Identify seven religious reforms carried out by Josiah in Judah
- He destroyed all the idol and alters that were associated with idolatry in Israel.
- He killed all the priests that were associated with idolatry in Israel.
- He also drove out all the medium and wizards and remove all the household gods from Jerusalem and Judah.
- He held a religious ceremony in which he made Israelites ridicule their lives to the covenant ways of life i.e they publicly renewed their vows to obey the one true God.
- He cleansed the Temple of Jerusalem of all idols.
- He reinstated the Passover celebrations as a sign of return to the Lord.
- Ordered the repair of the Temple of Jerusalem to make it presentable and worthy of use for worship
- He put back the Ark of the Covenant in his place as the focus of Yahweism.
- He recognized the roles of Yahweh’s prophets and priests