“ Josiah however would not turn away from him, but disguised himself to engage in in battle. He would not listen to what Neco had said at God’s command but went to fight him on the plains of Megiddo.” v.22
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King Josiah celebrated the Passover like hadn't been done since the days of Samuel the prophet, which was hundreds of years. As he studied the word of God he learned more and more the rules and regulations set up for that celebration from the time of David and Solomon. Josiah truly was a godly king as his forefather David. We read also of his end in this chapter when he battles the king of Egypt. Again interesting to note a new detail revealed here than the account of his death in 2 Kings 23. Here in Chronicles we read that Josiah went and spoke with Neco king of Egypt and was warned by him to turn away and this was by God speaking through King Neco. Josiah doesnt listen to the word of God through Neco and goes to battle anyway against him, where he is then hit by an arrow and dies. In the account of 2 Kings it just says Josiah went to battle against the king of Egypt and was killed. Who knows what would have happened if he didn’t go to battle against Neco, perhaps the captivity wouldn’t have happened so soon after this as Josiah was the last godly king of Judah.
How can you be like Josiah in the fact of following and worshiping the Lord like you were the first and the last?
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