2 Chronicles 35:18 (ESV) — No Passover like it had been kept in Israel since the
days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel had kept such a
Passover as was kept by Josiah, and the priests and the Levites, and all Judah
and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
NOTE: This is a very
significant event in the life of Israel. It is a high point in the midst of a
series of low points. It is also significant in that it probably included some
of the other tribes (given comments in the preceding chapter and the phrase in
v17, "… and the people of Israel who were present …") or at least
what was left of them. Still, it only delays the inevitable judgment upon the
nation. It does show how one person can make such an impact. We might argue
that Josiah was a king, but somebody instructed him when he was eight years
old, and someone had the courage to show him the book of the law found in the
temple. Sometimes, we are in the right place at the right time and we just need
to stand up and say something (or do something).
PRAYER: Father, keep
me receptive to the divine events that you place in my life. Give me sight to
see them and recognize them as divine opportunities from you to serve your
will. I don't want to fail to see what you want me to do.
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