Josiah and the book of law

Josiah and the book of the law, of scripture stories coloring book. View essay josiah and the book of law from religion 101 at manchester university. After josiah ascended the throne, the book of the law was found in the temple 2 kings 22. Jan 02, 2020 in the eighteenth year of his reign, he raised money to repair the temple, and during the repairs the high priest hilkiah found the book of the law. Deuteronomic reform history of religion britannica. In the eighteenth year of his reign, he raised money to repair the temple, and during the repairs the high priest hilkiah found the book of the law. The book of the law found 22 josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in jerusalem thirtyone years. Hughes 1 landen hughes intro to the hebrew bible justin lasser 1010 josiah and the book of law i believe that. And his mothers name was jedidah this lesson gives us. The scroll of the law found by josiah in the temple. In the eighteenth year of his rule he sent shaphan, the scribe, to the temple of jehovah with the command, go up to hilkiah, the chief priest, and see that, when he has taken the money that is. Because josiah was a righteous king, he tore his clothes in repentance upon hearing the lost book read aloud v.

Josiah and the book of the law joseph smith foundation. 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 book that grieved josiah reformed bible studies. Josiah ordered priests to consult the lord about the words in the book. This is a dramatization of the story of king josiah s reign and the restoration of jewish law, including his discovery of the book of deuteronomy. Josiah article about josiah by the free dictionary. Enduring word bible commentary 2 chronicles chapter 34.

Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirtyone years in jerusalem. King josiah motivates the people to change from their wicked ways by reading the words of the lord in the book of the law. In the eighteenth year of his rule he sent shaphan, the scribe. Josiah righteous king of judah amazing bible timeline with. Then he went to the lords temple, together with the people of judah and jerusalem, the priests. What happened to the book of the law in the time of josiah. Josiah continued to remove all the evil priests, idols, wooden images and altars. King josiah called for a time of national repentance.

He told the king that they had gathered the money for the temple and delivered it to the workers doing the repairs. He destroyed all the places where false gods had been worshipped. Josiah said, the lords anger is directed towards us because our ancestors didnt obey this book. The great event of his reign came in its 18th year, when the book of the law, apparently deuteronomy deuteronomy, book of the bible, literally meaning second law, last of the five books the pentateuch or torah ascribed by tradition to moses. Since the book no longer is a lost book, you have a light on your journey through life. 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 josiah s reign up to this point. The story is told both in 2 kings 2223 and in 2 chronicles 3435. In the 18th year of the his reign, king josiah began the reconstruction of the temple in jerusalem. It is because of this command that you have been baptized and made a child of god. In his position as king, it was the work of josiah to carry out in the jewish nation the principles taught in the book of the law. As he listens, josiah can see that the people have not been keeping jehovahs law. Josiah righteous king of judah amazing bible timeline. 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. Josiah put away all the mediums, the wizards, the idols and all the evil things that were discovered in the land of judah and in jerusalem, that he might carry out the words of the law which were written in the book that hilkiah, the priest, found in the temple of jehovah.

It is in this book he tells you that he who believes and is baptized shall be saved. Say, as soon as josiah had the law, he began preparing a way to share the law with his nation. When hilkiah read it to josiah, the king tore his clothes, a sign of mourning and repentance verse 11. No footnotes, personal notes, or other related content available. The young josiah and the book of the law bible stories. During the repair, hilkiah, the high priest, found the book of the law of the lord given by moses, perhaps in a dusty unused corner of the temple or in an area being repaired. Josiah is only eight years old when he becomes king of the southern two tribes of israel. Thanks to josiah s circle, jews began to seek gods word in the book of torah.

Then he promised god to keep that law and to serve god with all his heart. Josiah s reform and the book of the law robinson, donald w. During the repair, hilkiah, the high priest, found the book of the law of the lord given by moses, perhaps in a dusty unused. Jun 19, 2014 14 while they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the temple of the lord, hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of the lord that had been given through moses.

Josiah was eight years old when he began to rule, and he ruled thirtyone years in jerusalem. God would send the destruction of judah after king josiah died. Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in jerusalem. In the eighteenth year of his rule he sent shaphan, the scribe, to the temple of the lord with the command, go up to hilkiah, the chief priest, and see that, when he has taken the money that is brought into the temple of the lord and that which the. Unlike his father and grandfather, josiah tore down the pagan altars. As long as josiah reigned, the people kept the laws that were written in the book of the law. The young josiah and the book of the law bible hub. He understood that if he kept the law to himself he would be saved, but many others could be saved. It is the very book of the law that jehovah had moses write a long, long time ago. The discovered book and the legitimation of josiahs reform jstor. A professionally enhanced version will be available one business day from the time of purchase. Josiah and the book of law hughes 1 landen hughes intro. You have heard how people in josiahs time did many wrong things while the book was lost.

