Josiah: Losing the Word of God

 2 Kings 22–23; Chron 34-35

Proposition: the Word of God must be known and followed to understand our God and His desire for us.

Introduction:

The Life of King Josiah:

                8 years old

                16 years old

                26 years old

                39 years old

Reactions to Discovering the Word of God:

                Conviction about the Truth found in the Word

                Concern about Consequences

                Commitment of Himself to God

                Cleansing of the Land from Idols

                Commemoration of the Redemption of God

“that he might establish the words of the law that were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the Lord.”

^“Before him there was no king like him, who turned to the Lord with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his might, according to all the Law of Moses, nor did any like him arise after him.”

 

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