<P> According to the Hebrew Bible , in the eighteenth year of his rule , Josiah ordered the High Priest Hilkiah to use the tax money which had been collected over the years to renovate the temple . It was during this time that Hilkiah discovered the Book of the Law . While Hilkiah was clearing the treasure room of the Temple he discovered a scroll described as `` the book of the Law '' or as `` the book of the law of Yahweh by the hand of Moses '' . The phrase `` the book of the Torah '' ( ספר התורה , sefer ha - torah ) in 2 Kings 22 : 8 is identical to the phrase used in Joshua 1 : 8 and 8 : 34 to describe the sacred writings that Joshua had received from Moses . The book is not identified in the text as the Torah and many scholars believe this was either a copy of the Book of Deuteronomy or a text that became a part of Deuteronomy . </P>
<P> According to the Hebrew Bible , in the eighteenth year of his rule , Josiah ordered the High Priest Hilkiah to use the tax money which had been collected over the years to renovate the temple . It was during this time that Hilkiah discovered the Book of the Law . While Hilkiah was clearing the treasure room of the Temple he discovered a scroll described as `` the book of the Law '' or as `` the book of the law of Yahweh by the hand of Moses '' . The phrase `` the book of the Torah '' ( ספר התורה , sefer ha - torah ) in 2 Kings 22 : 8 is identical to the phrase used in Joshua 1 : 8 and 8 : 34 to describe the sacred writings that Joshua had received from Moses . The book is not identified in the text as the Torah and many scholars believe this was either a copy of the Book of Deuteronomy or a text that became a part of Deuteronomy . </P>
who found the book of the law in the temple
who found the book of the law in the temple
High Priest Hilkiah
High Priest Hilkiah