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Josiah or Yoshiyahu ( /dʒoʊˈsaɪ.ə/ or /dʒəˈzaɪ.ə/;Hebrew: יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ, Modern Yoshiyyáhu Tiberian Yôšiyyāhû, literally meaning "healed by Yahweh" or "supported of Yahweh"; Greek: Ιωσιας; Latin: Josias; c. 649–609 BC) was a king of Judah (641–609 BC) who instituted major reforms. Josiah is credited by most historians with having established or compiled important Jewish scriptures during the Deuteronomic reform that occurred during his rule.
Josiah became king of Judah at the age of eight, after the assassination of his father, King Amon, and reigned for thirty-one years, from 641/640 to 610/609 BC.
He is also one of the kings mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew.
Josiah was the son of King Amon and Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. His grandfather Manasseh was one of the kings blamed for turning away from the worship of Yahweh. Manasseh adapted the Temple for idolatrous worship. Josiah's great-grandfather was King Hezekiah who was a noted reformer.
Josiah had four sons: Johanan, Eliakim (born c. 634 BC) by Zebudah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah, Mattanyahu (c. 618 BC) and Shallum (633/632 BC) both by Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
Actors: Alex Popp (actor), Alex Popp (producer), Alex Popp (writer), Dominic Ferrao (producer), Dominic Ferrao (director), Jalen Alverez (actor), Brandon Swiegert (actor), Mark Willams (actor), Nathan Smith (actor), Josiah Alverez (actor), Brandon Kemer (actor), Justin Miller (actor), Donovian Simpson (actor),
Genres: Horror,Actors: I. Elijah Baughman (actor), David Cohen (actor), Adrian Washington (actor), Anita Surendran (miscellaneous crew), Rebecca Grace Larkin (miscellaneous crew), Mark Jeffrey Miller (actor), Brendan Bradley (actor), Libertad Green (actress), Hassan Johnson (actor), Stephen Hill (actor), Barrett Perlman (actress), David Jason Perez (actor), Cooper Harris (actress), Dipti Mehta (actress), Robert T. Barrett (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Ryan Smith (producer), Daniel Pfeffer (writer), Carlos Cardona (producer), Daniel Pfeffer (director), Daniel Pfeffer (producer), Daniel Pfeffer (producer), Joshua Rivera (actor), Natasha Rivera (producer), Max Berger (editor), Max Berger (producer), Max Berger (producer), Alexandra Brown (producer), Nicholas Do (actor), Alex McBean (costume designer), Nicholas Do (producer),
Plot: In this coming of age tale, Maya, an orphaned Puerto Rican girl is forced to live in an abusive foster home. On the morning of her fifteenth birthday, her stepbrother Johnny wakes her up to sexual assault, she stops him from raping her, but in utter fear she decides to pack her bags and leave her cursed state behind. With nowhere to go, she turns to her loving boyfriend, Josiah to confess her ultimate escape plan. Little does she know, crazy Johnny is hot on her trail.
Genres: Drama, Romance, Short, Thriller,Actors: Bahadir Karasu (miscellaneous crew), Kyle Godwin (actor), Sanjit Majumdar (producer), Sanjit Majumdar (writer), Philip Narsh (actor), Sanjit Majumdar (director), Sanjit Majumdar (editor), Sanjit Majumdar (actor), Ranju Majumdar (composer), Ranju Majumdar (director), Ranju Majumdar (writer), Ranju Majumdar (producer), Neil Henke (actor), Emelio Pabon (actor), Geoffrey Ohen (actor),
Genres: Crime, Drama,Actors: Markus Seaberry (actor), Brandon A Gibbs (producer), Brandon A Gibbs (writer), Brandon A Gibbs (producer), Brandon A Gibbs (director), Brandon A Gibbs (editor), August LeVangie (miscellaneous crew), August LeVangie (actress), Justin Henderson (producer), Justin Henderson (actor), Justin Henderson (writer), Jason Borden (actor), Jason Borden (miscellaneous crew), Xris Omotesa (miscellaneous crew), Demario Byers (actor),
Genres: Action, Adventure, Short,Actors: Kimberly Yates (actress), Michael Pantozzi (actor), Michael Pantozzi (writer), Shai Casey (actor), Shai Casey (producer), Willa Darian (producer), Michael Scott King (actor), Willa Darian (actress), Willa Darian (miscellaneous crew), Ali Ryan (actress), Kathleen Littlefield (actress), Matthew Lincoln (actor), Matthew Lincoln (producer), Rachel Kaplove (actress), Matthew Lincoln (editor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Ward Crockett (director), Ward Crockett (producer), Ward Crockett (editor), Ward Crockett (writer), Adrienne Dawes (writer), Adrienne Dawes (director), Adrienne Dawes (composer), Adrienne Dawes (producer), Michael Garner (composer), Erin O'Shea (actress), Nick Casalini (actor), C. Dylan Plummer (producer), C. Dylan Plummer (writer), C. Dylan Plummer (director), Martha Hearn (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Short,Actors: Maurice LaMarche (actor), Sean Astin (actor), Danny Mann (actor), Maurice LaMarche (actor), Dan Castellaneta (actor), Dan Castellaneta (actor), Danny Mann (actor), Sean Astin (actor), Dan Castellaneta (actor), Maurice LaMarche (actor), Josh Hutcherson (actor), Craig Bartlett (actor), Craig Bartlett (actor), Craig Bartlett (producer), Craig Bartlett (actor),
