Judah's Septere and Joseph's Birthright - Series 2 Chapter 3 The Sceptre or the Promise of a Perpetuated House, Throne and Kingdom to David - J. H. Allen - 1902

J. H. Allen

Pursuant to the object of Jeremiah's call and work, the first king on David's throne to be disposed of was Josiah, for it was in the thirteenth year of his reign that the call of God came to Jeremiah, as you may know by reading Jeremiah 1:1, 2. Jeremiah himself gives no account of the downfall of Josiah, but it is recorded in 2 Kings 23, and II Chronicles thirty-fifth chapter. It took place in the days of Pharaoh-Necho, king of Egypt, and Charchemish, king of Assyria. Josiah himself was a good man and a good king; he did all that could be done to restore the people to the worship of God. He had all the wizards, workers with familiar spirits, images, idols and abominations put out of the land; but the Lord would not stay his threatened punishment of the kingdom of Judea, which had become "worse" than Israel. Concerning the goodness of Josiah, and also his inability to prevent the impending calamity, it is written: - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library