Yoshiyahu (Josiah)

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titleYoshiyahu (Josiah)
hebrew_nameיֹאשִׁיָּהוּ
transliterationYoshiyahu
meaningHealed by Yahuah / Supported by Yahuah
roleRighteous Reforming King of Yahuḏah & Restorer of the Torah
eraYears 3363–3394 AM (~640–609 BAY / 68th Jubilee)
dynastyHouse of Dawiḏ (16th King of Yahuḏah)
key_actsCrowned at age eight; purged high places and Asherah groves at age twenty, Sanctuary restoration: High Priest Hilkiah discovered the Sefer HaTorah in 622 BAY, Tore his clothes upon hearing the curses of Deḇarim 28; consulted Huldah the prophetess, Fulfilled the 300-year-old 1 Kings 13 prophecy by burning human bones upon Jeroboam's altar at Bethel, Defiled Topheth in the Valley of Hinnom to eradicate infant sacrifice to Molech, Celebrated the most faithful Passover in monarchy history, Mortally wounded by Egyptian archers at the Battle of Megiddo confronting Pharaoh Necho II
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✦ YOSHIYAHU (יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ) ✦

“Healed by Yahuah” — Righteous Reforming King of Yahuḏah & The Restorer of the Sefer HaTorah

🧭 Identity & Royal Commission

Yoshiyahu ben Amon was the 16th king of the Southern Kingdom of Yahuḏah, reigning for 31 years in Yerushalayim. Scripture records of him the highest praise given to any monarch:

“And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to Yahuah with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Mosheh; neither after him arose there any like him.” (2 Melakim 23:25)

  • The Rediscovered Torah (2 Melakim 22:8–13): In 622 BAY (Year 3381 AM), during temple repairs, High Priest Hilkiah uncovered the ancient scroll of the Law (Sefer HaTorah). Hearing its statutory warnings, Yoshiyahu rent his garments, consulted Huldah the prophetess, and renewed the covenant with the entire nation.
  • The 300-Year Bethel Oracle Fulfilled (2 Melakim 23:15–18): Three centuries after an unnamed prophet cried against Jeroboam’s golden calf altar (1 Melakim 13:2), naming Yoshiyahu by name before he was born, Yoshiyahu pulverized the altar and burned the bones of false priests upon it.
  • The Megiddo Martyrdom (2 Dibre HaYamim 35:20–25): In 609 BAY, he intercepted Pharaoh Necho II at Megiddo, was mortally struck by archers, and his death precipitated the terminal collapse of the Southern Kingdom.

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