Monthly Archives: June 2018

In my flesh, I’m hoping for a teary-eyed, snotty-nosed funeral that drags on for hours as people mourn my passing with long stories of what a great preacher, husband, father, and grandfather (fingers crossed) I was. Maybe there’ll be a … Continue reading →

The LORD, the God of their fathers, sent persistently to them by his messengers, because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place. But they kept mocking the messengers of God, despising his words and scoffing at … Continue reading →

He had been duly warned by God through Neco that engaging in this battle would be his ruin. Nevertheless, Josiah did not turn away from him, but disguised himself in order to fight with him. He did not listen to … Continue reading →

In his days Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt went up to the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates. King Josiah went to meet him, and Pharaoh Neco killed him at Megiddo, as soon as he saw him. (2 Kings … Continue reading →

Scripture says of Josiah: “Before him there was no king like him, who turned to the Lord with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his might, according to the law of Moses nor did any … Continue reading →

The focus of the first Passover was a lamb. A lamb slain with its blood applied to the lintel and two doorposts of the home. A lamb’s blood that marked out the redeemed, saving them from the destroyer, and delivering … Continue reading →

In spite of all of King Josiah’s righteous reforms, the prophecy of Huldah will hold true (2 Kings 22:14-20). As promised, judgment will befall the nation of Judah even as it did Israel (2 Kings 23:26-27). So, why bother with … Continue reading →

Moreover, Josiah put away the mediums and the necromancers and the household gods and the idols and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, that he might establish the words of the law … Continue reading →

The Passover celebrated the miraculous deliverance of King Josiah’s ancestors from Egyptian bondage by the power of God. Josiah’s ancestors had received this commandment when God brought them out of Egypt: This is a day to remember. Each year, from … Continue reading →

It’s Monday. What are you doing today about yesterday? You know, Sunday. You were in church. You heard God’s Word sung, prayed, read, and preached. So, what are you doing today about the Word you heard sung, prayed, read, and … Continue reading →