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. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 22:2 Josiah is the ideal king who does not TURN from the Mosaic law TO THE RIGHT OR TO THE LEFT (Deuteronomy 17:20). His faithfulness to God is even greater than that of DAVID and Hezekiah (2 Kings 23:21). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒... [ Continue Reading ]
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 22:3 THE KING SENT SHAPHAN. Like Joash in 2 Kings 12:1, Josiah’s initial concern is simply to repair the temple, not to reform its worship. In fact, the reforms introduced by Joash some 200 years previously are still in place. The doorkeepers still collect the MONEY for templ... [ Continue Reading ]
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 Deuteronomy 1:1 was discovered, which was read to the king and provided the basis for his actions. This written Law had been availa... [ Continue Reading ]
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 22:11 Brought up in a royal court that had disobeyed God for 57 years, Josiah did not know the Lord’s demands. As soon as he became aware, HE TORE HIS CLOTHES in grief and despair (compare 2 Kings 5:7; 2 Kings 6:30) and sent officials to INQUIRE OF THE LORD. ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 22:14 The officials (v. 2 Kings 22:11) consulted an otherwise unknown PROPHETESS named HULDAH. Her words confirm what is already known from the unnamed prophets of 2 Kings 21:10: the Lord is going to BRING DISASTER on Jerusalem and its people. ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 22:20 Because Josiah has humbled himself before the Lord, he will die before the terrible events prophesied in 2 Kings 21:12 and 2 Kings 22:15 occur. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]