Religious reform

Christian Religious Studies SS2 Second Term

Week 10

Topic: Religious reform

Performance objectives

Pupils should be able to:

1. Describe king Josiah’s religious reforms
2. Discuss the various phases of Josiah’s reform
3. Point out similarities between the religious situation in Josiah’s day and today
4. Point out possible areas of religious reforms in Nigeria today, and in their own lives as individuals.

Content

A. Prevalent religious evils at the time of Josiah (2kings 22)

Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign. He reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. He did what was right in the sight of God because he walked in the ways of his grandfather, David. He showed much interest in the things of God. One of his…