King Josiah led himself and his people for 31 years focusing on God. His own spiritual passion began to change the entire public. He is a perfect example of someone who started inside on these changes first and then created a large impact. Leaders make a big impact just like an atomic bomb, they implode before they explode.
How did Josiah show this in his time as King? After 10 years on the throne when he was a teenager he sent several men to the high priest to reenergize the process of repairing the temple. While they were clearing up the rubble the high priest found "the book of the law". After finding this the bible says this in 2 Kings 22:8-13:
8 Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the court secretary, “I have found the Book of the Law in the Lord’s Temple!” Then Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan, and he read it.
9 Shaphan went to the king and reported, “Your officials have turned over the money collected at the Temple of the Lord to the workers and supervisors at the Temple.” 10 Shaphan also told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a scroll.” So Shaphan read it to the king.
11 When the king heard what was written in the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes in despair. 12 Then he gave these orders to Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Acbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the court secretary, and Asaiah the king’s personal adviser: 13 “Go to the Temple and speak to the Lord for me and for the people and for all Judah. Inquire about the words written in this scroll that has been found. For the Lord’s great anger is burning against us because our ancestors have not obeyed the words in this scroll. We have not been doing everything it says we must do.”
His heart and love for God created a national program of spiritual reform.
Personal reform-->Personal Change Occurs-->Public Change Implemented-->Public Reform Occurs
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