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Verse 2 Kings 22:8. _I HAVE FOUND THE BOOK OF THE LAW_] Was this the
_autograph_ of Moses? It is very probable that it was, for in the
parallel place; 2 Chronicles 34:14, it is said to be the book of...
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Some have concluded from this discovery, either that no “book of the
law” had ever existed before, the work now said to have been
“found” having been forged for the occasion by Hilkiah; or that
all kn...
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V. THE REIGN OF JOSIAH
1. The Revival
CHAPTER 22
_ 1. Josiah begins to reign (2 Kings 22:1; 2 Chronicles 34:1)_
2. The temple repaired (2 Kings 22:3;...
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2 KINGS 22:1 TO 2 KINGS 23:30_ A_. THE REIGN AND REFORMS OF JOSIAH.
The fifty-seven years of the reigns of Manasseh and Amon were,
according to Kings (not Chronicles), a period of apostasy, which
prob...
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HAVE FOUND THE BOOK OF THE LAW.
We are told that Hilkiah made this discovery when they brought the
money out of the Lord's house. Tradition has sought to explain this
remarkable event, but it is proba...
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THE BOOK OF THE LAW. i.e. the original copy of the Pentateuch, laid up
by the side of the Ark (Deuteronomy 31:24). Probably secreted during
the reigns of Manasseh (2 Kings 21:16) and Amon (2 Kings 21:...
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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, but which some pious
hi...
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C. A LOST BOOK RECOVERED 22:8-13
TRANSLATION
(8) And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, The book
of the law I have found in the house of the LORD! And Hilkiah gave the
book unto Sh...
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_AND HILKIAH THE HIGH PRIEST SAID UNTO SHAPHAN THE SCRIBE, I HAVE
FOUND THE BOOK OF THE LAW IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD. AND HILKIAH GAVE
THE BOOK TO SHAPHAN, AND HE READ IT._
Hilkiah ... said ... I hav...
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JOSIAH. THE FINDING OF A BOOK OF THE LAW
1. Boscath] in Judah: cp. Joshua 15:39....
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THE BOOK OF THE LAW] As the book found in the Temple was brief enough
to be read at a single assembly (2 Kings 23:2), whereas the reading of
the Law by Ezra occupied several days (Nehemiah 8:18), it c...
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THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH
BOOK OF 2 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 22
JOSIAH’S RULE AS KING OF *JUDAH
V1 Josiah was 8 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem
for 31 years....
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I HAVE FOUND. — Literally, _the book of the Torah have I found_. The
definite form of the expression proves that what the high priest found
was something already known; it was not a book, but _the_ bo...
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וַ֠ יֹּאמֶר חִלְקִיָּ֜הוּ הַ כֹּהֵ֤ן
הַ גָּדֹ
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JOSIAH
B.C. 639-608
2 Kings 22:1; 2 Kings 23:1
Jos., "Ant.," X 4:1.
"In outline dim and vast
Their fearful shadows cast
The giant forms of Empires, on their way
To ruin: one by one
They tower,...
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JOSIAH'S REFORMATION
2 Kings 22:8; 2 Kings 23:1
"And the works of Josias were upright before his Lord with a heart
full of godliness."
- #/RAPC 1Es 1:23
"From Zion shall go forth the Law, and the...
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FINDING THE LOST LAW
2 Kings 22:1
In the midst of a dissolute court, Josiah's young life grew as a palm
on the desert-waste. At the age of sixteen he sought the Lord, and at
eighteen he became even m...
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With Josiah's accession came the last attempt at reformation before
Judah was finally swept into captivity. Josiah's first act of
reformation was to restore the Temple. All that followed grew out of
t...
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And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found
the (e) book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the
book to Shaphan, and he read it.
(e) This was the copy th...
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The book of the law, (that is, Deuteronomy.; Challoner.; St.
Chrysostom, hom. 9. in Matthew) or the Pentateuch. (Josephus) ---
Achaz, Manasses, and Amon, had burnt (R. Solomon) as many copies as
they...
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This is a most interesting verse. It should seem very plain that
during the long period that idolatry had prevailed in the land, not
only the temple had been suffered to fall into ruins; but the very...
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Well, then, in the next portion of our book (2 Kings 21:1-26) we see
how truly a pious father may be followed by an impious son. Manasseh,
young as he was, did not only begin to reign, but "did that w...
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_A MEMORABLE YEAR_
‘The eighteenth year of king Josiah.’
