“And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes. Go, enquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book.”
2 Chronicles 34:19, 21 KJV
When the king heard what was written in the book, God’s Revelation, he ripped his robes in dismay. Josiah ordered them all: “Go and pray to God for me and what’s left of Israel and Judah. Find out what we must do in response to what is written in this book that has just been found! God’s anger must be burning furiously against us—our ancestors haven’t obeyed a thing written in this book of God, followed none of the instructions directed to us.” Josiah chose to follow the written Word of God. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us - Jesus Christ is the Word of God. As the Word of God says, “All flesh is as grass, And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, And its flower falls away, But the Word of the Lord endures forever.” Now this is the Word which by the Gospel was preached to us and saved our souls for eternal life with God. Amen!
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