Read: 2 Kings 22:3-23:30; Acts 21:37-22:16; Psalm 1:1-6; Proverbs 18:11-12
King Josiah had the temple repaired with the money the people gave in the offering. In the remodel they found a copy of the law and brought it to Josiah who had it read to him. He was appalled at what it said and how they had disobeyed it so blatantly. He was distraught so the priest sent him a priestess named Huldah to tell him what the Lord would say to him. She told him that God was indeed angry with the nation because of all the idolatry and hardness of their hearts yet he had seen Josiah’s heart and would delay his judgment till he was gone.
Josiah then did a massive spiritual reform in Jerusalem. He cleaned out every trace of false worship along with its altars, poles, images, priests, and false doctrines. He reinstated the Passover and had a huge celebration. When they were destroying the altar at Bethel that Jeroboam had set up. They came to the tombstone of the prophet that had prophesied 326 years ago that a man by the name of Josiah would rise and burn the bones of all the priests of the high places. (1 Kings 13:2) Josiah wouldn’t let them dig up his bones but let them rest.
At the end of his reign Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt and the king of Assyria went up against Josiah at Megiddo and killed him in his chariot. He was buried in his own tomb and his son, Jehoahaz was made king in his place.
In Acts, Paul was being led to prison and asked the commanding officer if he could speak to the people. He allowed him to do this and Paul began giving them his story of how God had spoken to him and brought him to the truth about who Jesus was and is. They listened intently when he spoke to them in Arabic. Paul took every opportunity he could to tell his story of salvation and explain who Jesus is.
Lord, May we be like a tree planted by streams of water which yield fruit in our season.
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