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IVP Bible Background Commentary Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible ReferenceHow can we account for the "Book of the Law" suddenly being discovered during Josiah's renovation of the temple…
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Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible ReferenceHow can we account for the "Book of the Law" suddenly being discovered during Josiah's renovation of the temple (2 Chron 34:14)? In an Egyptian hymn to Amun-Re, the deity is praised for his judgment of the guilty. We know from Egypt and Mesopotamia that it was common to seal important documents--including theological documents--in the masonry or foundations of a palace or temple in order to inform a future king who might undertake restoration of the building.What might the psalmist have had in mind when praising God for removing our transgressions "as far as the east is from the west" (Ps 103:12)?
As a result of the god's discernment the guilty are assigned to the east and the righteous to the west.What is meant by God "weighing the heart" (Prov
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