2 Chronicles 34:23
“She said to them, “Yahweh, the God of Israel says: ‘Tell the man who sent you to me,”
What does 2 Chronicles 34:23 mean?
Huldah the prophetess is speaking here, delivering God's message to officials who came seeking her guidance during King Josiah's reign. She's addressing messengers from the king, and her opening—"Tell the man who sent you to me"—shows she's about to convey something important that needs to go directly back to Josiah himself. In that ancient context, when a prophet spoke, people understood they were hearing from God through a human voice, which is why she begins by establishing that authority: these aren't her opinions, but Yahweh's words. What follows in the verses after this are her instructions for the king, showing that even powerful rulers were expected to listen when God spoke through his prophets.