The Torn Robe
Hilkiah uncovers the lost Book of the Law in the temple rubble, and King Josiah tears his royal robes in visceral repentance.
Main Characters in S8E3 (4)
King Josiah
Boy-king of Judah in the Messianic line who ordered the repair of the Temple at age twenty-six, tore his royal robes in visceral repentance when the lost Book of the Law was read aloud, and led the greatest covenant renewal in Judah's history.
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Hilkiah the High Priest
High Priest under King Josiah who oversaw the cleaning and repair of Solomon's Temple and unearthed the lost scroll of the Book of the Law from the rubble.
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Shaphan the Scribe
Royal secretary to King Josiah who received the rediscovered Book of the Law from Hilkiah, read it for himself, and then unrolled and read the uncompromising Word aloud before the throne.
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Huldah the Prophetess
The authoritative covenant prophetess in Jerusalem's Second Quarter whom King Josiah's high priest and court officials consulted to verify the rediscovered Book of the Law — proclaiming both righteous judgment on idolatry and tender mercy on Josiah's penitent heart.
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