The mention of Josiah's age when he became king highlights the vulnerability and potential for divine guidance in leadership. At such a young age, Josiah's ascent to the throne underscores the importance of God's providence and the influence of godly mentors. It also reflects the tumultuous ...
Josiah’s Reforms - Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. He did what was right in the eyes of
34 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. 2 And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. 3 For in the eighth ...
The name given 6 years before the death of his grandfather Manasseh resumes the Judaic custom, suspended in the case of that king and Amon, of compounding royal names with that of Yahweh; perhaps a hint of the time, when, according to the Chronicler, Manasseh realized Yahweh's claim on hi...
He and Rebecca became friends over the next couple years. Josiah’s internship didn’t work out, but God had convicted him to pursue whatever he could to use his skills for building God’s kingdom. Josiah joined a church plant in a nearby town. While Josiah was helping with the newly ...
One of the first things that Benedict XVI did when he became Pope was to slim down the titles for the Pope, and he removed immediately one title. And it made us sad because it was the one title we actually liked, which is called Patriarch of the West. He removed that. Didn’t fi...
He left his company to his sons and retired to his mansion Etruria Hall. In late 1794, he fell ill—possibly with cancer—and died on January 3, 1795, at the age of 64. Legacy When Wedgwood began his work, Staffordshire was the home of several important ceramic manufacturers such as Jo...
He followed it up by sending a box of patterns and vases to the Queen and soon won permission to style himself "Potter to Her Majesty" while his creamware was granted the name of "Queen's Ware". A second tea-set was ordered by the King, to a simpler design which became known as "...
"A mathematician may say anything he pleases, but a physicist must be at least partially sane." "It has been said that 'the human mind has never invented a labor-saving machine equal to algebra.' If this be true, it is but natural and proper that an age like our own, characterized ...
In these times when Judaism was born, a few names emerge. Wisdom of Ben Sira 49:14 The praise of the ancients concludes with a brief return to the age of the patriarchs and the origins; in a word, one glorifies the father of human beings. Luke will also trace Jesus’ lineage back...