Many have lost their Bible. They stopped reading it. They have stopped living by its teachings and morals.

1. How the lost Bible
was found
2 Chronicles 34:14-18

2. Background
● A very unsettled period in history of Judah. Many wicked
kings.
● 2 Chronicles 33:21-25 21 Amon was two and twenty
years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years
in Jerusalem. 22 But he did that which was evil in the
sight of the LORD, as did Manasseh his father: for Amon
sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his
father had made, and served them; 23 And humbled not
himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had
humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.
24 And his servants conspired against him, and slew him
in his own house. 25 But the people of the land slew all
them that had conspired against king Amon; and the
people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.

3. Background
● A very unsettled period in history of Judah.
Many wicked kings.
● Josiah – the boy king, began to reign at 8,
reigned for 31 years
● Hilkiah – the high priest at this time

4. 2 Chronicles 34:14-18
● 14 Now when they brought out the money that was
brought into the house of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest found
the Book of the Law of the Lord given by Moses. 15 Then
Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, "I have
found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord." And
Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan. 16 So Shaphan carried
the book to the king, bringing the king word, saying, "All
that was committed to your servants they are doing. 17
And they have gathered the money that was found in the
house of the Lord, and have delivered it into the hand of
the overseers and the workmen." 18 Then Shaphan the
scribe told the king, saying, "Hilkiah the priest has given
me a book." And Shaphan read it before the king.

5. How can the Bible be found?
● Revival ● Psalm 85:6 Will You
not revive us again,
That Your people may
rejoice in You?
● Each generation
needs to be brought
back to faith and
spiritual strength

6. How can the Bible be found?
● Revival
● In God's House
● Not in idol temple
● Not in places of the
world
● 2 Chronicles 34:15
Then Hilkiah
answered and said to
Shaphan the scribe, "I
have found the Book
of the Law in the
house of the Lord."

7. How can the Bible be found?
● Revival
● In God's House
● Psalm 122:1 I
was glad when
they said to me,
"Let us go into
the house of the
Lord."

8. How can the Bible be found?
● Revival
● In God's House
● 1 Timothy 3:15 but if
I am delayed, I write
so that you may know
how you ought to
conduct yourself in
the house of God,
which is the church of
the living God, the
pillar and ground of
the truth.

9. How can the Bible be found?
● Revival
● In God's House
● Luke 15:8 "Or what
woman, having ten
silver coins, if she
loses one coin, does
not light a lamp,
sweep the house, and
search carefully until
she finds it?

10. How can the Bible be found?
● Revival
● In God's House
● Doing God's
business
● 2 Chronicles 34:14
Now when they
brought out the
money that was
brought into the
house of the Lord,
Hilkiah the priest
found the Book of the
Law of the Lord given
by Moses.

11. How can the Bible be found?
● Revival
● In God's House
● Doing God's
business
● Luke 2:49 And He
said to them, "Why
did you seek Me? Did
you not know that I
must be about My
Father's business?"
● Matthew 6:33 But
seek first the kingdom
of God and His
righteousness, and all
these things shall be
added to you.

12. How can the Bible be found?
● Revival
● In God's House
● Doing God's
business
● Purging
worship
● 2 Chronicles 34:8 In
the eighteenth year of
his reign, when he
had purged the land
and the temple, he
sent Shaphan the son
of Azaliah, Maaseiah
the governor of the
city, and Joah the son
of Joahaz the
recorder, to repair the
house of the Lord his

13. How can the Bible be found?
● Revival
● In God's House
● Doing God's
business
● Purging
worship
● The Bible was lost
under materialism,
idol worship, forgotten
commands
● Today it is lost under
praise teams, special
music, forgotten
commands

14. Results of finding the Bible
● Knew they had departed from it
● Knew the current way had to be
forsaken
● Knew only God's way was right

15. Results of finding the Bible
● Re-dedication and repentance
was needed
● Renewed interest in reading and
study
● Publicly taught and preached