Gedaliah and his status gedaliah son of ahikam coursera. When josiah heard the words of the book of the law of the lord, he immediately tore his royal clothing. Upon hearing the words in the book of the law the torah, the pentateuch, josiah was deeply grieved. The book of the law according to an account in 2 kings and 2 chronicles, hilkiah was a kohen gadol high priest of the temple of jerusalem during the reign of king josiah of judah 639609 bc and the discoverer of the book of the law in the temple, in the 18th year of josiahs reign 622 bc. Jun 20, 2016 learn more about ahikam from the eastons bible dictionary. Information and translations of ahikam in the most comprehensive. Most all of the major pieces of ii kings 2223 are present, including josiahs childhood, the discovery.
So hilkiah the priest, and ahikam, and achbor, and shaphan, and asaiah went to huldah the prophetess, the wife of shallum the son of tikvah, son of harhas, keeper of the wardrobe now she lived in jerusalem in the second quarter, and they talked with her. Beside gedaliah that is at the focus of this unit, the son of ahikam, and the grandson of shaphan, and now gedaliah is known as the grandfather of the prophet zephaniah. Son of shaphan the royal secretary during josiahs reign. And the king commanded hilkiah the priest, and ahikam the son of shaphan, and achbor the son of micaiah, and shaphan the secretary, and asaiah the kings servant, saying, go, inquire of the lord for me, and for the people, and for all judah, concerning the words of. Ahikam definition and meaning bible dictionary bible study tools. Ahikam, was one of the five whom josiah sent to consult the prophetess huldah in connection with the discovery of the book of the law. Posts about book of the law written by homedevotions. Rediscovering the book of the law young king josiah az. Ahikam was a member of the deputation sent by josiah to the prophetess huldah to consult her concerning the contents of the book of the law which had been found. Josiah was the king of judah from the age of eight and. He was the son of shaphan, the royal secretary, and the father of gedaliah, governor of judea after the destruction of jerusalem by the babylonians 2. He gave these orders to hilkiah the priest, ahikam son of phaphan, akbor son of. Then the king commanded hilkiah the priest, ahikam the son of shaphan, achbor the son of michaiah, shaphan the scribe, and asaiah a servant of the king, saying, go, inquire of the lord for me, for the people and for all judah, concerning the words of this book that.
He took the book of the law found in the temple to huldah the. Apr 08, 2017 posts about book of the law written by homedevotions. Shaphan was evidently much older than josiah and could therefore be a good spiritual adviser to him and a supporter of josiahs first campaign of restoring true worship. When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his robes. I recently watched the high quality film produced for church education in 2011 about josiah and the book of the law and to my amazement the presentation of the story completely skips over the episode of josiahs consultation with huldah. Ii kings 22, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Then the king commanded hilkiah, ahikam the son of shaphan, abdon the son of micah, shaphan the scribe, and. This is the name of one of the five men that josiah sent to consult the prophetess huldah in connection with the discovery of the book of the law 2 kings. The book of the law in the house of the lord sermon by bruce. The young josiah and the book of the law bible stories.
Inquire of the lord for me and for those remaining in israel and judah, concerning the words of the book that was found. Sent by josiah to huldah the prophetess, when the book of the law was found in the temple, 2. Here the son meets us, true to the early lessons of his life, as the protector of the prophet. And the king commanded hilkiah the priest, and ahikam the son of shaphan, and achbor the son of michaiah, and shaphan the scribe, and asahiah a servant of the kings, saying, 2 kings 22. 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. One of the five whom josiah sent to consult the prophetess huldah in connection with the discovery of the book of the law. When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes. Accordingly jeremiah came to gedaliah the son of ahikam at mizpah and took up dwelling with him.
Ahikam hebrew, my brother has risen was one of the five whom, according to the hebrew bible, josiah sent to consult the prophetess huldah in connection with the discovery of the book of the law. And hilkiah gave the book to shaphan, and he read it. But just in case theres been a mistake, he sends hilkiah, ahikam son of shaphan, abdon son of micah who is called achbor son of micaiah in 2 kgs 22. When shaphan reads the book out to josiah, josiah tears his clothes in grief and fear that gods commands havent been followed. Ahikam was the father of gedaliah, whom, on the capture of jerusalem, nebuchadnezzar made governor of the land. Ahikam brother of support helper, one of the five whom josiah sent to consult the prophetess huldah in connection with the discovery of the book of the law 2 kings 22. Now when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the lord, hilkiah the priest found the book of the law given by moses. Within a few months, gedaliah was killed, and the remaining jews took jeremiah with them when they moved to egypt. He then sent hilkiah, together with ahikam, achbor, shapan and asaihiah to go inquire from the lord about him and the people of the city, seeing they. He was the son of shaphan, the royal secretary, and the father of gedaliah, governor of judea after the destruction of jerusalem by the babylonians. The book of the law found 22 josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in jerusalem thirtyone years. Ahikam was one of the five sent to the prophetess huldah by josiah to inquire concerning what they had read in the recently discovered book of the law. He summoned hilkiah, shaphan, shaphans son, ahikam, achbor michaiahs son, and asahiah one of the kings stewards.
Again, according to the proponents of this theory, the book of the covenant ends at exodus 24. During temple repair work, the very book of the law was found, and shaphan began to read it before the king. He took his son ahikam with him when he was sent to consult the prophetess huldah 2kings 22. Josiah was eight years old when he began to rule, and he ruled thirtyone years in jerusalem. Apr 09, 2017 i recently watched the high quality film produced for church education in 2011 about josiah and the book of the law and to my amazement the presentation of the story completely skips over the episode of josiahs consultation with huldah. He was the son of shaphan, the royal secretary, and the father of gedaliah, governor of judea after the destruction of jerusalem by the. And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes. May 30, 2012 when josiah read he book of the law, he tore his clothes, for he could see how far israel had departed from the rdinances of god, and he also knew the implications of this from the word of god. He was the son of shaphan, the royal secretary, and the father of gedaliah, governor of judea after the destruction of jerusalem by the babylonians 2 kings 25. Ahikam international standard bible encyclopedia bible. Dec 04, 2016 ahikam, was one of the five whom josiah sent to consult the prophetess huldah in connection with the discovery of the book of the law. To him hilkiah the priest gave the book of the law which had been found in the house of the lord, and shaphan took it to the king.
The young josiah and the book of the law the childrens bible henry a. Learn more about ahikam from the eastons bible dictionary. Sherman josiah was eight years old when he began to rule, and he ruled thirtyone years in jerusalem. Brother of support helper, one of the five whom josiah sent to consult the prophetess huldah in connection with the discovery of the book of the law 2 kings 22.
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