![]() ![]() Josiah was only 8 years old when he ascended the throne of Judah. It was in this time of idolatry and spiritual adultery with other gods that a new ruler came to power in Judah. And the LORD said to me, The backsliding Israel has justified herself more than treacherous Judah.Īmerican King James Version ×). And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to me with her whole heart, but feignedly, said the LORD. And it came to pass through the lightness of her prostitution, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks. Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah" ( Jeremiah 3:8-11 Jeremiah 3:8-11 And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also. And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to Me with her whole heart, but in pretense. ![]() So it came to pass, through her casual harlotry, that she defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and trees. "Then I saw that for all the causes for which backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a certificate of divorce yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear, but went and played the harlot also. And I said after she had done all these things, Turn you to me. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it" ( Jeremiah 3:6-7 Jeremiah 3:6-7 The LORD said also to me in the days of Josiah the king, Have you seen that which backsliding Israel has done? she is gone up on every high mountain and under every green tree, and there has played the harlot. And I said, after she had done all these things, 'Return to Me.' But she did not return. God's analysis of the character of Judah was ominous: "Have you seen what backsliding Israel has done? She has gone up on every high mountain and under every green tree, and there played the harlot. Now God turned His focus on the southern kingdom of Judah, where the two remaining Israelite tribes had barely escaped the same fate. He influenced his closest servants, counselors and representatives to follow his example and obey God with all their hearts and minds. God had used mighty Assyria as an instrument of correction to punish Israel. Less than a century had passed since the northern kingdom, Israel, with its 10 of the 12 original Israelite tribes, had fallen into captivity. The prophet Jeremiah made a remarkable prediction about the kingdom of Judah in the days of King Josiah. ![]()
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