2 Kings 22-25
God uses means to build and strengthen His Church, and there are ways to lean into this strengthening work of God.
Eagerness: Seek the Lord (2 Kings 22:1-2)
• In Scripture, if you find someone who has genuine faith in God, you are finding someone who seeks after God.
• When the Old Testament prophets see people running to idols for satisfaction, they don’t correct the impulse of searching. They point to the true
Source of life.
Purity: Clean the House (2 Kings 22:3-6)
• In the Old Testament era, the truths about God’s rule and blessing were often packed into things that were highly visible (temple, land, priestly
garments, anointing the king with oil).
• New Testament believers pursue real reform not by destroying the worship sites of false gods but by striving after purity and holiness before God.
Revelation: Find the Book (2 Kings 22:11-13; 23:1-27)
• As soon as Josiah gets his hands on the Book, he wants it read before all the people and he wants the people to make a covenant to live under this Word.
• Our sole confidence as a church as we face the future is this: God builds His Church by His Spirit through His Word!
The End of 2 Kings: Tragedy and Hope (2 Kings 25)
• It would seem that God’s promise to claim a people for His own possession had failed, but there’s a ray of hope: a living king in the
line of David.
• Jesus alone is able to bring more than temporary reform. He is able to build His Church.
Thanks Matt!
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