Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother's name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath. JosiahThe name "Josiah" in Hebrew is יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ (Yoshiyahu), meaning "Yahweh supports" or "Yahweh heals." Josiah's reign is significant in the history of Judah as he is remembered for his religious reforms and efforts to restore the worship of Yahweh. His name itself is a testament to his divine mission and the support he received from God in his endeavors to lead the nation back to righteousness. was eight years old
The mention of Josiah's age when he became king highlights the vulnerability and potential for divine guidance in his reign. At such a young age, Josiah's leadership would have been heavily influenced by his advisors and the priests, yet it also underscores the miraculous nature of his later reforms. This detail invites reflection on how God can use anyone, regardless of age, to fulfill His purposes. when he became king
The transition to kingship at a young age suggests a period of instability or crisis, as Josiah's father, Amon, was assassinated. This context sets the stage for Josiah's reign as one of restoration and reform, contrasting with the idolatry and corruption that preceded him. It emphasizes the sovereignty of God in raising leaders according to His will. and he reigned in Jerusalem
Jerusalem, the city of David, is the political and spiritual heart of Judah. Josiah's reign in this city signifies his central role in the religious and national life of the people. Jerusalem's significance as the location of the Temple underscores the importance of Josiah's reforms, which included the restoration of the Temple and the reestablishment of covenantal worship. thirty-one years
The length of Josiah's reign is notable for its stability and the significant religious reforms he implemented. Thirty-one years provided ample time for Josiah to enact changes that would have a lasting impact on the nation. This period of relative peace and reform is a testament to God's blessing on Josiah's leadership. His mother’s name was Jedidah
The mention of Josiah's mother, Jedidah, whose name means "beloved" in Hebrew, highlights the importance of maternal influence in the king's life. Her role, though not detailed, suggests a nurturing environment that may have contributed to Josiah's faithfulness to God. It also reflects the biblical pattern of acknowledging the influence of women in the spiritual formation of leaders. daughter of Adaiah
Adaiah, meaning "Yahweh has adorned," provides a glimpse into the heritage and lineage of Josiah. This detail connects Josiah to a family that may have had a history of faithfulness to God, further emphasizing the divine orchestration in his rise to kingship. she was from Bozkath
Bozkath, a town in Judah, situates Josiah's family within the tribal and geographical context of the southern kingdom. This detail roots Josiah's account in the land promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, reinforcing the covenantal themes that are central to his reign and reforms. Persons / Places / Events 1. JosiahThe young king of Judah who began his reign at the age of eight. He is known for his significant religious reforms and dedication to the Lord. 2. JedidahJosiah's mother, whose name means "beloved." Her influence may have played a role in Josiah's righteous reign. 3. AdaiahThe father of Jedidah, mentioned to establish Josiah's lineage. 4. BozkathA town in Judah, indicating the geographical and familial roots of Josiah's mother. 5. JerusalemThe capital city of Judah, where Josiah reigned and initiated his reforms. Teaching Points Godly InfluenceDespite his young age, Josiah's reign was marked by righteousness, suggesting the potential influence of a godly upbringing. Parents and mentors should strive to instill biblical values in the next generation. Youth and LeadershipJosiah's account demonstrates that age does not limit one's ability to lead and make significant changes. Young believers should be encouraged to pursue leadership roles and make a positive impact. Heritage and IdentityThe mention of Josiah's lineage and hometown underscores the importance of understanding one's heritage and identity in God's plan. Believers should reflect on how their background can be used for God's glory. Commitment to God's WordJosiah's later reforms were driven by a rediscovery of the Scriptures. This highlights the transformative power of God's Word and the need for regular engagement with it. Bible Study Questions 1. How might Josiah's young age have influenced his approach to leadership, and what can we learn from this about the potential of young leaders in the church today? 2. In what ways can parents and mentors today emulate the positive influence that Josiah's mother may have had on him? 3. How does Josiah's account encourage us to consider our own heritage and background in fulfilling God's purposes? 4. What steps can we take to ensure that we are regularly engaging with and being transformed by God's Word, as Josiah was? 5. How does the prophecy in 1 Kings 13:2 about Josiah's future actions demonstrate the reliability of God's Word, and how can this strengthen our faith today? Connections to Other Scriptures 2 Chronicles 34This chapter provides a parallel account of Josiah's reign, detailing his reforms and the discovery of the Book of the Law. Deuteronomy 17:18-20These verses outline the responsibilities of a king in Israel, emphasizing the importance of adhering to God's law, which Josiah exemplified. 1 Kings 13:2This prophecy foretells the birth of Josiah and his future actions against idolatry, highlighting the fulfillment of God's word. People Achbor, Adaiah, Ahikam, Asahiah, Asaiah, Azaliah, David, Harhas, Hilkiah, Huldah, Jedidah, Josiah, Meshullam, Micaiah, Michaiah, Shallum, Shaphan, TikvahPlaces Bozkath, Jerusalem, Second QuarterTopics Adaiah, Adai'ah, Boscath, Boskath, Bozcath, Bozkath, Daughter, Eight, Jedidah, Jedi'dah, Jerusalem, Josiah, Josi'ah, Mother's, Reign, Reigned, Reigning, Ruling, Thirty, Thirty-oneDictionary of Bible Themes 2 Kings 22:1-23:30 5366 king 2 Kings 22:1-2 5658 boys
5746 youth Library The Rediscovered Law and Its Effects
'And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord: and Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it. 9. And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the Lord. 10. And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy ScriptureJosiah, a Pattern for the Ignorant.
"Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the Lord, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before Me; I also have heard thee, saith the Lord. Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place."--2 Kings …
John Henry Newman—Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VIII A Traveler's Note-Book
A tourist who roams for a brief while through some great country like England or Russia may jot down a few of the impressions which come home to him, making no pretense at completeness or symmetry of description. So, one who has journeyed like a hasty traveler over some passages in that vast tract of years which we describe as the classic and Christian civilizations, notes down in the following pages a few of the salient features that have impressed him. He has already prefaced this with a sort …
George S. Merriam—The Chief End of Man Whether Determinate Things are Required for a Sacrament?
Objection 1: It seems that determinate things are not required for a sacrament. For sensible things are required in sacraments for the purpose of signification, as stated above [4343](A[4]). But nothing hinders the same thing being signified by divers sensible things: thus in Holy Scripture God is signified metaphorically, sometimes by a stone (2 Kings 22:2; Zech. 3:9; 1 Cor. 10:4; Apoc. 4:3); sometimes by a lion (Is. 31:4; Apoc. 5:5); sometimes by the sun (Is. 60:19,20; Mal. 4:2), or by something …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica The Instrumentality of the Wicked Employed by God, While He Continues Free from Every Taint.
1. The carnal mind the source of the objections which are raised against the Providence of God. A primary objection, making a distinction between the permission and the will of God, refuted. Angels and men, good and bad, do nought but what has been decreed by God. This proved by examples. 2. All hidden movements directed to their end by the unseen but righteous instigation of God. Examples, with answers to objections. 3. These objections originate in a spirit of pride and blasphemy. Objection, that …
John Calvin—The Institutes of the Christian Religion The Medes and the Second Chaldaean Empire
THE FALL OF NINEVEH AND THE RISE OF THE CHALDAEAN AND MEDIAN EMPIRES--THE XXVIth EGYPTIAN DYNASTY: CYAXARES, ALYATTES, AND NEBUCHADREZZAR. The legendary history of the kings of Media and the first contact of the Medes with the Assyrians: the alleged Iranian migrations of the Avesta--Media-proper, its fauna and flora; Phraortes and the beginning of the Median empire--Persia proper and the Persians; conquest of Persia by the Medes--The last monuments of Assur-bani-pal: the library of Kouyunjik--Phraortes …
G. Maspero—History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 8 The First Blast of the Trumpet
The English Scholar's Library etc. No. 2. The First Blast of the Trumpet &c. 1558. The English Scholar's Library of Old and Modern Works. No. 2. The First Blast of the Trumpet &c. 1558. Edited by EDWARD ARBER, F.S.A., etc., LECTURER IN ENGLISH LITERATURE, ETC., UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON. SOUTHGATE, LONDON, N. 15 August 1878. No. 2. (All rights reserved.) CONTENTS. Bibliography vii-viii Introduction …
John Knox—The First Blast of the Trumpet Why Should we not Believe These to be Angelic Operations through Dispensation of The...
