"If the church is going to function, the people first have to scrape the junk off their lives." Pastor Ray Jensen. Do you get frustrated at sins in the church…
Israel drafted a document, stating their commitment to get back to obeying God's law.
God finally removed Judah from His sight. This was because of their stubborn disobedience to God's ways and direction. Despite the blessing He had poured out upon Israel
After centuries of deliberate sin, God delivered on His promise to cast Judah away.
King Josiah turned the nation back to God, but the Lord's wrath still burned over centuries of sin.
King Josiah brought about national repentance and "pulverized" the objects of wickedness before the Lord. After reading God's word and instructions in righteous living before Him.
Israel's continual sin got to a point where God removed them from His sight.