September 21, 2010
Josiah becomes king of Judah. In the process of repairing the temple the workers find the book of teachings. Find it! This is the book of teachings! The book God said that all kings should make a copy of to keep with them at all times and to read from it every day. God gave those instructions clear back in Deuteronomy 17:18-20, before the first king was ever even appointed. Now it is hundreds of years later and they "find it" in the temple. 199 years before Josiah was made king, the agreement was given to Joash when he was made king. (II Kings 11:12) Obviously it wasn't passed down from king to king because it was "found" in the very place it should have been honored, almost 200 years later. No wonder there were so many problems. No wonder wrong choices were made. Everyone was doing what "seemed" right to them. They weren't following God's teachings.
Josiah is horrified by what he reads and all the sins that have been committed. He reads the book to the people and Josiah pledges to follow the LORD. He destroys all the idols and places used for false worship. Idols that were put in the temple were taken down and destroyed. In the temple!! Josiah obeyed the LORD with all his heart, soul, and strength. (II Kings 23:25) Even so, the LORD brought the destruction and punishment to Judah after Josiah died.
We read this and are appalled they lost the book of teachings and that idols were erected in the temple. Our bodies are the temple of the LORD and we have His written word to us, yet how many people in the "Church" pay any attention to wanting to know what is in it? How many "Christians" have erected their own idols of self, pride, envy, jealousy, and strife in the temple of God—our bodies. God told them in Deuteronomy 17 what the secret to success was. Keep the writings with you; read from it every day; and DO what it says. DO IT!
Next Entry: II Kings 23:36 – 25:30
Josiah becomes king of Judah. In the process of repairing the temple the workers find the book of teachings. Find it! This is the book of teachings! The book God said that all kings should make a copy of to keep with them at all times and to read from it every day. God gave those instructions clear back in Deuteronomy 17:18-20, before the first king was ever even appointed. Now it is hundreds of years later and they "find it" in the temple. 199 years before Josiah was made king, the agreement was given to Joash when he was made king. (II Kings 11:12) Obviously it wasn't passed down from king to king because it was "found" in the very place it should have been honored, almost 200 years later. No wonder there were so many problems. No wonder wrong choices were made. Everyone was doing what "seemed" right to them. They weren't following God's teachings.
Josiah is horrified by what he reads and all the sins that have been committed. He reads the book to the people and Josiah pledges to follow the LORD. He destroys all the idols and places used for false worship. Idols that were put in the temple were taken down and destroyed. In the temple!! Josiah obeyed the LORD with all his heart, soul, and strength. (II Kings 23:25) Even so, the LORD brought the destruction and punishment to Judah after Josiah died.
We read this and are appalled they lost the book of teachings and that idols were erected in the temple. Our bodies are the temple of the LORD and we have His written word to us, yet how many people in the "Church" pay any attention to wanting to know what is in it? How many "Christians" have erected their own idols of self, pride, envy, jealousy, and strife in the temple of God—our bodies. God told them in Deuteronomy 17 what the secret to success was. Keep the writings with you; read from it every day; and DO what it says. DO IT!
Next Entry: II Kings 23:36 – 25:30
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