Have you ever had those moments? You did your best -- really! (not just half-heartedly, but you whole-heartedly did your best!) – but it still wasn't good enough. That's Josiah. According to the Word of God, Josiah was the best king ever. He followed God and did what he was supposed to do better than anyone. Even better than David? Well, what does verse 25 say: "Before him there was no king like him, who turned to the Lord with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his might, ccording to all the Law of Moses, nor did any like him arise after him." That sure sounds like he was better than David! But even the best king ever was not good enough to turn Yahweh aside from his burning anger against Judah. Why not? "Still the Lord did not turn from the burning of his great wrath, by which his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked him." (2 Kings 23:26) There's the problem: the wages of sin is death. When it comes to God's holy standard, anything less than true holiness isn't enough! Once Manasseh's sin is on the books, there is no way for Josiah to erase it. All the faithful obedience in the world simply postpones and delays judgment. It cannot erase it...