Homilist 2 Chronicles 35:24-25 His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem… Why does the Jewish nation now weep over Josiah? The reasons are: I. THE GREAT NATIONAL LOSS WHICH THE EVENT INVOLVED. Josiah was a prince — 1. Of a reflective nature. His mind was in the quest of the highest truth. 2. Of a tender spirit. 3. Of reformative disposition. II. THE SAD MEMORY OF THE MORAL CAUSE OF THE CALAMITY. III. THE TERRIBLY DISTRESSING MYSTERY ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISPENSATION. Josiah was the most useful man of his age; yet he dies at thirty-nine. Mystery though it be, it teaches us — 1. That Heaven's government is no respecter of persons. 2. The irresistibility of death. 3. That there is nothing on this fleeting earth on which we should set our hearts. 4. That there must be an after life. (Homilist.). Parallel Verses KJV: His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah. |
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