Understanding Ezekiel.....

In 640 BC, Josiah came to the throne in Judah. A child just eight years old. Josiah was assisted by a group of people loyal to the Lord and the authentic traditions of Israel. The death of the Assyrian king Assurbanipal, in 627 BC, freed him to

launch a reform and reclaim the people's national and religious identity. Josiah sought to restore the old boundaries of the kingdom of David, annexing the former Assyrian provinces of Samaria, Gilead, and Galilee ( 2 Kgs 23, 19 ).

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