WEBVTT - 2 Kings 22

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<v Speaker 1>I'm John Stangi, and today we're in Second Kings chapter

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two and we'll be reading from the New English translation.

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<v Speaker 1>Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and

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<v Speaker 1>he reigned for thirty one years in Jerusalem. His mother

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<v Speaker 1>was Jedidah, daughter of Adaiah from Boscath. He did what

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord approved and followed in his ancestor David's footsteps.

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<v Speaker 1>He did not deviate to the right or the left.

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<v Speaker 1>In the eighteenth year of King Josiah's reign, the king

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<v Speaker 1>sent the scribe Shayfan, son of Azaliah, son of Mischulam,

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<v Speaker 1>to the Lord's temple with these orders. Go up to Hilkia,

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<v Speaker 1>the high priest, and have him melt down the silver

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<v Speaker 1>that has been brought by the people to the Lord's

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<v Speaker 1>temple and has been collected by the guards at the door.

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<v Speaker 1>Have them handed over to the construction foreman assigned to

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord's temple. They in turn should pay the temple

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<v Speaker 1>workers to repair it, including craftsmen, builders, and masons and

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<v Speaker 1>should buy wood and chiseled stone for the repair work.

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<v Speaker 1>Do not audit the foreman who dispersed the silver, for

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<v Speaker 1>they are honest. Hilkiah the high Priest, inform Chafan the scribe,

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<v Speaker 1>I found the law scroll in the Lord's temple. Hilkiah

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<v Speaker 1>gave the scroll to Chaffan, and he read it. Chaff

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<v Speaker 1>And the scribe went to the King and reported, your

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<v Speaker 1>servants melted down the silver in the temple and handed

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<v Speaker 1>it over to the construction foreman assigned to the Lord's temple.

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<v Speaker 1>Then Chaffan the scribe told the King, Hilkiah, the priest

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<v Speaker 1>has given me a scroll. Chaffin read it out loud

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<v Speaker 1>before the king. When the King heard the words of

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<v Speaker 1>the law scroll, he tore his clothes. The King ordered

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<v Speaker 1>Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, son of Chafan Akbor, son of Makiah,

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<v Speaker 1>Chaefan the Scribe, and Asiah the King's servant, go seek

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<v Speaker 1>an oracle from the Lord for me and the people.

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<v Speaker 1>For all Judah find out about the words of this

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<v Speaker 1>scroll that has been discovered. For the Lord's fury has

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<v Speaker 1>been ignited against us because our ancestors have not obeyed

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<v Speaker 1>the words of this scroll. By doing all that it

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<v Speaker 1>instructs us to do. So. Hilkiah, the priest Ahikam Akbor

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<v Speaker 1>Chafan and Asiah went to Holdah, the prophetess, the wife

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<v Speaker 1>of Shulam, son of Tikva, the son of Harhas, the

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<v Speaker 1>supervisor of the Wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the

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<v Speaker 1>Mishnah district. They stated their business, and she said to them,

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<v Speaker 1>this is what the Lord God of Israel says. Say

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<v Speaker 1>this to the man who sent you to me. This

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<v Speaker 1>is what the Lord says, I am about to bring

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<v Speaker 1>disaster on this place and its residents, the details of

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<v Speaker 1>which are recorded in the scroll which the King of

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<v Speaker 1>Judah has read. This will happen because they have abandoned

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<v Speaker 1>me and offered sacrifices to other gods, angering me with

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<v Speaker 1>all the idols they have made. My anger will ignite

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<v Speaker 1>against this place and will not be extinguished. Say this

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<v Speaker 1>to the King of Judah, who sent you to seek

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<v Speaker 1>an oracle from the Lord. This is what the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>God of Israel says. Concerning the words you have heard.

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<v Speaker 1>You displayed a sensitive spirit and humbled yourself before the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord when you heard how I intended to make this

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<v Speaker 1>place and its residence into an appalling example of an

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<v Speaker 1>accursed people. You tore your clothes and wept before me,

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<v Speaker 1>and I have heard you, says the Lord. Therefore, I

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<v Speaker 1>will allow you to die and be buried in peace.

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<v Speaker 1>You will not have to witness all the disaster I

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<v Speaker 1>will bring on this place. Then they reported back to

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<v Speaker 1>the King. Let's pray. Lord, we thank you for your word,

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<v Speaker 1>and we thank you for the privilege of being able

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<v Speaker 1>to look at this portion of scripture today. And Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>there are a variety of things that are illustrated for

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<v Speaker 1>us here in this passage. We can see illustrated for

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<v Speaker 1>us the importance of prioritizing knowing the content of your word,

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<v Speaker 1>because it points us to you and directs us toward

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<v Speaker 1>what it looks like to live in such a way

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<v Speaker 1>that you are honored and worshiped. Lord. We also see

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<v Speaker 1>demonstrated here the importance of coming before you with humility

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<v Speaker 1>and repentance. And Lord, we know that that's not something

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<v Speaker 1>that naturally finds its source in us. That's something that

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<v Speaker 1>you prompt within us, because we would never come before

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<v Speaker 1>you naturally and admit our need for forgiveness. We would

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<v Speaker 1>never come before you naturally and admit our need for

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<v Speaker 1>your son Jesus Christ, to come into our lives and

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<v Speaker 1>forgive our sin and cleanse us of all unrighteousness. That's

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<v Speaker 1>not something we would naturally surmise, but that's something that

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<v Speaker 1>you prompt within our hearts and our minds. That's something

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<v Speaker 1>that you create a desire for, and that's something Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>that you reveal the need for to us. So Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we pray that our hearts would be continually bowed before

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<v Speaker 1>you in humility. We pray that we would put you first,

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<v Speaker 1>and that our lives would be poured out to you

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<v Speaker 1>in worship. And we're grateful, Lord for your love for us.

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<v Speaker 1>We're grateful for your providence and for your sovereignty, and

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<v Speaker 1>we're thankful Lord that you have led us to you.

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<v Speaker 1>And we pray Lord that we would follow you each

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<v Speaker 1>and every day of our lives. We thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>your presence with us today, and we commit this day

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<v Speaker 1>to your care, and pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen,