Josiah Repents
Published on Sep 19, 2016
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"But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup."
- 1 Corinthians 11:28 KJV
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God’s laws were written on scrolls.
Parents were encouraged to teach God’s laws to their children.
But during the reign of King Manasseh, the scrolls of God’s laws were destroyed and burnt. It was thought that there was not a copy left in the land.
Instead of obeying God, people worshipped false gods.
Prophets and teachers of God’s laws were put to death.
Although wicked King Manasseh later pleaded with God to forgive him and changed his wicked ways, the damage had been done. People did not care for God or obey Him.
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When Manasseh died he was buried in the palace garden.
His 22-year-old son Amon became king but only ruled for a year. He too had no time for God. His officials attacked and killed him.
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His murderers were arrested and executed.
King Amon’s son Josiah was only 8 years old when he was crowned king. However this young boy decided he wanted to follow God rather than the wicked ways of his father and grandfather.
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But without the scrolls of God’s laws or people to teach God’s ways, the people continued to worship false gods.
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After reigning for 8 years, King Josiah began to search for God.
Four years later he ordered the altars to the false gods on the hilltops to be torn down.
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The once magnificent temple of God that King Solomon had built had been allowed to fall into disrepair. People however gave money to have it repaired.
King Josiah ordered Shaphan, the ruler of Jerusalem, to take the money and give it to Hilkiah the High Priest. Hilkiah was to hire workers who would repair the temple.
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Labourers, carpenters and builders were set to work repairing the damaged building.
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The Levites supervised the work.
Then, Hilkiah the High Priest made an important discovery.
There in the temple, hidden from view, was a scroll containing the Book of God’s laws. An excited Hilkiah rushed to Shaphan. ‘I have found the Book of the Law in the temple of the Lord.’ Shaphan immediately set off to tell King Josiah the news.
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Shephan gave the king an update of the progress of the repair work and announced, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a scroll." He then read the Book of God’s laws to the king. When the king heard how God wanted everyone to live, he became very grieved, and said, "God’s anger must be great because we have disobeyed His laws."
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The king tore his robes and wept.
The King sent Shaphan and Hilkiah to a prophetess called Huldah. She had a message from God for the king. "Because we have been so disobedient, God’s will bring a disaster on this land. But, since the king has humbled himself, torn his robes and wept, this disaster will not happen in his lifetime." (This disaster was an invasion by the Babylonian army which happened after the death of King Josiah. The Babylonians took the Jews back to their land as captives).
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Huldah, the prophetess
King Josiah called a meeting in the temple of everyone in Jerusalem and Judah, along with all the priests and Levites. The King read the words of God’s laws to everyone, then promised to obey them with all his heart and soul. The people then promised to do the same.
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"We will all obey God's laws."
The King then ordered Hilkiah and the priests to remove all the idols and items in the temple that had been used to worship false Gods.
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Cleaning the false idols out of the temple.
All the pagan altars and sacred stones in the land were destroyed.
Figures of gods were pulled down and ground into dust. (Even the altar at Bethel that King Jeroboam had made many years before was destroyed. It has been prophesied that a descendant of King David would do this).
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Pagan priests were executed.
King Josiah then ordered everyone to celebrate Passover.
It was a great occasion. 30,000 lambs and goats and 3,000 cattle were sacrificed as people put their lives right with God. Musicians led in worship to God. There had not been a Passover celebrated like this since the days of the prophet Samuel. King Josiah was now in the 18th year of his reign.
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When 8-year-old King Josiah decided to follow after God, things were a mess.
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Josiah rediscovered the word of God. We have been rediscovering the Bible by keeping up with our daily Bible reading this year.
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Josiah repented when he read the Word of God. This week, we have been examining ourselves and repenting before Communion.
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Josiah destroyed all the false gods. We have been throwing out anything in our lives that has been distracting us from serving God.
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Let's not be like this.
Then, everyone celebrated the Passover. Passover is what Jesus celebrated with His disciples at the Last Supper. It is the basis for our Communion.
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It is very important to repent and examine ourselves before we take Communion. Paul wrote to the Corinthian church about this.
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"For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, 'This is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me.'
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In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this to remember me as often as you drink it.”
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For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord’s death until he comes again. So anyone who eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily is guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
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That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup. For if you eat the bread or drink the cup without honoring the body of Christ, you are eating and drinking God’s judgment upon yourself. . . But if we would examine ourselves, we would not be judged by God in this way."
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