Plucking the Eagle's Wings

Plucking the Eagle's Wings

made to provoke the Lord to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel. And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars, and burned men's bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem. And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the Passover unto the Lord your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant. Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah." (2 Kings 23:16-22) Notice that Josiah completely fulfilled the prophecy and, in doing so, discovered the sepulcher of the man who had prophesied about him. Instead of desecrating his tomb, Josiah honored him by allowing it to remain. Furthermore, the Bible indicates the general time frame of this event. As soon as Josiah returned to Jerusalem, he instructed the people to keep the Passover. Therefore, the fulfillment of this prophecy happened around the time of Passover. The Prophetic Implications As I mentioned earlier, Josiah Nelson became the first man to shed his blood for the American Revolution. Let's look at him as a symbol of the American Revolution. By doing this, we can compare the story of Josiah the King with the American Revolution. The name Amon (Josiah's father) means faith, training or, it can mean multitude . It is also associated with Amon, the Egyptian sun god. Originally Amon was the Theban god of reproduction, thus the association with the meaning multitude . Later it was associated with Ra, god of the sun, and became known as Amon-Ra. Amon-Ra was the most revered of the Egyptian gods. Apparently, the Hebrew King Amon forsook the faith and training of his ancestors and lived like those who worshiped Amon-Ra. King Amon became so evil that his own subjects killed him in his house. You might say they revolted! Only then was Josiah allowed to ascend to the throne. As I have suggested, aspects of the American Revolution can be compared to Israel's exodus from Egypt. Egypt's chief deity was Amon, the sun god. As Americans, we owe our love of liberty, law, and the Gospel to our English forefathers. Their faith and example shaped our

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