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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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_rent his clothes_ A sign of grief. "Clothes" is in the plur. because
both inner and outer garments are meant. See Ezra 9:3 (with Ryle's
note)....
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THE KING—RENT HIS CLOTHES— If there were several copies of the law
in Judah taken from the venerable original of Moses, under the
inspection of the high-priest or some prophet, how are we to account
f...
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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 IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN THE KING HAD HEARD THE WORDS OF THE LAW,
THAT HE RENT HIS CLOTHES._
When the king has heard the words of the law ... (see the notes at 2
Kings 22:11; 2 Kings 23:1.)...
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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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(14-19) Hilkiah finds the Book of the Law, and delivers it to Shaphan,
who reads it before the king. (Comp. 2 Kings 22:8.)...
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וַ יְהִי֙ כִּ שְׁמֹ֣עַ הַ מֶּ֔לֶךְ
אֵ֖ת
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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 DISTURBING DISCOVERY
2 Chronicles 34:12
The finding of the roll of the Law was a very significant incident.
That it should have become so rare-apparently this was the only copy
extant-was doubtless...
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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 it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law,
that he (k) rent his clothes.
(k) For sorrow that the word of God had been so long suppressed and
the people kept in ignorance, cons...
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The relation here given so much corresponds to what was before
related, 2Kings, that I think it necessary only to direct the Reader
to look back, and consult what was there said, in our humble
comment...
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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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2 Chronicles 34:14...
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_When the king had heard the words he rent his clothes_ Were the
things contained in Scripture new to us, as they were here to Josiah,
surely they would make deeper impressions upon us than they commo...
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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 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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No text from Poole on this verse....
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2 Chronicles 34:19 king H4428 heard H8085 (H8800) words H1697 Law
H8451 tore H7167 (H8799) clothes H899
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2 Chronicles 34:14. _And when they brought out the money that was
brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found a book of
the law of the LORD given by Moses. And Hilkiah answered and sa...
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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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_And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house
of the Lord._
RESTORING GOD’S HOUSE
I. Spiritual desolation.
1. The negligent priesthood (2 Chronicles 34:5).
2. The dilapidate...
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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 34:19 THOSE WHO ARE LEFT IN ISRAEL
AND IN JUDAH. The Chronicler mentions both the northern and southern
kingdoms, to emphasize their unity (compare v....
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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 Kings 19:1; 2 Kings 22:11; 2 Kings 22:19; Galatians 2:19;...
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Rent his clothes — Were the things contained in scripture new to us,
as they were here to Josiah, surely they would make deeper impressions
upon us than they commonly do. But they are not the less wei...