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Hezekiah and Josiah
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Abstract
This chapter illustrates the manner in which the kings Hezekiah and Josiah are presented in the narrative of Kings as the honorable heirs to David in the final period of the kingdom of Judah. Together they provide the literary highlights of the culmination of the text of Kings. The pair are both described as the most righteous of kings; one representing faith and one obedience. The central stories for the two rulers continue and relate to the presentation of rulers and religion in the work as a whole. Hezekiah’s wavering faith is illuminated in the confrontation between Sennacherib and Yhwh through which steadfast reliance on Yhwh prevails. Josiah’s obedience to the proper cult is presented as a thorough religious rectification subsequent to hearing written directions.
Title: Hezekiah and Josiah
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Abstract
This chapter illustrates the manner in which the kings Hezekiah and Josiah are presented in the narrative of Kings as the honorable heirs to David in the final period of the kingdom of Judah.
Together they provide the literary highlights of the culmination of the text of Kings.
The pair are both described as the most righteous of kings; one representing faith and one obedience.
The central stories for the two rulers continue and relate to the presentation of rulers and religion in the work as a whole.
Hezekiah’s wavering faith is illuminated in the confrontation between Sennacherib and Yhwh through which steadfast reliance on Yhwh prevails.
Josiah’s obedience to the proper cult is presented as a thorough religious rectification subsequent to hearing written directions.
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