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 Word of the Lord from Jerusalem." - Isaiah 2:3 IT is from the Prophets-Zephaniah, Jeremiah, Nahum,... [ Continue Reading ]
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, and they are gone." - KEBLE IF we are to understand the reign of Josiah as a whole, we must prefa... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DEATH OF JOSIAH B.C. 608. 2 Kings 23:29 "Howl, O fir tree; for the cedar is fallen." - Zechariah 11:2 JOSIAH survived by thirteen years the reformation and covenant which are the chief events of his reign. He lived in prosperity and peace. He did justice and judgment; the poor and needy flou... [ Continue Reading ]
JEHOAHAZ B.C. 608 2 Kings 23:31 "I went by, and, lo! he was gone: I sought him, but his place could nowhere be found." - Psalms 37:36 IT was under the disastrous circumstances which attended his father's death at Megiddo that Jehoahaz began to reign. There is some confusion about the four sons o... [ Continue Reading ]
JEHOIAKIM B.C. 608-597 2 Kings 23:36; 2 Kings 24:1 "But those things that are recorded of him, and of his uncleanness and impiety, are written in the Chronicles of the Kings," - RAPC 1Es 1:42 "When Jehoiakim succeeded to the throne, he said," "My predecessors knew not how to provoke God." - S... [ Continue Reading ]