2 Kings 23 · Grade 3
With All His Heart
Read the Story
Josiah gathered all the leaders and people, small and great. He read the book of the covenant to them. Standing by the pillar, he made a covenant to follow the Lord with all his heart and soul. All the people joined in the covenant.
Josiah had everything made for Baal and Asherah taken out of the temple and burned. He broke down the high places from one end of Judah to the other. He went to Bethel and tore down the altar Jeroboam made. A man of God had said this would happen long before. Josiah left that man's grave alone.
Josiah told the people to keep the Passover as written in the book. No Passover like it had been kept since the days of the judges. No king before or after turned to the Lord like Josiah. Still, the Lord's anger against Judah because of Manasseh did not turn away. Josiah died at Megiddo in a battle with Pharaoh Neco of Egypt.
Memory Verse
“There was no king like him before him, who turned to Yahweh with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; and there was none like him who arose after him.”
2 Kings 23:25 (WEB)
Answer the Questions
Where did Josiah stand to make the covenant?
What did Josiah tear down at Bethel?
Whose grave did Josiah leave alone?
Since when had no Passover like it been kept?
Where did Josiah die?
With All His Heart
Write what happened in each box.
Prayer
Dear God, thank You for Your covenant. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- What did the people promise?
- How can you put away things that are not pleasing to God?
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