• II Kings 23:25
  • He did not believe his parents’ religion was good enough.
    • His father, Amon, was a wicken king.
    • His grandfather, Manasseh, was a wicked king.
  • He trusted the Lord for direction (II Kings 22:19-20
    • Proverbs 16:18- Pride comes before a fall.
    • Luke 18:10-14- Jesus’ parable about the pride of the Pharisees versus the humility of the publican.
    • Philippians 3:3-4- The humble will bow to the will of God and to the will of others.
  • He put away evil from the land so he could do the work of the Lord (II Kings 23:24
    • We must work to keep the local church pure.
  • When the book of the law was found, he feared and repented (II Kings 22:11
  • He went to the house of the Lord (II Chronicles 34:30-33
  • He caused the people to serve the Lord (II Chronicles 34:33