JOSIAH The Boy King 2 Kings 21 6

JOSIAH: The Boy King 2 Kings 21: 6, 9, 16, 19 -20 Manasseh (grandfather) Amon (father) “…did evil in the sight of the Lord, as Manasseh his Father had done…” A Righteous Sprout From Dubious Roots. . 2 K 2 Kings 22: 1 -2 Josiah made king at age of 8 2 Chronicles 34: 3 “…he began to seek God…” In Spite Of The Attitude & Actions Of His Father & Grandfather, Josiah Embraced A Totally Different Pathway

Josiah: A Tender Heart For The Truth “He did right in the sight of he Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David and did not turn aside to the right or the left. ” (2 Chronicles 34: 2) Joshua 1: 7 -8 Proved To Be A Man Of Tremendous • Courage • Spiritual Strength • Righteous Zeal Manifested Like Attitude Of That Of His Fore-Father, David (He was 16 th king of Judah dating from Rehoboam, who was David’s grandson) Psalms 119: 9 -15

“…to repair the house of the Lord his God. ” (2 Chronicles 34: 8) At Age 20 Josiah Orders A Complete Restoration… 2 Chronicles 34: 3 -7 2 Kings 22: 8 “Look what we’ve found!” Purged The Land Of Religious Falsehood Psalms 119: 53, 119 Have We “Lost” The Bible Within Self? “From Your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way. ” (Psalms 119: 104

2 Kings 22: 11 -13 Recognized Error: Disgusted By It Tender Heart For Truth PUT IT ALL TOGETHER Devotion To God & Nation 2 Kings 22: 18 -20 Humble Before God Mercy 2 Kings 23: 1 -3 Zeal TOTAL RESTORATION Intolerant Of Error