Josiah

Gilbert House Fellowship #176: Jeremiah 3-7

On: November 12, 2017

In: Bible Study, Old Testament

Tagged: Babylon, Jeremiah, Jerusalem, Josiah, Prophecy

THE HEARTBREAK of Jeremiah at the prophesied destruction of Jerusalem is evident in this week’s reading: My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh the walls of my heart! My heart is beating wildly; I cannot keep silent, for I hear the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

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Gilbert House Fellowship #175: Zephaniah; Jeremiah 1-2

On: November 5, 2017

In: Bible Study, Old Testament

Tagged: Ammon, Amorites, Assyria, Canaan, Cherethites, Egypt, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Josiah, Moab, Pelethites, Philistines, Rephaim, Zephaniah

YOU’D THINK that prophets of Yahweh during the reign of good king Josiah would have been a little more upbeat. Not so much.Continue Reading

Gilbert House Fellowship #174: 2 Kings 22-23; 2 Chr 34-35

On: October 29, 2017

In: Bible Study, Old Testament

Tagged: Asherim, Assyria, Baal, Chemosh, Egypt, Huldah, Josiah, Milcom, Molech, Necho

JOSIAH IS remembered as one of the best kings of the House of David — indeed, he was the last good king of Israel.Continue Reading