• thJosiah (16 king) (22:3) 4. He prepared a great Passover and provided the lambs for sacrifice. {4} And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them. Josiah was crowned when he was just 8 years old after the assassination of his 24 year old father. burned human bones on them.” [2 Kings 23:20] “Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him who turned to the [49], Encyclopedia Judaica | second edition | vol 11 | pg 459. Verse 15 is about the future king that would be “one from among thy brethren” and in verse 20 “his heart was not to be lifted up above his brethren.” The righteous king was supposed to see himself as a man from among his brethren. [44], According to Louis Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews (1909), remarks on Josiah's piety and the death of his father Amon:"For repentance he was given no time, for death cut him off in the fullness of his sinful ways. We must make it our own and personal. [10] Shallum was succeeded by Eliakim, under the name Jehoiakim,[11] who was succeeded by his own son Jeconiah;[12] then, Jeconiah was succeeded to the throne by his uncle Mattanyahu, under the name Zedekiah. This occurred after the assassination of his wicked father Amon (2 Kings 21:19-23). What influenced King Josiah to do right in the sight of the Lord and become a good person (2 Ki. Local sanctuaries, or High Places, were destroyed, from Beer-sheba in the south to Beth-el and the cities of Samaria in the north. And they Sixteen is such a critical age. Josiah became king of the Kingdom of Judah at the age of eight, after the assassination of his father, King Amon. So as we partake of this new covenant in his blood let us stand by it, putting off the old man with his deeds and being renewed in the spirit of your mind to serve the living God. He died an untimely death at the hand of the Gentiles. The King of Egypt assured Josiah that he had no designs upon Judea's independence, and requested free peaceful transit through the land. “Then Jeremiah chanted a lament for Josiah. Notice how many times the word “all” is used here. JOSIAH JOSIAH, or, in Hebrew, Yo ʾ shiyyahu, was a king of Judah (c. 640 – 609 bce). P They blame the collapse on a previous king, King Manasseh, Josiah's grandfather, so Josiah doesn't take the blame for the collapse of his own kingdom. or, What shall we drink? As Josiah grew older, he became more experienced and powerful. For all Josiah’s efforts, the sins of Manasseh were deep and unrecoverable. Answer: Josiah was the king of Judah from approximately 640 to 609 B.C. You just might get it.” Israel had asked for a king, just like the nations around it. For this study we will look at 2 kings 22, 23:1-30 and 2 Chronicles 35:20:27. Josiah was only 8 years old when he ascended the throne of Judah. One child is King Josiah. the thirteenth year of king Josiah, i.e. KJV: Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. He begins a six-year purge of the whole nation from idolatry. Ruling for two short years and then being violently murdered by conspiring servants. King Josiah of Judah (ruled 640–609 b.c.e.) Heaton who points out that the Levitical priesthood, Jeremiah and Hosea influenced Shaphan, Josiah’s tutor who influenced Josiah. C. L. G. The prophetic activity of Jeremiah began in the reign of Josiah; he was a contemporary of his relative the prophetess Hulda and of his teacher Zephaniah. he started "to seek the God of David" (IIChron. But note that they didn't claim other gods did not exist. Some Christadelphians think it’s too young of an age to be baptized. It’s for certain that The defeat of Josiah at Megiddo essentially represents the end of the rule of the Davidic line, since not only were Josiah's successors short-lived, but also Judah's relative independence had crumbled in the face of a resurgent Egypt bent on regaining its traditional control of the region, and the imminent rise of the Babylonian empire which also sought control. The record in 2 Kings 23:25 gives the summary of his life like this, “And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.”. Such was the life of King Josiah. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”. It was inevitable. He was the son of the evil King Amon and the grandson of King Manasseh. [25] In fact, some recent European theologians even go so far as to posit that most of the Torah and Deuteronomistic History was composed and finalized several centuries later, during the Persian period. Did you know that Zephaniah, the prophet, was his cousin? Isn’t it amazing that the Word of God was lost in the house? [23], For much of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, it was agreed among biblical scholars that this "Book of the Law" was an early version of the Book of Deuteronomy, but recent biblical scholarship sees it as a largely legendary narrative about one