Context
- Between Nineveh and Babylon (Nahum, Habakkuk)
- After Manasseh and Amon (evil/good and evil)
- Beyond the point of no return
- Followed by token kings
Outline
- Age 8: becomes King
- Age 16: seeks God
- Age 20: purges Judah and Jerusalem
- Age 26: repairs the temple; Book of the law; celebrates Passover
- Age 39: dies in battle
Cleaning up
- Destroying altars, idols and poles
- Desecrating places of idol worship
- Removing mediums and spiritists
- Tearing down evil quarters
- Crushing the altar at Bethel
What do we need to clean up in our lives? How do we do that?
Renewal
- Rebuilding the temple
- Reading the Word of God
- Consulting wise prophets
- Renewing the Covenant with God
- Celebrating Passover
How does renewal look like in my life? What do I still need to do?
Legacy
- Prophecy: dying in peace
- Reality: dies in battle
- Mourned by the whole country
- Jeremiah’s laments (not preserved)
What will we leave behind in this world? Is it important to us?