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Chapter 22 Josiah
1. Josiah's Independent Faith
Josiah became king at the age of eight and reigned for 31 years. Joash, who once became king at the age of seven and was king for forty years, comes to mind. But Josiah and Joash are clearly different. As for Josiah, it is written that he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and that he followed in all the ways of David, his father, and did not turn left or right (v. 2), but as for Joash: It is said that it was so while Jehoiada the priest taught him. In other words, Josiah was an independent faith, and Joash was a faith supported by the priest Jehoiada.
The episode in this chapter clearly shows the characteristics of Josiah's faith. In other words, Josiah read the scriptures he found in the temple, was enlightened, and volunteered to obey the Word of God. Originally, Josiah seems to have been a zealous person for God without reading the Bible. He loved God as he had been taught, and as a king, he first tried to rebuild the temple of God, calculated the money paid for the temple, and instructed that it be used for construction. However, when he found the book of the law during the rebuilding of the temple, he read the book of the law, was enlightened by it, and sought the Lord even more.
2. seek the lord
In other words, what Josiah had that Joash lacked was precisely this heart toward the Word of God. We must value the walk of faith in which we kneel with God, read the word of God, and respond to the word of God. Yet, strangely enough, it is possible to live a Christian life without such accumulation. In fact, there are many Christians who do not read the Bible every day and who do not even pray. Even if they call themselves Christians, their reality is different. You go to church on Sundays, you donate, you do service, but it's not a formality or a convenience that most people do. Or there must be some Joash-like people who just don't want to be told what to do. What is needed is a Josiah who is truly motivated by God's Word and does it with a zeal that does not deviate from God's Word.
Josiah commanded his aides, "Go and seek the Lord about the words of this found book" (v. 13). Note that a similar episode (2 Kings 12:4-16) involving the rebuilding of the temple is recorded. This is the difference between whether the rebuilding of the temple proceeds or not, or what Josiah has that Joash does not. Josiah had a walk of faith that connected himself to the word of God and responded to the word of God.
Josiah is believed to have read Deuteronomy, especially chapters 28 and 29. Thus, somewhere a walk of faith must be formed that is encouraged, strengthened and directed by the Word of God. Otherwise, you will never be a soul-moving Christian in these complicated times. Precisely because it is a work of one heart with God, motivated by the Word of God, man pays attention to his steps.
3. Mercy of the Lord
The second half is God's word to Josiah, who seeks the Lord. The prophetess Hulda tells us two words. It was God's judgmental words. Judas was going to be judged just as God had said. However, a message of God's mercy is handed down to Josiah, who was heartbroken and humbled himself before the Lord. That's the point. God is the one who makes things go according to plan. However, there, he is also the one who can heed the cries of people's hearts and minds and move forward with those cries.
The words of the Bible can often make your ears hurt. But if we respond to that, God will also understand our thoughts. The importance of such heart-to-heart communication with God is to read through the Bible and put into practice what is taught there. I hope you have a good day today.
<Quiz Corner>
First, yesterday's quiz. Manasseh reigned the longest in the Southern Kingdom of Judah, but who was the shortest? â Jehoshaphat, â¡ Ahaz, ⢠Jehoiachin, the answer was ⢠Jehoiachin. Jehoiachin reigned for only three months. In addition, Josiah's son Jehoahaz also abdicated after three months. Here's today's Bible quiz. Where is the second district of Jerusalem, where the prophetess Huldah lived, thought to have been located? (1) Downtown on the south side of the temple, (2) Outside the old walls on the west side of the temple, (3) Mount of Olives on the east side of the temple, the answer will be tomorrow. I hope you have a good day today.