IN SEARCH OF

2 Kings 22: 3 – 11

Ever watch that old show with Leonard Nimoy called “In search Of”? The hook of the show was that each week, they would talk about something of legend like Nessie, UFO”s, Big Foot, and on and on. Once the subject of the week was established, clues and interviews were shown to try to establish the existence of the weeks subject. Maybe it was found, maybe it wasn't. The key is, they searched, they looked for what it was they wanted.
King Josiah wanted to worship God. The Temple was in disrepair, the people had strayed, and the law of Moses was lost to antiquity.

3 In the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent the secretary, Shaphan son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the temple of the LORD. He said:
4 "Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and make him get ready the money that has been brought into the temple of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.

As the temple was repaired, the search for the book of the law was productive. There it was in the Temple and Hilkiah had to have his secretary Shphan read it to him. Once he knew what it was that was found, the book was brought to the King to be read.

8 Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the secretary, "I have found the Book of the Law in the temple of the LORD." He gave it to Shaphan, who read it.
9 Then Shaphan the secretary went to the king and reported to him: "Your officials have paid out the money that was in the temple of the LORD and have entrusted it to the workers and supervisors at the temple."
10 Then Shaphan the secretary informed the king, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." And Shaphan read from it in the presence of the king.
11 ¶ When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his robes.

We all started on a search for fulfillment, at least I know that I did. There was a hole in my heart and I looked everywhere for something to fill it. I have heard so many stories from people that have found God, that their searches brought them from one false spirituality movement to another, from UFO”s to Buddha, nothing worked.
But, we we finally found Jesus, we fell on our knees and wept, for we knew that we had found the fulfillment of the book of the law of Moses. We found him in the Bible.

The Bible is old, but its truths are always new.