[[2 Chron-34]] Prev: [[Prophecies in 2 Chron-33]] | Next: [[Prophecies in 2 Chron-35]] --- ### He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: King Josiah fulfills a specific prophecy made approximately 300 years earlier regarding the destruction of the pagan altar at Bethel and the burning of human bones upon it. *Historical context*: The prophecy is found in [[1 Kings-13#v2|1 Kings 13:2]], where an unnamed 'man of God' from Judah cried out against the altar at Bethel, naming 'Josiah' specifically as the future king who would sacrifice the priests of the high places and burn their bones on the altar. Scholars note this as a rare example of a specific name being predicted centuries in advance. *Related to*: [[1 Kings-13#v2|1 Kings 13:2]] ### Yahweh says, 'Behold, I will bring evil on this place, and on its inhabitants, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah. Because they have forsaken me... my wrath is poured out on this place, and it will not be quenched.' *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: The prophetess Huldah predicts the inevitable destruction of Jerusalem and the exile of the people of Judah as a consequence of their persistent idolatry. *Historical context*: This prophecy was fulfilled in the Babylonian Siege and the subsequent destruction of Jerusalem and the First Temple by Nebuchadnezzar II in 586 BCE, leading to the Babylonian Exile. *Related to*: [[Deut-28#v15|Deuteronomy 28:15]]-68 ### Behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes won't see all the evil that I will bring on this place and on its inhabitants. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Huldah prophesies that King Josiah will die before the national disaster falls upon Jerusalem, meaning he will be spared from witnessing the city's destruction. *Historical context*: Josiah died in 609 BCE after being wounded in the Battle of Megiddo against Pharaoh Necho II. Although his death was in battle, theologians and historians interpret 'in peace' as dying before the 'evil' (the total destruction of 586 BCE) occurred, thereby fulfilling the divine promise of being spared from seeing the ultimate calamity. *Related to*: ### ...for great is Yahweh's wrath that is poured out on us, because our fathers have not kept Yahweh's word, to do according to all that is written in this book. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The king and his officials recognize that the current spiritual and political state of Judah is the direct fulfillment of the curses and warnings documented in the 'book of the law' found in the temple. *Historical context*: The 'book of the law' found by Hilkiah is widely identified by biblical scholars as the book of Deuteronomy or its core components. The text frames the historical decline of Judah as the literal realization of the covenantal sanctions (curses) outlined in [[Deut|Deuteronomy 28]]. *Related to*: [[Deut|Deuteronomy 28]]-30 --- #ai_prophecy