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Our Cities and Nations should be purified
From a contextualized purpose of note in view , we realise that our cities and nations are filled with all kinds of detestable practices.There is an urgent need for cities to be purified to meaningfully serve God’s purpose.
King Josiah serves as a key historical example of a leader who purified his land and purged both Judah and Jerusalem of detestable practices 2 Chronicles 34:3-5[3]For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young [sixteen], he began to seek after and yearn for the God of David his father [forefather]; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, and the carved and molten images.[4]They broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence; the sun-images that were high above them he hewed down; the Asherim and the graven images and the molten images he broke in pieces and made dust of them and strewed it upon the graves of those who sacrificed to them.[5]Josiah burned the bones of the [idolatrous] priests upon their altars, and so cleansed Judah and Jerusalem and so may our cities and Nations be purified to the glory of God
The purification process involved removing high places, Asherim, and carved and molten images.The altars of the Baals were broken down directly in the presence of King Josiah.Sun-images that were positioned high above the altars were hewed down and destroyed.Graven, molten, and Asherim images were broken into pieces and ground into dust.The dust from the destroyed idols was strewed upon the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.
Josiah burned the bones of the idolatrous priests directly upon their own altars.
Through these extensive actions, Josiah successfully cleansed the lands of Judah and Jerusalem
Reflective questions about the teaching
a) Who is king Josiah as reflected upon in perspective?.
b) Which cities as attributed to context did King Josiah cleanse from all the detestable practices
c) How does this teaching relate to our day to day LIFE?
d) Give a definite understanding as realised upon in our subject study
e) According to our mention in view, what may be some of the detestable practices that have filled our land?
f) In what ways was King Josiah able to clense Judah and Jerusalem from the detestable practices that had inhabited the land
g) Give a realised purpose in as view to purpose of knowledge concerning how you can appropriate this teaching to our day to day leadership
Confession prayer
Dear Lord Jesus am grateful for your insight of word in view to the bible reflection of King Josiah and all the reforms that He was able to establish in the land in Jesus name Amen