Josiah Bible — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on josiah bible, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · 2 Kings 22:1 (KJV)
How old was Josiah when he began to reign?
Answer: Eight years old
Study note. Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem.
Lesson 2 · 2 Chronicles 34:3 (KJV)
At what age did Josiah begin to seek after the God of David his father?
Answer: Sixteen
Study note. For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father.
Lesson 3 · 2 Chronicles 34:3 (KJV)
What did Josiah begin to remove from Judah and Jerusalem?
Answer: The high places, groves, carved images, and molten images
Study note. For he removed the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves.
Lesson 4 · 2 Kings 22:8 (KJV)
Who found the book of the law in the house of the LORD?
Answer: Hilkiah the priest
Study note. And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD.
Lesson 5 · 2 Kings 22:11 (KJV)
What did Josiah do when he heard the words of the book of the law?
Answer: He rent his clothes
Study note. And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
Lesson 6 · 2 Kings 22:14 (KJV)
Who did Josiah inquire of concerning the words of the book?
Answer: Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum
Study note. And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest… saying, Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me… So Hilkiah the priest… went unto Huldah the prophetess.
Lesson 7 · 2 Chronicles 35:1 (KJV)
What did Josiah restore and keep the Passover in?
Answer: The temple, with the ark restored to its place
Study note. Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
Lesson 8 · 2 Kings 23:25 (KJV)
How is Josiah's heart described in 2 Kings 23:25?
Answer: He turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might
Study note. And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.
Lesson 9 · 2 Kings 23:29 (KJV)
How did Josiah die?
Answer: In battle against Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt at Megiddo
Study note. In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
Lesson 10 · 1 Kings 13:2 (KJV)
What prophet foretold that Josiah would sacrifice the priests of the high places on the altar at Bethel?
Answer: A man of God from Judah
Study note. And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD… O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does josiah bible point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?