Seizoensaanbieding The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament – John H. Walton

Preaching’s Preacher’s Guide to the Best Bible Reference How can we account for the “Book of the Law” suddenly being discovered during Josiah’s renovation of the temple (2 Chron 34:14)? 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 remo…