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A prodigy is A prodigy is someone who someone who at an at an earlyearly ageage masters a skill masters a skill

at an at an adultadult level.level.

JosiahJosiah became became king at age king at age 88..

2 Chronicles 34:1-32 Chronicles 34:1-3(1) Josiah was eight years (1) Josiah was eight years old when he became king, old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one and he reigned thirty-one

years in Jerusalem.years in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 34:1-32 Chronicles 34:1-3(2) He did right in the sight (2) He did right in the sight of the LORD, and walked of the LORD, and walked in the ways of his father in the ways of his father David and did not turn David and did not turn

aside to the right or aside to the right or to the left.to the left.

2 Chronicles 34:1-32 Chronicles 34:1-3(3) For in the eighth year (3) For in the eighth year of his reign while he was of his reign while he was still a youth, he began to still a youth, he began to seek the God of his seek the God of his

father David; father David;

[[1616 years old!] years old!]

2 Chronicles 34:1-32 Chronicles 34:1-3and in the twelfth year he and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and began to purge Judah and

Jerusalem of the high Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, the places, the Asherim, the carved images and the carved images and the

molten images.molten images.

He showed a He showed a heartheart that was willing to that was willing to

changechange for God. for God.

DavidDavid was chosen was chosen by God as by God as

a a teenagerteenager..

(14) … The LORD has (14) … The LORD has sought out for Himself a sought out for Himself a man after His own heart, man after His own heart,

and the LORD has and the LORD has appointed him as ruler appointed him as ruler

over His people, …over His people, …

1 Samuel 13:141 Samuel 13:14

He wanted to He wanted to pleaseplease GodGod above all else, above all else,

and he had a and he had a courageouscourageous faith. faith.

JesusJesus made an made an

impression impression at age at age 1212..

Luke 2Luke 2(46) Then, after three days (46) Then, after three days

they found Him in the they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst temple, sitting in the midst

of the teachers, both of the teachers, both listening to them and listening to them and

asking them questions.asking them questions.

Luke 2Luke 2

(47) And all who heard (47) And all who heard Him were amazed at Him were amazed at His understanding and His understanding and

His answers.His answers.

Luke 2Luke 2

(52) And Jesus kept (52) And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with stature, and in favor with

God and men.God and men.

He was He was already already

studyingstudying God’s word God’s word

deeply.deeply.

(1) Remember also your (1) Remember also your Creator in the days of your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days youth, before the evil days come and the years draw come and the years draw near when you will say, “I near when you will say, “I have no delight in them”;have no delight in them”;

Ecclesiastes 12:1Ecclesiastes 12:1

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