Hezekiah finds the book of law

The main account of hezekiahs reign is found in 2 kings 1820, isaiah 3639, and 2 chronicles 2932 of the hebrew bible. Was the book of the law lost for a long time that king josiah never saw it before. It had been ignored for up to 57 years after the days of hezekiah, but during the 55 year reign of manessah, 2 years of amons reign and 18 years of josiahs reign up to this point. Deuteronomy is one of the four mostfrequently quoted old testament books in the. And ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of david. Bible book number 122 kings watchtower online library. The book that grieved josiah reformed bible studies. He was unable to soften the hearts of the people of israel until he read to them the book of the. The author of kings describes the accession of josiah to the throne at 8 years, and then a busy year of reform in the 18th year of his reign. Many believe it was the first five books of the bible the pentateuch or just the book of deuteronomy deuteronomy 31. Since the book no longer is a lost book, you have a light on your journey through life. It was in the nineteenth century that cotton mather first used the word to describe a great awakening in the early americas. This indicates that the book of the law had already been lost by the 15 th year of asa, which was just 35 years after the death of solomon.

Hilkiah was a hebrew priest kohen at the time of king josiah reigned c. Jan 10, 2007 the book of hezekiah is one of the most significant books of the old testament. Now it came to pass in the third year of hoshea son of elah king of israel, that hezekiah the son of ahaz king of judah began to reign. He was unable to soften the hearts of the people of. This is not the place to discuss the deuteronomic problem see under josiah.

It is because of this command that you have been baptized and made a child of god. Jul 26, 20 josiah did what the book of the law told him to do, even though it meant big changes for his entire kingdom. The silent yet powerful influences set in operation by the messages of the prophets regarding the babylonian captivity did much to prepare the way for a reformation that took place in the eighteenth year of josiahs reign. It is in this book he tells you that he who believes and is baptized shall be saved. After they read it, shaphan took the book of the law to king josiah. Archaeologists discover first physical evidence of biblical figure the prophet isaiah is said to have used his wisdom to help king hezekiah protect. The lost book of the law upon solomons death, the powerful and rich kingdom of israel was split in two. Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirtyone years in jerusalem. Furthermore, hezekiah was the best until his time and then josiah superseded him. So shaphan the scribe went to the king, bringing the king word, saying, your servants have g. Josiah or yoshiyahu was the sixteenth king of judah c. The book of hezekiah is one of the most significant books of the old testament. Readers have been awestruck by the missing day legend since at least 1936, when the story emerged into popular culture via a book by harry rimmer, titled the harmony of science and scripture. After this, the book of the law is not mentioned again for about a century.

Feb 07, 2017 this bible story tells the account of josiahs life and focuses on how he helped israel follow the book of the law again. Hilkiah the high priest said to shaphan the secretary, i have found the book of the law in the temple of the lord. Midterm study guide hezekiah719697 one of the last kings. All kjv books old testament only new testament only apocrypha only. He understood that if he kept the law to himself he would be saved, but many others could be saved. He told the king that they had gathered the money for the temple and delivered it to the workers doing the repairs. But our big time consuming activity for the week was making our own scroll of the law for king josiah to find. This confirms that destruction will come on the nation for its disobedience to jehovah, but josiah is assured. After josiah ascended the throne, the book of the law was found in the. King josiah sunday school lesson ministrytochildren.

For he rebuilt the high places zthat hezekiah his father had. During his 31year reign, he briefly reverses judahs plunge toward destruction by walking in all the way of david his forefather. When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes and cried. He was the high priest and is known for finding a lost copy of the book of the law at the temple in jerusalem at the time that king josiah. John testifies about jesus 29 the next day john saw jesus coming toward him and said, look, the lamb of god, who takes away the sin of the world. This phrase usually means the book of moses, the first five books of our bible. Apr 26, 2014 then hilkiah the high priest said to shaphan the scribe, i have found the book of the law in the house of the lord. Say, as soon as josiah had the law, he began preparing a way to share the law with his nation. This book is often quoted in the press, cited by bloggers, and many people refer to it in daily conversation. While the temple was being repaired hilkiah found the book of the law. Midterm study guide hezekiah719697 one of the last. He knew these were gods words written down in this book. Judah, in his bier being preceded by 36,000 men whose shoulders were bare in sign of mourning. Did you ever see a book such as they had in bible days.

