Wednesday – History

Reading – 2 Kings 21-25 (sorry it’s so long – I’ll try to fix it next time through).

Highlight Verse:

“So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to the New Quarter of Jerusalem to consult with the prophet Huldah. She was the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, the keeper of the Temple wardrobe.”
‭‭2 Kings‬ ‭22‬:‭14‬ ‭NLT‬‬

They consulted who?

How did they know her?

Most of the information in chapters 22 and 23 are about Josiah, who sounded like a pretty awesome king.

It’s a safe guess that prophets were rare in the days after Manasseh, who sounded like horrible king.

When Josiah asked this team to inquire of the Lord, they may have seen her as their best source.

And it sounds like she knew the Lord’s heart for the situation. The word she gave was right on target.

This is the point where you ask, “Why should we care about Huldah?”

This is the only time her name occurs in the Bible (not counting the repeat of this same story in Chronicles).

But her prophecy had a big impact on King Josiah’s reign.

It can even be inferred that this prophecy helped make the exile short and the return successful.

All because she was faithful to stay true to the Lord and spoke His Word boldly.

Most of us will never be well known. But that does not mean that we cannot have a big impact.

Like Huldah, we need to stay faithful and true to God’s Word.

When called upon, we need to speak God’s Word boldly without compromise.

There’s no limit to what God can do with His Word through those who are faithful.

Have you been called upon to deliver God’s Word?
Were you prepared through faithfulness?
Are you prepared now?