Read this short story to your family:
Help your early reader make his way through this Bible story based on 2 Kings
22-23.
Long ago, a small (boy)
named Josiah
became the king of Israel. He loved God with
all his
and followed God’s commands.
Josiah also loved his
.
But some
of the
worshiped idols instead
of God. Josiah wanted them
to love God.
Several years later after he had grown up,
(Josiah)
began to smash the idols and repair
God’s
.
Still, some
didn’t want
to love God. While they were repairing the,
the priest found a
.
He knew it was
God’s
of the Law that had been forgotten
for many years. So one of Josiah’s staff
members brought the
to.
When
heard what was in the,
he became sad.
“Our 
have not been true to the Lord,”
said.
“Some of the
have worshiped
idols when they should have been loving God.”
Then
tore his clothes and cried. God spoke
to
through a prophet. “I am pleased that your
broke when you heard what was in My
”
said the Lord. Then
called all the
together. They went to the
and read from God’s .
The
bowed down and worshiped the
Lord. And they
promised to love Him with all their.
— Lisa Brock, Clubhouse
Jr. magazine
Available on the FaithLaunch
Online Resource Cente
