Read: 2 Kings 22-23, 2 Chon. 34-35
Finally we have a good king. Josiah was only eight when he came to the throne and is the only king that the Bible says he walked in all the way of David his father. He was given a copy of the law and when he read it, he realized the sin his nation was operating under. He did a massive sweep to get rid of the abomination in the land and a massive rebuilding of the things of the Lord. He restored the temple, reinstated the Passover feast, gave the priest honor and respect and allowed them to do their calling. God saw his repentance and promised that Josiah wouldn’t see the destruction of Judah during his day.
Josiah made a covenant with God before all the people to follow Him. All the people entered into that covenant which they later broke. As Josiah was tearing down the high places where the people worshipped their foreign gods he came upon some sepultures. They began digging the bones up and burning them when one of them caught his attention. He asked whose it was and it was the very prophet that had said, “Behold, a child, Josiah by name, shall be born to the house of David; and on you he shall sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you and men’s bones shall be burned on you.” 1 Kings 13:2. He was speaking of the altar that God split to show that what this prophet said would happen and it did. This nameless prophet had prophesied this 300 years before. Josiah let his bones stay.
No king before Josiah had ever turned to the Lord with all his heart like Josiah did. Too bad he didn’t train his sons to follow the Lord, or too bad they didn’t listen.
Lord, you have called our names before the foundation of the earth and put your destiny in us. Help us to walk out that destiny and not miss one assignment.
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