Huldah is mentioned in II Kings 22 and II Chronicles 34. The following are some notes from a lesson I shared with a group of women. Feel free to use the questions to generate your own discussion.

What we can learn from Huldah’s example:

Huldah was respected.

It was rare to have a woman play this role. She is the only prophetess mentioned in the books of Kings or Chronicles and one of only four in the Old Testament.

It is thought that she was a teacher to women. The men came to her to have her validate and share what the book said. Obviously, she was known to “know her stuff” for the men to even consider coming to her.

Has God called you to an unusual role?

Discussion: Talk about someone (preferably a woman) who you highly respect. Why?
Have you lost respect for someone? Why?

Huldah was chosen.

Jeremiah and Zephaniah, both male prophets, were around at the time. Why might Josiah have chosen her instead of Jeremiah? (We don’t know for sure. It is possible these male prophets were affiliated with another area of worship in Jerusalem; perhaps in his fear Josiah felt a woman may be easier to listen to.)

Discussion: Why might, in some circumstances, a woman be more approachable than a man? How can we exercise this gift in a proper way without being manipulative?


Huldah was courageous.

Imagine what it was like to have to give this bad news. She did not hold back.

Discussion: Talk about times when you have to deal with difficult situations or spoke the truth in love.

Huldah is a little-known Bible character, but was mentioned two separate times. There are valuable things we can learn from her. Print This