Where does the bible state that Josiah "
followed these commands perfectly." Chapter and verse, please.
And while you're at it, give me chapter and verse on the limitations of Josiah's obedience. 2Ki 22:2 reads:
2 Kings 22:2
2 He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left.
NIV
There's nothing explicitly or implicitly in this text that would exclude the king's private or personal life.
"This is all in your head" to borrow your own words.
So, then the bible is in serious error when it says that Jesus was without sin (Heb 4:15), since Jesus obeyed his Father perfectly too. How can two people obey Gods law perfectly but only one of them is "without sin", i.e. sinless. You keep dodging this question, and now pile on even more to Neh6's insanity by claiming 2 Ki 22:2 says something that it doesn't. The text doesn't say that Josiah walked in all the ways that his father David walked in his public life or royal duties. You''re adding to God's Word, which is strictly forbidden in scripture! In fact, sir, the larger context contradicts your absurd claim! Read v. 13 whereby after the reading of the Book of the Law, Josiah acknowledged the wickedness of Israel's fathers because of their disobedience to the Law which caused them to not act in accordance with all that was written in the in Law concerning
US (i.e. all God's covenant people, including their kings like Josiah). For your info the Book of the Law contained ostensibly all 613 commandments in the Law -- not just the ones pertaining to official duties of the kings. In short, Josiah recognized and acknowledged that all in the Book of the Law applied equally to himself and to all the other people.