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There is a shared sense of celebration among those who have changed their lives for God.

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Page 1: Reason to Celebrate

Reason to CelebrateReason to Celebrate

Great Oaks Summer 2012Great Oaks Summer 2012

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2 Kings 23:21-232 Kings 23:21-23

[21] Then the king commanded [21] Then the king commanded all the people saying, all the people saying,

““CelebrateCelebrate the Passover to the the Passover to the LORD your God as it is written LORD your God as it is written

in this book of the covenant.” in this book of the covenant.”

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2 Kings 23:21-232 Kings 23:21-23[22] Surely such a Passover had not [22] Surely such a Passover had not been been celebratedcelebrated from the days of from the days of the judges who judged Israel, nor the judges who judged Israel, nor

in all the days of the kings of Israel in all the days of the kings of Israel and of the kings of Judah. [23] But and of the kings of Judah. [23] But

in the eighteenth year of King in the eighteenth year of King JosiahJosiah, this , this PassoverPassover was observed was observed

to the LORD in Jerusalem.to the LORD in Jerusalem.

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Why Was It So Special?Why Was It So Special?

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1) It started with 1) It started with re-discoveringre-discovering the the wordword of God. of God.

Why Was It So Special?Why Was It So Special?

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2 Kings 22:8-112 Kings 22:8-11

[8] Then Hilkiah the high priest [8] Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, said to Shaphan the scribe, ““I have found the book of the I have found the book of the

law in the house of the LORDlaw in the house of the LORD.” .” And Hilkiah gave the book And Hilkiah gave the book

to Shaphan who read it. to Shaphan who read it.

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2 Kings 22:8-112 Kings 22:8-11[9] Shaphan the scribe came to the [9] Shaphan the scribe came to the king and brought back word to the king and brought back word to the king and said, “Your servants have king and said, “Your servants have emptied out the money that was emptied out the money that was

found in the house, and have found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the delivered it into the hand of the

workmen who have the oversight workmen who have the oversight of the house of the LORD.” of the house of the LORD.”

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2 Kings 22:8-112 Kings 22:8-11

[10] Moreover, Shaphan the [10] Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king saying, scribe told the king saying,

“Hilkiah the priest has given “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read me a book.” And Shaphan read

it in the presence of the king. it in the presence of the king.

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2 Kings 22:8-112 Kings 22:8-11

[11] When the king heard [11] When the king heard the words of the book of the the words of the book of the

law, he tore his clothes. law, he tore his clothes.

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2) A 2) A leaderleader humbledhumbled

himself himself before God.before God.

Why Was It So Special?Why Was It So Special?

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2 Kings 22:18-202 Kings 22:18-20

[18] “But to the king of Judah [18] “But to the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the who sent you to inquire of the LORD thus shall you say to him, LORD thus shall you say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD God of ‘Thus says the LORD God of Israel, “Regarding the words Israel, “Regarding the words

which you have heard, which you have heard,

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2 Kings 22:18-202 Kings 22:18-20[19] [19] because your heart was because your heart was

tender and you humbled yourself tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD before the LORD when you heard when you heard

what I spoke against this place and what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants that they against its inhabitants that they

should become a desolation and a should become a desolation and a curse, and you have torn your clothes curse, and you have torn your clothes

and wept before Me, I truly have and wept before Me, I truly have heard you,” declares the LORD. heard you,” declares the LORD.

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2 Kings 22:18-202 Kings 22:18-20[20] “Therefore, behold, I will [20] “Therefore, behold, I will

gather you to your fathers, gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your and you will be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes will grave in peace, and your eyes will

not see all the evil which I will not see all the evil which I will bring on this place.”’” So they bring on this place.”’” So they

brought back word to the king.brought back word to the king.

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2 Kings 23:1-32 Kings 23:1-3

[1] Then the king sent, and they [1] Then the king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of gathered to him all the elders of

Judah and of Jerusalem. Judah and of Jerusalem.

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2 Kings 23:1-32 Kings 23:1-3[2] The king went up to the house of [2] The king went up to the house of the LORD and all the men of Judah the LORD and all the men of Judah

and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests and the with him, and the priests and the prophets and all the people, both prophets and all the people, both

small and great; and he read in their small and great; and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of hearing all the words of the book of

the covenant which was found in the the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD. house of the LORD.

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2 Kings 23:1-32 Kings 23:1-3[3] The king stood by the pillar [3] The king stood by the pillar

and made a covenant before the and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to

keep His commandments and His keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes with all testimonies and His statutes with all his heart and all his soul, to carry out his heart and all his soul, to carry out the words of this covenant that were the words of this covenant that were

written in this book. And all the written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant.people entered into the covenant.

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2 Kings 23:252 Kings 23:25[25] Before him there was no [25] Before him there was no

king like him who turned to the king like him who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his might, all his soul and with all his might,

according to all the law of according to all the law of Moses; nor did any like him Moses; nor did any like him

arise after him.arise after him.

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Judges 5:1-2Judges 5:1-2[1] Then Deborah and Barak [1] Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on the son of Abinoam sang on

that day, saying, that day, saying, [2] “That the leaders led in Israel,[2] “That the leaders led in Israel,

That the people volunteered,That the people volunteered,Bless the LORD!Bless the LORD!

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3) They did the difficult 3) They did the difficult work of work of removingremoving idolsidols..

Why Was It So Special?Why Was It So Special?

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2 Kings 23:242 Kings 23:24[24] Moreover, Josiah removed [24] Moreover, Josiah removed

the mediums and the spiritists and the mediums and the spiritists and the teraphim and the idols and all the teraphim and the idols and all the abominations that were seen in the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, the land of Judah and in Jerusalem,

that he might confirm the words that he might confirm the words of the law which were written in of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest the book that Hilkiah the priest

found in the house of the LORD. found in the house of the LORD.

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2 Kings 23:152 Kings 23:15[15] Furthermore, the altar [15] Furthermore, the altar that was at Bethel and the high that was at Bethel and the high

place which place which JeroboamJeroboam the son of the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin, Nebat, who made Israel sin,

had made, even that altar and had made, even that altar and the high place he broke down. the high place he broke down. Then he demolished its stones, Then he demolished its stones, ground them to dust, and ground them to dust, and

burned the Asherah. burned the Asherah.

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2 Kings 23:132 Kings 23:13[13] The high places which were [13] The high places which were

before Jerusalem, which were on the before Jerusalem, which were on the right of the mount of destruction right of the mount of destruction

which which SolomonSolomon the king of Israel had the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of built for Ashtoreth the abomination of

the Sidonians, and for Chemosh the the Sidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Milcom abomination of Moab, and for Milcom

the abomination of the sons of the abomination of the sons of Ammon, the king defiled. Ammon, the king defiled.

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2 Kings 23:21-232 Kings 23:21-23

[21] Then the king commanded [21] Then the king commanded all the people saying, all the people saying,

“Celebrate the Passover to the “Celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God as it is written LORD your God as it is written

in this book of the covenant.” in this book of the covenant.”

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2 Kings 23:21-232 Kings 23:21-23[22] Surely such a Passover had not [22] Surely such a Passover had not been celebrated from the days of been celebrated from the days of the judges who judged Israel, nor the judges who judged Israel, nor

in all the days of the kings of Israel in all the days of the kings of Israel and of the kings of Judah. [23] But and of the kings of Judah. [23] But

in the eighteenth year of King in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this Passover was observed Josiah, this Passover was observed

to the LORD in Jerusalem.to the LORD in Jerusalem.

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There is a shared sense There is a shared sense of of celebrationcelebration among among

those who have those who have changedchanged their their liveslives for God. for God.