Kings and Kingdoms
Hezekiah and Josiah were both kings of this Southern Kingdom.
What is Judah, the Southern Kingdom
According to 2 Kings 18, Hezekiah trusted in Him.
Who is the Lord God of Israel?
Josiah was this age when he became king.
What is eight years old?
Josiah removed these objects of false worship from Judah.
What are idols?
Prayer, scripture study, and seeking inspired counsel are examples of what a person can do when experiencing this emotion.
What is fear, worry, or discouragement?
This powerful empire threatened Jerusalem during Hezekiah’s reign.
What is Assyria
What did Hezekiah do with Sennacherib’s threatening letter?
He took it to the house of the Lord and spread it before the Lord.
This high priest found the book of the law.
Who is Hilkiah?
Josiah commanded the people to observe this feast commemorating Israel’s deliverance from Egypt.
What is the Passover?
Hezekiah’s decision to spread the threatening letter before the Lord is an example of doing this with our problems.
What is taking our problems to the Lord?
This Assyrian king sent threatening messages to Hezekiah.
Who is Sennacherib
In addition to praying, Hezekiah sought counsel from this prophet.
Who is Isaiah?
The lost book of the law was found in this sacred building.
What is the house, or temple, of the Lord?
0After Josiah made a covenant with the Lord, the people did this to show their agreement.
What is stand to, accept, or join the covenant?
This is what we should do when scripture or the Holy Ghost shows us that something in our life needs to change.
What is repent and act on the prompting?
This prophet delivered the Lord’s message to Hezekiah.
Who is Isaiah
Isaiah told Hezekiah not to do this because of the words spoken by the Assyrians.
What is fear, or “be afraid”?
Josiah did this to his clothing after hearing the words of the book and realizing that Judah had disobeyed God.
What is rent or tore his clothes?
The people covenanted to follow the Lord with all their heart and all of this.
What is their soul?
This is a sacred promise or commitment between God and His children.
What is a covenant?
This empire eventually destroyed Jerusalem and carried many of the people of Judah into captivity.
What is Babylon
This heavenly messenger struck the Assyrian camp and prevented the army from conquering Jerusalem.
What is an angel of the Lord?
Josiah and his people made this sacred commitment to follow the Lord and keep His commandments.
What is a covenant?
According to 2 Kings 23:25, Josiah turned to the Lord with all his heart, soul, and this.
What is his might?
Hezekiah demonstrated this principle when threatened, while Josiah demonstrated it by changing after hearing the scriptures.
What is trusting and obeying the Lord?