The Words Of
The Book Of The Law
In the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, son of Meshullam, the secretary, to the house of the LORD, saying,
“Go up to the high priest Hilkiah, and have him count
the entire sum of the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD,
which the keepers of the threshold have collected from the people; let it be
given into the hand of the workers who have the oversight of the house of the
LORD; let them give it to the workers who are at the house of the LORD,
repairing the house, that is, to the carpenters, to the builders, to the
masons; and let them use it to buy timber and quarried stone to repair the
house. But no accounting shall be asked from them for the money that is
delivered into their hand, for they deal honestly.”
The high priest Hilkiah said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found the book of the law in
the house of the LORD.” When Hilkiah gave the book to
Shaphan, he read it. Then Shaphan
the secretary came to the king, and reported to the king, “Your servants have
emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into
the hand of the workers who have oversight of the house of the LORD.” Shaphan the secretary informed the king, “The priest Hilkiah has given me a book.” Shaphan
then read it aloud to the king.
When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his
clothes.
2 Kings 22:3-11
The very words of God, entrusted to the nation of
Today, it is just as exciting to discover the world of almighty God
expressed in the Word made flesh, Jesus the Messiah.
The Bible is old, but its truths are always
new.
Our Daily Bread – November 12, 2008