Reviving the Law

at 8 Josiah began to reign

at 16 Josiah began seeking after God

at 20 Josiah began purging Israel of idolatry

at 26 Josiah began preparing the house of God

at 39 Josiah died in battle with Egypt

Josiah Seeks after God (34:1-13)

He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord (2-3)

From a young age started seking the Lord

Following after the ways of David who was a friend of God

Turning neither to the left or the right

This led him to remove all the false idol worship out of the land of Israel (4-7)

For 6 years, he travelled the country purifying the land for the worship of God

He destroyed all evidence of idol worship in the country by burning even the bones of the priests that followed after

Step 3- He repaired the house of the Lord in Jerusalem (10)

This is the place that God set aside for his worship (2 Chronicles 7:12)

He brought back the true priesthood to do the service of the Lord (9)

All the work was done faithfully until the end (12)

Josiah Revives the Law (34:14-33)

The book of the Law of Moses is found in the temple (14-16

They immediately take the book to the king

It is read before the king first (18)

Josiah not only hears the words of the law but responds immdiately (19-28)

He rents his clothes in repentence, knowing that Israel had failed to keep the law of God

God’s wrath is coming against the people because of their negligence in the law

But because of Josiah tender heart to the things of God, their will be mercy

Josiah calls all people to stand before the law of God and join in covenant once again with the words of the law (29-33)

Josiah Provides the Passover (35:1-19)

In observance of the law (12), Josiah plans the largest passover feast that has ever been observed (18)

Encouraged the priests in the work (2)

This will not be a burden to obey the law of God (3)

Josiah himself provided the offering needed for the people to observe the passover (7-8)

The passover was in remembrence of God saving Israel from slavery in Egypt

This passover lamb was a sign of the replacement atonement that God provided for them to bring them into freedom and life

Jesus is greater than Josiah

We have already seen how he prepared himself from the time he was born to do the will of God

Akash showed us how Jesus was serious about the things of God even at the age of 12

His very birth in the world was planned by him from eternity past (1 Peter 1:20)

Jesus not only followed the law as Josiah did but he fulfilled the law

Matthew 5:17-19 I am not come to destroy but fulfil

those that follow me will also love the law

Matthew 5:20-28 Jesus judges not on action but on thoughts and intentions of the heart (मनको आशय)

Before murder there is hatred, before fornication is lust

Jesus provides the great passover sacrifice needed to bring salvation to the whole world

The Law requires a passover- (Deuteronomy 16:1-3)

John 19:8-16 Jesus crucified on the passover

1 Corinthians 5:7 Christ our passover is sacrificed for us