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Rebuttal: there is no textual indication they chose Huldah over other prophets; proximity in Jerusalem is a better explanation.

How Women Could and Couldn’t Lead in the Old Testament: Women in Ministry part 3 00:38:50 – 00:39:50

Mike's pushback on the Huldah argument

There is zero indication in the text that anyone chose Huldah over another option. The text never says 'we considered Jeremiah but picked Huldah instead.' The other prophets existed, but the text provides a contextual explanation: Huldah was physically present in Jerusalem, in the same city as the king who was in a panic. It makes sense to go to the closest prophet in a moment of urgency.

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