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Jehoiakim
Habakkuk
Habakkuk A prophet in
Judah in the final years of the 7th cent.
BCE about whom little is known. He was probably a contemporary of
Jeremiah during the reign of
Jehoiakim, son of
Josiah, and was concerned with the duties of public
worship. The OT book which bears his name clearly divides into two sections: the first two chapters (written about 625 BCE) announce the impending onslaught of the irresistible Babylonians (‘Chaldeans’) who will punish Jehoiakim for his evil tyranny, but in that process some of the less wicked will suffer more. Why should this be? It is the problem of theodicy that perplexed some of the
Wisdom writers—e.g. Job and Ecclesiastes. The answer given (Hab. 2: 4) is that ‘the upright will live through faithfulness’ (NJB): he will live in the highest sense of the word (or, perhaps, simply he will be preserved during the invasion) by maintaining his faithfulness (to God). This verse is cited by Paul in Rom. 1: 17 and Gal. 3: 11 from the
LXX as a scriptural proof for his teaching that a believer is made righteous with God in virtue of his ‘
faith’.
The third chapter (‘one of the noblest in the entire OT’) consists of liturgical prayer and
thanksgiving. Come what may (Hab. 3: 17) the prophet refuses to be anything except joyful in the God of his
salvation (Hab. 3: 18–19).
One of the earliest of the
Dead Sea scrolls to be discovered (1947–8) turned out to be a commentary on Hab. 1 and 2, and in the accepted code it is known by the symbol IQpH.
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Josiah's Reform and Jeremiah's Scroll: Historical Calamity and Prophetic Response
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...followed by Jehoahaz's deposition and Jehoiakim's installation at Egyptian hands...disputes carried out between the prophet and Jehoiakim's apologists following the sermon...guard," once patronized by Josiah, and Jehoiakim's supporters, whom he characterizes...
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The personal names in Jeremiah as a source for the history of the period.(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: Hebrew Studies Journal; 1/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...been active during the reigns of either Jehoiakim or Zedeldah (609-586 B.C.E...political factionalism in the courts of Jehoiakim and Zedeldah. ********** The...with rival prophets during the reigns of Jehoiakim and Zedekiah. Inasmuch as the primary...
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Daniel's ten-day diet.(Food)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Saturday Evening Post; 9/1/1998; 700+ words
; ...Contemporary English Version): "In the third year that Jehoiakim was king of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia attacked Jerusalem. The Lord let Nebuchadnezzar capture Jehoiakim and take away some of the things used in God's temple...
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Turban and Crown Lost and Regained: Ezekiel 21:29-32 and Zechariah's Zemah
Magazine article from: Journal of Biblical Literature; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Jeremiah 22. He will regain the "majesty" (...) lost by King Jehoiakim (v. 18) and "sit on the throne" and "rule," unlike the descendants of Jehoiachin, Jehoiakim's son (v. 30). The usage of Jeremiah pointed out by Boda is...
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Jeremiah's Scroll and linked zones of communication.(Essay)
Magazine article from: Biblical Theology Bulletin; 8/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...these events is the period of political uncertainty early in Jehoiakim's reign over Judah (between 608-604 BCE). Quite possibly...Jack Lundbom (140-43) that this episode is part of the "Jehoiakim Cluster" (Jer 25, 26, 35, and 36) and that Jeremiah...
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Why Did They Write This Way? Reflections on References to Written Documents in the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Literature
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 10/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...s narrative of the burning of the books of Numa by the Roman senate does have certain similarities to the story of King Jehoiakim's hostile reaction to the scroll of Jeremiah (p. 126). But what this single parallel contributes to our understanding...
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What Did the Biblical Writers Know and When Did They Know It? What Archaeology Can Tell Us about the Reality of Ancient Israel
Magazine article from: Interpretation; 7/1/2002; ; 654 words
; ...the Bible coincides with what archaeology reveals about Israel's past. For example, Dever notes that the description of Jehoiakim's palace in Jer 22:13-19 fits neatly with a structure excavated at Ramat Rachel, right down to the recessed windows...
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Denunciation of the scholars of the law; Luke 11:47-54.(Opinion & Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 10/15/2003; 619 words
; ...by the political and religious leaders of Israel. Unnamed prophets were murdered en masse under Ahab (2 Kgs 2:16) and Jehoiakim (Jer 26:20-23). Jesus contemporaries pay homage to the prophets by visiting their memorials (tombs). They probably...
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More than one winner at Jerusalem quiz
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 1/6/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...1. The last king of Jerusalem before the destruction of the First Temple was: a) Menashe b) Hezekiah c) Zedekiah d) Jehoiakim 2. It was the ........... who retreated after laying siege to Jerusalem: a) Crusaders b) Assyrians c) Babylonians...
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Tax and theology.(Essay)
Magazine article from: Journal of Markets & Morality; 3/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...nor the poor man less, than half a shekel. (8) There also appear to have been proportionate taxes, (9) notably by Jehoiakim to meet a forced payment to Egypt, which was levied from each according to his means, (10) and even possibly progressive...
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Jehoiakim
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Jehoiakim , in the Bible, king of Judah, son...s sons, Eliakim, who took the name Jehoiakim. He was given the name by the Egyptians...after the Babylonians defeated Egypt, Jehoiakim became a vassal of Nebuchadnezzar. However...
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Nebuchadnezzar
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...later (601 BC) Necho defeated Nebuchadnezzar in battle. This event may have encouraged the Judaean revolt under Jehoiakim . Jehoiakim died shortly after the siege began and was succeeded by his son, Jehoiachin. In Mar., 597 BC, Nebuchadnezzar...
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Habakkuk
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
...was probably a contemporary of Jeremiah during the reign of Jehoiakim , son of Josiah , and was concerned with the duties of public...Babylonians (‘Chaldeans’) who will punish Jehoiakim for his evil tyranny, but in that process some of the less...
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Babylon
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
...Egypt , and during the conflict between Babylon and Egypt Jehoiakim , king of Judah , ignoring the advice of Jeremiah (Jer...Coniah in Jer. 22: 24), who had succeeded his father Jehoiakim, reigned only three months before the city was captured and...
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Exile, the
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
...lying between them. After the Babylonian victory at Carchemish in 605 BCE and the resumption of hostilities in 604, King Jehoiakim switched his allegiance from Egypt to Babylonia. But he continued to have half a hope in Egypt and rebelled against Babylonia...
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