The Hebrew word selah occurs in the Bible only in the Psalms, and we don’t know exactly what it means. By inference, we’ve come to see it as a pause, a musical interlude, perhaps a time to reflect. God gave Josiah a selah. The last blog post explored the time in Josiah’s reign when the high priest discovered the Book of the Law. Rejoicing quickly turned to mourning when Shaphan read of the coming judgment. When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his robes. – 2 Kings 22:11 It’s generally accepted that the words Josiah heard were from Deuteronomy 28 and 29. Deuteronomy 28 goes…