Search & Destroy

1. Search & Destroy

4. Josiah searching for and destroying idols in Jerusalem

6. NumberKingYear 15 Amon 642-640 16 Josiah 640-609 17 Jehoahaz 609 18 Jehoiakim 609-598 19 Jehoiachin 597 20 Zedekiah 597-586 Judah fell to the Babylonians

7. Josiah- King at 8 years of age!

8. King Josiah began to “seek the Lord” at age 16

9. Seeking- “the habit of looking to God in every situation.”

10. “…If you seek Him, He will be found of you; 1 Chron. 28:9 “You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.” Jer. 29:13. “Seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you.” Matt. 6:33

12. Josiah “began to purge Jerusalem of high places (idols).”

13. Purge- “to clean, to purify, to shine or be bright.”

14. What do we need to “purge” from our lives?

15. 24 Hour Prayer Vigils

16. Fasting- to go without food to draw closer to the Savior!

17. Types of Fasting Water Fast Vegetable Fast Juice Fast Alternate Day Fast

18. Bible Reading

19. Spiritual Evaluation Ps. 139

20. “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thought. See if there be any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139:23-24