2 Kings 22:3
Josiah mounted the throne when he was eight years old. He was the son
of Amon and the grandson of Manasseh, both of them evil r...
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_THE BIBLE—LOST OR FOUND?_
‘And Hilkiah the priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found
the book of the law in the house of the Lord.’
2 Kings 22:8
There is an apparent discrepancy between th...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 22 AND 23.
Observe what grace raised up Hezekiah and Josiah, both of whom were
born of fathers given up to idolatry, and followed by sons who were
equally aba...
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AND HILKIAH THE HIGH PRIEST SAID UNTO SHAPHAN THE SCRIBE,.... Not at
the first time of his message to him, but afterwards that he attended
on him upon the same business; after the high priest had exam...
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And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found
the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the
book to Shaphan, and he read it.
Ver. 8. _I have found the bo...
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_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; but which some pious
hi...
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1 Iosiah his good reigne.
3 He taketh care for the repaire of the Temple.
8 Hilkiah hauing found a booke of the Lawe, Iosiah sendeth to Huldah
to enquire of the Lord.
15 Huldah prophesieth destruct...
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JOSIAH'S GOOD REIGN
(22:1 - 23:30)
From Josiah's beginning to reign at eight years of age, his reign was
faithful and godly, for he walked in the ways of David, the first of
Israel's godly kings (v....
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1-10 The different event of Josiah's early succession from that of
Manasseh, must be ascribed to the distinguishing grace of God; yet
probably the persons that trained him up were instruments in prod...
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THE BOOK OF THE LAW; that original BOOK OF THE LAW OF THE LORD, given
or written by the hand of Moses, as it is expressed, 2 CHRONICLES
34:14, which by God's command was put beside the ark, DEUTERONOM...
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2 Kings 22:8 Hilkiah H2518 high H1419 priest H3548 said H559 (H8799)
Shaphan H8227 scribe H5608 (H8802) found...
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THE DISCOVERY OF THE BOOK OF THE LAW AND ITS IMMEDIATE CONSEQUENCES (2
KINGS 22:8).
We have already indicated above our view that this Book of the Law was
found within the foundation walls themselves,...
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2 Kings 22:8
_(with 2 Chronicles 34:15)_
There is an apparent discrepancy between the recorded facts of the
reign of Josiah and the indications of his inward temperament and
disposition which are giv...
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CONTENTS: Reign of Josiah. Repairing temple and finding of the book of
the law.
CHARACTERS: God, Josiah, Hilkiah, Shaphan, Huldah, Ahikam, Achbor,
Asahiah.
CONCLUSION: An unread Bible is a lost Bibl...
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2 Kings 22:8. _I have found the book of the law._ This was “the book
of the law of the Lord by Moses,” 2 Chronicles 34:14; that is, in
Moses's own handwriting. Lyranus, a rabbi, says, that Ahaz had bu...
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_I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord._
THE FINDING OF THE BOOK
Following two of the most notoriously wicked rulers, Josiah, the boy
king of Judah, was a remarkable instance of i...
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_Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign._
A MONARCH OF RARE VIRTUE, AND A GOD OF RETRIBUTIVE JUSTICE
I. A monarch of rare virtue. Josiah was eight years old when he began
to reign.” In th...
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2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 22:1 Josiah. Josiah is a long-awaited good
king (see 1 Kings 13:2). He does many significant deeds, but it comes
too late to change Judah’s fate.
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2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 22:8 I HAVE FOUND THE BOOK OF THE LAW. The
phrase “Book of the Law” may refer to all or part of the
Pentateuch. Most scholars think a portion of Deute
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THE LAST EFFORT OF REFORMATION UNDER JOSIAH
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
2 Kings 22:2. HE DID THAT WHICH WAS RIGHT—In his minority Josiah
was. guarded and directed by godly teachers and counselor...
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EXPOSITION
2 KINGS 22:1
ACCESSION OF JOSIAH. REPAIR OF THE TEMPLE. RECOVERY OF THE BOOK OF THE
LAW....
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And Josiah was only eight years old when he began to reign, and he
reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. And he did that which was
right in the sight of the LORD (2 Kings 22:1-2).
Now at this poi...
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2 Chronicles 34:14; 2 Chronicles 34:15; Deuteronomy 31:24...
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The book — That original book of the law of the Lord, given or
written by the hand of Moses, as it is expressed, 2 Chronicles 34:14,
which by God's command was put beside the ark, Deuteronomy 31:26, a...