Reformation
Scripture Verses
2 Kings 22:1-20; 23:1-37; 2 Chronicles 34:1-33; 35:1-27
Outline
King Josiah is an example of a wonderful life lived as a light in times of darkness.
Prophetess
- Miriam – Exodus 15:20
- Deborah – Judges 4:4
- Huldah – 2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 34:22
- Noadiah – Nehemiah 6:14
- Unnamed – Isaiah 8:3
- One in the NT: Anna – Luke 2:36
Twofold message
- Judgment is coming
- Not in Josiah’s lifetime
- Response: Tender heart, humble spirit
Comparison
- 2 Kings
- Law discovery
- Covenant renewal
- Worship reform
- Passover celebration
- 2 Chronicles
- Worship reform
- Law discovery
- Covenant renewal
- Passover celebration
Josiah’s Purification Program – 2 Kings 23
- Removing pagan vessels from the temple – verse 4
- Deposing pagan clergy – verse 5
- Pulverizing the Asherah image – verse 6
- Wrecking the male prostitutes’ temple apartments – verse 7
- Defiling Judah’s high places, deposing their priests – verses 8-9
- Desecrating Tophet, the place of child sacrifice – verse 10
- Removing and destroying sun worship – verse 11
- Smashing royal idolatrous altars – verse 12
- Eliminating Solomon’s folly – verse 13
- Destroying the props for fertility worship – verse 14
- Pulling down Jeroboam’s worship center – verses 15-16
- Purge throughout the northern cities – verses 19-20
Josiah
- Nevertheless… Obedience…
Bonus
- 1 Kings 13:2 – prophecy given
- 2 Kings 23:15-16 – prophecy fulfilled
Share
Tweet