Genres: Animation,Actors: Jared F. Brown (producer), Brian Nissen (writer), Richard Rich (director), Ray Porter (actor), Ivan Crosland (actor), Seldon Young (producer), Ernest Z. Frausto (producer), Mark Hunt (actor), Mark Hunt (actor), Mark Hunt (actor), Simon Mason (actor), Simon Mason (actor), Erin Kelly (actress), Erin Kelly (actress), Bill Berkeley (actor),
Plot: Built Upon the Rock is a story of two brothers and how an inheritance teaches them about their own foundation and eternal life. In the beginning of the video, Gideon is dying and has asked that his two sons, Thomas and Sahara work together overseeing his vineyards after he is gone. When Gideon dies, Sahara takes control of the vineyards and begins to sell grapes that are not yet ripe to loyal customers. Thomas is greatly disturbed and seeks out a lawyer named Josiah to help him regain his part of his inheritance. Josiah has left law practice to follow Jesus. He encourages Thomas to listen to the words of Jesus to find the answers to his problems. Jesus is giving his sermon on the mount and shares the beatitudes, or the actions, attitudes and blessings true believers should experience. He tells the people they need to go beyond just believing and act upon their faith. Jesus uses the parable of the wise man who built his house upon a rock. This man took his time and built a strong foundation for his house. When the rains came down, the man and his family remained safe. The foolish man was in a hurry and built his house upon the sand. When the rains came down, his house washed away. As Thomas listens to the words of Jesus, Josiah urges him to build his life on love, patience, and forgiveness, and all will be well. Thomas returns to ask forgiveness for speaking out in anger against his brother. When Thomas talks with Sahara about running the vineyards as his father would have wished, Sahara attacks him and throws him off the land. Thomas begins to doubt that Jesus' way of loving your enemies is right for him. Josiah reminds Thomas that Jesus never promised his enemies would love him in return. Thomas returns to Jesus to ask him to help him resolve the inheritance problem with his brother. Jesus warns Thomas about greed and envy. He tells him the value of a man's life has little to do with the things he owns on earth. To teach this lesson, Jesus tells another parable of the rich man who had an abundant harvest. This man had a choice in giving his extra crop to the poor or to build bigger barns to hold his extra wealth. The man decides to build bigger barns so he will have plenty of money for years to come. God visited the man that very night and told him he had been foolish and his life was over. The things he had gained on earth were worth nothing to his soul. A bit confused, Thomas thinks about what Jesus is trying to teach him. After talking with Josiah, he realizes he has been foolish like the rich man. Thomas visits Sarah again to tell him he no longer wants his inheritance. Sahara begins to gloat over his wealth. As he raises a glass to his lips, he has a heart attack and dies. The video ends with Thomas sitting at the feet of Jesus building salvation upon a rock.
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Genres: Drama,It's only a three day drive
And I was hoping you'd come along
Come on Josiah, don't be cross
I hear New Mexico is really gorgeous this time of year
Don't you want to see the Spanish moss
I've been running far too long
For you to give up on me now
Won't you find a comfort in your friend
And the big blue sky is much to empty without you putting me down
And I'd really like to know you're holding my hand
I'm playing cedar guitar
And I've been thinking you wanted to
Come on Josiah, sing along
You never said no before
To six strings on a cedar guitar
But I've betting you didn't want to start off wrong
I've been running far too long
For you to give up on me now
Won't you find a comfort in your friend
And the big blue sky is much to empty without you putting me down
And I'd really like to know you're holding my hand
It's only a three day drive
Josiah come on pack your bags
I know you needed to get away
I hear New Mexico is really gorgeous this time of year
Don't you want to watch the children play
I've been running far too long
For you to give up on me now
Won't you find comfort in your friend
And the big blue sky is much too empty without you putting me down
And I'd really like to know you're holding my hand
Yes I'd really like to know you're holding my hand