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   The repeated use of “all” in 2 Kings 23 (26x) highlights the sweeping,   
   comprehensive nature of Josiah’s reform. This was not partial   
   repentance. It was not symbolic adjustment. It was total purging.   
      
   Josiah gathered “all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of   
   Jerusalem” (23:2). He removed “all the vessels made for Baal” (23:4). He   
   put down “all the idolatrous priests” (23:5). He defiled Topheth so that   
   “no one might burn his son or his daughter” (23:10). He took away “all   
   the shrines” (23:19). The repetition drives the point: reform must reach   
   every layer of life.   
      
   The word functions like a hammer. It pounds away at the idea of   
   selective obedience. God does not call for trimmed idols. He commands   
   their removal. He does not ask for shared allegiance. He demands   
   covenant loyalty.   
      
   Theologically, this anticipates the total claim Christ makes on those He   
   redeems. He shed His blood to purchase a people “zealous for good works”   
   (Titus 2:14). He does not justify part of a man. He redeems the whole   
   man. The gospel addresses all sin, not favored sins. Sanctification   
   reaches all areas of life, not convenient areas.   
      
   The repetition of “all” exposes the danger of leaving hidden chambers   
   untouched. In 2 Kings 23, revival spreads as far as obedience spreads.   
   Where obedience stops, corruption remains.   
      
   The chapter presses one clear insight: when the Word of God confronts   
   sin, repentance must be comprehensive. God’s covenant demands all.   
   Christ deserves all.   
      
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   Have you heard the good news Christ died for our sins (†), and God   
   raised Him from the dead?   
      
   That Christ died for our sins shows we're sinners who deserve the death   
   penalty. That God raised Him from the dead shows Christ's death   
   satisfied God's righteous demands against our sin (Romans 3:25; 1 John   
   2:1-2). This means God can now remain just, while forgiving you of your   
   sins, and saving you from eternal damnation.   
      
   On the basis of Christ's death and resurrection for our sins, call on   
   the name of the Lord to save you: "For 'everyone who calls on the name   
   of the Lord will be saved'" (Romans 10:13, ESV).   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)