Connect 2 Chronicles 34:14 with Deuteronomy 31:24-26 regarding the preservation of God's Law. Finding the Law in Josiah’s Day “While they were bringing out the money that had been brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the LORD given through Moses.” • Josiah’s reformers weren’t looking for a scroll; they were cleaning the temple treasury. • The “Book of the Law” is immediately tied to Moses’ authorship, anchoring it to the Pentateuch. • Its unexpected discovery after decades of neglect underscores God’s quiet guardianship over His Word—even when leaders and people forget it. Where Moses Last Placed the Scroll “When Moses had finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end, he gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD: ‘Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may remain there as a witness against you.’” • Moses wrote the Law “from beginning to end,” stressing completeness. • The Levites were charged to store it “beside the ark,” Israel’s holiest object, safekeeping it in the very heart of the nation’s worship. • The purpose: “that it may remain there as a witness.” Preservation was God-ordained, not accidental. Divine Safeguards Linking the Two Passages • Location: Moses deposits the scroll next to the ark; centuries later, priests discover it in the temple precincts—exactly where it should be if God had protected it. • Custodians: Levites guard it in Deuteronomy; Hilkiah the high priest uncovers it in Chronicles, showing an unbroken Levitical chain of stewardship. • Witness: Both texts highlight the Law as testimony—first “against” Israel (Deuteronomy 31:26), then “to” Israel, provoking national repentance under Josiah (2 Chronicles 34:19-21). Additional Scriptural Echoes of Preservation • Psalm 119:89—“Your word, O LORD, is everlasting; it is firmly fixed in the heavens.” • Isaiah 40:8—“The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.” • Matthew 5:17-18—Jesus affirms not “the smallest letter” will disappear from the Law. • 1 Peter 1:25—“The word of the Lord stands forever.” Lessons for Today • God’s Word Survives Neglect – Even when leaders lapse, the Scriptures wait—intact, living, ready to speak. • Preservation Is Providential, Not Merely Human – Deuteronomy commands Levites to guard the scroll; Chronicles records God ensuring they succeeded. • Revival Springs from Returning to the Written Word – Josiah’s reforms ignite only after the Law is read aloud (2 Chronicles 34:30). – Genuine change today still flows from rediscovering and obeying Scripture. • Confidence in Scripture’s Reliability – From Sinai to Josiah to Christ to us, the same text endures, affirming Jesus’ claim: “Scripture cannot be broken” (John 10:35). God not only spoke; He also kept His words intact, so every generation can hear, repent, and live. |
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