At this point, six years into josiahs reformation, god informs the young king that the people were only giving lipservice to his efforts. Convictions of sin and wrath should put us upon this inquiry, what shall we do to be saved. Is this just scholars trying to show how smart they are or is there a nugget of something important there. But after his death, the nation divided into two kingdoms. Those who were against god fought and were at wars with gods people. Huldah returned it not in the language of a courtierpray give my humble service to his majesty, and let him know that this is the message i have for him from the god of israel. In kings, davids son solomon leads israel to greatness, only to.
That, in repairing the temple, the book of the law was happily found and brought to the king, 2 kings 22. The book of 2 kings is a sequel to the book of 1 kings. To gods book, which he was much affected with the reading of v. The septuagint translators were the ones who made the divisions, and they did so more or less for the convenience. Where the author intends to say that the whole book was read. Ewald believes it to have been the book of deuteronomy, which had, he thinks, been composed some thirty or forty years before in egypt by a jewish exile, and. A verse by verse commentary on 2 kings 22 dealing with the book of the law found. It is read by shaphan the scribe, before the king and his servants, 9,10. This says, in tones of thunder, that josiah recognized that discovery as something the fathers had possessed for ages and that they had disobeyed its commandments. It continues the story of the kings over the divided kingdom israel and judah. Josiah reigns over judah, the book of law discovered, the prophecy of.
The same thing happened with the books of samuel and chronicles immediately before and after the books of kings. Study the bible online using commentary on 2 kings 22 and more. Josiahs good reign, his care for repairing the temple, the book of the law found. And said, thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house.
To him, therefore, it is only a book, the authorship and value of which he leaves it to others to determine. In verse eight hilkiah reports to shaphan that he has found the book literally scroll of the torah in the house. Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in jerusalem. Book of second kings overview insight for living ministries. The king, greatly affected, sends to inquire of huldah the prophetess, 11. Celebrate the passover to the lord your god, as it is written in this book of the covenant. Best 2 kings commentaries updated for 2020 best bible. Verse 8 says that there was nothing in the ark except the tablets. Study 2 kings 22 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to. The book 2 chronicles covers much the same timeperiod as the books of kings, but it ignores the northern kingdom of israel almost completely, david is given a major role in planning the temple, hezekiah is given a much more farreaching program of reform, and manasseh of judah is given an opportunity to repent of his. And hilkiah gave the book to shaphan, and he read it. As we noted in the previous chapter, 1 and 2 kings originally comprised one book of history. The second book of the kings commentary by robert jamieson chapter 22 2ki 22.
Originally this book and the preceding book were combined into one longer book in the hebrew bible. An exegetical and theological exposition of holy scripture the new american commentary. And hilkiah the high priest said to shaphan the scribe, i have found the book of the law in the house of the lord. As the temple is being repaired, the royal secretary shaphan presents to hezekiah the book of the law. And his mothers name was jedidah, the daughter of adaiah of boscath.
Hilkiah finds the book of the law tn the temple, 8. Watch our overview video on the books of 1 2 kings, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Commentaries frequently include the detail that no other king in israel or judah has ever been evaluated as not having turned aside hebrew root sur to the right or left. Originally, the double books were single books one book of samuel, one of kings, and one of chronicles. Tremper longman iii gives this commentary 5 stars highest rating in his 5th edition of the old testament commentary survey. They despised the bible because gods word was in it. An exegetical and theological exposition of holy scripture the new american commentary house, paul r. The book of 2 kings, along with 1 kings, was likely written between 560 and 540 b. The tradition is that the prophet jeremiah was the author of both 1 and 2 kings.
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reignhappier than his grandfather manasseh, he seems to have fallen during his minority under the care of better guardians, who trained him in the principles and practice of piety. Prince josiah was coronated king of judah at the tender age of eighteen eight is a typo and ruled thirtyone years in jerusalem. Second book of kings, which opens with the translation of elijah to heaven, and closes with the transportation of the captive jews to babylon, is more tragic than all which have preceded it. Josiah succeeds amon his father, and reigns thirtyone years, 1, 2. That, in repairing the temple, the book of the law was happily found and brought to the king, v. This chapter begins with the age and character of josiah king of judah, 2 kings 22. The books of kings were originally one book in the hebrew text and formed a two volume corpus with the present books of samuel. Therefore, 2 kings is actually the fourth book in the series on the history of the hebrew kings as presently arranged. Much of page 7 and the top of 8 if e book commentary on 8. King josiah said, our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us 2 kings 22.
David guzik commentary on 2 kings 22 describes the beginnings of josiahs reforms, as the king finds the book of the law and has it read before him. Until solomon died, there was one nation called israel. Moab rebelled against israel after the death of ahab. Listen to chuck swindoll s overview of second kings in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. The book of 2 kings is a history of israel s and judah s kings.
First and second kings is the second in a series of three double books. It is most natural to understand hero, as in 2 kings 22. This chapter begins the story of the reign of good king josiah, whose goodness shines the brighter because it came just after so much wickedness, which he had the honour to reform, and just before so great a destruction, which yet he had not the honour to prevent. You will also find options for commentaries on 2 kings that help pastors, teachers, and readers with application of the bible, commentaries that approach the scripture versebyverse, classic christian commentaries, and much more. Nay, more than that, it is the most tragic national record ever written. She delivers an afflictive prophecy concerning the evils that were coming.
Some think this book was the autograph, or original manuscript, of the five books of moses, under his own hand. In other words, he faithfully observed the book of the law to the fullest. He was most likely a prophet, because many of the historical events. The author is neither indicated in the text nor known by scholars. It was the temple copy which, had been laid deuteronomy 31. Now ahaziah fell through the lattice of his upper room in samaria, and was injured.
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