When King Josiah heard the words that were written in the book he tore his clothes because he realized that the kingdom was sinning and in judgment from God. So we are faced with this Old Testament phenomenon of women as prophetesses, authoritatively, agents transmitting the word of God. (1, 2 Kings 22:14) She put an end to the whole problem! For a meaning of the name Huldah, NOBSE Study Bible Name List reads Weasel, Mole. During Josiah reign, the nation of Israel was in need of a revival in recovering its rootage. Now, Acts 21 and verse 9 seems to be a fulfilment of that quoted prophecy of Joel in Peter's Pentecost sermon, for we read there that Philip had four daughters and they were all prophetesses. There are some obscure passages of Scripture, even in the New Testament, but we know clearly from 1 Corinthians 11, 1 Corinthians 14, 1 Timothy 2, that leadership in the church - that is pastors, teachers, elders - is not a position that is open to women, even women who have gifts of teaching and gifts of leadership. Huldah (weasel), a prophetess, whose husband, Shallum, was keeper of the wardrobe in the time of King Josiah.It was to her that Josiah had recourse, when Hilkiah found a book of the law, to procure an authoritative opinion on it. She lived in Jerusalem, in the 2nd District, probably located in a newly developed area between the 1st and 2nd walls in the northeast part. I wonder what new things I'll find as I read a second time. That ought not to be so. We know that from 1 Corinthians 14, yet teaching is an exposition of an already given and received revelation - i.e. Exodus 15:20 reads like this: 'And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances'. She is only mentioned in the Bible in 1 Kings 22 and 2 Chronicles 34. She was mightily used of God. Huldah was a prophetess in the time of King Josiah ( 2 Kin. Well, the ministry of Miriam follows a similar headship principle in that she ministered only to women. Nov. 1. The prophetess told them to tell King Josiah that the Lord was going to spare him from this fate and that he was going to carry it out at a later date. Though she gives Barak a command, and that is self evident if you look down at verse 14, there is implied within her ministry, and indeed her instructions to Barak, a rebuke of Barak because he was not willing - not man enough - to go into the battle without the help of Deborah. The king then made a covenant to walk in the ways of the Lord. Using comparative anthropology to get at the social dimensions of prophetic activity, Robert Wilson's study brings the study of Isrealite prophecy to a new level. We're going back again to 2 Kings 22, look at verses 1 and 2. So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess…. To avert the evil day'. And incidentally, the honour that was given to a woman here was not given to Deborah - if you look down at verse 17 and the following verses, you see that Jael was the one, the woman who was given the glory, because she...well, you know the story, it's more blood and guts! Can You Go to Heaven if You're Not Baptized? Her language seems to suggest that she considered the king like any other man. The Huldah Gates. Yet this was a great Reformation, and any reform that took place was effected directly by the prophet, the prophetess Huldah. Now they come to the foreground as Wilda C. Gafney explores women's involvement in prophetic activities and sacred roles in ancient Israel, its near eastern environment, and early Christianity and rabbinic Judaism as well."--BOOK JACKET. Huldah clearly was used by God to deliver a message that left an impression upon some very distinguished men! Look at verse 19 - can I ask you this evening: is your heart tender before the word of the Living God? This original digital short by scholar and cultural commentator John Dickson presents an entirely new and convincing biblical argument for allowing women to preach freely in churches. While many have written studies of the women in the Bible, this is a new kind of book--one in which an international team of male and female scholars look afresh at vilified and neglected women in the Bible. What about Deborah? But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor', and this is the classic statement that defines this teaching, 'nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence'. The subject of women in the church is both important and controversial—John MacArthur is not afraid of either. In this revised work, MacArthur examines what the Bible teaches in I Timothy 2:9-15. Don't miss the rest of the Little Women Study Series... ------------------------Back to Top They came to her, she dwelt in a private place, she did not go out with a public itinerant prophetic ministry. And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left. Because of Barak's reluctance, God's word says that the glory that day, as the Israelites won the battle, would go to a woman and not to Barak - verse 9: 'And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honor; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. Would these things come to pass? Never underestimate the power of a godly influence on children, whether it is a