“Major Housecleaning”

2 Kings 23: 7: “He also broke down the houses of the cult prostitutes who were in the house of the Lord, where the women were weaving hangings for the Asherah.” Hold on now … The prostitutes had quarters within the temple of God, and weavers were working there to make party decorations for use in a pagan ritual – also to be held in Solomon’s Temple? Yep. And that was just the tip of the iceberg; Josiah was one busy guy for a while there. Lord, deliver us before we get to this point!