Note: March 2, 2009 – Josiah’s Revival

Removing sinful traditions

2 Chronicles 34

  • v 9-11. Rebuilding costs money
  • v 14. When the Bible gathers dust.
  • v 21. Reading the Bible and realizing your sins.
  • v 22. Not all prophets were men.
  • v 30. Sharing the word of God with others.

2 Kings 22

  • v 1. Josiah died when he was 39 years old, after 38 years as king.
  • v 4. In times of economic turmoil, governments often engage in public works projects. Josiah began a "pious work project" of rebuilding the temple.
  • v 7. Imagine contractors so honest that you didn’t need a full-time accountant.

2 Kings 23

  • v 4. Had they not cleansed the land earlier in Josiah’s reign? Where did all of this pagan paraphernalia come from?
  • v 7. A church sewing circle.
  • v 9. They won’t work, but they’ll eat.
  • v 10-12. Trying to undo all the evil that your grandfather did.
  • v 16-18. It’s not desecration, it’s purification.
  • v 21. Follow the instructions.
  • v 22-23. The best passover ever!
  • v 25. The best king ever!
  • v 29. In the wrong place, at the wrong time, with the wrong people.

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