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The Jews who are known for their strict obeying the Law Code (recognized as Torah). But it was not mentioned for 600 years, since Moses put it in to the arc (Deut.31:25,26)! God said to Joshua (came after Moses) to keep the law Moses' given and to obey all the law do not turn from right or the left (Joshua 1:6). Time passes. Josiah, the son of king Amon (2Kings21:23,26; 2Chron.33:25), is now the king. Once he sends his secretary to Hilkiah, the high priest, in his own purposes. But Josiah's secretary returns with the Book of the Law found by Hilkiah in the temple of the Lord (2Kings 22:3-8).
Long-long time ago there was created a covenant between God and Abraham. As Abraham obeyed God's word (to kill own son Isaac), God promised him seed and numerous offspring (Gen.22:15-18). This covenant repeats in the house of Judah, addressed to David (2Sam7:12). The Law brought by Moses consisted of 10 Commandments and more than 500 laws. Those laws illustrate the regulations for everyday-life, put the moral norms and give details (Leviticus).Offerings (Lev.1-7:21), rules for the priests, Aaron and his sons exactly (Lev 8-9,21-22:16), food (Lev.7:22-38; 11;17), feasts (Lev.23) etc. Those laws were very concrete and God told that if Jews obey them, they'll be holy nation (Ex.19:5,6). But that book (Book of the Law) was put aside and forgotten for several hundred years. During Israelites journey to Promised land the book was put in the temple of God, where Hilkiah found it at the times Josiah became a king. It was after 600 years.
Coming to Promised Land Joshua, son of Nun (Deut.34:9), conquers it and since that time there's times of Kings. David, son of the elder Jesse (Ruth4:22), born in Bethlehem, is the king from the house of Judah (2Sam.2:4,10). There's a covenant between God and David (2Sam7:12).
After kingdom of David there comes his son Solomon, who's well-known for his wisdom. And so during the times of David he claims the new capital for Israel, Jerusalem. Later Solomon builds the temple for god (2 Chr.7).
There's interesting thing about the covenantsDavidic and Solomon ones. God promised David the eternal establishing of David's descendants as kings. Moreover, that covenant was kind of unconditional, permanent as there were no limits. Let me explain, no matter what the person David's son is (even sinful) God won't take love from him anyway. Just remember Abijah, son of Rehoboam, grandson of Solomon (1Chr.3:10). He was such unrighteous as his father Rehoboam (1Kings 15:3). Nevertheless God remained kind to him, remembering David (1Kings 15:4,5). Even in the war with Jeroboam, son of the slave of Solomon (2Chr.13:6), where he complained that after being so sinful, God remains kind to Abijah, God helps the last one (2Chr.13).
But further, in the Solomon Covenant God rephrases it making the covenant conditional (Davidic covenant changes automatically). And the covenant was claimed after building the temple of God by Solomon. God puts the detail in the covenantin order to proceed as a king, Solomon's sons must be righteous (obeying all the laws God wants to be obeyed) (1Kings 9:5-7).
This restating of the covenant explains fall of Jerusalem (destroying the Temple). Being patient to the kings, the descendants of David, God closed his eyes to numerous sins of numerous kings. Just remember Manasseh, the grandfather of known Josiah (1Chr.3:13,14). How evil and immoral that king was (2Kings 21:1-9,16)! Still God did not punish him for the deeds remembering the covenant. The only thing the prophets were sent who preached that because of sins kings made, Jerusalem is to be destroyed (2Kings21:10-15).
There's the connection between Shiloh and Anathoth. Anathoth is mentioned only several times but we already can say something about it. This city was one of the ones given to Aaronites, the Levites (Josh.21:18).
Reading OT is getting very complicated. DH, the books of prophets are considered as historical ones. And it's well-known that history is written by humans and even historical objects are created depending on the author. Indeed Bible is the Book of Books but there're many black spots in it. We sometimes even do not know the true, physical writer of the book.
Remember Jeremiah, son of well-known to us Hilkiah from Anathoth. His book is about unrighteous lives of Jews in their kings, God's restrictions and anticipates; the results of not seeing not hearing of God's anticipating putting in the mouths of his prophesies. Powerful book named Jeremiah was probably written by Jeremiah's laborious secretary Baruch. Such theory lives because of several verses (Jer.36:4,45:1).
It's seen that the religion was connected with politics tightly. Religion expected strong rules' obeying and as the result, politics was created looking at the obeying God. If a king did not consider religion (I'm talking about Jews) he was in trouble. There's no any righteous king till the end. We name David or Solomon, but their too-much-attention-to-women made them unrighteous in God's eyes. |
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