Now 2 Kings describe a rather long era where that means of communication was either blocked, forgotten, or disregarded thus provoking the Lord to anger against them. And this continued and generation after generation and king after king of Israel led their people farther away from God and deeper into the hands of idols.
12 therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle. (2 Kings 21:12)
Up until the rise of King Josiah. The Bible says that he did what was right in the sight of the Lord and did not not falter.
2 And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. (2 Kings 22:2)
Now during his reign a prophet by the name of Hilkiah found the Books of the Law of Moses in the temple which must have been lost for many years since the old kings reigned and were busy with their idols. So Hilkiah brings the Law to king Josiah and he reads it and realizes all the evil that has been ans id being committed against the God of Israel. Knowing this he set out on a long campaign to utterly remove all traces of idolatry from his kingdom and bring his people back to the true worship of God.
After reading these chapters, I come to the realization how important it is as Christians to not only spread the Word of God to the lost, but also we can not neglect our own households. Strengthening our children early and continuously instructing them in righteousness. Most often we are too busy with our own personal lives and salvation that we can overlook the importance of planting those seeds early as possible in our youth.
Deuteronomy 11:19 (New King James Version)
19 You shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
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