Conclusion of Israel's Last Good King

Afterward, Jo-si'ah puts three men in charge of repairing Jehovah's temple. Money is collected from the people and given to these men to pay for the work that is to be done.  While they are working on the temple, the high priest Hil-ki'ah finds something very important there. It is the very book of the law that Jehovah had Moses write a  long, long time ago. It was lost for many years.

The book is taken to Jo-si'ah, and he asks that it be read to him. As he listens, Jo-si'ah can see that the people have not been keeping Jehovah's law. He feels very sad about this, and so he tears his clothes apart. He says: 'Jehovah is angry with us, because our fathers did not keep the laws written in this book.'

Jo-si'ah commands high priest Hil-ki'ah to find  out what Jehovah is going to do to them. Hil-ki'ah goes to the woman Hul'dah, who is a prophetess, and asks her.  She gives him this message from Jehovah to take back to Jo-si'ah: 'Jerusalem and all the people will be punished because they have worshipped false gods and the land has been filled with badness. But because you, Jo-si'ah have done what is good, this punishment will not come until after  your death.'

2 Chronicles 34:1-28. 

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