CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR THE LAST GREAT REFORMATION 2 Kings 21:1 to 2 Kings 23:27 Good King Hezekiah was followed on the throne by the most wicked king to ever rule Judah. All the religious gains effected by Hezekiah were soon lost, and the nation plunged anew into idolatry and all its attendant evils... [ Continue Reading ]
III. THE REIGN AND REFORMATION OF JOSIAH 22:1-23:27 In view of the corrupt conduct of his father and grandfather, it is surprising that Josiah determined at such an early age to follow the path of righteousness. It has been suggested that the prophet Zephaniah may have exercised considerable influen... [ Continue Reading ]
B. THE TEMPLE REPAIR 22:3-7 TRANSLATION (3) And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD saying, (4) Go up to Hilkiah the high priest that he may report the silver which is brought to... [ Continue Reading ]
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 Shaphan, and he read it. (9) And Shaphan the scribe came unto the king, and brought the king word agai... [ Continue Reading ]
D. THE PROPHETIC WORD OF HULDAH 22:14-20 TRANSLATION (14) And Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asahiah went onto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah the son of Harhas, the one who kept the garments (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the second city); and they sp... [ Continue Reading ]