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Then he said, What monument is that which I see? The men of the city told him, It is the tomb of the man of God, who came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that you have done against the altar of Bethel.
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Prophecy Fulfilled
Josiah's question about the monument reveals the fulfillment of a prophecy made centuries earlier (1 Kings 13). Commentators explain that the tombstone served as a physical, long-standing witness to God's word. This event demonstrates that God's prophetic declarations are certain and will come to pass, even across generations, confirming His sovereignty over history.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A parenthesis giving the earlier reforms of Josiah.
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19th Century
Anglican
What title is this? — What is that monument, or memorial stone? Ezekiel 39:15, sign. Jeremiah uses th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then he said, what title is that that I see ? &c.] A high and large monument over a grave, with an inscription on it…
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Josiah's zeal extended to the cities of Israel within his reach. He carefully preserved the sepulcher of that man of God, who came from Judah to pr…
