II
Chronicles 34,35 – Josiah’s Revival
It
is what God says is right, is right and what He says is wrong, is wrong.
In
the eighth year of Josiah’s reign, he was sixteen years old, and he began to
seek God. He was twenty when he began his reforms in Judah.
Josiah
was a fearless reformer. After he cleaned up the southern kingdom, he went into
the tribes of Israel in the north. When he was twenty-six years old, he began
to repair the temple. Once it was prepared, they came across the Law of Moses.
Josiah was dismayed when he heard the Word of God for the first time, because
he and his people had strayed so far from God’s commands.
A
return to the Word of God brings revival, it must be a total commitment to God.
There can be no half-hearted service. There cannot be trying to go with God and
trying to be with the world at the same time. It must be a clear-cut dedication
of heart and life to God.
God
sent a message to Josiah that he will send judgement on the people as he
promised, but he will not do it until Josiah is gone.
Chapter
35
The
Passover is symbolic of the death of Christ. God says, “there was no Passover
like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet.”
Josiah
had no business going to war and had refused to stay out of it. He had been a
good king. He led a tremendous revival, a great turning to God. But his death
ended the revival. Now God’s judgment will fall upon the southern kingdom of
Judah.
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J.
Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.
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