Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of ...
Jacob was the son of Abraham whose name was changed by God to “Israel,” which means “prince of God.” He had twelve sons. Who is Judah? Judah was one of the sons of Israel, and his descendants became known as the tribe of Judah. Judah is also a name collectively given to two ...
By contrast, Luke’s account portrays Jesus’ baptism as a communal event: “Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying…” Mark presents Jesus stepping onto the world stage, becoming the Son of God through adoption at baptism. Luke, ...
24. Zephaniah (Zephaniah) Zephaniah has some royal blood in him. He opens his tiny book of the Bible with his genealogy—which traces back to Hezekiah, the righteous king (Zep 1:1). 25. Haggai (Haggai) Haggai writes a very brief account of his ministry in the Bible. He encourages ...
Nearly three hundred years after Jehoshaphat, and nearly five hundred years after David, the young King Josiah was reigning in Jerusalem. The temple had fallen into ruin, and the good king determined to have it repaired. Hilkiah, the high priest, who was rummaging among the rubbish of the ...