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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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_And when … all the idols_ R.V. AND HE BRAKE DOWN THE ALTARS, AND
BEAT THE ASHERIM AND THE GRAVEN IMAGES INTO POWDER, AND HEWED DOWN ALL
THE SUN-IMAGES.
_he returned_ R.V. AND RETURNED....
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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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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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THE IDOLS. — _Sun-statues_ (2 Chronicles 34:4). The word does not
occur in the parallel account; but 2 Chronicles 34:5 mentions
sun-worship....
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וַ יְנַתֵּ֣ץ אֶת ־הַֽ מִּזְבְּחֹ֗ות
וְ אֶת
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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
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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 of...
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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 when he had (d) broken down the altars and the groves, and had
beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols
throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.
(d) Th...
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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 WHEN HE HAD BROKEN DOWN THE ALTARS AND THE GROVES,.... The statues
or images in them:
AND HAD BEATEN THE GRAVEN IMAGES INTO POWDER; and strewed it on the
graves of the idolaters:
AND CUT DOWN AL...
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And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten
the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout
all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.
Ver. 7. _A...
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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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And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten
the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout
all the land of Israel, thus removing all evidences of idolat...
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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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INTO POWDER:
_ Heb._ to make powder...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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2 Chronicles 34:7 down H5422 (H8762) altars H4196 images H842 beaten
H3807 (H8765) images H6456 powder H1854
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GROVES
(_ See Scofield) - (Deuteronomy 16:21). _
(_ See Scofield) - (Judges 3:7). _...
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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. Mana...
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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 lead
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2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 34:3 Josiah moved decisively
against pagan worship as soon as he reached adulthood at age 20 (see
Numbers 1:3). His reforms included both Judah and the former n
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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 ...
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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 f...
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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 was...
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2 Chronicles 31:1; 2 Chronicles 34:1; Deuteronomy 9:21...