King Josiah

Hermeneutics

Observation

what are the details

What did the people in the story do or say?

Who, What, Where, When, How

The more you ask, the more you learn!

Interpretation

Why did they do/say what they did?

What was the short/long-term result?

What can you learn about _________(the theme or main principles the story)?

What can you learn about God from this story?

Application

What will/should you do differently in your life as a result of these truths?

Is their a sin I need to avoid?

Is their a example I should follow?

How can i grow my relationship with God as result of these truths?

Observation

When was Josiah’s name first mentioned?

In his youth What did the man of God say about him?

Where did Josiah send his secretary?

What did Hilkiah find in the temple?

What did Josiah do when he heard the words from the Book of the Law? Immediately and then a short time after?

In short, what did God say?

What did Josiah do after hearing from God? Right after then a short time after?

How did he say he would keep the covenant?

What did Josiah do at Bethel and then in Samaria?

Back to the beginning description of Josiah, what did he do in the eyes of God? And where did he not turn?

Interpretation

Why do you think Josiah turned out to be such a Godly king? Considering his father was evil

If they “found” the book of the Law, how long do you think it had been since they had last read it?

Does this show how valuable it was to them?

Why do you think Josiah immediately tore his clothes?

What were the short/long-term effects of his repentance and covenant?

What single most important Law did Josiah seem to understand very well?

“Hear, O Israel! Yahweh is our God, Yahweh is one! You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. Deuteronomy 6:4–5

Why do you think God let Josiah live out the rest of his days peacefully?

Why do you Josiah ground the stones from the altar and idols to dust? And why do you think he burned the bones on the altar at Bethel and slaughtered the priests at Samaria and burned bones on them?

What was the significance of Josiah defiling the altar at Bethel? What are the main principles to take away from this story?

What can we learn about repentance from the story of King Josiah?

What can we learn about zeal from the story of King Josiah?

How does James 1:22 relate to this story?

James 1:22 LSB

But become doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.

What can we learn about God from the story of King Josiah?

Finally, what can we learn about the reliability of scripture from this story?

APPLICATION

- What can I do differently in my life or ministry as a result of these truths?

- What distractions or idols in my life do I need to eradicate?

- How can I grow in my zeal for the Lord? Self-reflection:

- Is there anything in my life that I need to repent of? (Pray about this, and if so do it!)