1 The memory of Josiah is like a blending of incense prepared by the art of the perfumer; it is sweet as honey to every mouth, and like music at a banquet of wine.
2 He was led aright in converting the people, and took away the abominations of iniquity.
3 He set his heart upon the Lord; in the days of wicked men he strengthened godliness.
4 Except David and Hezekiah and Josiah they all sinned greatly, for they forsook the law of the Most High; the kings of Judah came to an end;
5 for they gave their power to others, and their glory to a foreign nation,
6 who set fire to the chosen city of the sanctuary, and made her streets desolate, according to the word of Jeremiah.
7 For they had afflicted him; yet he had been consecrated in the womb as prophet, to pluck up and afflict and destroy, and likewise to build and to plant.
8 It was Ezekiel who saw the vision of glory which God showed him above the chariot of the cherubim.
9 For God remembered his enemies with storm, and did good to those who directed their ways aright.
10 May the bones of the twelve prophets revive from where they lie, for they comforted the people of Jacob and delivered them with confident hope.
11 How shall we magnify Zerubbabel? He was like a signet on the right hand,
12 and so was Jeshua the son of Jozadak; in their days they built the house and raised a temple holy to the Lord, prepared for everlasting glory.
13 The memory of Nehemiah also is lasting; he raised for us the walls that had fallen, and set up the gates and bars and rebuilt our ruined houses.
14 No one like Enoch has been created on earth, for he was taken up from the earth.
15 And no man like Joseph has been born, and his bones are cared for.
16 Shem and Seth were honored among men, and Adam above every living being in the creation.
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Chapter 50 of Ecclesiastical describes the celebration of the Tabernacles Feast by the High Priest Simão, son of Onias. This celebration is described with great emphasis, highlighting the importance of the priest, his majestic appearance and his prayers in favor of the people. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter:
Leviticus 23:34: "Speak to the children of Israel, saying, On the fifteen days of this seventh month will be the feast of the Lord for seven days." This verse is God's command for the Israelites to celebrate the feast of tabernacles, which is the feast described in ecclesiastical 50.
Nehemiah 8:17: "And the whole congregation of those who returned from the captivity made cabins, and dwelt in them; for they had never done the children of Israel; and there was much joy." This verse describes how the Jews turned from Exile in Babylon celebrated the Tabernacles Feast, living in cabins during the party, as a way of remembering the time when they were nomads.
Zechariah 14:16: "And it will happen that all who remain from all nations that came against Jerusalem will rise from year to year to worship the king, the Lord of hosts, and to celebrate the feast of tabernacles." This verse describes a prophecy about the future, when all nations will worship God and celebrate the feast of tabernacles in Jerusalem.
John 7:37-38: "And on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus put himself standing, and cried, saying, If anyone is thirsty, come to me, and drink. Whoever believes in me, as he says Scripture, rivers of living water will run from your womb. " This verse describes how Jesus used the feast of tabernacles as an opportunity to invite people to believe in Him and receive eternal life.
Revelation 21:3: "And I heard a great voice from heaven, which said, Here is the tabernacle of God with men, for with them will dwell, and they will be His people, and the same God will be with them, and will be the Your God. " This verse describes the apostle John's view of New Jerusalem, where God would dwell with men. This view can be related to the celebration of the Tabernacles Feast, which is a feast that resembles the time God dwelt with the Israelites in the desert in tents.
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