Themelios: Volume 30, No. 1, Autumn 2004 (Biblia.com)

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Themelios is an international evangelical theological journal that expounds and defends the historic Christian faith. Its primary audience is theological students and pastors, though scholars read it as well. It was formerly a print journal operated by RTSF/UCCF in the United Kingdom, and it became a digital journal operated by The Gospel Coalition in 2008. The new editorial team, led by D.A....

This reality gives Israel’s religion a localised quality. Indeed, they are to worship in Jerusalem and in Jerusalem alone (Deut. 12:5). After Solomon, Israel’s kings are evaluated by how they regard the temple in Jerusalem.20 The statement in 2 Kings 16:18 that Ahaz removed the house of Yahweh serves to condemn him. By contrast, Josiah’s piety is demonstrated by his commitment to the upkeep of the temple (2 Kgs 22:3–6).21 Solomon was aware that God was not contained by the temple (1 Kgs 8:27); nevertheless,

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