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Reform and Fall

Reform and Fall. Josiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. Timeline. Fall of Samaria – 721 Hezekiah 715-687 701 invasion of Sennacherib 2 Kings 18:13-19:37 Byron’s Destruction of Sennacherib Reform Manasseh 686-642 Josiah 640-609 Reform Death Jehoiakim 609-598. Good Kings Reform.

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Reform and Fall

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  1. Reform and Fall Josiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel

  2. Timeline • Fall of Samaria – 721 • Hezekiah 715-687 • 701 invasion of Sennacherib • 2 Kings 18:13-19:37 Byron’s Destruction of Sennacherib • Reform • Manasseh 686-642 • Josiah 640-609 • Reform • Death • Jehoiakim 609-598

  3. Good Kings Reform • Hezekiah’s reform • 2 Kings 18:1-8 • Manasseh’s long term, by co-operation with Assyria • Josiah’s reform • Impetus– 2 Kings 22:3-20

  4. One Outline of Deuteronomy • Introduction 1 (1:1 – 4:43) • Introduction 2 (4:44 – 11:32) • Deuteronomic law code (12-26) • Concluding the Covenant (27-32) • Death of Moses (33-34)

  5. Themes of Deuteronomy • Serve only the Lord your God • The place where God makes the Name dwell • Worship there • Obey all the laws • Punished and exiled if disobey • Restored if repent and obey • God chose you by his love • We did not choose God • TODAY

  6. Results • Actions of Josiah’s reforms • 2 Kings 23:1-25 [1-7,15-23] • Enforcing rules, changing hearts? • Deuteronomistic history • Interpretative narrative within Joshua – Kings • Applies standards of Deuteronomy to that history

  7. Jeremiah and Controversy • Call and Mission • Jeremiah 1 [1:4-19 ] • Temple Sermon • Jeremiah 26[:1-19] and 7:1-8:3 • Prophetic Controversy • Jeremiah 28 • Compare Lachish 3-4 • Jeremiah 26:20-24

  8. Results • Internal : The “Confessions” • 20:7-18 ; 17:14-18 ; etc. • External : Imprisonment & Kidnapping • 38:4-13 ; 43 • Jerusalem : Destruction and Exile • 39:1-10

  9. Hope for the Future • Land purchase • 32:1-15 • New Covenant • 31:31-34

  10. Wonders and Signs • The Call • Ezekiel 1-3 • goes to Jerusalem 8:1-4 • The Brick, etc. • Ezekiel 4:1-8 • Shaving, etc. • Ezekiel 5:1-11

  11. Judgment • What Jerusalem has been • Ezekiel16 and23 • Exilic future • Ezekiel 12:1-16 • Punishment and redemption for individuals • Noah, Danel, & Job -- Ezekiel 14:12-19 • righteous gentiles cf Ugaritic Aqht cycle • and Ezek 28:3 • Sour grapes – Ezekiel 18

  12. Hope after the Exile • Valley of the Dry Bones (37:1-14) • Battle against Gog of Magog (38-39) • Provision of New Boundaries, etc. (40-48) • These are not the same boundaries as before exile.

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