Both Josiah’s father & grandfather ruled as wicked kings, but it tells us that young Josiah “did right in the eyes of the Lord and walked in the ways of David his father.” So, when during repairs to the Temple the high priest Hilkiah found the lost Book of the Law (probably the Pentateuch) he gave it to Shaphan, who in turn presented it to king Josiah… reading it out loud to him. Josiah then accepted the Book of the Law as God’s Word and used it as a guide for reform, repentance, and revival of the nation. In II Kings 23:3 we read that, “King Josiah stood by the pillar and renewed the covenant in the presence of the Lord – to follow the Lord and keep His commands, regulations and decrees with all his heart and all his soul, thus confirming the words of the covenant written in this Book.”
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