of the earliest stages of the creation of Deuteronomistic work. Many scholars see the whole core narrative, from Joshua to 2 Kings, as comprising a Deuteronomistic History (DtrH) written during Josiah's reign. “For thus saith the LORD touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more: But he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more. The instruments and emblems of the worship of Baal and "the host of heaven" were removed from the Jerusalem Temple. In his seeking, he set about restoring the house of the Lord. The mind of Josiah was right in line with the teaching of Jesus Christ from Matthew 6:31-33, “Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? Jeremiah too starts to prophecy during the reign of Josiah. 31:26). 34:2 to describe Josiah. We’ve seen a young king that was surrounded by a godly remnant but truly he made the right choice on his own, in highly unlikely circumstances, to seek after the God of his father David. From that early age, king Josiah Josiah's reforms are described in two biblical accounts, 2 Kings 22–23, and 2 Chronicles 34–35. He also was very young when he came to power, and his reign was the longest of any king of the southern kingdom. That commitment he made became action. ... That the full measure of punishment was not meted out to Amon-his evil deeds were such that he should have forfeited his share in the World to come-was due to the circumstance of his having a pious and righteous son";[45] also that Josiah's death was brought about because despite his sincere religious reform, he had in fact been deceived; thus he refused to heed the Prophet Jeremiah, thinking that no sword would pass through the Land of Israel. He suddenly found himself at the tender age of eight ruling over a kingdom that was etched with years of moral depravity. [2] He set forth the example and expected everybody to follow. [34] Although Josiah went to war with Egypt against the prophet's advice, Jeremiah knew that this was an error by the otherwise pious king;[35] and later he bitterly laments the king's death: the fourth chapter of Lamentations beginning with a dirge on Josiah. The Assyrian Empire was beginning to disintegrate, the Neo-Babylonian Empire had not yet risen to replace it, and Egypt to the west was still recovering from Assyrian rule. Firstly, the early age at which Josiah dedicated himself to God is a prime example for us to consider. When it said in verse 15, “did not thy father eat and drink” it refers to the contentment Josiah had with simple food. He was a relative of Josiah’s, for he was possibly a descendant of Manasseh’s father, the good King Hezekiah. In the kings record we have some unexpected twists and turns. King Josiah was the son of Amon who became king of Judah after his father died. What influenced him to godliness and to continue there in? [48], The date of Josiah's death can be established fairly accurately. Humility was needed. Josiah would have been six years old when Manasseh died. Josiah, also spelled Josias, (born c. 648 bce —died 609), king of Judah (c. 640–609 bce), who set in motion a reformation that bears his name and that left an indelible mark on Israel’s religious traditions (2 Kings 22–23:30).. Josiah was the grandson of Manasseh, king of Judah, and ascended the throne at age eight after the assassination of his father, Amon, in 641. His purge of idolatry is something for us to follow as we seek to eradicate sin in our lives. There is consent among several scholars, e.g. covered the sites with human bones.” [2 Kings 23:14] “Josiah slaughtered all the priests of those high places on the altars and. {16} He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? While King Josiah reigned in righteousness, King Nabopolassar (626-605) reigned in Babylon and was the opposite of Josiah. They destroyed the altars of Baal Peor, the false lord of schemes; the stripper poles of Ashtarah, the false goddess of perversion; and Moloch, the false god of war who demands child sacrifice by fire. And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book. In his eighth year he "began to seek the God of his father David" and in his twelfth year he began a programme of destruction of Baalist altars and images throughout Jerusalem and Judah. Josiah, king of Judah (c. 640–609 bce), who set in motion a reformation that bears his name and that left an indelible mark on Israel’s religious traditions (2 Kings 22–23:30). And it is said, "Surely there was not holden such a Passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah; but in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, wherein this Passover was holden to the Lord in Jerusalem" (2 Kings 23:22, 23). Cease opposing God, who is with me, so that he will not destroy you. Nabopolassar reigned for the last 19 years of Josiah’s reign. His reign in Jerusalem is discussed in 