Josiah, manassehs grandson, became king of judah when he was only eight years old. A scribe brought the book to king josiah and read it to him. Josiah s immediate procedure was to call to the temple a representative assemblageelders, prophets, priests, populaceand to read to them this book of the covenant 2 kings 23. As a result, he had his priests this book to the people. So, perhaps for the first time, the people of judah and.

The hebrew bible states that the priest hilkiah found a book of the law in the temple during the early stages of josiahs. The kings secretary shaphan brought the scroll to josiah and began to read the law out loud. Then he made a solemn covenant before yahweh to obey it, and all the people stood to the covenant. Unlike his father and grandfather, josiah tore down the pagan altars, pounded the stone idols into powder, and began repairing the temple. Josiah became king of judah at the age of eight, after the assassination of his father, king amon, and reigned for thirtyone years, from 641640 to 610609 bce. Josiah did what the book of the law told him to do, even though it meant big changes for his entire kingdom. Convicted by the words in the book, josiah gathered all of the people together and read the book of the law to. The high priest found the book of the law in the temple and a scribe read the book to the king 2 kin 22. A few years later, hilkiah found the book of the law of the lord given by moses.

After they read it, shaphan took the book of the law to king josiah. The pledge of the people to observe the law as written in the book brought about a metamorphosis in israelite religion. Josiah was awakened to the greatness of the wrath of god. Tradition attributes the authorship of the book of law deuteronomy to moses, but scholars attribute the book, or most of it, to a source now known as the deuteronomist, writing during the reign of king josiah in jerusalem. In the temple, the high priest, hilkiah, found the scroll of jehovahs law maybe the very scroll that had been written by moses. He did what was right in the eyes of the lord and followed completely the ways of his father david, not turning aside to the right or to the left. Deuteronomic reform, great religious reformation instituted in the reign of king josiah of judah c. When he ordered the temple of the lord cleaned and repaired, the high priest found the book of the law that had been lost and forgotten. Josiah and the book of the law 2 kings 2223 king josiah motivates his kingdom to repent from their wicked ways by reading from the book of the law. The young josiah and the book of the law the childrens. However, the first edition of the book of deuteronomy may well have been made under his realm. But our big time consuming activity for the week was making our own scroll of the law for king josiah to find. As one examines the literature there seems to be a number of views as to the identity of the book of the law found by hilkiah in the temple during the reign of josiah 2 kim. He did not lay this book aside as something too precious to be handled.

The young josiah and the book of the law childrens bible. He was unable to soften the hearts of the people of israel until he read to them the book. It was so called because the book of the law found in the temple of jerusalem c. Unlike his evil grandfather and father, king josiah tried to lead the people of judah back to god. In the eighteenth year of his reign, king josiah sent. The childrens bible the young josiah and the book of the law. Robinson develops this position stating that josiahs response in 2 kings 2223 to the book of the law was primarily to recognize the doom upon israel and not to initiate reform as is seen in huldahs statement in 2 kings 22. He turned to god with all his heart, with all his soul and with all his. As josiah listened, he realized that the people had been disobeying jehovah for many years. Aug 06, 2014 2 chronicles 34 josiah and the book of the law a. Now it happened, when the king heard the words of the book of the law, that he tore his clothes 2 kings 22.

Old testament 2019 josiah and the book of the law josiah and the book of the law. It begins with the decision to renovate the temple, which leads to the discovery of the book of the law. In the book of the law itself he found a treasure of knowledge, a powerful ally in the work of reform. Then shaphan the scribe showed the king, saying, hilkiah the priest has given me a book. So he called for a great meeting at jerusalem, and when the people came together he read to them out of the book. It hardly seems possible that the book of the law could have been utterly lost for years, and that the very remembrance of it should have become a dim tradition. Josiah was the grandson of manasseh, king of judah, and ascended the throne at age eight after the assassination of his. Finding the lost book sermon by john lowe, 2 kings 22. King josiah heard the reading of the book of law and tore his clothes in distress. The book of the law found josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in jerusalem thirtyone years. Josiah hearing the book of the law 1873 the hebrew bible states that the priest hilkiah found a book of the law in the temple during the early stages of josiahs temple renovation. As many have pointed out, a foundational presupposition for this view is that the discovery of the book of the law was that which was the impetus.