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2CHRONICLES Chapter 34:22 gives us a little bit more information
about Huldah the prophetess.
And Hilkiah, and [they] that the king [had appointed], went to
Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath,
the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in
Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that
[effect].
These 2 passages of scripture are the only references of Huldah
in the Bible but they tell us a great deal about Huldah.
1. She was a prophetess.
2. She was married to a man whose grandfather was a valet or
porter. In fact several references mention various men who were
named Shallum and called them porters. The name as indication of
their position in society is indicative of a humble family
background.
3. She was at the college at Jerusalem. Perhaps a college of
prophets or a school of Hebrew history. However, it went against
the customs of the time for a woman to attend a school. It is
more likely that she served in some capacity at the school as
cook, waiting on tables, housekeeper or some menial labor and in
her position was able to hear the students discussing the law of
God. She may have made comments at some time that caused the
students and staff to recognize her ability to rightly divide the
word of truth.
4. Hilkiah, the high priest knew of her and respected her
knowledge. This implies that she had been impelled to speak up at
other times.
5. She willingly answered the question the King had asked even
though the King had the power to have her killed if he didn’t
like her answer. She didn’t give him the answer he wanted to
hear.
6. Huldah, spoke forth the word of God.
Huldah recognized the lost book of Moses…the book of the law
as being the Word of God. The Jewish people were told over and
over again to destroy all the idols, groves and places of heathen
worship. They were told to keep themselves pure as a nation and
to not intermarry with the heathens. Deuteronomy 7:26 Neither
shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a
cursed thing like it: [but] thou shalt utterly detest it, and
thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it [is] a cursed thing.
Deuteronomy 8:6 Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the
LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
God had made a covenant with the Hebrew people, when they broke
the covenant He had to fulfill His promise of chastening.
Psalms 119:89 Forever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath
given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and
we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This
is the true God, and eternal life.
Romans 3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a
liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy
sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
1 Samuel 15:22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight
in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the
LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to
hearken than the fat of rams.
There is a quotation that says “Don’t ask permission,
beg forgiveness.” Sadly, many Christians have accepted that
quote as their philosophy in dealing with God. I know it’s
wrong and God won’t give me permission, but I’ll do it
anyway and then beg God’s forgiveness later. If we are going
to be prophetesses we must know the word, walk in it and speak up
when the Holy Spirit gives us opportunity.
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