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The Book of the Law
Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the book of the law in the house of Yahweh.” And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan and he read it. – 2 Kings 22:8 Have you ever wondered what the Book of the Law was? All 5 books of the Torah, or just Deuteronomy? Scholars disagree. And just how did it get lost in the first place?! Hilkiah found it during the reign of Josiah. But who lost it? Hezekiah’s son, Manasseh, was a wicked king. He didn’t just rebel. He tried to stamp out worship of Yahweh. In Judea in those days, idol worship was…
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Jeremiah, Who Were You?
If you think, “Uggh, the weeping prophet. How depressing,” think again. Jeremiah is fascinating. He’s so much more than a man who needs a box of Kleenex. This blog post is part of a series on the inspiration for my inspirational fantasy series, The Prophet Chronicles. We’ve talked about Josiah – how he was crowned at age eight. EIGHT! His dad was a rotten guy. He probably made disastrous choices when it came to marriage. He started following the Lord around age fifteen. Why? He became a godly king. Who or what influenced him. Who would he have listened to? Jeremiah! What do we know about Jeremiah? The words of Jeremiah…
