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  1. What was written in the book?<\/em> Now that we know what Josiah did in response to reading the book that was found in the Temple in the previous chapter, it is easier to answer this question, and to propose (along with many researchers and commentators) that the book included something similar to what we read 167 chapters ago, in Deut. 12. That is where the commandment appears to concentrate all of the worship of God solely in the place \u201cthat the LORD your God will choose amidst all your tribes as His habitation, to establish His name there\u201d (Deut. 12:5).<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The guilty parties<\/em>. These are the names of the kings mentioned in the chapter that supported idol worship in Jerusalem: Menasseh, Ahaz, and\u2026. Solomon.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. The prophet from Bethel<\/em>. 32 chapters ago, a man of God from Judah prophesied on the altar in Bethel what would happen in this chapter. The old prophet from Bethel, who wanted to insure that he would not suffer the fate that was expected for his ilk, asked to be buried with that man of God. Did his plan work? You can find the answer in verses 16-19.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Non-pareil<\/em>. That\u2019s what verse 25 says about Josiah: \u201cThere was no king like him before who turned back to the LORD with all his heart and soul and might, in full accord with the Teaching of Moses; nor did any like him arise after him.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Irreparable<\/em>. Even the far reaching reforms that Josiah implemented couldn\u2019t cancel the destruction that awaited. 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