Today I read 2 Kings 22 and it has reinforced how important mothers are in the rearing of their children. In our day and age, especially in the last 10 years or so, we have been hearing how important it is on a child's psyche to have their Father in the home, how necessary it is to the child's development and so forth. But if there is one thing the scriptures teach us, is that a righteous mother can make ALL the difference. And I think that is the main problem we are seeing, is that the children who come from "broken" homes, did not have a righteous mother. This is not always the case of course, but I will wager it's 80% of the time if not more.
I bring this up in this entry because in this chapter we read about Josiah, a righteous king of Judah, who started ruling at the young age of 8 years old. Now, if he is ruling, that means his father is not around most likely and he is left to be raised by his mother, who obviously did a great job if he reigned in righteousness. Like the People of Ammon, whose mothers raised up a generation so righteous that when they went into battle under the title of Helman's Stripling Warriors, their faith was SO great that not a single one of them died, despite numerous armed conflict! A father is very necessary for the overall mental health of the child, however, for true spiritual growth and faith, I'm not sure anything can compare to a righteous Mother who teaches her children the right way to live! Until tomorrow.
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