father, a mother, a grandmother, a grandfather. Now, if we take the Old Testament first of all, even in the Old Testament it was the priests who gave instruction regarding what was Biblical, what was lawful. Of our penitent hearts may yet arise Now when we come to verse 3 we see that Manasseh rebuilt everything that his father, Hezekiah, tore down; but at 20 years of age Josiah tore down what Manasseh, his grandfather, had built up. We read of that in 1 Corinthians 11 and verse 5, where Paul says: 'But every woman that prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonours her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven'. Sad to say, these days this is a ministry of women that is sadly underrated and felt, on the part of many women, to be very underwhelming. Verse 8 tells us that while the repairs were going on, Hilkiah the high priest found a copy of the book of the law. In the wall below the Temple were the gates of the prophetess Huldah, they were the two main gates that led into the Temple Mount in the Second Temple Jerusalem of Herod the Great. Seeking to verify its validity, the king had it sent to Huldah. Do you Have to be Baptized to Go to Heaven? Do we have an answer from the word of God that can counteract such accusations? 623.) Questions may be published as articles. It was the 18th year of Josiah’s reign, which began in approximately 640 BC. However, these materials may be freely copied and distributed unaltered for the purpose of study and teaching, so long as they are made available to others free of charge, and this copyright is included. Now she was prophesying wrong prophesies, but the problem that Nehemiah had with her was not that she was a woman prophesying, that she was a prophetess, but rather that her prophesies were against him. That’s about 500 years later. The date of this event appears to be around 622 BC. And Shaphan read it before the king. Examines the varied, enormously sophisticated contents of the Bible and sees how certain Western authors were inspired by them. Huldah is only mentioned twice in the Bible and was a wife, possibly a mother, who allowed God to use her as He saw fit. Huldah stood up for the ways of the LORD God and insisted on changes in the name of the LORD. They could have gone straight to the Lord themselves. Then the following week we looked at Abigail, and of course that was a tale of romance. About the book. WOMEN IN THE BIBLE: Stories, study guides, activities, texts they should be pastors, teachers, elders, and so on and so forth. King Josiah’s men came to her on his behalf to ask for wisdom. The heavy doom they dread to know? PHOTO: Huldah the Prophetess (2 Kings 22:14) a) She was the only Prophetess mentioned in the monarchical period, and the wife of Shallum, King Josiah's wardrobe keeper. She led the women, her ministry was to them. They could have gone to the prophets Jeremiah or Zephaniah, but instead they went to a woman, a prophetess, for her input. We're really looking at this essential problem: how do we understand the role of a prophetess? Even when she speaks to Barak, we see from verse 6 that she calls him and speaks to him individually: 'And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor'. The answers to these and many more questions are in this fascinating book. Here in one volume you can track down the stories behind the names and sayings you meet, whether in classic literature or today's news. What are the Keys to the Kingdom? Are you wise? Mothers like Susanna Wesley; hymn writers like Fanny Crosby, Francis Ridley Havergal, Mrs Alexander of Londonderry; authors like Elisabeth Elliott, Helen Roseveare; evangelists like Miriam Booth of the Salvation Army; missionaries like Gladys Aylward, Amy Carmichael; even the fervent prayers of two bed-ridden old women could be instrumental in bringing Duncan Campbell to the Isle of Lewis in 1949, which ultimately brought revival, an influx of thousands of souls into the kingdom of God. Found insideThe Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781472453983, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivative 4.0 license. The officials then brought back Huldah’s words to the king and told him what was about to happen. 2 Kings 22:14 (NASB) The Trouble With Touting Our "Truths". Huldah was called a "prophet." She was a prophetess as well as Miriam, Deborah, and Isaiah's wife, but we don't hear much about Huldah. Carefully considering the biblical, historical and practical concerns surrounding women and the ordained ministry, this book will enlighten people on all sides of the issue. So have you got it? Huldah was trustworthy and dedicated to the LORD. Well, how do we classify tonight's tale? BRENDA GRIFFIN WARREN HULDAH AS FOUND IN II ing presence of true female prophets."4 It is a matter of T HIS STUDY ON THE PROPHETESS Kings 22 and II Chronicles 34 will include a back- scholarly debate whether Isaiah's wife was a prophetess or ground study of prophets and prophecy of the Old Tes- was listed as a . And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying, Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people: And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house, Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house. He reinstituted the worship of the God of the Bible. This sermon was delivered at The Iron Hall Assembly in Belfast, Northern Ireland, by Pastor David Legge. Your email address will not be published. In days when many are disillusioned and seeking for more, through the ministry of David Legge we seek to provide Bible-based teaching and preaching which will lead you into a deeper relationship with God. Our woman is Huldah from 2 Kings 22 and 2 Chronicles 34. 