Read 2 Kings 23.
Imagine! The king
called for a national gathering so he could read the word of God to the
people. Next, Josiah made a public
promise before the LORD to live for Him and obey His word "with all his heart
and all his soul" (v.3). Then, all
the people joined King Josiah in that covenant.
This was followed by putting the word of God into
practice. They rid the country of all
the trappings of the many false worship systems. They cleansed the nation of the immoral and
despicable practices done under the guise of religion. There was no more tolerance of things that
directly violated the word of God.
Because of the spiritual nonsense, the nation had not
celebrated a Passover for many, many years.
But King Josiah reestablished the prescribed celebrations and true
worship of God.
It is noteworthy that this did not change God's
pronouncement of national judgment because of all the sin in the past. The Babylonians were gaining strength to
conquer Assyria and then take Judah
captive. Josiah was killed by Pharaoh
Neco of Egypt .
Josiah left a wonderful epitaph: "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" (v.25).
The Lord of heaven evaluates our lives according to our
knowledge, heart commitment, and practice of His written word. I have joined Josiah in this covenant. How about you?
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