Discuss reign of Josiah

Question 1

REFORMS

Answer 1

• Paganism objects taken out and burned
• Idolatrous priests killed
• Asherah were removed from the temple and burned
• Tents set up by cult prostitutes in temple courts were removed
• priests were recruited to defile idolatrous places
• place of human sacrifice was defiled
• chariots burned
• heathen altars destroyed
• sacred shrines erected by Solomon for his foregin wives were destroyed
• Jeroboams rival altar at Bethel destroyed
• Calf worshipping priests killed
• Mediums and wizards removed from the lands

Question 2

MODERN DAY APPLICATION

Answer 2

• Deal with the source not the product

- If source/root is not recognized and dealt with in light of God’s word, nothing of permanent value can be accomplished

Question 3

JOSIAH; Initial reforms

Answer 3

• age of 8 he began to reign
• age of 16 began to seek after the God of David his father
• at the age of 20 Josiah began to cleanse the land of all the tokens and instruments of idolatry
• age of 26, began to repair the temple

Question 4

FINDING THE BOOK OF THE LAW

Answer 4

• while cleaning the temple the high priest Hilkiah discovered a copy of “the book of the law”
• Hilkiah gave it to the Shaphan the sribe to read, who in turn came to the king
• what was “the book of the law”
• Pentatech
• Deuteronomy

Question 5

PROPHETESS HULDAH

Answer 5

• Huldah was probably aunt of Jeremiah
• message that it is too late, because of kings heart it will not happen during his life time
• promised he would die in peace
• however, he died on the battle field

Question 6

THE PASSOVER

Answer 6

• 1st the ark
• 2nd the Levites showed zeal in preparing the Passover Lambs
• 3rd it was done according to the law

Question 7

DEATH OF JOSIAH

Answer 7

• Ninevah had finally fallen under the attacks of Medes and Babylonians in 612 BC
• Ahuruballit II fled to Carchemish
• Necho-Pharaoh of Egypt