16. Why should we not believe these to be angelic operations through dispensation of the providence of God, Who maketh good use of both good things and evil, according to the unsearchable depth of His judgments? whether thereby the minds of mortals be instructed, or whether deceived; whether consoled, or whether terrified: according as unto each one there is to be either a showing of mercy, or a taking of vengeance, by Him to Whom, not without a meaning, the Church doth sing "of mercy and of judgment." …
St. Augustine—On Care to Be Had for the Dead. The Credibility of Scripture Sufficiently Proved in So Far as Natural Reason Admits.
1. Secondary helps to establish the credibility of Scripture. I. The arrangement of the sacred volume. II. Its dignity. III. Its truth. IV. Its simplicity. V. Its efficacy. 2. The majesty conspicuous in the writings of the Prophets. 3. Special proofs from the Old Testament. I. The antiquity of the Books of Moses. 4. This antiquity contrasted with the dreams of the Egyptians. II. The majesty of the Books of Moses. 5. The miracles and prophecies of Moses. A profane objection refuted. 6. Another profane …
John Calvin—The Institutes of the Christian Religion Authorship of the Pentateuch.
The term Pentateuch is composed of the two Greek words, pente, five, and teuchos, which in later Alexandrine usage signified book. It denotes, therefore, the collection of five books; or, the five books of the law considered as a whole. 1. In our inquiries respecting the authorship of the Pentateuch, we begin with the undisputed fact that it existed in its present form in the days of Christ and his apostles, and had so existed from the time of Ezra. When the translators of the Greek version, …
E. P. Barrows—Companion to the Bible Synagogues: their Origin, Structure and Outward Arrangements
It was a beautiful saying of Rabbi Jochanan (Jer. Ber. v. 1), that he who prays in his house surrounds and fortifies it, so to speak, with a wall of iron. Nevertheless, it seems immediately contradicted by what follows. For it is explained that this only holds good where a man is alone, but that where there is a community prayer should be offered in the synagogue. We can readily understand how, after the destruction of the Temple, and the cessation of its symbolical worship, the excessive value attached …
Alfred Edersheim—Sketches of Jewish Social Life The Greater Prophets.
1. We have already seen (Chap. 15, Nos. 11 and 12) that from Moses to Samuel the appearances of prophets were infrequent; that with Samuel and the prophetical school established by him there began a new era, in which the prophets were recognized as a distinct order of men in the Theocracy; and that the age of written prophecy did not begin till about the reign of Uzziah, some three centuries after Samuel. The Jewish division of the latter prophets--prophets in the more restricted sense of the …
E. P. Barrows—Companion to the Bible Of the Power of Making Laws. The Cruelty of the Pope and his Adherents, in this Respect, in Tyrannically Oppressing and Destroying Souls.
1. The power of the Church in enacting laws. This made a source of human traditions. Impiety of these traditions. 2. Many of the Papistical traditions not only difficult, but impossible to be observed. 3. That the question may be more conveniently explained, nature of conscience must be defined. 4. Definition of conscience explained. Examples in illustration of the definition. 5. Paul's doctrine of submission to magistrates for conscience sake, gives no countenance to the Popish doctrine of the obligation …
John Calvin—The Institutes of the Christian Religion Of the Effects of those Prerogatives.
From these prerogatives there will arise to the elect in heaven, five notable effects:-- 1. They shall know God with a perfect knowledge (1 Cor. i. 10), so far as creatures can possibly comprehend the Creator. For there we shall see the Word, the Creator; and in the Word, all creatures that by the Word were created; so that we shall not need to learn (of the things which were made) the knowledge of him by whom all things were made. The most excellent creatures in this life, are but as a dark veil …
Lewis Bayly—The Practice of Piety Meditations for one that is Like to Die.
If thy sickness be like to increase unto death, then meditate on three things:--First, How graciously God dealeth with thee. Secondly, From what evils death will free thee. Thirdly, What good death will bring unto thee. The first sort of Meditations are, to consider God's favourable dealing with thee. 1. Meditate that God uses this chastisement of thy body but as a medicine to cure thy soul, by drawing thee, who art sick in sin, to come by repentance unto Christ, thy physician, to have thy soul healed …
Lewis Bayly—The Practice of Piety Kings
The book[1] of Kings is strikingly unlike any modern historical narrative. Its comparative brevity, its curious perspective, and-with some brilliant exceptions--its relative monotony, are obvious to the most cursory perusal, and to understand these things is, in large measure, to understand the book. It covers a period of no less than four centuries. Beginning with the death of David and the accession of Solomon (1 Kings i., ii.) it traverses his reign with considerable fulness (1 Kings iii.-xi.), …
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