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How can we account for the "Book of the Law" suddenly being discovered during Josiah's renovation of the temple (2 Chron 34:14)? We know from Egypt and Mesopotamia that it was common to seal important documents—including theological documents—in the masonry or foundations of a palace or temple in order to inform a future king who might undertake restoration of the building. What might the...

milk and honey. For the peoples of the land see the comment on 3:8, and for the description of Canaan as “flowing with milk and honey” see the comment on 3:7–10.
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