'So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe' kings 2, 22, 14. back to women of the bible index. 4 Introduction • "The standing and reputation of Huldah in the city are attested by the fact that she was consulted when the Book of the Law was discovered." ISBE. But perhaps most importantly: are you available for the Lord to use how He sees fit? Josiah came to Huldah. She attested the genuineness of the book and prophesied ruin because of desertion of the Law. I'm sure that Huldah, when she received these men into her home, must have taken the scroll, the leather-covered scroll of the law from their hands like a mother pressing a long lost child to her bosom, like the woman in Luke 15 that Jesus told of who lost that one silver coin. What we learn about Huldah: She is one of three named prophetesses in the O.T. Because it was a rubbish dump, and the fire was continually raging. She was consulted" "regarding the "book of the law" discovered by the high priest" Hilkiah (2 Kings 22:14-20; 2 Chr. Ask anything about God, the Bible, etc.Ask Now. Huldah served in the royal courts of Judah during King Josiah's reign (2 Kings 22:14). Historical sources also claim that Huldah was used to speaking God’s word to kings and officials. Now so-called 'evangelical feminism' - and you may not have heard that phrase before, but there are those within the church who assert that women should have all the leadership roles and rights of men, i.e. Of course, if we begin with the Old Testament, we find that way back as far as Exodus chapter 15 and verse 20 Miriam is classified as a prophetess. Are you willing, that's what I'm asking, willing to do what God would have you do in the bounds that He has set in the New Testament Church? Perhaps Matthew’s genealogy leaves out a bunch of people, naming only notable people. In grace we are all equal as sinners saved by grace. Learn facts that you can’t learn just from reading the Bible Filled with the word of God? . There is only one mention of Huldah, the prophetess, in the whole Word of God, but that mention is highly honourable. Huldah was one of the teachers. Huldah (weasel), a prophetess, whose husband, Shallum, was keeper of the wardrobe in the time of King Josiah.It was to her that Josiah had recourse, when Hilkiah found a book of the law, to procure an authoritative opinion on it. According to the Bible, Huldah was a prophetess. Though prophetesses in the Old Testament are self-evident, they only rarely spoke for God to the nation, but whenever they did we have already seen that they conducted their ministry in a way that supported male leadership, they never usurped it. Retelling of the stories of women from the Bible, including Miriam, Zipporah, Ruth, Abigail, Huldah and Esther, who use their wits, inner strength, and faith to overcome the challenges that face them. She was a Judge, wasn't she? Paul did speak of women in his epistles as 'fellow workers', and we ought not to dilute that, they worked with him in the gospel. The name Huldah is a feminized noun from any of the above. Required fields are marked *, Bible Charts and Maps, PO Box 171053, Austin, TX 78717 Most importantly, she was a prophetess. In this volume scholars of the biblical literature and of the ancient Mediterranean consider a wide array of prophetic phenomena. So King Josiah sent Hilkiah, Shaphan, and some other important men to find the prophetess Huldah so that they could follow the words in detail. One of these Saints is an obscure handmaiden of the Lord which is introduced to us in the books of 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles. What is Binding and Loosing? Josiah did it, he defiled the idolatrous holy places. 2 Kings 22:3-23:30 / Acts 21:37-22:16 / Psalm 1 / Proverbs 18:11-12 Congratulations on making it halfway through the year with me as we read our Bibles together! It was transcribed from the fifth recording in his 'Little Women' series, entitled "Huldah The Prophetess" - Transcribed by Preach The Word. We began our lessons from these lesser women of the Bible several weeks ago, looking at the character of Rahab. But we find out that at the age of 16 he began to seek the Lord, that was his conversion experience if you like. Found insideBut the most innovative aspect of this book is the section devoted to the many females who in the scriptures do not even have names. And they spoke with her. Lessons from Prophetess Huldah. So this is different than Old Testament prophecy, Old Testament prophecy was not to be tested, it was to be accepted and submitted to - but here we see Paul telling them to test what people said were prophecies. When the men found her, she told them that God was going to bring disaster on Israel because of their idolatrous behavior. Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names reads Weasel. He also uncovered the tomb of the young prophet who warned Jeroboam that the prophets of Baal would be sacrificed on the altar, and that is exactly what King Josiah did - fulfilling 1 Kings 13. Yet we must mark the fact that she did not usurp or replace the public ministry of Jeremiah and Zephaniah. 623.) To point the right path when dark tempests lower, So we've established, as we look at what the ministry of a prophetess means, that Huldah did not publicly proclaim God's word. Huldah the prophetess lived in Jerusalem during the reign of King Josiah, who was one of only a few good, God-fearing kings of Judah. So though his father was a very ungodly man, he had the influence of the high priest, Hilkiah, and his godly mother, Jedidah. This compendium of all the prophecies in Scripture concerns the promised Messiah. Dr. Lockyer's discussion is divided into two sections, 'Specific Messianic Prophecies' and 'Symbolic Messianic Prophecies.' Then of course Peter, on the day of Pentecost, cites Joel's prophecy that when the Holy Spirit would be poured out, we read in Acts 2 that he says: 'Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams; and on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy'. Hilkiah and those the king had sent with him went to speak to the prophet Huldah, who . The first is: what does the ministry of a prophetess mean? Now, you say: 'That may be the case for Huldah, but what about the other prophetesses?'. What I'm exhorting you to do in the light of Huldah the prophet, the tale of the unexpected, is to make your life a tale of the unexpected for God. HULDAH, THE PROPHETESS. Huldah - the prophetess . Josiah reigned more than 2,600 years ago and was a king from the House of David. Here's the first thing: Huldah did not publicly proclaim the word of God. Why Don't Christians Observe the Original Sabbath? The workers brought the scroll to Josiah for him to read. We're really looking at this essential problem: how do we understand the role of a prophetess? Lest these roles should be obscured, Paul tells us in 1 Timothy chapter 2, if you would turn to it, verses 11 and 12 - that though women may have a gift, and exercise that gift to teach, teaching younger women, they are not allowed to teach men - 1 Timothy chapter 2:11: 'Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. Secondly: how does Huldah come onto the scene? I believe churches have a responsibility to recognize this, and indeed to help women use their gifts biblically... lessons from these lesser women of the Bible, The Holy Spirit Pt18: The Fruit Of The Spirit - Faithfulness, The Holy Spirit Pt17: The Fruit Of The Spirit - Goodness, The Holy Spirit Pt16: The Fruit Of The Spirit - Kindness, The Holy Spirit Pt15: The Fruit Of The Spirit - Patience, The Holy Spirit Pt14: The Fruit Of The Spirit - Peace, The Holy Spirit Pt13: The Fruit Of The Spirit - Joy. Huldah - 2 Kings 22:12-20. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. There's a difference between Old Testament prophesying that we see in Huldah, in Jeremiah, in Isaiah and all the other major and minor prophets, and what prophecies took place in the New Testament - but we go a step further to say that teaching in the New Testament is more authoritative than New Testament prophecy. And whom shall they seek in that trying hour These seven prophetesses were: Sarah, Miriam, Deborah, Hannah, Abigail, Huldah and Esther. Bible Study Guide: The Prophetess Huldah This Is What The Lord Says. Ilan wrote: It should come as no surprise though that a later evaluation of Deborah's story does much to diminish her role. No woman should say: 'There's nothing for me to do' - nor, for that matter, no man should say that. Good information except that Rahab married Salmon, not Joshua. All of the priests had to be male, for they were in that teaching role. "So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter), and they talked with her." 2 Kings 22:14 (ESV) When I was a younger . So now that we have established what the ministry of a prophetess means and doesn't mean, let's look at: how does Huldah come onto the scene? Find out more about us, ourministry and how to use our site, David Legge ministers in theUnited Kingdom and Ireland, Send us an email or leave a comment via our Guestbook. Huldah was related to the Biblical prophet Jeremiah, as they were both descended from Rahab by her marriage to Joshua. Let me illustrate this for you. Huldah was the wife of Shallum, the keeper of the wardrobe. The point is that they are not to teach in the assembly, in a mixed gathering, because it usurps the teaching leadership place of the male. In verse 10 the book was taken to King Josiah and read before him, and verse 11 tells us that when King Josiah heard the word of God, he realised how far the nation had wandered, and he tore his clothes in repentance and remorse. Huldah, a prophetess, was the wife of Shallum, keeper of the wardrobe. King Josiah’s efforts caused the people to follow after and worship the Lord all of the days that he was alive. Your email address will not be published. You only need to look at Susanna Wesley, how she poured her life and her prayers into all those many children, and look what John and Charles did in our own nation for God, across the world indeed. Like that which her lips breathe now?'