Notwithstanding hezekiah s immense riches, his meal consisted only of a pound of vegetables sanh. Therefore, if 2 kings 2223 does not describe a reform in response to the finding of the book of the law and 2 chronicles 34 does affirm that josiahs reforms preceded the discovery of the book, then the higher critics basis for the late deuteronomy is washed away. The book found in the temple was the book of the law. Gods kingdom ministries 09012011 the book of the law. For the first time, the royal seal of king hezekiah in the bible was found in an archaeological excavation. The story is told both in 2 kings 2223 and in 2 chronicles 3435. Nehemiah, a scroll of the law was placed on hezekiah s bier. Scholars almost universally agree that the book hilkiah found was the biblical. Josiah is credited by most biblical scholars with having established or compiled important hebrew scriptures during the deuteronomic reform which probably occurred during his rule. The name of 8 individuals in the old testament or 7, if the person mentioned in nehemiah 12. His mothers name was jedidah the daughter of adaiah of bozkath. The royal seal of hezekiah, king of judah, was discovered in the ophel excavations under the direction of archaeologist eilat mazar. This age of hezekiah seems the likeliest time for putting into literary idiom that book of the law found later in the temple. He knew that judah desperately needed this information.

Both the northern and southern kingdoms suffered from godless leadership, but the worst king was manasseh, who sacrificed his own sons in the fire of molech and put an idol of the canaanite fertility goddess in the temple in jerusalem. The same kind of book is in mind when you read in rev. And hilkiah gave the book to shaphan, and he read it. Hilkiah was a high priest who served during the reign of king josiah. Midterm study guide hezekiah719 697 one of the last kings of judah trapped like a bird in a cage assyrian king on the city of jerusalem and hezekiah. Hilkiah finds the book of the law then hilkiah the high priest said to shaphan the scribe, i have found the book of the law in the house of the lord. Jun 12, 2018 on view through august 19, 2018, the exhibit seals of isaiah and king hezekiah discovered presents two seal impressions found 3 feet apart in the ophel excavations led by archaeologist eilat mazar at the foot of jersualems temple mount. According to the later account in 2 chronicles, josiah destroyed altars and images of pagan deities in cities of the tribes of manasseh, ephraim, and simeon, as far as naphtali 2 chronicles 34. His reign is also referred to in the books of the prophets isaiah, jeremiah, hosea, and micah. Josiahs greatgrandfather was king hezekiah, a noted reformer. The discovered book and the legitimation of josiahs reform jstor.

And he knew god was angry because they had broken gods laws. You have heard how people in josiahs time did many wrong things while the book was lost. This bible story tells the account of josiahs life and focuses on how he. Sep, 2014 king josiah finding the book of the law the torah we did a couple of activities with this, one of which will lead into our second activity. The dates of his reign are often given as about 715 to about 686 bc, but inconsistencies in biblical and assyrian cuneiform records have yielded a wide range of possible dates. The book of the law found josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in jerusalem thirtyone years. Hezekiah, son of ahaz, and the th successor of david as king of judah at jerusalem. His history is one that offers christians some of the greatest encouragement they will ever find in the bible.

King josiah finds the scrolls part 1 the presbyterian lay. It literally says, the book of the law i have found. There was none like josiah in that he turned to the lord according all the law of moses. It begins with the decision to renovate the temple, which leads to the discovery of the book of the law. What isnt in the bible griffin, brandon k, griffin, bitsy on. He recognized the value of gods book and the urgency to get its information out to the people 2 chron 34.

There was none like hezekiah in that he trusted in the lord god of israel. But imagine trying to find a single artifact in a large building that served as a. What happened to the book of the law in the time of josiah. One of the most significant passages in the book of hezekiah is hezekiah 3. Jan 05, 2011 in the 18th year of the his reign, king josiah began the reconstruction of the temple in jerusalem. The honor accorded to him after death consisted, according to r.