Who was Jehiel in the Bible?

Jehiel was a temple officer who, along with others, provided animals for the massive Passover celebration organized by King Josiah. This event is recorded in 2 Chronicles 35:8, highlighting his role in supporting national worship.

What did Jehiel do for King Josiah's Passover?

Jehiel and other officers generously donated thousands of animals from their own possessions to be used as sacrifices. This contribution was vital for the unprecedented Passover described in 2 Chronicles 35.

Why is Jehiel's story significant?

His act of generosity exemplifies faithful stewardship and support for communal worship during a great spiritual revival. It shows how individuals contributed to a key moment of national obedience to God's law under Josiah.

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Jehiel, along with Zechariah and Jehiel, was a temple officer who gave animals for King Josiah's Passover offerings.

Jehiel

Biography

Jehiel was a temple officer during the reign of King Josiah who contributed substantially to Josiah's great Passover celebration, the most elaborate since the time of the judges (2 Chronicles 35:8-9). Along with Hilkiah the high priest and Zechariah, Jehiel gave willingly from his own resources, providing two thousand six hundred Passover lambs and three hundred cattle as freewill offerings to the priests for the celebration. This Passover, recorded in 2 Chronicles 35 and 2 Kings 23:21-23, followed Josiah's discovery of the Book of the Law and his thoroughgoing national reform. The generosity of Jehiel and his colleagues helped make possible a national act of covenant renewal and worship that stood as a benchmark of faithfulness in Judah's history.

Significance

Jehiel's generous contribution to Josiah's Passover (2 Chronicles 35:8-9) exemplifies the leadership generosity that makes corporate worship flourish. When leaders give sacrificially, they create conditions that inspire the entire community to participate more fully. The Passover under Josiah was not merely a religious ceremony but a covenant renewal moment, Israel remembering its founding deliverance and recommitting to its identity as the redeemed people of God. This celebration, set against the backdrop of Josiah's law-reforms, foreshadows the ultimate Passover fulfilled in Christ (1 Corinthians 5:7). Jehiel's liberality ensured that this pivotal act of covenant memory could be observed with the fullness it deserved.

Authority Records

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Verse Appearances (1)

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2Chr 31:13

References

Orr, J. (ed.) (1915) The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Chicago: Howard-Severance Company. [Public Domain]
Tyndale House, Cambridge (n.d.) Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References (TIPNR). STEPBible. Available at: https://www.stepbible.org. [CC BY 4.0]
Wikidata contributors (n.d.) Wikidata. Available at: https://www.wikidata.org. [CC0]
Church of England (1769) The Holy Bible, Authorized (King James) Version. [Public Domain]

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