Josiah’s reform was extensive. He actively went about to right the offenses his predecessors had committed against the Lord. In 2 Kings 23:4, we are told that Josiah resorted to using the associate priests led by Hilkiah the one priest whom he could fully trust. This is a subtle indication of how corrupt the priesthood had become over the years. Josiah's reform shows a zeal for the Lord that was uncommon. And it all started when he heard the word of the book of the covenant discovered while repairing the temple. This tells us the extent a truly convicted person inspired by the Word of God could do.
Second
Kings 23:4-20 describe how massive Josiah’s reform was. Simply put, he went
about uncompromisingly destroying all the religious relics, and paraphernalia and removing
the priests that were involved in idolatrous worship. From southern Judah to northern Israel, Josiah carried out his reform.
Then he even went to Bethel, the place Jeroboam installed one of the golden calves
for worship. There verse 15 said that “… the altar that was at
Bethel and the high place which Jeroboam the son of
Nebat, who made Israel sin, had made, even that altar and the high place he
broke down. Then he demolished its stones, ground them to dust, and burned
the Asherah.” There he spotted a monument built to honor godly prophets who came
to Samaria to denounce the idolatry practice there, He ordered that their bones
should not be disturbed.
What
should inspire us was how energetic and zealous Josiah was for his covenant
God. He was not only determined to reform the nation but was also thorough in
his reform. What about us concerning the things of God. Are we as energetic, zealous,
determined, and thorough? Let us be consumed with a zeal for God! For God's sake, don't live life nonchalantly
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