2 Kings 22–23 and 2 Chronicles 34–35. If this is the case, there may be an echo in verse 23. As a result, he had his priests this book to the people. That is not an easy task. 2 Chronicles 34: 19 -21 King Josiah realized that they had not been obeying God and that the Lord was angry with them for this reason. His father died when he was eight and he was made king. In the middle of the work Hilkiah found the book of the law of the Lord given by Moses. Josiah, the boy king, was only eight when he assumed the throne. This king was a … It was only during King Josiah’s reform that the "Yahweh only party" really took control and began pushing other gods out of Judean minds. All Content Copyright Timothy Young © 2020, "Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine." In the story, we see also a faithful high priest in Hilkiah. The faithful remnant would remain. At the age of twenty he does something about it. His youngest son Shallum succeeded Josiah as king of Judah, under the name Jehoahaz. Committing ourselves to a covenant with God, living our life in faith and leaving a legacy that is pleasing to God. Chronicles, in contrast, tells about three stages of the reform: (1) in the eighth year of his reign (632 B.C.E.) It was a surprise for Hilkiah. [39] Taking the coast route Via Maris into Syria at the head of a large army, consisting mainly of mercenaries; and supported by his Mediterranean fleet along the shore, Necho passed the low tracts of Philistia and Sharon. It is filled with so much exhortation. After the setback in Harran, Necho left a sizeable force behind, and returned to Egypt. His death in the latter account was attributed to him "not listening to what Necho had said at God's command..." when Necho stated: "What have I to do with you, king of Judah? But the request was refused. Josiah’s father was Amon who continued the evil practices of Manasseh (v.19-23). The king read all the book in their ears and then publicly declared his covenant before the LORD. He was a relative of Josiah’s, for he was possibly a descendant of Manasseh’s father, the good King Hezekiah. [18], However it has been noted that the story of the repairs to the Temple is based on those ordered by an earlier Judean king, Joash (who ruled c. 836 – 796 BCE) in 2 Kings 12.[19]. He built the house of God and revealed the word of God. It was in this time of idolatry and spiritual adultery with other gods that a new ruler came to power in Judah. Even Jeremiah seems to comment at the discovery by saying, “Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and they word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart” (Jer. 1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. He knew about David. The very things he had learned from Deuteronomy (Deut. He wiped out all of the pagan cults that had formed within his land. Necho then took Jehoahaz back to Egypt as his prisoner. Make sure you don’t miss that. Everybody was included, both great and small. Josiah was only 8 years old when he became king. [17] The phrase sefer ha-torah (ספר התורה) in 2 Kings 22:8 is identical to the phrase used in Joshua 1:8 and 8:34 to describe the sacred writings that Joshua had received from Moses. Josiah was so intent it took him six years to complete the job and this was just the first purging. Baptism is the start to the true warfare against the flesh. "[41] According to 2 Chronicles 35:25, Jeremiah wrote a lament for Josiah's death. [3], Josiah is known only from biblical texts; no reference to him exists in other surviving texts of the period from Egypt or Babylon, and no clear archaeological evidence, such as inscriptions bearing his name, has ever been found. He doesn’t seem as involved as Johoida was with Joash but he is there as a supporter of young Josiah. And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD. The name Josiah in the Bible means “Healed of the Lord” or “The Lord will Support,” according to Easton’s Bible Dictionary. He was eight years old when he became king, and reigned for 31 years in Jerusalem. No, don’t save that, I don’t care if it’s gold, it has to go. The book is not identified in the text as the Torah and many scholars believe this was either a copy of the Book of Deuteronomy or a text that became a part of Deuteronomy. The Bible passage at 2 Kings 22:2 says that the character of Josiah's reign was good, and that he followed in the steps of his ancestor, King David, and was obedient to the Lord. While in that work they discover something that had been lost. And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about. (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. Hilkiah brought this scroll to Josiah's attention. Josiah was a great ruler in the annals of Judah's Josiah was an amazingly unique king. According to the Bible, King Josiah then changed his form of leadership entirely, entering into a new form of covenant with the Lord. 3 In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his father David. He travelled all over Israel to turn the hearts of the people towards God. It is The treasure of which we cannot lose in our house. Josiah was born the son of King Amnon. And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. No archaeological evidence for Josiah as a person exists. 