1168 presence
H6440 altars H2553 above H4605 down H1438 (H8765) images H842 images
H6456 images H4541 pieces H7665 (H8765) dust H1854 (H8689) s...
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CONTENTS: Reign of Josiah. Book of the law found and read.
CHARACTERS: God, Josiah, Hilkiah, Shaphan, Huldah, Maaseiah, Joah,
Ahikam, Abdon, Asaiah.
CONCLUSION: When man finds the Word, the Word fin...
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2 Chronicles 34:5. _He burnt the bones of the priests,_ and so,
perhaps without intending it, he fulfilled the prophecy of the man of
God that came to Bethel. 1 Kings 13:2.
REFLECTIONS.
As the nippi...
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_Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign._
JOSIAH’S EARLY PIETY
I. The possibility of youthful responsibility. Other children besides
Josiah have been called to the cares of a kingdom. Man...
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2 CHRONICLES 34:1 Josiah. Compare 2 Kings 22:1. The Chronicler devotes
two entire chapters to Josiah’s reign (640–609 B.C.). Josiah would
have provided an example of faithfulness and godly leadership...
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CRITICAL NOTES.] This and next chapter give history of Josiah, and
parallel with 2 Kings 22 and 2 Kings 23:1. Josiah’s good beginning
(2 Chronicles 34:1); cleanses temple (2 Chronicles 34:8); finds a...
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EXPOSITION
This chapter, with the following, embraces the entire of the
beneficent reign of Josiah, son of Amon—the son an illustrious
contrast to the father. The parallel (2 Kings 22-23:30) is less...
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Josiah was only eight years old when he began to reign, he reigned in
Jerusalem for thirty-one years (2 Chronicles 34:1).
Josiah instituted reformations.
In the eighth year of his reign, while he wa...
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2 Chronicles 14:5; 2 Chronicles 33:3; 2 Chronicles 34:7; 2 Kings
10:26; 2 Kings 10:27; 2 Kings 23:11; 2 Kings 23:12; 2 Kings 23:4; 2
Kings 23:5;...
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If Josiah demolished idolatry, then why does it say Manasseh did it
earlier?
PROBLEM: Here we are informed that Josiah destroyed the altars and
idols, but earlier (in 2 Chronicles 33:15) Manasseh had...