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Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you say, "I have no.

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2 Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you say, "I have no pleasure in them."

3 JOSIAH: Remembering God In Your Youth 2 Chronicles 34

4 Josiah Chose A Different Path
Manasseh – Josiah’s grandfather; ruled 55 years; probably most wicked king Amon – Josiah’s father; only reigned two years; evil; own servants killed him Josiah – “And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, & walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left” (2 Chronicles 34:2).

5 Key Events in Josiah’s Life:
34:3 – Begins to seek the God of his father David at the age of 16. 34:3 – Purges Judah & Jerusalem of idolatrous corruptions at the age of 20. 34:8 – Repairs the house of God, the temple at the age of 26.

6 Key Events in Josiah’s Life:
34:15, 19 – Book of Law is Discovered and Read to Josiah. 34:30 – Gathers All the People of Judah Together to Read the Law. 35:1-2, – The King Observes the Passover with Judah and Israel.

7 LESSONS FROM JOSIAH: Decide while we are still young to follow God (34:3; Ecclesiastes 12:1) Rid Sin from our Life & Others (34:3-7; Romans 12:9; Eph. 5:11; John 2:13-17) Imitate Attitude Toward the Word of God (34:19, 21, 26-27; Heb. 4:12; Ps. 119:161) Share Word with Others (34:30; Mt. 10:32) Make a Personal Commitment (34:31; Joshua 24:15; Psalm 119:9-11) Psalm 119:

8 The Legacy of Josiah “Now before him there was no king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart, with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the Law of Moses; nor after him did any arise like him” (2 Kings 23:25). How will YOU be remembered? Matthew 22:37

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