Condition of Jerusalem prior to Josiah, 2 Kings 21

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Condition of Jerusalem prior to Josiah, 2 Kings 21

• 211 Manasseh became king
• Did much evil
• Result of Manassehs Action
• Calamity on Jerusalem
• Remnant forsaken
• Amon became king
• No change in Israel

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Kings 221 Josiah becomes King

• Summary of Josiahs reign.
• And he did what was right in the sight of the
  LORD, and walked in all the ways of his father
  David he did not turn aside to the right hand or
  to the left.

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Josiahs Reign

• Repair of the Temple
• Finds and reads the Book of the law
• Inquires of the Lord via Prophetess
• Josiah, not Jerusalem spared calamity
• Reading humbled a tender heart
• Read Book to Israel
• Made a covenant

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Results of New Covenant

• Destruction of Manassehs works
• Temple Restored

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The Moral of the Story

• Now before him there was no king like him, who
  turned to the LORD with all his heart, with all
  his soul, and with all his might, according to
  all the Law of Moses nor after him did any arise
  like him. The result or reward for his turning
  was that he would not see the destruction of
  Israel and nor would he be a part of their
  captivity.

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The Practical Application

• Law of Christ perverted as did Manasseh
• Calamity promised to wicked
• To avoid the calamity
• Need to read the Book
• Need tender heart to become humble
• Need to destroy the perversions
• Need to restore the Law