3:27). Josiah came to the throne at eight years of age upon the assassination of his father, Amon. It is a wonderful time of working together to rebuild the true worship of God. And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. [40] Necho then joined forces with the Assyrian Ashur-uballit II and together they crossed the Euphrates and lay siege to Harran. 23:1-3)? he began to extirpate objectionable cults in Judah and J… To do that we must be impacted by the word of God just like Josiah. We could also lose the word in our own homes when the business of life takes over our daily readings. “In the eighth year of his reign,” Scripture records that Josiah began to seek the Lord (2 Chronicles 34:3). Josiah reigned for thirty-one years, from 641/640 to 610/609 BCE. The effect would be as in verse 20, “he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left.” These are the very words used in 2 Chr. He developed improved pottery bodies by a long process of systematic experimentation, and was the leader in the industrialisation of the manufacture of European pottery (the Chinese having achieved this long before). Someone was sharing the It seems more than likely that it was the book of Deuteronomy which they found for it was to be stored by the ark (Deut. When King Josiah stood for what was right, others joined in and got excited about serving the Lord. Josiah must have diligently followed the instruction in verse 18 to write out his own copy of the law. He was the last good king; the evil of his four … (2Ki 22:1) Josiah had at least two wives, Hamutal and Zebidah. His father, Amon, was an evil king who worshipped idols. Counting the years of Manasseh, Amon, and those that Josiah had already served as King, it could mean the Law had been missing for 80 years. [24] That is, historical-critical biblical scholars generally believe that the "Book of the Law"—an early predecessor of the Torah—was invented by Josiah's priests, who were driven by ideological interests to centralize power under Josiah in the Temple in Jerusalem. He founded the Wedgwood company. In his 18th year as king, Josiah ordered the Jerusalem temple to be restored. He established and organized all the Levites again in their courses. [4] Nevertheless, most scholars believe that he existed historically and that the absence of documents is due to few documents of any sort surviving from this very early period, and to Jerusalem having been occupied, conquered, and rebuilt over thousands of years.[5]. His grandfather, Manasseh, had been the antithesis of all that Josiah would be. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and followed the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left. Although we cannot be sure that this identification was intentional on the part of Josiah, it is easy to believe. For years, my response to the most vocal critics of religion was to say, “By all means, rail against the extremists, but leave the moderates alone. The amazing thing about Josiah is that he is undeterred by this. He was struck by 300 darts; he made no complaint except to acknowledge "The Lord is righteous, for I rebelled against His commandment.[45]. Then King Josiah contributed to the laypeople, as Passover offerings for all who were present, lambs and young goats from the flock to the number of 30,000, and 3,000 bulls; these were from the king’s possessions.And his (Some Bible Scholars believe the high priest Hilkiah was the one who taught Josiah and influenced his life.) 2 Kings 23:4-20). The reaction of Josiah to the word is exemplary. Josiah was the son of King Amon and the grandson of King Manasseh—both of them wicked kings of Judah. Of course, God is the one over all these works. The record in 2 Kings 23:25 gives the summary of his life like this, “And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.” However, the passage over the ridge of hills which shuts in on the south of the great Jezreel Valley was blocked by the Judean army led by Josiah, who may have considered that the Assyrians and Egyptians were weakened by the death of the pharaoh Psamtik I only a year earlier (610 BCE): Psamtik having been appointed and confirmed by Assyrian kings Esarhaddon and Ashurbanipal. The Bible describes him as a righteous king, a king who "walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left" (2 Kings 22:2; 2 Chronicles 34:2). We are not told. 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