. What about Miriam? In this superb volume, Geisler and Roach have demonstrated once again that the attack, though an old one, must and can be answered. Anyone engaging the culture needs to read this book. When we come to Nehemiah's book and chapter 6 and verse 14, we read of another prophetess by the name of Noadiah, and Nehemiah prays unto God against Noadiah and Tobiah and Sanballat, his enemies, and he says: 'My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear'. David Guzik's verse-by-verse commentary on the book of 2 Kings. It doesn't say much of in this verse, but at the same time, it says a lot. And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read: Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched. Unique Circular Format – see more in less space. At this time, King Josiah was desperate to hear from the Lord. She contributed to God's Word a feminine aspect that has inspired numberless believers—men and women alike. Exodus 15:20 that we read, or I quoted to you, let me read it again, says: 'And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances'. Huldah Prophesies Disaster. The high priest, Hilkiah, and several of these other men stood before her. Your email address will not be published. Her response shows her own sense of self: “Tell the man who sent you…”. Perhaps, if you're honest, you would be more comfortable with a prophet speaking God's word than a prophetess - it fits more into our convenient and, I would have to say, sometimes contrived categorisation of male and female roles. The most well-known Rahab, found in Joshua 2, lived in Jericho and helped the Israelites. The temple was being repaired when workers found a scroll. In my previous post on Huldah, I discussed the reasons Josiah sent a delegation to consult the prophetess Huldah about the authenticity of the book of the law found during the reparation of the temple. Prophecy differs from teaching. We've got to face this, and try and biblically answer. If not, why not? Huldah was well-known for her spiritual perspective, it says she was a prophetess, but also for her intelligence. That's what happened to Judah, it can happen to us! Now I can't give you a reason for that, but he didn't. It's also interesting to note the name of his mother in this passage, Jedidah, which was also the pet name that God gave to Solomon the King, and this pet name means 'Beloved of the Lord' - that could imply that his mother was a godly woman, and had a godly influence in his life. She held such great esteem, that King Josiah sought her advice when the book of the Law was found in the Temple. Yet she didn't go out of her way to usurp their public ministry, but she prophesied in private. It is not known whether he was in charge of the king's wardrobe or the vestments of the priests. Then we looked at the woman of Abel, which was a bit more like, as we said, a spaghetti western, a horror story of blood and guts. This updated, comprehensive work answers such questions and points the way to a renewed understanding of the gift of prophecy—an understanding that suggests how the body of Christ may enjoy one of the Holy Spirit's most edifying gifts ... There is no record of an ongoing prophetic ministry of a woman in the Bible, though there are of several male prophets. Now that implies a number of things: she was obviously highly respected, well-known, for the King to send his officials to her. Huldah the Prophetess. It may well have been that Huldah ministered in that college, it may also be that Huldah was the aunt of Jeremiah, but it's interesting that King Josiah didn't send these men, Hilkiah and his officials, to Jeremiah or to Zephaniah. We know little of this woman other than this mention here (and the similar account recorded in 2 Chronicles 34:22). Young King Josiah's ultimate goal was to restore the Temple, to bring the nation back to worship of the true and living God. So there is an element of judgement and criticism that comes into an assessment of New Testament prophecy. We're looking this evening at Huldah, and this is where we find her, and also in 2 Chronicles 34 but we're not going to look at that portion tonight, we're just going to look at 2 Kings 22 and beginning to read at verse 1 through to verse 20: "Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. 2 Chronicles 34:22 New American Standard Bible (NASB) Huldah, the Prophetess, Speaks 22 So Hilkiah and those whom the king [ a]had told went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of [ b]Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter); and they spoke to her regarding this. According to Rabbinic interpretation, Huldah and Deborah were the principal professed woman prophets in the Nevi'im (Prophets) portion of the Hebrew Bible, although other women were referred to as prophets. Her name means weasels. 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