Moreover Josiah put away the mediums and wizards, and the teraphim and the idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, so that he established the covenant that was written in the book that the high priest Hilkiah had found in the house of the LORD — Josiah systematically removes prohibited magical practitioners (mediums, wizards) and idols, completing the reformation. The phrase 'all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem' indicates comprehensive purification. The note that 'he established the covenant that was written in the book' attributes the reformation's purpose to covenant fulfillment based on the discovered Torah.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

Publish a note on this verse