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LESSON Texts chron. M.i.,s. Mem.
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LESSON TEXTS Chron. M:i.is. Mem
ory verses 1-3.
GOLDEN TExT.-"Remember now thy
Creator In the days Of thy youth."-Eccl.
1871
TIME.-Josiah ascended the throne B. c.
$50. The critical years in his reign we're
the eighth. twelfth and eighteenth.
PLACE Jerusalem. although the re-
forms extended throughout judah and the
country that had been the northern king
dom.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES j Josiah's
parentage: Kings 22:1. Exaltation OF
David as a model king: v. al Kings 11:a:
15:3. s; Q Kings 1873; 1873: 22:2: 2 Chron 2s:1.
Compare Josiah's slaughter Of the heather
priests with Elijah's Il Kings 1s:4o and
Jehu's q Kings i01s-2s). Compare these
events with the prophecy Of Kings 1872.
81. Note also 2 Kings 23:ls-1s. Compare
Josiah's reforms with those Of Asa q
Chron. H:1-D, Jehoshapbat q Chron. n:1-9,
Joash q Chron. A:1-1D. and Hezekiah q
Chron. 29-sn.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
v. 1. Eight years old :.
reign" He was under tutors and re-
gents until he reached the age of IS
years.
va. did that which was right"
No other king Of Judah has higher re-
nown for piety and religious ZEAL
David his father" David was his
ancestor. Declined neither /.
left" He did not turn aside from
the straight path into either idolatry
or untempered zeal.
VS.. Eighth year Of his reign"
It is very wise indeed to seek God in
youth. Each day spent away from
Him gives us one day more to repent
Of, and weakens our desire to repent
and our power to turn unto righteous
ness. EN- the twelfth year." AS soon
as Josiah came Of age he began to
show that he would be q true king
and great reformer. The work. how
ever, could not be done in a day, but
was carried on throughout his reign.
VA. This verse gives summary
Of the work carried on throughout Jo-
siah's reign. "Baalim." Various
forms of the god Baal. Images" 4"
Rev. ver., Sun images" See 2 Kings
33:5-11. This form Of worship. like
the reverence paid to the heavenly
bodies, had doubtless been borrowed
from Assyria-
v. 8. Burnt the bones , d.
tars." This would, in the opinion Of
all heather, as we'll AZ according to
the views Of the Jews, so deAie the
affairs that they could never again be
used.
". $50 did he unto
Naphtali." All these names designate
tribes who had belonged to the north
ern kingdom. That kingdom had been
overthrown century before, and most
Of Its people deported. The few who
were left In the land we're evidently
encouraged by Josiah to look to hin
as their king. Read Of one incident In
Kings 1881, 2 and 2 Kings 23:15-2O
with their mattocks." (See Rev
Ver.)
v. Z. when returned t
Jerusalem" King Josiah personally
supervised the matter, made a journey
through the land and saw that all wa.
done as he had ordered.
v. 8. when he had purged tn,
land" As above described. "And thu
house." The temple also was cere
monially purified. "Shaphan." Thi'
man Is called In the other record, tn,
kings scribe.
v. 8. They" The three officer'
above named. "Hilkiah. the higl
priest" A godly man and ancestor o
Ezra EZRA 7:1D. "They delivered
the money" etc. It seems quite prob
able that money for the work hat
been collected. as In Joash's time &
Kings l2), by Levite collectors, wit
went among the northern tribes, ant
by the free.will offerings Of those VIII,
came to worship At the temple. 9TH
Levites that kept the DOORS" Tn
tribe Of Levi furnished the priests ant
all the workers about the temple
Ssme Of these very likely had II
charge . collection box which stood q
the door Of the priests court. The
returned" etc. Better In Rev. Yer.
v. 10. "They." The oalcsrs VII
had rscsived the money from priest
and Lsvites. Put II In the hand.
Gave II TO the oversssrs Of the Wort
- ~ expended, - Il was needed, q
nsAAing saAA repairing the temple, Il
courts and ~ furniture.
v. II. "Artincers," &c. .0ss Rev
vn, ,QespsAtsEs sad stons-mssop
were snDloysd for the work which
described II KingS % repairing th
breaches" This indicated that th
temple had suffered from rough usas
- we'll - from. decay.
". n "Overssers . I. sst
fervsrd." The ovsrsssrs, who els
were Of the tribe Of Levi, guided tn
work. We are told In the other rec
ord that they dia the work - fAitt
fully that No rsckonins was made Wit
them sf the meney. +'.
v. u. "0crihss." This word va
primarily used Of "tYanscribor of tn